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[Giveaway] Win Tickets to Tasting Plates Marpole March 30

Posted in Contests, Joyce, News, Tasting Plates, Vancouver, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2016| 25 Comments »

The contest is now closed. Thank you all for entering! Congratulations to Montserrat and Anita on winning the two pairs of tickets – have fun!

On March 30, Tasting Plates will take place in the Marpole neighbourhood, along Granville Street between 67th and 74th. The Tasting Plates series give you an opportunity to discover gems in different neighbourhoods. This is the first time Tasting Plates is held in this area, so I’m quite intrigued by what Marpole has to offer.

Tasting Plates

The map is your ticket to all Tasting Plates participating restaurants

Want to join me? This could be your lucky day as we are giving away two pairs of tickets (each pair is valued at $120) to Tasting Plates Marpole on March 30!

4 ways to enter

  1. Leave a blog comment below and suggest a restaurant that we should try next (1 entry)
  2. Visit our Facebook page and Like/Comment on the post related to this contest (1 entry)
  3. Follow @vanfoodies on Instagram, Like the contest photo, and Tag a friend who may be interested in this event. (1 entry per each friend tagged, maximum 5 friends)
  4. Follow @vanfoodies on Twitter, retweet any of the related tweets (there will be at least one) and/or tweet the following (1 entry per eligible tweet)

Contest Deadline: Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 3:00pm. Two winners will be chosen at random and contacted within a day. You must be a resident in BC to be eligible to win. Good luck!

For more information about Tasting Plates Marpole, or to purchase tickets, visit tastingplatesyvr.com

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Tasting Plates Central Richmond – Opportunity to Discover Hidden Gems

Posted in American, Cafe, Coffee, Culinary Events, Dinner, Food Bloggers, Joyce, Meat, Restaurants, Richmond, Seafood, Tasting Plates, Thai, West Coast, tagged , , , , , , , on July 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Richard, organizer of Tasting Plates Vancouver, once again invited me to check out one of its events. Because it focused on Central Richmond, my new neighbourhood, so I was quite excited to see what the area has to offer.

Funny enough, I didn’t know what to expect. I’m more familiar with Vancouver restaurants, so Richmond is still new to me and I know there’s much to explore.

At this event, we checked out the following restaurants:

  • Harold’s Bistro & Bar (Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel)
  • The American Grille (Vancouver Airport Marriott)
  • CAVU Kitchen Bar (Hilton Vancouver Airport)
  • The Apron (Westin Wall Centre)
  • Thai House
  • Fresh Press Coffee

I’ve used Storify to document the photos that I took and shared throughout the event, plus some commentary about the food and overall experience. CAVU is brand new, just opened on July 7 to the public, so it was great to be able to check it out during its opening week. The interior is nice and modern; LW even commented that she would return for dinner and drinks with friends.

In addition, we found this new coffee house Fresh Press Coffee, being tucked away in a street mall waiting for you to find it. They hand-craft all the beverages, including pour over coffee. It makes a much better hang-out spot than chain coffee shops or bubble tea house. I see a lot of potential in this and I hope they will do well.

Overall, I was very impressed by the quality of food and service we received at each participating restaurant. Tasty food, attractive presentation. Not only that, a number of actually included drinks in their menu, which is not common for Tasting Plates. It definitely helps that most of them are hotel restaurants and they have the brand and reputation to live by. This was by far the most enjoyable Tasting Plates that I’ve attended. I have found a few new spots for dinner and gatherings!

Click on the image or link below to check out my story:

 

Tasting Plates Central Richmond

Tasting Plates Central Richmond

Tasting Plates Main Street Recap on Storify

Tasting Plates is a good way to explore new and long-standing restaurants in different neighbourhoods. Check out TastingPlatesYVR.com for upcoming events.

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Exploring Main Street through Tasting Plates Vancouver

Posted in Culinary Events, Dinner, Food Bloggers, Joyce, News, Tasting Plates, Tea, Vancouver, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Main Street has recently established itself as one of the foodie destinations. So when I received the invite to the Tasting Plates Main Street edition, I was quite happy and excited to accept it. Also glad to have LW join me at this event.

At this event we checked out the following restaurants. Some I’m familiar with, some are new to me. We were quite proud that this time around we managed to visit every one of them (in Gastown we actually missed one stop because we ran out of time).

  • Tapas23
  • Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co
  • Main Street Honey Shoppe
  • Shaktea
  • Rosemary Rocksalt
  • Miura Waffle Milk Bar

Once again I’ve used Storify to build my story using my Twitter coverage from the event along with additional comment at each stop. Click on the image or link below to check it out. Find out what I liked and what I didn’t like on this tour:

Tasting Plates Main Street on Storify

Tasting Plates Main Street on Storify

Tasting Plates Main Street Recap on Storify

Tasting Plates is a good way to explore new and long-standing restaurants in the neighbourhoods. Check out TastingPlatesYVR.com for upcoming events.

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Tasting Plates Gastown – Quick Recap

Posted in By Invitations, Culinary Events, Dinner, Food Bloggers, Gastown, Joyce, News, Tasting Plates, Vancouver, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

A couple of weeks ago, we were invited to the Tasting Plates Gastown Edition. Gastown is a neighbourhood that intrigues me but I never spend enough time exploring. The event offered me an opportunity to re-visit some restaurants while discovering some new ones.

Instead of duplicating my Twitter coverage through the evening of the event, I have taken a different approach with this recap post. I’ve used Storify to build my story using pictures from the event along with additional comment at each stop. Click on the image or link below to check it out. Find out what I liked and what I didn’t like, and what I wished to have done differently on this tour:

Tasting Plates Gastown 2014 on Storify

Tasting Plates Gastown 2014 on Storify

Tasting Plates Gastown Recap on Storify

Tasting Plates is a good way to explore new and long-standing restaurants in the neighbourhoods. The next one is Tasting Plates Main Street and I hope to see you there!

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