Set your alarms for October 10th, 2021, because it’s time to do the chicken dance and celebrate Vancouver’s Chicken Wing Festival, which is set to be held at a secret location and will feature a wide variety of flavoured wings and craft beer. If you’re a chicken wing enthusiast, this is your calling. You do…
Category: Food
Checking out SnackPlug in Surrey
Surrey’s latest addition to the food scene is a paradise for all snack addicts! The SnackPlug is a small but mighty store located in the Fleetwood neighborhood. The brainchild of three recent UBC graduates, the store has received a mighty welcome, specially from the Instagram crowd who is coming in droves to check out the…
Maxine’s Cafe and Bar is the perfect place to reconnect and renew
Located in the historic West End of Vancouver, Maxine’s Cafe and Bar has been serving breakfast, lunch, and brunch since they opened in April 2021 and now, they have expanded their offerings into the evenings with the addition of both a happy hour and dinner menus from Thursdays to Sundays. I found myself at Maxine’s…
5 Family-Friendly Vancouver Restaurants Offering Dietary and Allergy Safe Food
It’s tough enough for families to choose a restaurant, and it’s even tougher for those with one or multiple dietary restrictions in their household. The good news is that there are a lot of diet and allergy-friendly options in Vancouver.
Music, good food and romance can be found in Abbotsford
Abbotsford BC is sometimes known as The City in the Country – close enough to Vancouver, but far enough away to enjoy the vast farm fields and proximity to nature. Also for any food aficionado, it offers delicious farm-to-table dining options as well as charming vineyards, farmers markets and stores. To celebrate our wedding anniversary,…
Go Blue with BC Blueberries this Summer and Win Big!
BC Blueberries are not only tasty, but they’re also a superfood, rich in antioxidants and are British Columbia’s biggest food export. So it’s only fair that this yummy little berry gets its own holiday. July 15th is officially Blueberry Day in British Columbia, and what better way to celebrate than the Go Blue BC Virtual…
Get Your Fill of Mini-Donuts this Weekend at the PNE
Considering the new COVID-19 restrictions, going to the PNE the traditional way won’t be possible this year – yet the team behind the Pacific National Exhibition is working hard to still be able to support its vendors and bring some of the joy back. A Taste of the PNE is one of the first events…
Shiok: Singapore Cuisine
Are you all “Shiok” up over the latest Singaporean restaurant in Vancouver? The latest in a series of Asian restaurants that have recently sprouted up along Kingsway, Shiok offers Singaporean cuisine in a casual dining experience similar to a hawkers centre in the land of Crazy Rich Asians. I’ve been to Singapore before and loved…
Eating through Italy
Although it’s been months since my family trip through Italy, friends and family still ask me about my trip and what my favourite places were to eat at. Since I have gone to Italy twice now and explored quite a few regions of the country on my most recent trip, I’d like to share with…
Mouthwatering Low-Calorie, Low Carb Pasta #Recipe
I just got back on the diet wagon so it’s disappointing when I can’t have my favourite food in the entire world: cream sauce pasta! I love cream sauce pasta so much but the calories in the pasta are just too much. The few pasta brands I usually buy have about 310 calories per 85…
Mary in Vancity 