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You've sunk hours on your resumé and application and still....crickets. What's it going to take for you to stand out and land that dream job? Stop stressing, ...and let our experienced career coaches teach you proven strategies to get the job of your dreams. Sign up for our FREE live webinar on Sat Aug 26th at 10am: http://bit.ly/NoCrickets

So proud of former #DPYVR hobby chef Heather Johnston for taking her passion and turning it into a business. I still remember those poutine dumpling premiering at DinnerPartyYVR 2015 and winning our leftover contest. #yumyumyum Check out her story from desk to dumpling glory via Talent Collective.

If you love cooking and kids - this one is for you! Join Growing Chefs! as a volunteer for their cooking and gardening programs. A wonderful way to get involved with the community.

Working solo does not mean being solo! Join #Vancouver solopreneurs for another #FreelanceFriday where you'll get to knock off task from your to-do-list while meeting other likeminded freelancers and independent worker bees!

One of #DinnerPartyYVR 's benefiting organizations, The World in A Garden, is building a new community garden! Join hobby chef Joey Liu and her crew to help raise new garden space!

YVR FOOD FEST is hosting "Food For Thought", a speaker series of genuine and personal stories about food-related topics that engage, provoke, and inspire. Join Trevor Bird (Fable), Alexandra Gill (Globe & Mail), Andrew Morrison (Scout Magazine), and other industry innovators on Aug. 7. I'm speaking on "Building Impactful Communities Through Food." and would love to see you there! Message me to receive a special Social Bites promo code for the event. Thanks for your support!

#Freelancers, Consultants, Solo-preneurs, Moonlighters, Contractors, whatever you name yourself - your awesomeness should be celebrated! We are throwing a rooftop (!!) party to celebrate all you independent worker bees. Join us on Wednesday, August 17, 5:30-9:00 Tickets include: BBQ, signature cocktail, fun summer beats and a stunning view.... There will be no better party to mix and mingle with your peers this summer.

Join businesses and eager industry professionals for an evening of mixing, mingling, and mythbusting! Wednesday, June 8, 2016, 5:30-8:30 pm Startup City: Impact - Mythbuster Mixer Science World... Hosted by Vancouver Economic Commission I'm thrilled to speak at the event and will share how organizations can do good while doing well. This is a great opportunity to hear from businesses that are successfully creating environmental & social impact, locally and internationally. - Annika #vanstartupcity #socialimpact #community #socialenterprise

Love everything local? Join Make It! The Handmade Revolution this weekend for their spring show at the PNE Forum. Food, art, design - all under one roof. There is no better place to shop! We'll be greeting you at the door on Friday! Common by and say hello!

Great recap of Food Connections #DPYVR on April 9. This elaborate meal did not only look and taste delicious, it also told an important story about water. Thanks Elaine for sharing!

So many amazing pictures! Thank you Imagecube Photo Booth and Kim Muise Photography for capturing the best #DPYVR moments. See you all again next year for more dinner party fun!

Meeting new friends, doing good all while eating delicious food. That’s what DinnerPartyYVR #DPYVR is all about and last night that's what hobby chefs all across Vancouver did! Don’t take our word for it, have a look --> http://bit.ly/dpyvrV4 Thanks to all of our amazing partners who helped to make it all happen Cressey Development Group... Whole Foods Market Vancouver Serendipity Winery Howe Sound Brewing DRY Sparkling Vancouver Island Salt Co. BlueShore Financial Real Results Group at REMAX Crest Realty Westside MakerLabs Sober Guys Vancouver Global BC Vancouver Is Awesome See more

We love when charities are hosting #DPYVR to support their cause. Meet Nate, Executive Director of ACTS and committed donor Suvi, hobby chefs at this year's event. Funds raised from their dinner will help bring clean water to Ugandans. Read about their story on Vancouver Is Awesome Now that's awesome!

Before the big #DPYVR event on April 9 where over 500 people across Vancouver will cook & dine for charities they care about, we bring all of our amazing hobby chefs together to celebrate, get to know one another and meet our amazing partners. Cressey Development Group 's stellar Sterling show suite served as the perfect location to mix and mingle and sample drinks from our generous partners Serendipity Winery, Howe Sound Brewing and DRY Sparkling. Hobby chefs also took hom...e gifts from Vancouver Island Salt Co., Sober Guys Vancouver, BlueShore Financial, and Real Results Group. Thanks to our amazing photographer: Kim Muise Photography

Andrea's Oven is baking up a storm for the MakerLabs After Party.

Thrilled we were able to share our DinnerPartyYVR story with Gloria Macarenko on CBC Vancouver. Check out the amazing meat & cheese board made by Jason of Two Rivers Specialty Meats who is hosting the Cressey Development Group #DPYVR

Beautiful meal presentation takes planning. Don’t forget to plan for financial success as well. http://ow.ly/XEcw9 #FinanceFriday Social Bites

Global BC 's Kate Gajdosik forecasts you'll meet old & new friends at our sunny & bright #DPYVR on April 9. We'll make goodness rain all over Vancouver! And that's not a joke! Thanks for all the support Global BC Community Central!

