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Chef Matthew Stowe Won Top Chef Canada Season 3

Posted in Food Bloggers, Interviews, Media Events, News, TV, Vancouver, tagged Announcement, Cactus Club, Food Network Canada, Matthew Stowe, Top Chef Canada on June 10, 2013| 1 Comment »

Some of you may already know, I’m a huge fan of Top Chef Canada, so I felt honoured and was excited to be invited to the viewing party of the finale at the beautiful Cactus Club in Coal Harbour. Cactus Club’s own Chef Matthew Stowe was still in the running for the title “Canada’s Top Chef.”

At the event we were treated with dishes that Chef Matthew made in earlier episodes: Curry Cauliflower Soup, Pork Slider, and Roasted Banana and Coconut Tapioca.

We also tried one of Cactus Club’s latest cocktail, Watermelon Margarita.

Did he win?
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Favourite Food TV Shows ft. Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag Season Premiere

Posted in By Invitations, Food Bloggers, Joyce, News, Product Reviews, Random, tagged Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag, Anna Wallner, Chopped, Dale MacKay, Eat St., Food Network, Guy Fieri, Kristina Matisic, Master Chef, OWN Canada, The Next Food Network Star, The Next Iron Chef, Top Chef, Top Chef Canada, Trevor Bird, Triple D, TV, World's Weirdest Restaurants, You Gotta Eat Here on September 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Having a full-time job during the day and blogging in the evenings and on the weekends take up a lot of my time, but surprisingly I manage to find time to watch some TV as my stress relief. And to no surprise, most of the TV shows I watch are food related, including:

Master Chef (currently on, and Team Christine right here!)
Top Chef Canada (was rooting for Dale MacKay and Trevor Bird)
Top Chef (the amateur version, Top Chef Masters doesn’t really appeal to me)
The Next Iron Chef (the Super Chefs edition was awesome – Chef Geoffrey Zakarian was great!)
The Next Food Network Star (although the winner tends to start with a crappy spot like late morning/mid-afternoon on a weekday)
Chopped (didn’t like the Grill Masters edition)
You Gotta Eat Here and Eat St. (to see the BC coverage)
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (love Guy Fieri!)
World’s Weirdest Restaurants (chances are I won’t eat at those places myself, so it’s fun to watch about them!)

In addition, Mr. has introduced me to Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag. It used to be on the W Network, but now it’s on OWN Canada. I was actually surprised that not many people have heard of the show, because I thought it’s quite a unique idea: two amateur chefs (and they’re locally from BC!) testing cookbooks and kitchen products so we as audience know what to get/use for our own home cooking. I have watched numerous episodes from its past 3 seasons and was excited to learn that they are back for its 4th season.

Anna & Kristina

And to make it even better, I was invited to the premiere screening of the 4th season of A&K’s Grocery Bag this past Tuesday. (more…)

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Grand Opening at Fable Restaurant

Posted in By Invitations, Food Bloggers, Mr., Vancouver, West Coast, tagged Curtis Luk, Fable Restaurant, Farm to Table, Food Network, grand opening, Top Chef Canada, Trevor Bird on June 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »

For those of you that don’t follow Top Chef Canada, Trevor Bird was a contestant on the show, and scored a second place finish in Season 2.

After the show ended filming he opened a new restaurant in Vancouver: Fable. It was at the space where it used to be Refuel. He was also able to recruit Top Chef Contestant Curtis Luk to work with him. In person Trevor is relaxed and laid back, and seems like an all around nice guy.

Welcome!

The concept of Fable is simple: thoughtfully prepared food with outstanding flavour, sourced from local purveyors in an accessible way. Wondering how it got its name? You take the word farm and the word table, mash it together, you’ve got Fable. I’m not kidding, that’s really how he came up with it while he’s competing in Top Chef Canada. As much as I want to make fun of it, I secretly wish I came up with it first.

A bunch of blogger type folks, family, and friends of the restaurant owners were invited to the Grand Opening night. The space isn’t very big and it was filled quickly. However they were smart to get rid of all the tables and chairs in the middle, leaving only a few seats off to the sides.

Crowd

The layout of the place is fun. The open kitchen/bar is located right by the entrance, with a part of it set against the street side window. As you walk by, instead of seeing a bunch of yuppies eating, you will see chefs hustling to prepare a dish. I like it.