After enjoying some diver scallops at Chambar, I started thinking: what are diver scallops anyway? (other than delicious) Could they really be hand-collected? A little searching led me to an interview on ChefTalk.com with Maine’s Tim Hunt, a 20-year veteran scallop diver.
Tim explains that diver scallops really are collected by hand, in contrast to normal [...]
I was recently pleased to visit a favorite Vancouver restaurant, Chambar on Beatty Street. The staff handled me calling 4 times to amend my reservations in a very friendly way, and on arriving we enjoyed some trappist beer at the bar before dinner. After getting seated in their perfectly lit dining room, we tucked in. [...]
[ May 26, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] SOWA Press Release:
Vancouver, BC… We all know that the best parties end up in the kitchen, so why not start there? That is what the South Okanagan Winery Association (SOWA) has done with their Second Annual Kitchen Party – coming to Vancouver’s Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (1505 West 2nd [...]
[ May 9, 2009; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
event coverage here
Chef’s Table Society Press Release:
(Vancouver, BC) – The Chefs’ Table Society of BC is pleased to announce the Third Annual Spot Prawn Festival. Lasting for the duration of the season, the six to eight week Spot Prawn Festival will kick off on Saturday May 9th from 12pm – 3pm with a community and [...]
[ September 24, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Wines of Chile Tasting
September 24th, 2009
Rocky Mountaineer Station
7:00-10:00pm
$65
[ September 21, 2009; ] Now in our 10th year, the Celebrity Chef Golf Invitational is a ‘must do’ for culinary golfers, chefs & those who love food, wine, golf & a good time. Networking & socializing, grazing [...]
[ July 4, 2009; 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The 2009 Canada Cup of Beer will take place on July 4th, 2009 at Thunderbird Stadium at UBC. This is the fourth annual event and Vancouver’s Largest Beer Festival!
Come and taste over 200 different beers in this great festival atmosphere! In addition to the main festival on July 4th, there will be several satellite events [...]
[ May 28, 2009; 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] New Zealand Wine Fair, with over 30 wineries, and 150 wines
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre West
May 28th, 2009, 7:00pm-9:30pm
Evening tickets:
nzwine-events.ca
[ May 22, 2009 to May 24, 2009. ] Called the ‘The everything food and cooking festival,’ Eat! Vancouver returns for its 7th year at BC Stadium Place, May 22-24. Tickets run a reasonable $15 (or save $3 online) for adults, and $6 for kids. The event really does seem to have everything food-related, including demonstrations from 17 chefs, a food network stage (often [...]