That's a Wrap! The 2014 BC Home + Garden Show enjoyed a successful week at BC Place Stadium

The 2014 BC Home + Garden Show hit BC Place Stadium this past week, showcasing real advice, real inspiration and real experts that drew huge crowds hungry for home improvement guidance.

   

The HGTV Main Stage abounded with top talent and insiders advice from both celebs and local experts. Much to the delight of fans, Bryan Baeumler made a triumphant return, this time (for the first time!) with his lovely and talented wife, Sarah Baeumler. Mike Holmes Jr. & Sherry Holmes also made their Vancouver home show debut, charming new viewers and dedicated followers of HGTV'S Holmes Makes It Right alike with tales of their famous father and life on-set. Jef Hancock, bad-boy artist of Parker Barrow, made his much-anticipated home show debut alongside design darling and business partner, Janette Ewen. Local talent including A Good Chick To Know’s Jennifer Scott and Friendly Decorator’s Christine Friend repped Vancouver’s design industry in fine form.

The first-ever Chopping Block challenge, presented by Urban Fare and 102.7 The Peak, was a huge success on Saturday, February 22. With four talented home chefs going head to head under the expert eyes of host Ned Bell, executive chef for the Four Seasons Vancouver, and judges Vikram Vij, co-owner and head chef for Vij’s and Rangoli, Ryan McDonald, executive chef for Urban Fare, and Clinton Herman, host at 102.7 The Peak, the challenge proved a culinary battle royale for the history books.

While all competitors sweated it out in true chef-like fashion, one by one they faced elimination until only one foodie was left standing: Debbie Calicetto from Abbotsford, a dedicated cook for a homeless youth shelter.

Another first at the 2014 BC Home + Garden Show was the Better Gnomes & Gardens exhibit. 16 of Vancouver’s movers and shakers transformed plain white garden gnomes into whimsical treasures auctioned off to benefit Sole Food Street Farms, a grassroots non-profit created to empower, employ and nourish underprivileged individuals in Vancouver. Funds raised totaled more than $1,500, with Christine Friend’s “East Side Elton” taking the top bid of $160 (pictured below).

Thanks to everyone who came out to the 2014 BC Home + Garden Show and helped make this exhibition of all things home improvement a huge success. See you in the fall for the 2014 Vancouver Home + Design Show, happening October 16-19, 2014 at BC Place Stadium!

 

OCTOBER 16-19, 2014

BC PLACE

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BC Home + Garden Show launches high-stakes cooking competition!

 Chopping Block presented by Urban Fare & 102.7 The Peak

Vancouver foodies, take note! You won’t want to miss the BC Home + Garden Show’s first-ever Chopping Block challenge, a high-stakes culinary competition designed to find the city’s top home chef, in partnership with Urban Fare and 102. 7 The Peak.

Hosted by Ned Bell, executive chef of the Four Seasons Vancouver, Chopping Block will see four contestants take the Urban Fare Cooking Stage on Saturday, February 22 from 2-4PM. Each competitor will race against the clock to create the ultimate three-course meal using mystery ingredients from Urban Fare, as chosen by public vote. Course by course, one chef will be “chopped” from the competition by an expert judging panel led by Vikram Vij, executive chef of Vij’s and Rangoli, Urban Fare executive chef Ryan McDonald and 102.7 The Peak host Clinton Herman, until just one remains. The winner of Chopping Block will receive a deluxe flightseeing and dining experience for four valued at $3,500, courtesy of Urban Fare and Helijet. Keep reading to learn how you to can enter!

Announced last week at an exclusive preview party for the BC Home + Garden Show at Urban Fare, Chopping Block kicked off with a unique social media challenge. Guests were asked to tweet photos of their favourite Urban Fare products using hashtag #UFchoppingblock. Not only did these tweets help to raise money for BC Children’s Hospital (a donation was made for every tweet), but they also helped to create a grocery list of potential mystery ingredients to be revealed during Chopping Block! From today until Sunday, February 16, you can visit the Home + Garden Events Facebook page to vote for your top picks – and enter to win a $50 gift card to Urban Fare. 

Click here to vote!

Think you have what it takes to compete in Chopping Block? 102.7 The Peak is on the hunt for four fearless home chefs ready to put their cooking chops to the test, but beware – this cutthroat competition is not for the faint of heart. Click here to visit 102. 7 The Peak for entry details. Hurry! You only have until Friday, February 7 to enter. 

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Stay tuned to the BC Home + Garden Show Facebook page and Twitter feed to see the big reveal of the four chosen contestants the week of February 10! Bon appétit.

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