In past years, the EAT! Vancouver festival had ended with one big hoopla at BC Place with food, beverage and cooking exhibits all at one place, at one time. I attended one in 2014. In the last two years, the festival had been split into 4 series of events- EAT! Dinner series, a collaborative dinner […]
Taste of Yaletown returned for its 13th year this year and will be around from Oct 11th to the 27th. A total of 26 restaurants will be participating and Lime and Moon Pie Company is one of them! Lime and Moon offers a $15 menu where you get one piece of pie and a drink, or […]
I had the opportunity to attend the main event of the 8th annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week held at the Pacific National Exhibition PNE. The whole festival actually started from the last friday of May (the 26th this year) up until June 4th, with the 3rd and 4th being the main event at the PNE. There were […]
Lentils to me had always been thought of as a vegan/vegetarian staple, not for a meat-lover like me. In fact, when I think of lentils, the only preparation that comes to mind is lentil soup. So when I received an invite to a popup dinner organized by Canadian Lentils, with Chefs Pino Posteraro of Cioppino’s […]
Vancouver now has its very own L’Éclair de Génie boutique and I couldn’t be happier!! I first tried eclairs from L’Éclair de Génie on a family trip to Paris and fell in love. They are presented artistically and each and everyone of them were so beautiful that it was actually hard for us to choose just […]
‘Perfect Pairings’ was the theme one rainy afternoon at The Keg Yaletown. To celebrate the environmental partnership between The Keg and Bullfrog Power, I was invited to a wine and food pairing event at The Keg Yaletown. As of March 25, 2015, ten of The Keg’s downtown restaurant in Toronto and Vancouver will be powered […]
Hot off the heels of the Healthy Family Expo comes the trades-only Canadian Health Food Association‘s Conference and Tradeshow CHFA West and it was with pleasure and excitement that I was able to attend. It’s always interesting to see what the upcoming trends are in the food world, and this year, it seems like anything […]
The Healthy Family Expo was held at the Vancouver Convention this year and I was extended the opportunity to attend. As the name of the expo implies, most if not all of the vendors at this event had to do with healthy living, whether it’s in regards to food, exercise, health, environment, etc. I was […]
*All photos courtesy of Gail Bergman PR* Ancient grains are all the rage these days, appearing in staples from simple flours, to breads and cereals. Now Catelli went a step further and introduced to us their new dried pasta – Healthy Harvest® Ancient Grains. There’s a giveaway involved at the end…so please keep reading!! Catelli® […]
Bump N Grind Cafe had a second baby and I was invited to the baby shower! It was actually a grand opening media event for their brand new South Granville location and I was extended an invite to try their goodies and have a one-night only signature drink. This is the second location for husband and […]
