Attention seafood lovers! Back by popular demand, the Ocean Wise® Pop-Up Café returns to Vancouver Aquarium during the Dine Out Vancouver Festival. This year, diners can enjoy one of two seatings in the transformed bistro-esque Aquarium Café on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings throughout the Festival, which runs from Friday, Jan. 19 to Sunday, Feb….
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Dine Out Vancouver 2016 – Catch 122
Fresh, local and sustainable. That’s what you can expect from Catch 122 Bistro. $30 Dine Out menu. Located in historic Gastown, Catch 122 serves up rustic French-inspired comfort food in a casual setting. The menu includes your choice of appetizer, main course and dessert. For starters, try Catch 122’s famous Fried Chicken – glazed in maple, chilli…
A Day at EcoDairy #AvalonTraceable
On Sunday, my family and I spent a day as guests of EcoDairy and Avalon at the EcoDairy facilities learning about sustainable farming. Located in Abbotsford, EcoDairy is the first demonstration farm of its kind in Canada. The farm offers a unique and highly interactive learning environment, perfect for children like my little guy, Dylan. A proud…
Toptable Group Hosts Dinner at West Restaurant to celebrate Oceanwise’s 10th Year Anniversary
The Toptable Group of restaurants has some of BC’s finest dining establishments under its belt. Some of them include Thierry Chocolaterie, West, CinCin, Blue Water Cafe and Araxi. As founding members of the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise conservation program, Toptable Group restaurants and their chefs have long championed sustainable seafood practices. In honour of the…
CAVU Kitchen and Bar #TacoChallengeYVR
The next entry on the Vanfoodster Taco Challenge is from CAVU Kitchen Bar. Chefs Alex Hancock and Edison Antejos have created a dish that’s innovative by sourcing organic and local ingredients and combining them to create a Baja-inspired taco. The Baja-Inspired Sturgeon Taco is made with organically-certified Fraser River sturgeon from Northern Divine in Sechelt. I’ve…
Element by Westin in Metrotown – Grand Opening!
Are you visiting Vancouver for an week or more and looking for comfortable accommodations that fit your lifestyle? Well, look no further than Element by Westin. I had the pleasure to attend the formal opening of this first Eco-branded hotel in Western Canada and I could not have been more impressed with this concept! This…
Hopcott Premium Meats in Pitt Meadows
Hopcott Meats is located in Pitt Meadows, just a 25 minute drive from Vancouver. It’s a third-generation local business which main focus is local, ethically grown and sourced meats. All their cattle are born on 1 of 3 ranches within BC; after which, they are sent to the family farm in Pitt Meadows where they are raised….
Wize Monkey Kickstarter Campaign
I had the pleasure to attend the Kickstarter Campaign for Wize Monkey coffee leaf tea on November 7th. As a tea lover I felt that it was an event that I just HAD to go to. The founders, CEO Max Rivest and COO Arnaud Petitvallet, traveled to Nicaragua in search of local coffee farmers and…
An #IndoorGardenLunch with Chef Darren Brown and a Tour of Adera’s New Development: The Shore
Ever had an #IndoorGardenLunch? I did at Adera’s beautiful new development: The Shore. Adera is the first developer to construct a six storey wood framed building in North Vancouver. Located next to Mosquito Creek and the recently expanded Trans Canada Trail, The Shore is centrally located to the mountains, forests, parkways and waterways of North Van….
Forage
There are some restaurants out there that are all about the hype. They’re everywhere, on social media, on print, everywhere you go there’s some advertising for them. Then you go try them and you leave disappointed, since you’ve been expecting so much more due to the “hype”. I was wary about trying Forage due to…
Mary in Vancity 