For 3 weeks, I disappeared from Vancouver to go travel a little in Europe. We went from country to country, then flew back home.
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European Travels
Posted in Dessert, French, Lisa, Lunch, Wine, tagged Cobh, Copenhagen, Crepe, Denmark, France, Ireland, Irish Coffee, Paris on October 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fairmont Hotels’ Culinary Apprentice Dinner
Posted in By Invitations, Culinary Events, Dinner, Joyce, Special Occasion, Vancouver, West Coast, Wine, tagged Coleen Christie, cook apprentice, CTV, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Fairmont Empress, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Olympic, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Fairmont Vancouver Airport, Fairmont Waterfront, Salt Spring Island, Semifreddo, souffe on September 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Through work I was among one of the lucky ~300 guests who attended the Fairmont Apprentice Dinner. This is a culinary debut of cook apprentices from seven Fairmont properties: Waterfront, Pacific Rim, Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver Airport, Chateau Whistler, Empress in Victoria and Olympic in Seattle. Emceed by Coleen Christie of CTV, it’s a six-course dinner with wine pairing.
Arts Club’s Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes ft. Chef Ned Bell
Posted in By Invitations, Cooking Class, Culinary Events, Dessert, Group Dinner, Home Cooking, Joyce, Mr., Seafood, West Vancouver, Wine, tagged Cooking Demonstration, fundraiser, Ned Bell, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, The Arts Club Theatre Company on May 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mr. and I received an invitation to attend one of the Arts Club Theatre’s Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes, and it turned out to be one featuring Chef Ned Bell. Chef Bell is the Head Chef of the new Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which is due to open in June. We had a wonderful meal specially prepared by one of the celebrity chefs in town, enjoyed the interaction with Chef Bell and watching him demonstrate throughout the evening.
Wine Tasting: Lucky Penny Wine
Posted in By Invitations, Food Bloggers, Joyce, Mr., Vancouver, Wine, tagged Australia wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Les Amis du Fromage, Lucky Penny Wine, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Shiraz, Viognier, [yellow tail] on April 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Mr. and I were invited to an event to try a new line of wine by Australia’s [yellow tail]. It’s called Lucky Penny and it comes in one white blend and one red blend. Apparently BC is the first place in the world to be selling it. Held at Les Amis du Fromage, we joined [...]
Chocolate Festival 2010 – Chocolate, Wine and More Chocolate
Posted in Chocolate, Coquitlam, Culinary Events, Dessert, Joyce, Mr., Vancouver, Wine, tagged Blanche de Chambly ale, chocolate, chocolate desserts, Chocolate Festival 2010, chocolate tasting, Cocoa Nymph, dessert wine, Fort Wine Co., gelato, Mackin House, Okanagan Spring Brewery, Organic Fair Chocolate, performance art, Port Moody Galleria, Quady Winery, Rubens Chocolate, Saturna Island Winery, sorbetto, Tea Desire, Unibroue, wine pairing on November 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After attending the Great Wine & Chocolate Dessert Challenge two weeks ago, we received invitations to two more Chocolate Festival 2010 events. Mr. and I attended both events this weekend, making it a chocolate trilogy. And here is Part 2 and Part 3 of the Chocolate Festival Saga. We’d like to thank Dawn Donahue, Festival Director, for inviting us to the events. And a big congratulations to all festival staff and volunteers for putting on such a great series of chocolate filled events this year.
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