A global French cultural event and food & wine celebration. Today two faculty members and three current students, Rohan, Tatsuya and Victor joined le Crocodile restaurant for the 4th annual 2018 Good France dinner, 2000 Chefs, 2000 Menus and 5 Continents . Le Crocodile is the top French restaurant in Vancouver, and Chef Michel Jacob prepared a 5 course dinner to celebrate French and Alsatian gastronomy.  Our group of 5 used the opportunity to deliver a mini-workshop covered basic dining etiquette and food and wine pairing. A French white Rhone, Sauturnes, red Bordeaux, as well as a dry BC riesling were tasted. The new French Consul General, Philippe Sutter also attended to support the event.

At Silver Crescent Tea, our student learn today about different styles of tea like: Black, White, Green, Oolong and Pu'erh. Each individual tea style should be treated with care in its own different way. Some go through fermentation, some need lower or higher temperature water to steep and some come on a "cake" form. Its a fascinating world, so much to learn.

Today we visit one the best local beer brewing companies in town. Postmark Brewing is a Vancouver, BC born and built craft brewery. Their West Coast lifestyle and love for great quality beers for every occasion led them to the design, development and brew great beer styles. At Postmark Brewing they are inspired by more than just great tasting sessionable craft beers, they enjoy taking a collaborative approach towards other passions in life including music, photography, travel, sport, design, events and especially those who are taking risks and making great things happen.

Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel is one of the newest hotels in Vancouver, it is a beautiful property with many different areas to explore and learn from. Today our students got a guided tour where we explored their Coffee Shop, Wine Bar, Gift Shop, Flower Shop, Sushi Bar, Lobby Lounge, Oru restaurant and their Banquet facilities. Some of our students had the opportunity to work at this beautiful hotel.

The coffee industry in Vancouver is very good and extensive, therefore we as hospitality professional like to know as much as we can about coffee, so today we visit JJ Bean Coffee Roasters.  The Neate family has been roasting coffee in Vancouver for four generations. In 1996, John Neate Jr. (JJ) established JJ Bean Coffee Roasters to honour people through great coffee, food, spaces, and service.

Our students are joining Marquis Wine Cellars today for their 10 th  Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting between 1 and 4pm.   We are tasting a fantastic selection of Champagnes and sparkling wines, learn about different regions, different styles and the grapes used in sparkling wines. This tasting will also support a fundraiser for the Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland.