For it’s 40th Season the PNC Christmas Price Index (CPI) has compared the cost for one set of each of the gifts given in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” PNC compares the purchases against the costs from the previous year to produce the Index. With inflation still top of mind for everyone’s budget it’s perhaps a…
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Vancouver Foodster x Dine Out Festival Events coming in January
Canada’s largest food and drink festival, Dine Out Vancouver is coming back January 17 to February 4, 2024. While we wait for the restaurant menus and reservations to be announced in January, check out the list of fun, foodie events taking place throughout the festival. During the Dine Out Vancouver Festival, Vancouver Foodster will produce…
A Baker’s Half-Dozen Spots To Find Holiday Baking Treats For The 2023 Festive Season
Christmas Cookies, Fruitcake, Stollen, Puddings, are all flavours of the Holidays, but baking them yourselves can be very time consuming. Your valuable time, and expensive ingredients you might tonly use once a year, is it worth it to do-it-yourselft? Why not leave the baking to someone else? Vancouver has a whole host of bakeries to help…
6 Holiday-To-Go Dinner Options for 2023
As we flip the calendar to December, is it time to start thinking of what to do for your holiday meal? Start your shopping list to cook your own spread, book a table at one of the many local restaurants serving Christmas dinner, or enjoy the comforts of home with family and friends with a…
Get Ready to Shop! 13 Christmas Craft Fairs and Holiday Markets for 2023
The holiday season is upon us, whether you’re looking for gifts to give, shopping for yourself or just searching for ideas, explore a superb selection of returning Christmas Craft Markets and Fairs to help with your local holiday shopping. Crafters, artisans and makers have been busy in their workshops preparing for the season’s Christmas Craft…
November is Tasty with Van Foodster Events
This month Vancouver Foodster has a trio of flavourful events to tantalize your tastebuds and tease your mind! Starting off, Dumpling Fest is back with an exploration featuring a variety of restaurants that could include anything from Indian Samosas, Mexican Empanadas, Polish Pierogi, Chinese Wontons, to Italian Ravioli, Korean Mandu, or any other pillowy pocket….
Go Behind the Kitchen Door with The Catering Queen at Metro Theatre
There’s more than hors d’oeuvres heating up in the kitchen, as The Catering Queen takes the stage at Metro Theatre, Vancouver until November 18th. Alison Lawrence’s comedy takes a behind the scenes look at the McKinley Catering’s team working for the Henderson Tessier McGuire & Smythe annual Christmas party. Anyone who’s worked a front line…