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New White Spot Premium Burger Line-up.
Sunday October 25th, 2009 the 30th Annual Mushroom Show at Vandusen Gardens.

Bishop’s will be offering a special 3-course Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings for only $55 on Sunday and Monday.

Dungeness Crab Spectacular at Fuel restaurant.  $75.00 per person, includes R&B beer Wednesday October 21, 2009 @ 7:00pm

Tinhorn Creek celebrates this harvest season with the release of new Oldfield Series wines, a new vertical package and two winemaker dinners in collaboration with Manuel Ferreira and Le Gavroche restaurant. Saturday, October 10th, 2009 at 6:30pm at the winery  enjoy a multi course dinner designed to complement the exceptional wines of the Oldfield’s Series – the 2006 Merlot, the 2006 Syrah and the 2008 2Bench, as well as other special Tinhorn Creek wines. Tickets are $110.00 inclusive.

On Wednesday, October 28, 2009 over 30 of Vancouver’s spectacular restaurants are dimming the lights and dialing up the ambiance to raise awareness about energy conservation and the simple actions that can add up to make a big difference! Click here for the list of restaurants.

Opus Bar Halloween party on October 31st.  Cost $20 advance $30 at the door contact Jessica Dunn at JDunn@opushotel.com or 604.694.2137

New Delicious “Sweets & Treats” and Savoury “Pumpkin Pie Chai Lattes” Available Now at Your Neighbourhood Take 5 Café

Take 5 Cafe, a local award-winning European coffee house and homemade Italian foods eatery, is pleased to introduce a tasty new line up of “Sweets & Treats” along with a “Pumpkin Pie Chai Latte” perfect for the cooler days ahead and in celebration of the 2009 holiday season.

Vancouverites’ taste buds will delight in this new seasonal coffee drink as well as homemade style desserts  from Take 5 Café including:

Pumpkin Pie Chai Latte, traditional chai tea latte infused with pumpkin spice topped with vanilla whip cream and sprinkled with nutmeg or cinnamon. $3.39 -$4.59 depending on size.

Cinnamon Roll, gourmet styled rolls with cream cheese icing and served warm. $3.75 per roll.

German Chocolate Cake with toasted almonds and layered with chocolate ganache. $3.95 per slice.

New York Cheesecake, traditional style cheesecake topped with choice of caramel or chocolate sauce. $3.75 per slice.

Chocolate Brownie, decadent brownie with walnuts and topped with chocolate ganache. $2.75 per brownie.