#DPYVR supports so many amazing charities including BC Hospitality Foundation. We love sharing stories about these amazing organizations and why hobby chefs support them. Thank you Vancouver Is Awesome for helping us to spread the word!

How will robobees help us feed 9 billion people in 2050? Find out in this Foodline Radio podcast w/ Nikolas Badminton, Futurist, who happens to also cook for #DPYVR on April 9. Also in this episode: Jason Pleym of Two Rivers Specialty Meats, hosting the Cressey Development Group #DPYVR, shares his tips on staying calm as a cucumber when cooking for a big dinner party.

How do you make Thai Salad Rolls... on TV no less? Hobby Chef Lindsay shows us how, and wow, what a DinnerPartyYVR natural she is!

We like to huddle, huddle! Check out out these great pics by Kim Muise Photography from our first Hobby Chef Huddle last week. A big thank you to Cressey Development Group for making us feel at home in the #CresseyKitchen at Sterling!

Deciding on a wine to pair with a meal can be challenging. Choosing the right financial advisor to suit your needs doesn’t have to be. http://ow.ly/XEctz #FinanceFriday Social Bites

A quick snapshot of last night's Hobby Chef Huddle #1. Thank you to everyone who attended last night at Cressey Development Group's gorgeous Sterling presentation centre! Special shoutouts to our partners who travelled in just for the event: DRY Sparkling for delighting us all the way from Seattle ... Howe Sound Brewing- it meant a lot to have head brewmaster, Franco and owner, Leslie personally pouring! And Serendipity Winery who's owner, Judy Kingston has made the trek from the Okanagan every year for DinnerPartyYVR! More photos from Kim Muise Photography to come...

Real Results Group's Dana Propp and Bret Schillebeeckx spent the afternoon making host gifts for every DinnerPartyYVR table. Smiles all around.

Shannon is hosting our largest #DPYVR meal this year supporting Growing Chefs! Find out what she is making and what she learned on her Whole Foods Cambie tour.

Thank you to The ups store on Burrard Street. BlueShore Financial's Place Cards turned out beautifully! Psst, the pic reveals BlueShore's DinnerPartyYVR photo gift!

Kristin, Whole Foods Market Vancouver, Cheese Pro is one of 2 Cheese Professionals in BC. As a sommelier of cheese, Kristin studied at Wisconsin Madison University for a year, learning the ins-and-outs of what cheese is, how cheese is created and the story behind the old food classic. And now she's shared with our DinnerPartyYVR hobby chefs!

Saying "cheese" at today's Whole Foods Market Vancouver Cheese Experience. Fun fact: You say "cheese" when taking a photo because you can't NOT smile when saying cheese. Go ahead, try it!

Always great to see Liam The Little Locavore back in the #CresseyKitchen where he cooked up a storm last year with Torafuku Chef Clement Chan for the Cressey Development Group #DPYVR. Learn how to make Liam's award-winning panna cotta in this episode of #VancityCooks! Also, if you want to join this year's meal with Cressey and Jason of Two Rivers Specialty Meats, check out the blog for more info: http://www.cressey.com/news/cressey-dinner-party-giveaway

At the last Whole Foods Market, Burnaby experience, hobby chefs learned the art of Oyster Shucking from seafood pro, Sab.

Meet your 2016 DinnerPartyYVR Hobby Chefs: Jason Pleym, Founder of Two Rivers Specialty Meats. At Two Rivers, we collaborate with committed local farms, ranches, producers and families to provide quality wholesale meats to restaurants and markets throughout the city. Read more about Jason and his sure to be delicious Cressey Development Group #DPYVR meal on Vancouver Is Awesome (Thanks again VIA for helping share the awesome stories of our DinnerPartyYVR Hobby Chefs and great causes!)

Thanks the interview, Samantha, we look forward to seeing you at one of the dinners on April 9. Lots of great meals still available: Vegan, Meatavore, Italian, British... there is something for everyone!

Pro hosting tip from our charity partners, Dana Moodie Propp + Bret Schillebeeckx from Real Results Group. You don’t need your finest china to create a coordinated look. Seek out common or complementary colours or elements in your existing tableware.

Meet your 2016 DinnerPartyYVR Hobby Chef: Majid Khoury. Every year, Majid contemplates attending DinnerPartyYVR #DPYVR as a guest. But each year, he ends up bei...ng the host of a dinner, and with great pleasure, too. It is such a fun event, he says. This year Majid is turning his home into a Labanese Forest! See more

Unexpected medical costs can eat into your savings. Protect your future with disability or critical illness insurance. http://ow.ly/XEcoc #FinanceFriday Social Bites

In episode 3 of #VancityCooks with Jason of Two Rivers Specialty Meats you'll learn how to make a meatastic main dish. Is this what will be on the Cressey Development Group #DPYVR menu? Find out here: http://www.vancitybuzz.com//vancity-cooks-vancouvers-top-/

Meet one of our #DPYVR Causes: Growing Chefs! In 2005, pastry chef Merri Schwartz, had a realization: so much food knowledge and passion was trapped behind kitchen walls. So she started Growing Chefs! to enable chefs and growers to share their valuable understanding of food sustainability, nutrition, and local agriculture with local communities Thanks Vancouver Is Awesome for the feature!... We have a few #HobbyChefs supporting this cause! One meal has already sold out!

