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beer pairing

another example in the "it's good to be me" showcase: while i was at eat! vancouver a couple of weeks ago (a show that i love to attend every year, because who doesn't want to spend a whole day eating and drinking fabulous things?) i got to talking with the lovely people over at habibi's mediterranean did i blog about anything other than beer, they asked well, i said, you know what goes really well with beer?  food! so they handed me a whole bag full of their yummy hummus and chips and sent me off to find beers to pair with them okay, i don't know about you but i do not spend allll my time drinking beer so, this is going to be an ongoing project i mean, i guess i could just have a hummus and beer party and go through it all at once but i fear that no one will pay attention to the pairings after the first beer or two - even if we're just drinking taster sized servings of beer so i am taking this one for the team yup, all by myself i am eating...

beer column

my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio one's on the coast with stephen quinn:   If the fresh-hopped beer season in September is the best time of the year for a craft beer lover, then right now must be the second best time of year for Vancouver craft beer lovers.  The end of May and beginning of June is a special beer season here in Vancouver. It's Vancouver Craft Beer Week!   Vancouver Craft Beer Week is a nine day extravaganza of local and neighbourly craft beers, which begins Friday, May 30 and carries on until Saturday, June 7th. And there are events for everyone! Some events, like Hoppapalooza, sell out in minutes - this year it took just five minutes for all of the tickets for the Alibi Room's annual ode to hops to be sold - other events take a couple of days to sell out. And fortunately, some events are larger and haven't sold out yet - so if you haven't gotten tickets yet, fear not! There is still time. But don't delay! T...

on the coast

i will be on the radio tonight at 5:50 chatting with stephen quinn about vancouver craft beer week and EAT! vancouver cbc radio one on the coast 88.1 and 690 in vancouver

EAT! vancouver

eat! vancouver is coming up it will be on the same weekend as vancouver craft beer week, but i am sure that i can fit both in i just won't sleep much... 12th annual EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival Friday May 30 - 2-9pm ; Saturday May 31 - 10am-9pm ; Sunday June 1 - 10am -5pm BC Place Stadium, 777 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver BC V6B 4Y8 Info and tickets: www.eat-vancouver.com Tickets: Adults $17 ($14 online), Seniors $15 ($14 online), Youth aged 13-16 $9, Free for children 12 & under.   Facebook: Facebook.com/eat. van couver Twitter @EAT_Vancouver Instagram: Instagram.com/ eatva ncouver Pinterest: Pinterest.com/ eatva ncouver Hashtag: #eatbuzz

EAT vancouver

caveat:  i have received a media pass from eat vancouver but hey, why not?  i have paid to get in for years and blogged about it, so this year they're gonna let me in for free go me! so i may be influenced to give them a bit more presence on my blog but i'm not going to be swayed in my opinions - okay?! here's their latest press release me, i'm going saturday the 25th, you know, in case you wanted to have a beer and a nibble with me The 11th annual  EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival:  May 24-26  at BC Place Stadium. Global BC & ET Canada's Erin Cebula hosts the 2nd  Celebrity Chef Throwdown , where Chef  Rob Feenie ,  Anna Olson , and  Top Chef Canada  Season Two finalist  Trevor Bird  will compete to make a seasonal entree in 20 minutes, using a secret ingredient. Check out the competition action at  7:00pm PT  on  Friday, May 24  on the Food Network Celebrity Stage. Recent news ...

calendar alert

put the following into your calendar: 11th annual EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival Friday May 24 - 2-9pm Saturday May 25 - 10am-9pm Sunday May 26 - 10am-5pm BC Place Stadium, 777 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver BC V6B 4Y8 Info and tickets: www.eat-vancouver.com Tickets: Adults $16 ($14 online), Seniors $14, Youth 13-16 $9, Free for kids 12 & under   Facebook Page: Facebook.com/eat. vancouver Twitter @EAT_Vancouver , #eatbuzz

eat vancouver

got a few $$ to spare and some time next weekend? then get thee to eat! vancouver and drink some beer and eat some food! there will be tasty food to sample cooking demos to watch just here for the beer will be doing food pairing seminars there will be beers and wines from around the world to taste and if you get your ticket online, it will only cost you $14 to get in drink tickets are 50 cents each