Events

May 16th 2010

Tickets: $125/person, proceeds to the Providence Farm Woodburning Oven Project

6 courses: local  food and wine

Top BC Chefs from the Canadian Chefs Congress

Live music

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

2nd Annual Cowichan Bay Spot Prawn Festival

May 15 2010

11:00 am 4:00 pm

Live prawn sales, cooking demos, educational displays, music, food and drink

April 17th 2010           

Morel Mushrooms

Tarte Flambe with morels, fresh cream cheese and air-dried beef

Country Ham Pate with morel mushrooms and new onions

Braised morels stuffed with chorizo and olives

Spring Salad with wild greens, morel and maple candied salmon relish

Canard au Vin (braised duck) with morels and pinot noir, duck potatoes 

Rhubarb and candied ginger upside down cake with spiced crème fraiche

$90/person (plus GST)

Please see www.magnorth.bc.ca for more details

Attend a Naramata Bench wine tasting at the Inn at Laurel Point, and watch as 15 wineries release two new wines each. Cuisine pairings will be by Chef Brad Horen, captain of Culinary Team Canada. 

There will also be a silent and live auction for Naramata experiences, trips, wine gifts, and special wines including 3 litre magnums that are a collaborative blend from four different Naramata wineries.

Date: April 14th, Inn at Laurel Point, 6:30-9pm

For tickets: www.naramatabench.com or by phone at 1-800-663-1900

3rd Annual Colour Your Palate Event

Date of Event: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Time: 7:00 pm

Where: Hotel Grand Pacific

Tickets: $55 per person

To Purchase Tickets: 250-812-3881

Event Details: Colour Your Palate is a competition where local chefs are challenged to randomly select a colour and use it as inspiration to create a delicious canapé. A panel of celebrity judges then judge the chefs unique canapé and select the winning creations.Enjoy sampling canapés, voting for the 'People's Choice Award’, silent auction and entertainment Kiki Londo. The event raises funds to support ArtsREACH, a program that provides visual art and theatre workshops to elementary schools with a high rate of children from lower-income families. ArtsREACH, run by Victoria-based OCTA Collective Society, aims to provide all children with the opportunity to develop life skills by exploring their potential through arts experiences.

For More Event Details: www.octacollective.com/colouryourpalate 

Wednesday, March 31st, from 7-10pm, Muse Winery's winemaker Peter R. Ellmann will be the host at Brentwood Bay's Seagrille Restaurant. Featuring a Chef's 5 course tasting menu, each course will be paired with a wine from Muse Winery. Dinner $99, plus takes and gratities.

Call 250.544.2079 for reservations, or visit www.brentwoodbaylodge.com for more information. 

Sumac Ridge Winery presents Dining Out For Life on Thursday, March 25th 2010. Eat out and make a difference€ at one of over 250 participating restaurants, from Whistler to White Rock, across the Fraser Valley and throughout Vancouver Island. On the mainland, 25% of your food bill will be donated to Friends For Life and A Loving Spoonful, while on the island, the same percentage will be donated to AIDS Vancouver Island, to support people living with HIV/AIDS. For more information, and to see the list of participating restaurants, visit www.diningoutforlife.ca 

March 20th, 2010      

Island Spring Seafood 

Truffle honey cured spring salmon on artisan bread 

Japanese-style BBQ pacific octopus and burdock salad

Baked Cortes Island oysters with a morel and leek gratin

Dungeness Crab with a sweet and sour sauce over black sticky rice

Seared Qualicum Scallops over pork belly and stinging nettle casserole

Local hazelnut and chocolate truffle tarte, wild plum syrup

$90/person (plus GST)

Please see www.magnorth.bc.ca for more details

Vista 18 hosts an Intimate Evening of Wine and Cheese “with a View”

Regional Wine and Cheese sampling and education with
 
Proprietor, Andrew Moyer of Ottavio Italian Bakery & Delicatessen,
 
Sommelier, Stuart Brown of altovin International and
 
Executive Chef, Garrett Schack of Vista 18.

Tickets Available at Ottavio or by calling Michelle Le Sage 250-361-5664

Thursday, March 18 ~ 7 to 9 pm ~ Vista 18 Harbour Room

Ticket Price $30.00 + tax
 

Saturday March 13, and Sunday March 14 2010, The Empress will be hosting a special Celiac weekend including dinner in The Empress Room and Afternoon Tea.