Food or Wine

Tue May 21, 2013 - Tue September 24, 2013

Complete your trip to Whistler with a First Nations BBQ dinner & tour of the award-winning Squamish Líl'wat Cultural Centre for a truly First Nations experience. Every Tuesday from 5-8pm beginning in May to the end of September.

BBQ dinner includes: Fresh Baked Sage & Cheddar Bannock; Cedar Plank West Coast Salmon Filet with Maple Glaze; Buffalo Smokies on Pretzel Buns; Bison Sliders with Cheddar Cheese & Corn Salsa; Seasonal Grain or Potato Salad; Mixed Baby Greens with Blueberry Maple Vinaigrette; Wild Rice & Barley Mushroom Pilaf; BBQ Roasted Corn on the Cob; Mixed Berry Crumble; Coffe, Tea & Non-Alcohol Beverages. Some dates sold out.

Fri May 24, 2013 - Sun May 26, 2013

Celebrity chefs, popular local restaurants, wineries, food & beverage manufacturers, cookbook authors, retailers, artisans & many others from the culinary world will come together for a 3 day public extravaganza at BC Place. EAT! Vancouver encompasses unique food experiences, opportunities to learn behind-the-scenes culinary magic from professional chefs, dynamic entertainment through celebrity chef cooking demonstrations & intense culinary competitions, diverse food, beverage & cooking related exhibits; and of course, fantastic shopping opportunities.

Fri May 24, 2013 - Fri November 01, 2013

RunawayGrape offers delicious, educational and fun gourmet wine & food tastings, featuring the Best of British Columbia in Vancouver's historic Stanley Park. These inspired gourmet events offer a truly unique taste of BC;

- Elegant wine tasting settled in the gardens of Stanley Park

- Learn basic wine tasting techniques and BC grape varieties

- Explore the Okanagan, BC's main wine-growing region

- Sample a selection of BC's world class, food friendly wines

- Enjoy platters of local artisan cheese & smoked meats

- Expand your knowledge of food and wine pairing

- Indulge all of your senses on a unique culinary journey

RunawayGrape offers custom tailored private events

Fri May 24, 2013 - Fri May 24, 2013

The Vancouver International Tequila Expo aims to raise the profile of Mexico's most famous spirit with British Columbians & with all Canadians. Tequila has a Denomination of Origin just like those of Cognac, Armagnac, Champagne & so many of our other beverages of choice - with intimate connections to local culture, traditions & history in their respective regions. Guests will be invited to meet a wide array of producers - many new to BC - & taste their products at the Vancouver Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Fri May 31, 2013 - Sat June 08, 2013

Vancouver Craft Beer Week is back, baby! Featuring larger events, more breweries and special guests from the brewing industry (local and abroad), VCBW consists of a series of signature festival events and independently organized satellite events at numerous venues around town. Check out the Events page for ticketing information, the Specials page for walk-up events and the Official Beer page to find out more about this year's VCBW Collaboration Cascadian Dark Ale. Cheers!

Wed June 05, 2013 - Wed June 05, 2013

The Arts Club is excited to unveil our new 2013 wine and food fundraiser, the ChefmeetsBCGrape series, celebrating the finest offerings of wine and food from across our province. We have teamed up with the Wines of British Columbia to co-produce the series, with all proceeds going directly to Arts Club productions, youth education, and community outreach programs.

More than 90 BC wineries will be pouring over 350 award-winning Wines of British Columbia. Select restaurants will pair sweet and savoury dishes with BC VQA wines showing off the best of our region and representing dining hot spots from throughout BC!

Sun July 21, 2013 - Sun July 21, 2013

Come to Agassiz (6 km from Harrison Hot Springs) on Saturday, July 21st to participate in a self-guided bicycle ride following the popular Circle Farm Tour. Embark on a leisurely cycle & learn more about local food production. We have a new start location for this year's event at the corner of Cameron and McCallum Rd (on the way to the Agassiz Speedway), check map on website. There are ten stops on the route through the tranquil rural area of Agassiz-Harrison Mills & you can take the tour as fast or as slow as you would like.

Wed August 07, 2013 - Wed August 07, 2013

Best of the West is an event where West Vancouver will be celebrating BC's best (timely with BC day). There will be 13 participating wineries and 13 participating restaurants. The restaurant will be in charge of creating a dish to go with the wine given by the winery. There will also be a competition that night. The guests will be asked to choose the best food and wine pairing of the evening. There will be a draw from the people who entered their vote. The winning person will receive a gift certificate from the winning restaurant for $100.

Tue October 15, 2013 - Sun November 10, 2013

No ordinary chocolate event, our festival inspires, informs, surprises, entertains & above all, celebrates chocolate. Events can be savoured individually, or experienced successively for the ultimate chocolate experience... the indulgent little escape we all need once in a while. Featuring over one hundred individual events over a three week period, the Festival offers the opportunity to experience the luxury of chocolate.