A new restaurant in the Shangri-La Hotel downtown brings a northern Italian focus and Dine Out Vancouver is gearing up for its 20th year of celebrating restaurants from White Rock to Whistler.

A local bakery is celebrating four years on the North Shore with a new location and offerings. And, on Granville Island, PICA is continuing its quarter-century tradition of turning out fine chefs, bakers and holiday meals.

A local restaurant is celebrating their half-decade anniversary, and their long family history in the community, with flair and fun and some family-style menus for December.

The Critics' Choice winners for the 13th annual Chinese Restaurant Awards have been announced and there are some surprises and new faces. And on Main Street, one local brewery is spearheading an initiative to help Lower Mainland families and support local businesses at the same time.

Junior Culinary Team Canada is preparing for the Culinary Olympics and you can try one of their dishes this month. And Vancouver's most popular fundraising and foodie event, Passions, is back this December to once again raise funds for The Dr. Peter Centre and raise a glass to the gala's late founder, Nathan Fong.

We talk regenerative and dry farming with Gene Covert of Covert Farms in Oliver and Dine Strathcona is back in that neighbourhood to help support a local not-for-profit while also serving up some delicious dishes.

A local food writer has turned her attention to Vancouver Island with a new cookbook that celebrates everything edible and a popular Christmas market is back for an extended run.

Anya speaks with Asha Wheeldon of Kula Kitchen, a plant-based, Afro-centric catering company, and Justin Cheung, owner and chef of Potluck Hawker Eatery.

In North Vancouver, a long-standing local pub has undergone a visual and culinary transformation, while in East Van, a hyper-local series of artisan markets are running through the fall.