Eat. Meet. Do good.
Social Bites is a food and community magazine about cooking at home, hosting people around your table, and eating well in Canada and beyond.
Start with dinner partiesWhat we write about
Dinner Parties
How to host a dinner that people remember: menus for a crowd, seating, timing, and charity dinners.
CookingHome Cooking
Practical home-cooking guides: ingredients, techniques and recipes for hobby chefs.
LocalEat Local
Eating well in Vancouver and across Canada: seasons, markets, neighbourhood food and local makers.
WorldAround the World
Regional food stories: wines, produce and dishes from Spain, France and beyond, and how to cook with them at home.
CommunityFood & Community
The social side of food: charity dinners, dining with others, dates and how we eat now.
HomeKitchen & Home
Small kitchen and home tips that help you get ready for guests: cleaning, setting up and cozy touches.
Latest stories
A Brazilian dinner at home: feijoada, rice, greens and farofa
How to cook a Brazilian feijoada dinner at home: soaking and simmering the beans, the classic sides, make-ahead timing and sensible substitutes.
Dinner PartiesA cheese and charcuterie board without waste
How to build a cheese and charcuterie board that looks generous, suits your budget and leaves little behind: quantities, pairings, storage and safe handling.
Around the WorldA Mediterranean mezze table you can build in an afternoon
A relaxed mezze spread for six to eight: hummus, a yoghurt dip, grilled vegetables, flatbread and more, with a timeline, quantities and make-ahead tips.
Home CookingA slow-cooker dinner for a busy weeknight host
How to put a slow cooker to work for a weeknight dinner with guests: a pulled chicken and bean recipe, morning prep, timing, safe holding and easy sides.
Around the WorldWines of Alicante: Monastrell, Fondillón and what to pour with dinner
A host's guide to the wines of Alicante, Spain: the dark Monastrell reds, the rare sweet Fondillón and the Moscatel whites, with food pairings for dinner parties.
Home CookingAncient grains in a modern kitchen: baking and cooking with spelt, emmer and barley
A practical guide to spelt, emmer and barley: how they taste, how to cook them, how to swap them into baking and which ones contain gluten.
Around the WorldA Baltic summer: cold beet soup and its friends
How to make a pink cold beet soup with kefir and cucumber, plus the potatoes, rye bread and other sides that traditionally go with it.
Dinner PartiesBeer with dinner: a hobby cook's guide to pairing
How to pair beer with food at home: lagers, pale ales, stouts and sours, with easy menus and tips for a dinner party where beer is the drink of choice.
Around the WorldBorscht at home: a patient cook's guide
How to make a deep, ruby borscht on the stove: beets, broth, timing, a vegetarian version and the finishing touches that make it taste like home.
Where the name comes from
Social Bites was the name of a Vancouver project that sent ticket holders through the homes of hobby chefs, and later grew into DinnerPartyYVR, a charity dinner night. This site picks up the name and the idea: good food is better with other people. Read the history.