Archive for the ‘food’ Category
March 10th, 2009 by
Miss604
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Every year in Vancouver the Dining Out for Life event encourages everyone in the region to head out for a delicious dinner at the participating restaurant of their choice and it’s all for a great cause: A Loving Spoonful and Friends for Life.
On Thursday, March 12, 2009 thousands will fill their plates to fight AIDS. [...]
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Tags: events, restaurants
Posted in bc, charity, food, vancouver
March 2nd, 2009 by
Miss604
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Some would think it was a mistake to scarf down an entire cookie dough Blizzard right before a 5km run in an afternoon PE class but it never seemed to phase me in high school. The DQ on King George played host to many lunches, $2 cheeseburger combo meals (split 4 or 5 ways), and [...]
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Tags: events
Posted in contests, food, vancouver
February 25th, 2009 by
Miss604
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A few years ago a co-worker of mine mentioned that back in his home province of New Brunswick someone started up a recycling facility in order to process Tim Hortons cups as they currently were not able to recycle them at regular plants. I thought that seemed a bit extreme until I looked into the [...]
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Tags: coffee
Posted in canada, contests, environment, food
February 17th, 2009 by
Miss604
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Before I had even heard of this “fresh fruit and frozen yogurt” phenomenon I received an email from the owners of Froyoswirl on Homer Street, inviting me to come and try their frozen yogurt creations. I didn’t have the chance to head in until today, and in the meantime I totally jumped on board with [...]
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Tags: review
Posted in food, reviews, vancouver, yaletown
February 3rd, 2009 by
Miss604
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Months ago 1116 Denman street was decked out in pink and fluffy designs with dozens of decadent cupcakes on display, however once the small bakery moved out, Qoola moved in and not only gave the space a facelift, it started to change the way people approach snacks and dessert.
I admit that the only frozen yogurt [...]
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Tags: downtown, review, West End
Posted in food, reviews, vancouver
January 23rd, 2009 by
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I was given media passes to the Taste BC event (as well as the contest tickets) although I was planning on staying in last night and preparing for the trip to WordCamp Whistler. I completely forgot that I had arranged to cover Ideas on Tap for Media2O Productions so I raced out for the liveblog. [...]
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Tags: events, wine
Posted in food, guest post, vancouver
December 20th, 2008 by
Miss604
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Karen Hamilton of Tiny Bites has added her blog to the global Menu for Hope campaign, helping give hope and education to children worldwide while educating us all (and offering up prizes to boot).
Menu for Hope has been organized for the past 5 years by the legendary Chez Pim, with proceeds going to the United [...]
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Tags: social media for change
Posted in charity, food, vancouver
December 12th, 2008 by
Miss604
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This Sunday, December 14th, Howie’s Bistro and Bar will be hosting a food drive to benefit the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.
“12 hours of giving: The feel good party” will take place from 10:00am until 10:00pm. Admission is a 5-can minimum donation and they’ll have tons of entertainment.
Howie’s review submitted to Food Vancouver: “Delicious [...]
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Tags: events, restaurants
Posted in burnaby, charity, food