Events – October

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Events – October

The following events are happening throughout BC celebrating local foods. If you have an event that you would like to feature on the Eat BC! website please contact us.

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Eat BC!

Date: October 1 - October 31
Time: All Day

Location: Province wide and participating restaurants

Website: www.eatbc.com

Choose BC foods and beverages at more than 150 Participating Restaurants and retailers for a chance to Win some truly tasty prizes! Eat BC! restaurants excel in the use and preparation of fresh, local, tasty BC foods in their exclusive offering of Eat BC! Signature Dishes. Show your valid BCAA membership card and receive a FREE appetizer or dessert when you purchase an Eat BC! restaurant’s Signature Dish! Besides being fresh and tasty, choosing BC foods and beverages is good for BC’s environment and economy. Click here to view participating restaurants!

Whistler Dine & Unwind

Date: September 1 - October 31
Time: All Day

City: Whistler
Location:
Various restaurants throughout Whistler

Website: www.whistler.com/dine

Sample sumptuous regional, organic cuisine and 3-course prix-fixe menus starting from $12. Explore a multitude of adventurous outdoor activitites from hiking and kayaking, to mountain biking and golf. Then relax and rejuvenate with special offers on spa and wellness treatments.

For the Love of Local Food

Date: Saturday October 13, 2007
Time: Doors open at 6pm
Cost: Tickets are $40 for adults, $15 for children 12 and under. (Cash Bar)

City: Coquitlam
Location: Centennial Room at the Poirier Community Centre
(630 Poirier St.)

Website: www.makebakegrow.com

You are invited to enjoy a unique evening of fine local food prepared with conscience and flair, For the Love of Local Food.

This gourmazing three-course meal will highlight local food, from local producers, prepared by local chefs. Chefs Suave Jedynak of Pacific Rim Grille and Fred Soofi of Pasta Polo will be using fresh, seasonal produce from local vendors at the Coquitlam Farmers Market to prepare mouth-watering dishes. The evening will also feature guest speaker Kim Sutherland, Regional Agrologist from the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, BC wines, and entertainment by local musicians Don Kellett and Rosemary Campbell.

Tickets are now available at the Coquitlam Farmers Market, or by mailing in the ticket order form. For more information, a detailed menu and the ticket order form, please visit our website www.makebakegrow.com. Get your tickets soon as they are sure to go quickly!

Please support the Coquitlam Farmers Market Society and join us for an evening to remember! The Coquitlam Farmers Market is located in the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot, 624 Poirier St., and runs each Sunday until the end of October 9am-1pm.

Okanagan Fall Wine Festival

Date: September 28 - October 7
Time: All Day

Location: Okanagan Valley

Website: www.owfs.com

The Annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival is an experience for all who love fabulous wine accompanied by great food and unique events. Autumn in Okanagan Wine Country is the perfect time to watch the grapes ripen in the sun and indulge yourself in the harvest celebrations. This is the only wine festival in North America that takes place during the heart of grape harvest.

During this festival, experience vineyard tours, lunches, dinners, events and the fall wine harvest – there is no better way to visit Okanagan wine country. For ten days in early October enjoy over 165 events throughout the valley which are focused on wine, food, education and the arts in one of North America’s most spectacular settings – the Okanagan Valley. This festival continues to be ranked in the top 100 events by the American Bus Association.