Eat! Vancouver

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Eat! Vancouver is the largest consumer food festival in Canada. [1] It takes place annually in Vancouver, British Columbia. The three-day festival is held at BC Place, and showcases restaurants and food suppliers from British Columbia and across Canada. [2] Chefs compete in several cooking competitions; [3] one is for apprentice chefs, the Junior Culinary Competition. [4]

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History

Founded by George Acs and Heather Angeard, the first Eat! Vancouver festival took place in 2003 at BC Place; [5] that year, there were 12 chefs and 95 exhibitors. [6] The 2005 festival had 30 celebrity chefs using three stages, and added an annual barbecue and chili competition which had previously run separately at Westminster Quay since the 1990s. [6]

In 2011 the festival moved to the Vancouver Convention Centre, but returned to BC Place in 2012.

2020 saw the event go on hiatus until 2021.

References

  1. ↑ Hulse, Loretto J. (23 April 2008). "Embark on a culinary adventure in Canada", Tri-City Herald , p. D3.
  2. ↑ Da Silva, Michelle (11 June 2011). "EAT! Vancouver Food and Cooking Festival satiates appetites". Blogs/Food. Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ↑ (19 April 2003). "Food fans expected to flock to EAT! Vancouver", Times Colonist , p. D3.
  4. ↑ Mackie, John (21 April 2004). "Young chefs cook up menus for stadium competition", The Vancouver Sun , p. C1.
  5. ↑ Stainsby, Mia (23 April 2003). "Serving us right: An event that's long overdue, Eat! Vancouver is the city's first major food and kitchen show", The Vancouver Sun , p. C1.
  6. 1 2 Blackstone, Renee (20 April 2005). "A delicious experience: Eat! Vancouver a food fest for everyone", The Province , p. B12.
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