Recipes Recipe: Chef Chris Whittaker’s Roasted Fraser Valley Goose with Okanagan Apple, Squash and Cranberry Stuffing
Recipes Recipe: Chef Phil Scarfone’s Roasted Sweet Potato with Charred Scallion Crème Fraîche, Jalapeño and Smoked Bacon
Foodies of the Year Meet Michelin-Starred Chef J-C Poirier of Vancouver’s St. Lawrence The Quebecois chef won WL's 2018 Foodies of the Year, bringing a taste of his hometown to the West Coast.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Don Guthro and Quang Dang, D.I.C.E.D. Culinary School This power duo is training up-and-coming-chefs and serving incredible (and affordable) meals.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Scott Iserhoff, Pei Pei Chei Ow Catering "The topic of Indigenous cuisine can open a conversation about relocation and much more."
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Garrett Bruce Martin, Concorde Entertainment Group Somewhere between chain and independent restaurants lies this Calgary supergroup spearheaded in part by Martin.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Ayissi Nyemba, Emkao Foods Emkao is the first single source, traceable and sustainable chocolate purveyor in B.C.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Omar Mouallem, The Last Baron Mouallem took a bite out of the film world with his original documentary starring Alberta's Burger Baron restaurant chain.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Aki Kaltenbach, Save da Sea There's something fishy going on here (it's carrots).
Foodies of the Year Introducing Western Living’s 2022 Foodies of the Year It’s our 15th Annual celebration of the farmers, chefs, activists, owners, authors and more who make the West the very best place to be for food lovers.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Greg Dilabio and Antoine Dumont, Oca Pastificio The fuss over Oca Pastificio comes from the lack of fuss.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Miki Ellis and Stephen Whiteside The pair behind Dachi, Elephant and Hanai are always spotlighting the success of their collaborators (but they deserve some major credit, too).
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Jeff Guignard, ABLE BC Guignard's group, the Alliance of Beverage Licensees, gave restauranteurs a much-needed boost during trying times.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2022: Roni Zaide, Roni’s Kitchen She's the champion of tofu the worlds needs right now.
Foodies of the Year Announcing Western Living’s 2022 Foodies of the Year Finalists Meet the Top 40 folks shaping how we eat in Western Canada.
Foodies of the Year We’re Searching for the Next WL Foodies of the Year! Nominations are open until January 15th.
Foodies of the Year Meet Our 2021 Foodies of the Year Meet the 10 tastemakers shaping how we eat in the West right now.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2021: Legends Haul When it came to COVID pivots, they delivered.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2021: Ned Bell & Kate Colley This dynamic duo is reinventing the Naramata Inn.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2021: Said Mdahoma This self-proclaimed pastry nerd won our hearts (and stomachs).
Foodies of the Year Announcing Western Living’s 2021 Foodies of the Year Finalists The 40 finalists who made pandemic life a little more bearable.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Como Taperia’s Frankie Harrington, Justin Witcher and Shaun Layton The leadership team at Como have achieved the impressive feat of making tapas cool again.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Flourist’s Shira McDermott and Janna Bishop Bringing artisanal flour (and transparency) to East Van.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Savio Volpe’s Shiva Reddy She'll serve you a killer bottle of wine... but you'd better believe she'll be in Converse while she's doing it.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Dumpling Drop’s Tarn and Toom Tayanunth Meet the dumpling darlings of Victoria.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Frankie We Salute You’s Brian and Christina Skinner The plant pioneers bring their craft to Kelowna.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Dirty Food’s Julie Van Rosendaal The cookbook author takes a stand against our clean food obsession.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Pluvio’s Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey At the edge of Vancouver Island, they're reshaping B.C.'s food scene.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year 2020: Partake’s Cyrilles Koppert The Francophile with a palate of gold.
Foodies of the Year We’re Looking for the Next WL Foodies of the Year! The nomination period for our 2020 Foodies of the Year awards is open until December 19.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Shane Chartrand The Edmonton chef's hunting and fishing skills keep him at the forefront of the re-emergence of Indigenous cuisine in Canada.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Rachel Zottenberg The restaurateur is no stranger to fighting the good fight against Vancouvers No Fun City rep with her collection of always-playful bars and restaurants.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Rae Kung The director of the Chinese Restaurant Awards puts the spotlight on a deserving community of restaurateurs.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Joe and Blessing Obirai When the pair moved to Saskatoon in 2016, they both began to miss the fresh bread they remembered from home.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Richard Sehmer and Andrew Harris The beer industry couldnt have asked for two better-suited fairy godmothers, or founders, to start a collab craft brewery.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Wendy Au Yeung The Vancouver-based cook and community facilitator understands the capacity food has to empower people and bring them together.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Jason and Alayne MacIsaac A big deal from a small town.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Gianmarco Colannino Theres something about Colannino's tiny, perfectly imperfect spot on the citys east side that feels a world away from Vancouver.
Foodies of the Year 2019 Foodies of the Year: Darren MacLean This fall will see the Calgary-based chef open two new restaurants in the Alt Hotel: Barshoku and Nupo.
Foodies of the Year Introducing Our 2018 Foodies of the Year! These storytellers, bartenders, brewers, chefs and do-gooders are raising the bar for all the foodies across the West.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Kunal Ghose The Victoria chef is building an empire, and taking the city along with him.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Kaitlyn Stewart The world-class bartender has the trophies to prove it.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Malorie Aube This trailblazer is on a mission to change the way we understand pork.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Joseph Chaeban & Zainab Ali The pair proved that Winnipeggers will line up in -30C for the right kind of ice cream.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Christine Coletta This dynamo has been pushing the envelope in the Okanagan, and making our wine world a much better place.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Lourdes Juan The activist brought attention to food waste in the cityand succeeded in diverting nearly 4,000 pounds of food waste each week.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Kevin Kossowan When the apocalypse hits, we're making a beeline to Kevin's house.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Aren Fieldwalker & Phoebe Glasfurd The duo that brands Vancouver's restaurant scene sees their influence grow around the world.
