Ocean Wise Turns 5

February 13, 2010 at 11:47 pm · Filed under Celebrity Chefs, Downtown, Ecological Issues, Katherine van der Gracht, North Shore, Review

At the end of last month, the good folks at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Program celebrated their five year anniversary by getting together in an attempt to butter up (and fatten up) local food media with a three hour mystery Dine Around tour to show off their wide range of participating Lower Mainland restaurants.

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Vancouver Aquarium Unveils Ocean Wise Canstruction Inukshuk

February 8, 2010 at 7:09 pm · Filed under 2010 Olympics, Downtown, Ecological Issues, Paul Kamon

Last Friday, the Vancouver Aquarium unveiled their Ocean Wise Canstruction Inukshuk sculpture to celebrate the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games and to also raise awareness amongst visiting media and tourists about sustainable seafood choices.

Made of donated cans of Ocean Wise-recommended sustainable seafood (both salmon and tuna), generously donated by Raincoast Trading, the Inukshuk will be on display at the Vancouver Aquarium through February 28th with the food being donated to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society after the Games. ~ PK

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C Restaurant Book Signing and Tasting

January 26, 2010 at 2:05 pm · Filed under Books, Books for Cooks, Celebrity Chefs, Ecological Issues, Press Releases

WHAT: C Restaurant will be visiting three select Chapters locations for food tastings and book signings for its newly released hard cover cook book, C Food.

DETAILS: Taste some of Vancouver’s finest seafood creations from C Restaurant and get your copy of C Food signed by co-author and C Restaurant Executive Chef, Robert Clark.

January 31, 2010 at 2 p.m.
Chapters Granville
2505 Granville Street, Vancouver

February 7, 2010 at 2 p.m.
Indigo Park Royal
900 Park Royal South – Park Royal Shopping Centre, West Vancouver

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Cook the Hood(s) 100 Mile Diet Giveaway

December 22, 2009 at 6:07 pm · Filed under Books, Commercial Drive, Downtown, Ecological Issues, Giveaway, Good Causes, Kitsilano, Paul Kamon, food security

I have copies of all three of the excellent Cook the Hood cookbooks (Commercial Drive, Kitsilano, West End) up for grabs, and as an added bonus during this festive time I will also throw in a copy of the brilliant Vancouver 100-Mile Diet Foodshed poster to the first person to complete the challenge inside.

Good luck! ~ PK

UPDATE: No correct answers yet. Contest is now extended until January 4th. I will collect comments until then and reveal the winner in the new year.

HOT TIP: the mystery restaurant is on Vancouver Island.

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Home is Where the Food is

November 5, 2009 at 4:56 pm · Filed under Ecological Issues, Education, Paul Kamon, Talking Points, Videos

Fabulous video by Vancouver-based animator Jody Kramer (The Juki Museum) produced for the 100-Mile Diet Society.

Also, check out the Vancouver 100-Mile Diet Foodshed Map, to get a lovely visual of where our local food is coming from. Buy a copy of the map here.

Thanks to Jackie Connelly for the link. ~ PK

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