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Dine Out Vancouver 2014: Free Soup

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Take 50 Vancouver chefs, invite them to an event, ask them each to bring an ingredient, and toss all of the items into a collective pot and create a symphony of local flavour and flare. The Chef Soup Experiment is taking place on Friday, January 17th on Granville Island as student chefs at the Pacific […]

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January Food Truck Festival

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Winter Farmers Market at Nat Bailey is hosting a food truck festival during this month’s Saturday markets so that the public can vote on which truck should join the regular line up this summer. For all of January, they are hosting twice as many food trucks as usual including: Blue Smoke BBQ Le Tigre […]

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CBC Toque Sessions Free Concert Series

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Free concerts and the CBC in Vancouver go hand-in-hand, and while it’s a little too chilly — and soggy — to host their popular outdoor Musical Nooners at this time of year, they are bringing back the CBC Toque Sessions free concert series. Now in its 5th year, the CBC Vancouver’s Toque Sessions free concert […]

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Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival returns this month as two dozen local purveyors offer up over 60 delightfully tasty and creative cocoa concoctions. Photo credit: stephbond on Flickr Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival Now in its fourth year, the festival is presented by CityFood Magazine and will run from January 18th until February 14th, 2014. A […]

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January Events in Metro Vancouver

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

A new year is here and as we roll into January, the calendar will slowly begin to fill with activities to help us through to the next holiday (Family Day in February). Watch for festivals, meetups, dinning events and more throughout the month as this list is updated daily. Be sure to check back often […]

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