Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Vancouver is currently filled with gingerbread houses built by students, and amateur and professional bakers. There seems to be fewer entries but the quality seems to be higher than the last couple of years. Here are some highlights for me.
#HarvestHaus 2015 – Eating & Drinking with #SaminHand
Continuing last year's tradition, Vancouverites once again celebrated Oktoberfest at Harvest Haus, under the big tent at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. Mr. and I went to the Friday seating on the second weekend, checking out the German-style food, beer, live music and entertainers. We've put some food dishes to the test with Samuel Adams, a US craft brewery that I have been spotting at many local food events, supporting and promoting the idea of food and beer pairing.
11th Annual ChefmeetsBCGrape Signature Tasting – Recap
When Bryan (the “beer guy”) isn’t writing about beer I put him to work as my camera man - so he and I were proud and honoured to represent VanFoodies at the 11th Annual ChefmeetsBCGrape while our fearless leader, Joyce, had other work commitments. The ChefmeetsBCGrape Signature Tasting is a fundraiser for the Arts Club Theatre to support the local theatre arts while showcasing BC food paired with BC VQA Wine.
Judging the Chinese Restaurant Awards Food Bloggers’ Choice Awards – The Results!
As you know, for about 2 months I was out and about eating at many Chinese restaurants in Lower Mainland to help discover the best restaurants for the Chinese Restaurant Awards. If you are following us on social media you would see pictures of some of the places I visited, without leaving you a clue of what I thought about the food. Together with Sherman, Chloe and Jesse, here are the results of the Food Bloggers' Choice Awards.
Cooking #Catelli with Chef Lynn Crawford
Catelli recently launched a new product line called Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains. I was invited to its launch event in Vancouver, over an intimate cooking experience with Chef Lynn Crawford. I'm giving away one-year supply of the Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains pasta. Here is how you can enter.
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