Foodies of the Year 2018 Foodies of the Year: Superflux Matt Kohlen and Adam Henderson are brewing up a little magic.
Foodies of the Year Announcing Our 2018 Foodies of the Year Finalists! Meet the 40 finalists on our 11th annual Foodies of the Year shortlist.
Foodies of the Year Introducing Our 2017 Foodies of the Year! These chefs, bartenders, restaurateurs, producers and designers are making the West a delicious place to live.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Nihal Elwan Wanting to help newly arrived refugees, Nihal Elwan created a series of pop-up dinners that have now developed a cult following.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Frank Architecture Is a restaurant's design more important than the food? The designer trio behind Calgary's most frequented rooms makes a compelling case.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: JP Pedhirney JP Pedhirney is back in his hometown, serving some of Calgary's most eclectic and playful food.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Joël Watanabe When everyone was telling him to play it safe, Joël Watanabe decided to gamble with an Italian-Japanese hybrid restaurant.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Matt Dumayne The Kiwi-born winemaker has become the go-to consultant for small wineries looking to push the boundaries.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Kevin Cam With fresh and innovative cocktail programs, Kevin Cam is quite literally raising the bar in Edmonton.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Graham With One of Vancouver first craft breweries, Parallel 49 is growing up with Graham With's care.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Minoru Tamaru The restaurant owner's newest Japanese izakaya, Raisu, has just as much personality as its predecessors.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Karen McAthy With a brand new cookbook, Blue Heron Creamery's Karen McAthy brings vegan cheese making to the masses.
Foodies of the Year 2017 Foodies of the Year: Jayne and Suzanne Bradbury These island sisters represent a new wave of landlords, curating a foodie community with their tenants.
Foodies of the Year Foodies of the Year Alum Nicole Gomes is the ‘Top Chef Canada: All Stars’ Champ! So what better time to revisit her sage advice on all things fried chicken.
Foodies of the Year Announcing Our 2017 Foodies of the Year Finalists! Meet the 40 finalists on our 10th annual Foodies of the Year shortlist.
Foodies of the Year We Want YOU to Nominate a Foodie of the Year! Were on the hunt for Western Livings Foodies of the Yearand we need your help!
Foodies of the Year Western Living’s 2016 Foodies of the Year This year's winners are making the West a delicious place to live.
Foodies of the Year Video: Food Trends and 2016 Foodies of the Year Finalists Editor-in-chief Anicka Quin and food editor Neal McLennan share food trends and the FOTY 2016 finalists who are reinventing the West.
Foodies of the Year Announcing the finalists for Western Living’s 2015 Foodies of the Year! Our shortlist shines a spotlight on the up-and-coming Western Canadians who are reimagining the way we eat.
Foodies of the Year Introducing the 2015 Foodies of the Year Weve been privileged to document the Wests explosion of great food during our magazine's history, and were even prouder to present our 2015 Foodies of the Year winners.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Jessica Pelland We think this Calgary chef is the next big thing.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Matt Phillips This trailblazer is changing the way Western Canadians enjoy a brew.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Justin O’Reilly and Tania Friesen The Green Gourmets' Nosh Eatery is the new inspiration to eat vegetarian.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Grant Sceney This master mixologist is shaking it up at the Fairmont Pacific Rim.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Andre McGillivray and Nicholas Nutting This dream team may be from a small town, but they're thinking big.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Aman Dosanj This self-taught chef is bringing a taste of India to the Okanagan.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Jen Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin These thought provokers produced the award-winning film, Just Eat It.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Tyler Harlton The founder of TH Wines in the Okanagan proves to be quite the terroirist.
Foodies of the Year 2015 Foodies of the Year: Jason Sussman and Kaeli Robinsong The Tacofino duo are building nothing short of a food empire.
Foodies of the Year 2014 Foodies of the Year Western Living's annual collection of the best and brightest foodies in the West.
Foodies of the Year 2013 Foodies of the Year Were half a decade into this exercise of scouring the West in search of the young turks who are shaping (and shaking up) the way we eat, shop and drink, and narrowing the list to just 40 has become progressively more difficult each year. All of which underscores the point that living herewith its near-perfect blend of urban and rural, beauty and bountyis the ideal place to be a foodie.
Foodies of the Year 2012 Foodies of The Year This years feted include ranchers, drink-slingers and everyone in between. The thing they all have in common? A youthful approach to using the bounty of the West with passion and zeal.
Foodies of the Year 2011 Foodies Of The Year Theyre young, talented and pretty damn confident. From Edmontons 27-year-old foodie blog queen to the 30-year-old chef whos upending Vancouvers Italian scene, these are the men and women reinventing how we eat in the West.
Foodies of the Year 2009 Foodies of the Year In our second annual listing, meet the new generation of passionate chefs, restaurateurs, food producers, wine and spirits experts and activists who are helping to define and change the way we eat in Western Canada today.
Foodies of the Year 2008 Foodies of the Year These restaurateurs, chefs, winemakers, bartenders, producers and activists have rocked local palates in their own communitiesand changed the way we eat across the West ... one delicious plate, glass, taste at a time.