18th Annual Taste BC (January 24, 2012) & MMV Giveaway for a pair of tickets
Every January for 18 years, Liberty Wine Merchants hosts a fundraising event to start the bar high for the new year. Liberty is once again recruiting British Columbia’s finest food and beverage purveyors for Taste BC: a fundraiser for the BC Children’s Hospital’s Oak Tree Clinic. BC Children’s Hospital’s Oak Tree Clinic provides specialized HIV […]
Bite of White Rock – 6th Annual Dining Festival (Jan 16 to Feb 7)
Are you from outside the Lower Mainland core and don’t feel like making the trek out to Dine Out Vancouver this year? Or maybe you couldn’t get a reservation at the time you want. Or perhaps you’re already a veteran Vancouver foodie and want to try something new. Not to worry – the 6th annual […]
Weekend Brunch Series – Raincity Grill (1193 Denman Street)
For brunch at Raincity Grill, patrons have the option of ordering brunch items a la carte, or as a prix fixe – 2 courses for $20. After ordering, Raincity Grill starts off your brunch with a complimentary amuse bouche – a miniature cup of warm apple cider and a bite-sized scone (which had a texture of a soft cookie, rather than a typically crunchy scone).
Dine Out Vancouver 2012 (Jan 20 to Feb 5)
Celebrating its 10th year in 2012, Canada’s largest restaurant festival allows diners to sample menus from hundreds of restaurants around the city, all for a prix fixe cost (price points are $18, $28 and $38 per person).
"Tangerine Tango" – Pantone's 2012 Colour of the Year
Pantone’s 2012 colour of the year is Tangerine Tango, a bright, fruity, attention-grabbing, revitalizing, energetic, tropical red-orange. We’ve scoured the internet for items available in Vancouver which are sure to get heads turning towards you in 2012 and blast away the winter blahs.
Weekend Brunch Series – Hidden Restaurant (433 Robson Street)
I noticed that many of the breakfast and brunch menu items have a slight flavour twist to them. For example, the Buttermilk and Lemon Waffle ($16) were made with lavender butter, which is a unique butter pairing, or the Mexicana Benedict ($16) which was topped with a chili-lime hollandaise.