An EBC Thanks! for Olympic Staff, Athletes & Volunteers
All of us at Edible BC would like to say thank you to all of the extraordinary people who have helped to make the Vancouver 2010 Olympics so memorable. For all of the Olympic Staff, Athletes & Volunteers, we are offering a 15% discount on everything in the Edible BC retail store at Granville Island as well as on our popular Granville Island Market Tours. The discount is valid from February 28 – March 6th.
Just show your VANOC credentials to our sales staff and they will automatically deduct 15% from your bill. This is the perfect opportunity to stock up or pick up those last minute gifts.
*Please pass on this info to anyone who has worked or volunteered during the Games.
Go Canada Go!!
Sunday Recipes – Oculus Cherry & Mascarpone Box
Every Sunday we share a recipe from EBC president Eric Pateman. This is a perfect – and delicious – last minute dessert to cap off a romantic Valentine’s Dinner. It literally takes just a couple of minutes from start to finish. We’ve even given you the shopping list for Granville Island. If you have a heart shaped cookie cutter at home, you can turn the box into a heart for your sweetie – and of course, you can make a stencil for the cocoa dusting to say any message you like…
OCULUS CHERRY & MASCARPONE BOX
Oculus Reduction
Serves 6
- ½ jar Mission Hill Wineries Oculus Cherries (Edible BC)
- 250 grams of Mascarpone Cheese (Duso’s)
- 2 tbsp of icing sugar (Grainry)
- 1 loaf of pound cake, any flavour (we used Tiramisu; from La Baguette)
- cocoa powder for garnishing plate (Edible BC)
Cut crusts off the pound cake and cut into 1” by 2.5” by 1” high rectangles. Hollow out a ¼ “ rectangle of the cake to make a box.
Pour syrup from cherries and reduce by half in a saucepan.
Beat mascarpone cheese with icing sugar until fluffy.
Half cherries to remove pits.
Fill piping bag with mascarpone cheese and fill boxes with cheese. Pipe top of box on an angle. Top with 3 cherry halves and drizzle syrup over cherries and cake. Garnish plate with a dusting of cocoa powder and enjoy!
EBC is Ready to Welcome the World!
EBC president Eric Pateman
The world is here and Edible British Columbia is ready to show off the best of BC.
Edible BC already has over 1,500 people booked for Granville Island Chef Guided Tasting Tours during the Winter Olympics! These private tours will introduce Olympic officials and sponsors from around the globe to our city’s vibrant culinary scene. In the spirit of sport and in appreciation of athletes’ dedication and hard work, WE ARE WELCOMING ALL OLYMPIC ATHLETES TO JOIN OUR GRANVILLE ISLAND MARKET TOURS FREE OF CHARGE.
But you don’t have to be an official part of the Olympics to join in – we also have Public Granville Island Market tours daily, and there are still a number of spaces available. You can taste your way through Granville Island – the culinary heart of our city – with a skilled local chef. Edible BC’s signature tour showcases passionate vendors and aisles bursting with fresh produce, meats, cheeses, charcuterie, seafood and much, much more. Tours are 90 minutes long and $49 per person, plus GST.
During the 2010 Games we will be running our public tours at various times as per the schedule below.
2010 Winter Games Public Granville Island Tour Schedule
Friday, February 12 – 1:30pm
Saturday, February 13 – 1pm
Sunday, February 14 – 1pm
Monday, February 15 – 3:30pm
Tuesday, February 16 – 11:30am
Wednesday, February 17 – 1:30pm
Thursday, February 18 – 2pm
Friday, February 19 – 10:30am
Saturday, February 20 – 12pm
Sunday, February 21 – 12pm
Monday, February 22 – 2:30pm
Tuesday, February 23 – 2:30pm
Wednesday, February 24 – 12:30pm
Thursday, February 25 – 12:30pm
Friday, February 26 – 1pm
Saturday, February 27 – 11am
Sunday, February 28 — 10:30am
All tours must be booked in advance by calling 604.662.3606, by email, in person at the EBC Retail Store, or on our online booking engine.
*Note – Olympic athletes cannot book their complimentary tour online.
Do you have guests coming to town for the Olympics or are you renting out your house? There is no better way to say ‘Welcome to BC’ than with a taste of our province’s artisan foodstuffs from our Granville Island Retail Store. And don’t forget, no one can offer you better selection, service or style when it comes to customized gifts. With over 800 unique BC artisan food products available for individual purchase, gift baskets or amenity kits we can fit every budget.
We look forward to welcoming you – and the world - and showing off the Best of BC!
Canamade – Canada’s Handmade Marketplace
While there are countless things to do and see in Vancouver during the Games, we recommend making one of your stops at CANAMADE - Canada’s Handmade Marketplace.
CANAMADE was created to highlight products that are MADE IN CANADA. Open daily from Feb 12-28th, 11-8pm, visitors can shop some of the best products made here in our great land. Find stylish, original gifts or souvenirs from artisans – including our culinary artisans! Edible BC has some top take away items for sale there, including the Inukshuk Canadian Friendship Cookie, Nonna Pia’s Balsamic Reductions from Whistler, Abeego Re-usable Food Wraps and more. Come Explore what Canadian artisans have to offer – and listen to own DJ’s spinning, partake in r&r in the lounge, have a drink or some great food and enjoy watching the events on their 10 foot screen. Admission is $2, with a portion of the proceeds shared between DTES Arts, Haiti relief and Habitat for Humanity.
CANAMADE is located in the old Storyeum building in Gastown – 151 West Cordova Street.
*EBC’s in-store discounts and coupons do not apply at CANAMADE
Local Sweets for your Main Squeeze
In this day and age – and this city – is there anything more sexy than a gift that says ‘I love you AND I support local artisans ? 
Edible BC has many locally made chocolate and gift ideas, including some *new* special Valentine’s themed items. Here are a few of our faves – new, and tried & true:
Caramel truffles in a chocolate heart shaped box by Chocolate Arts
Heart shaped chocolate covered raspberry puree with a crispy wafer, garnished with 24 karat gold by Chocolate Arts
Vanilla Salt Caramels by Wendy Boys
Rose petal scone mix by Artisan Edibles
Chocolate Sparkle Cookies by Thomas Haas
Tea by Saltspring Island Tea Company
And don’t forget about our very popular Chocolate Box and Romance Box – each available in small, medium or large sizes.
*Remember – Come in any evening between 5 -7pm and receive 10% off your purchase.
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