The Vancouver Foodster 2017 Grilled Cheese Sandwich Challenge has come to a close with the People’s Choice and Judges’ Winners being announced. Before confirming the winners let’s recap the tasty challengers. It was a hard task to evaluate the individual Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, they were all excellent. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches like any comfort foods are compared as…
Author: Jay Minter
4th Annual Capture Photography Festival Returns
The Capture Photography Festival returns to Metro Vancouver April 1 – 28, 2017 for the fourth year. Celebrating photography and lens-based art Capture Festival features over 100 free exhibitions, public art projects and events throughout the lower mainland. All events are open to the public with an aim of increasing awareness of the cultural importance…
2017 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
The 2017 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival takes bloom March 30th to April 23rd, filling the city with vibrant colour and entertainment. With this year’s prolonged winter, we might be a bit behind on the main attraction but with the onset of spring, the city’s Cherry trees should be in full bloom during the Festival’s run….
Early Bird – Tasting Plates North Vancouver – April 26
Vancouver Foodster’s next edition of Tasting Plates takes us to North Vancouver on April 26th. In past visits to The North Shore, the chefs and restaurants of North Vancouver have brought out their best to impress those that venture across Burrard Inlet. From fine dining, bistros, market stalls, coffee houses and more, North Vancouver has a…
Picks of the Week – March 15, 2017
“Beware the Ides of March” … while we’re not worried about a soothsayer’s warning, we’re ready to climb the mid-March hump hopefully putting snow behind us and finding fun in our picks of the week. Jazz: Grammy Award winning trumpeter Chris Botti joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for tonight’s performance at Orpheum Theatre Pucks: The Vancouver Canucks…
5 Spring Break Activities for Everyone
Spring Break brings a dilemma for parents to play vacations or activities to keep their youngsters entertained during the school break. Those of us without children can take advantage of many special events during the period as well. While many attractions and activities get filled with children and families, spring break only events can provide…
HSBC Canada Sevens burns up the BC Place
Canada Sevens burned up the pitch this weekend bringing in nearly 80,000 fans to BC Place. In its second year the HCBS Canada Sevens tournament, Vancouverites have really taken to the the exciting sevens rugby game. Excitement on and off the pitch creates a buzz like no other sporting event in town. Packing 45 high-scoring,…