The recently opened Victoria Public Market at The Hudson represents the long dream of the Victoria Downtown Public Market Society. With a goal of a year-round public market the VDPMS finally found the perfect location with the help of Townline Ventures, the redevelopers of the historic Hudson’s Bay Company store. The Hudson has been redeveloped…
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Vancouver Farmers Markets Summer 2013
The weather is starting to clear and along with spring comes a fresh crop of local farm produce. As the popularity of farm to table eating grows so does the popularity of Vancouver Farmers Markets. Here is a list of the upcoming season of the Farmers Markets around Vancouver so you can eat local too….
Dining Out For Life 2013
This Thursday, March 7, 2013 dine out and make a difference during the annual Dining Out For Life fundraising event. Dining Out For Life is BC’s largest restaurant fundraiser, benefiting A Loving Spoonful and Friends For Life, organizations supporting people living with HIV/AIDS. Restaurants all around Metro Vancouver, Whistler and the Fraser Valley will contribute…
Dine Out Vancouver Festival: Raincity Grill
To celebrate a good friend’s birthday this weekend a group of us went to Raincity Grill, taking advantage of the special occasion and Dine Out Vancouver Festival. I’d only been to Raincity Grill for brunch, so it was a great opportunity to experience dinner at this icon of Vancouver’s restaurant scene. The award winning service…
The Fish Shack
With a name like The Fish Shack and a slogan “Hook It & Cook It”, evoking a dockside fish monger, you’d better have a great seafood menu to live up to the name, this latest entry from The Glowbal Group indeed lives up to it. One of the first things that greets guests…
Purple Olive Grill – Vancouver
Newly opened at the corner of Thurlow & Haro, Purple Olive Grill is the latest restaurant to try out the West End corner. After Piccolo Mondo, Saveur and most recently Ensemble have all gone by the wayside, will this newcomer be the one to make the corner a success? The budget friendly menu, ranging from…
Candlelight Conversation Dinner 2012
Don’t feel like cooking tonight? Good, don’t, head out for a Candlelight Conversation Dinner instead. Tonight, Thursday October 25th 2012, make it a date night and go to one of the many restaurants in Vancouver, Victoria & all around the province, participating in this year’s Candlelight Conservation Dinners. The lights are dim and the candles…