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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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[Dine Out Vancouver 2016] Gastown Brunch Crawl #BrunchCrawlsYVR

Posted in Baked Goods, Brunch, Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Healthy Eating, Joyce, Pizza, Salad, Tea, Vancouver, Vegan, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2016| 2 Comments »

This past weekend, we were invited to go to the Brunch Crawls as part of the Dine Out Vancouver festivities. Put on by Richard the Vancouver Foodster. The first of the brunch crawl series was in Gastown.

Gastown Brunch Crawl

In 4 hours, Mr. and I checked out 7 different spots in Gastown:

  • Prado Cafe
  • Zero Zero Pizzeria
  • The Capilano
  • The Birds & The Beets / Grain
  • Rodney’s Oyster House
  • Bao Down
  • Smallflower Cafe & Bakeshop

The crawl started with a cup of hand-crafted coffee at Prado Cafe. There were a few choices and we ordered an Americano and Flat White.

Prado Cafe

Almost right next door was Zero Zero Pizzeria. The portion was quite generous here. We had two options, including the pizzetta flatbread, but also a new topping combination that wasn’t even available on the regular menu yet!

Zero Zero Pizzeria

A couple of streets over we got to the new Capilano Tea House. They will officially open their door on February 1, so we basically got a sneak preview.

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Brunch Crawl Kitsilano [Dine Out Vancouver 2015]

Posted in Asian, Brunch, Cafe, Coffee, Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Italian, Joyce, Juice Bar, Neighbourhood Gem, Pizza, Pub, Vancouver, Vietnamese, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

During Dine Out time, there are a number of culinary events happening in the same two-week period, including the Brunch Crawl series put on by Vancouver Foodster. It’s similar to his series of Tasting Plates, except it happens on a weekend morning, perfect timing for brunch.

We were invited to check out the Kitsilano edition this past weekend. In 4 hours, we visited 6 restaurants in the neighbourhood:

  • Darby’s Public House
  • Krokodile Pear
  • Linh Cafe
  • Momento Coffee
  • Novo Pizzeria
  • Rain or Shine Ice Cream

Food

The event started at Novo Pizzeria where we were served a trio including Arugula and Blood Orange Salad, Novo Breakfast Pizza & a Sicilian Canoli. Pizzas at Novo have always been great – this one was no exception, especially with the use of a sous vide quail egg on each slice. The canoli was light and flaky, with nutty flavour from the pistachios and citrus fragrant note from the orange blossom water and citrus essence.

Novo Breakfast Pizza, Arugula & Blood Orange Salad and Canoli

Next, we beat the football fans and made our way to Darby’s Public House, a popular pub in the neighbourhood. They served a generous portion of their brunch items: Half an Eggs Benedict, Hangover Hash and Mini Huevos Rancheros. The poached eggs were perfectly cooked, with runny yolks bringing everything together. Although I’m not particularly interested in Mexican food, I found myself enjoying the Huevos Rancheros with the subtle heat in the jalapeno ginger sauce. A fried egg would have worked well but poached egg was just fine.

Eggs Benedict, Hangover Hash & Huevos Rancheros

Then, a coffee stop at Momento Coffee. (more…)

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Tasting Plates Downtown Vancouver – Recap

Posted in BBQ, Cafe, Culinary Events, Dessert, Dinner, Food Bloggers, Group Dinner, Joyce, Meat, Pizza, Pub, Restaurants, Thai, Vancouver, Wings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Last month we were invited to the 2nd Annual Tasting Plates Downtown Vancouver edition. This is a series of events put on by Richard Wolak of Vancouver Foodster. At this event, participants, with the help of an event map, self-guided around downtown Vancouver to try out nine restaurants in one evening.

Map that guides you through downtown

Map that guides you through downtown

Knowing that we couldn’t hit up all places, my friend JN and I had to strategize and plan our route. Of course, we started out at the kick-off spot, Vancouver Fan Club, with musician guest Gio Levy.

Live entertainment at Vancouver Fan Club

Live entertainment at Vancouver Fan Club

Our tasting plate included Barbeque Chicken Wings, Mac & Cheese, Pulled Pork, Barbeque Brisket & Chicken. (more…)

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