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TAIWANfest bridges cultures through culinary experiences

From a self-guided tour of independent Vancouver restaurants to a bento-inspired art installation, food brings people together at the annual festival

Two new North Shore wine bars join Metro Vancouver's easy-going dining scene

16 West and The Modern Pantry add to the growing number of small spots focusing on share plates and curated wine lists

CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 24, 2022Vancouver restaurants, 16 West, The Modern Pantry, wine, BC wine

Chefs' Table Society of B.C. co-hosts Wild Salmon Celebration, August 27

The 2022 event features leading Vancouver culinary artists, live music, and Main Street Brewing beer

B.C.'s CedarCreek Estate Winery named WineAlign's Winery of the Year for 2022

The Kelowna winery topped all 251 producers at Canada’s National Wine Awards; SpearHead Winery named Best Performing Small Winery of the Year

CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 14, 2022BC wine, BC wineries, CedarCreek, SpearHead

Metro Vancouver's love of Italian food grows fonder

Isetta, Nox, Carlino, Fiorno, Acquafarina, and Impostori among the newer and notable restaurants focusing on the culinary arts of Italy

CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 3, 2022Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, Italian food

Stir Pairing: A day at the museum plus 7 local wines to celebrate BC Day

Burnaby Village Museum hosts artists like sitar player Mohamed Assani; a look at few B.C. labels for summer toasting

CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJuly 27, 2022BC wine, SUMMER, BC Day, wine

At Vancouver's Powell Street Festival, food is culture

Spam musubi, matcha, and black-sesame chocolate are among the food and drink on offer at the celebration of Japanese-Canadian arts

FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 25, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Powell Street Festival, Vancouver food

Stir Cheat Sheet: Food trucks to seek out at the 2022 Mission Folk Music Festival

“Follow your folk” to the music then your nose to the nosh

MUSIC, FESTS, CULINARYStir VancouverJuly 15, 2022Mission Folk Music Festival, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide

At Cask Whisky Bar, chef William Lew makes food that's meant to shine with spirit

The name of the izakaya-style lounge in Richmond belies its strong focus on culinary arts

CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 7, 2022Cask Whisky Vault, Vancouver restaurants, culinary arts

At Vancouver vegan restaurant Nightshade, chef Chanthy Yen draws on a world of culinary experiences

Yen is also the personal chef to the Trudeau family and is about to launch Canada’s first Cambodian cookbook

CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 28, 2022Vancouver restaurants, Chanthy Yen, Cambodian food, vegan, plant-based, SUMMER

Alta + Audain Fine Dining Art Experience returns to Whistler for the summer

Sampler tour of Audain Art Museum is followed by an open-air dinner served beneath the iconic structure

A Vietnamese favourite of Anthony Bourdain’s, The (real) Lunch Lady comes to Vancouver, from June 28

Nguyễn Thi Thanh’s food stall in Ho Chi Minh City was featured on No Reservations – and now, two years later, she is finally coming to see the local restaurant that is carrying on her legacy

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYJanet SmithJune 21, 2022SUMMER, The Lunch Lady, Vancouver restaurants

Stir Pairing: An honest toast to Dr. Seuss

This edition brings together a Vancouver exhibition of early works by Theodor Seuss Geisel with a new local company that’s shaking up the at-home cocktail experience

Nk'Mip Cellars celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day and its 20th anniversary

Led by Justin Hall, one of the first Indigenous winemakers in the world, the Osoyoos Indian Band winery teams up with local Cree-Dene chef Heat Laliberte for the Three Sisters Dinner Kit