Tuesday, January 29, 2013

February Is Food Truck Fest at Vancouver Farmers Markets

This month Vancouver Farmers Markets hosts its first annual February Food Truck Fest. All month long, the Winter Farmers Markets will feature double the usual number of food trucks during the Saturday markets at Nat Bailey Stadium.
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The Food Truck Fest will be a sort of audition. Visitors are invited to vote on their favorite food trucks and those will be invited to join the roster as regulars at the busy summer markets.

  

Food Truck Fest “New Recruits”

 

Blue Smoke BBQ: Blue Smoke's tag line is "Low and Slow on the Go" because their pork is smoked for almost 16 hours.

Chilitank: "The best mobile chili tank in town!" Try chili served hot from a ca. 1943 military soup kitchen!

Crêperie La Bohème: Sweet and savoury buckwheat crepes served on-site from a charming gypsy caravan.

Slavic Rolls: Slavic Rolls offers a great tasting pastry, made fresh in front of customers.

Eli's Serious Sausage: Eli serves up premium sausages handmade with BC pork and all natural ingredients. No filler, no additives, no preservatives.

Feastro - The Rolling Bistro: Feastro is the famous purple truck with the fabulous & award winning seafood tacos, fish & chips, salads, chowders and daily specials.

Vij's Railway Express: Celebrity chef Vikram Vij's latest venture brings his creative Indian cuisine to the streets.

JJ's Trucketeria: The brightest yellow food truck you've seen yet, serving seasonal creations made from scratch with a unique cultural mix of flavours.

Le Tigre: Chinese street food with a West Coast concept.

Old Country Pierogi: Old Country Pierogi brings to market homemade pierogies (regular and gluten-free!) with sweet and savoury fillings.

Pig on the Street: Pig On The Street strives to bring taste, sustainability, simplicity & creativity together to the bustling street food scene in Vancouver.

Taser Grilled Cheese: Serving gourmet and classic takes on an old favorite.

The Kaboom Box: The Kaboom Box is dedicated to promoting and highlighting local and sustainable food. They specialize in salmon and oysters and also make a mean poutine!

Transylvania Fresh: Delicious homemade pork-stuffed and vegetarian cabbage rolls made with homemade sour cabbage.

Ze Bite: Ze bite is Vancouver's premier French cuisine food truck featuring delicious stews and speciality sandwiches made from scratch with locally sourced ingredients.

(Photo courtesy Yum.Goodeat.ca)

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Les Meilleurs Vins du Canada by LRVF

Be sure to pick up February's issue of La Revue du Vin de France... British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario wines and wineries are featured in a multiple-page spread. 

For the Okanagan some beautiful highlights of Osoyoos Larose and also Quail's Gate, among others. Similkameen received due attention, though Naramata Bench didn't even get a mention. Well, the printed page can only hold so many words... Report prepared by Pascal Patron, a professor at Quebec's ITHQ.

Here's what the cover looks like so order your issues now!

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