This week, Vancouver Foodster’s Richard Wolak invited a few local food lovers to take part in an afternoon of tasting some of the entries in his Chef’s Dishes Festival. Just like all the entries in the competition, each of the three venues we visited were very diverse. Starting at Darby’s Pub in Kitsilano, a…
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Grain Tasting Bar
Recently refurbished and updated, GRAIN Tasting Bar in the Hyatt Vancouver is a welcome addition to the downtown business district. A sleek new look has turned this restaurant/lounge into the perfect location to impress your business lunch, afternoon meeting or after-work cocktails. The wall of retracting windows blurs the lines of outdoors and indoors…
Best Western Premier – Prestige Oceanfront Resort
In the rugged West Coast hamlet of Sooke, BC, just an hour outside of Victoria, fishing and forests are the usual pastime and scenery but the Best Western Premier – Prestige Oceanfront Resort breaks the mold. Located just past the centre of the village adjacent to the public boat launch and marina the gleaming white…
Celebrate Stanley Park 125!
A defining part of the downtown Vancouver landscape since 1888, Stanley Park is celebrating its 125th Anniversary with a weekend of fun arts, entertainment and sport. Taking place throughout the park August 24 and 25, the mostly free activities take place from noon until 8pm based around 5 zones around the 1000 acre park. There’s…
Get Ready to #GetRAOKT
What, you might ask is #GetRAOKT? It’s the Random Acts Of Kindness Tour and it’s ready to get underway. Vancouverites Calan Breckon and Jessica Shafer are two young people looking to inspire their generation and change the world one act at a time. Avid travellers and activists, the duo have been inspiring locals for years…
Chinatown Night Market Dumpling Cook-Off
Nine chefs, 2700 dumplings and one trophy are up for grabs at the Chinatown Night Market’s Dumpling Cook-Off, presented by Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie on Friday August 16th. Come and eat as 9 restaurants compete for the Dumpling Champion trophy! Participating restaurant are: Wild Rice Chambar La Mezcaleria Wildebeest Pidgin Cibo Sea Monster Sushi Harvest…
PNE 2013 is almost here!
This weekend marks the start of the 2013 Pacific National Exhibition, running August 17 – September 2nd (excluding Aug 19 & 26), The Fair has been an annual rite of summer for over a century in Vancouver. First conceived as a way to bring the country to the city, the PNE has a long tradition…