Meet Hobby Chefs Todd & Anna of Waffles on Waffles and learn how their mad waffle skills are making a difference for A Loving Spoonful #DPYVR

First Whole Foods Market North Burnaby Hobby Chef tour today! Great to meet everyone and talk about our meals. The staff at the market are happy to help with custom cuts, tastings to get the right mix of flavours and cooking/prepping tips! Thanks Tilda + Tara! #DPYVR

Learned some mad knife skills on the Whole Foods Market North Burnaby #hobbychef tour today. Tip: To trim the fat off a side of pork, gently pull back the fat and use a sharp angled knife to help smoothly separate from the meat. Great for less fatty pork chops. Thanks To our friendly butcher Tara + tour guide Tilda. #DPYVR

Here are 10 steps to get you on your way with a kitchen reno ow.ly/XexBy #financefriday BlueShore Financial

An appetizer can set the tone for your dinner party because it keeps dinner guests happy and while waiting for the main event. Jason of Two Rivers Specialty Meats is giving you some tips and tricks in the #CresseyKitchen. Follow Cressey Development Group on Intstagram (@CresseyGroup) to find out how you can win ticket's to Jason's Cressey Dinner Party #DPYVR http://www.vancitybuzz.com//vancity-cooks-vancouvers-top-/

Meet your 2016 DinnerPartyYVR Hobby Chefs: Elaine Cheng Not many people can say that they have fed 5,000 people, for free, in the course of one-and-a-half hours. But Elaine Cheng can. The best (and worst) part? The meals were prepared using only food that would have otherwise ended up at the landfill. Read more about Elaine in Vancouver Is Awesome

Meet Dana Propp and Bret Schillebeeckx from Real Results Group. Giving back is part of their real estate business. For every home they sell, they donate a desk to imagine1day. Thanks for supporting DinnerPartyYVR charities!

Having the right kitchen utensils is crucial to any chef. Are you equipped with the right tools and knowledge to meet your financial needs? http://ow.ly/XEchX #FinanceFriday Social Bites

Find out who the featured Cressey Development Group Dinner Party Chef is this year and watch them cook up a storm in the #CresseyKitchen!

TICKET ALERT ---> DinnerPartyYVR presented by Cressey Development Group, is back! On Saturday, April 9, Vancouver homes will once again open their doors and invite you in for a home cooked meal. You’ll meet new friends, eat tasty food AND know that 100% of your ticket is donated to charity. Join over 500 hobby chefs, diners & charity representatives for an evening of great food and community. Get your ticket soon as they are guaranteed to sell out quickly! Social Bites Buy your tickets here: bit.ly/DPYVRMeals

Listen to hobby chefs Todd & Anna Waffles on Waffles and Kelly Heritage Canadian Bakery talk about their #DPYVR menus on Foodline Radio + Blogger of the Month, hobby chefs Shannon & Kelsey of You Can Eat Now share their love of food & family. Also, psssst....tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow!!

How are you saving for your kitchen renovation? Consider a TFSA for your special savings goals. http://ow.ly/XEcg8 #FinanceFriday Social Bites

It's no secret that at DinnerPartyYVR we have a bit of a crush on the #CresseyKitchen. If you've been in one, you know why. Beautiful, smart design, gorgeous appliances, everything a hobby chef could dream of. Check out the hottest 2016 kitchen design trends featuring some tips from Cressey Development Group. #DPYVR

More great financial tips from our friends at BlueShore Financial Happy #FinanceFriday!

Recently learned on a Whole Foods Market Vancouver (Burnaby) tour: 1. Chalk artists are from the local community. 2. Great care is taken to source local partners, employing a full time forager who's responsibility it is to source and support local producers. Seriously, this sounds like a foodie's dream job!

These waffles! Todd and Anna, aka Waffles on Waffles, use "two different tricks. We beat our egg whites separately and add them to our batter mixture as the second last step. The colour and crust is achieved by incorporating pearl sugar moments before the batter hits the iron." Happy Family Day, BC! #waffles #brunch #DPYVR #regram

It takes time & patience to bake good cupcakes. So too does ensuring you have the right investment mix. The good news is we can help. http://ow.ly/XEccz #FinanceFriday Social Bites

Meet our DinnerPartyYVR Hobby Chefs for 2016: Aimee King. Last year, Aimee turned her home into La Cocina Españolathe Spanish Kitchenserving a selection of tapas and a big, beautiful paella. This year, Aimee and her sous chef, Suzanne Guerino, are planning to treat their guests to Thai food. Read more on Vancouver Is Awesome: http://www.vancouverisawesome.com//meet-your-2016-dinnerp/ #DPYVR

Whole wheat or white flour? Butter or margarine? TFSA or RRSP? Learn more about your retirement savings options. http://ow.ly/XEc9r #FinanceFriday Social Bites

2-for-1 bacon. There's 2-for-1 bacon on special right now to celebrate Whole Foods Market Vancouver new Burnaby store opening. So you can make rouladen like we did to your heart's content! #DPYVR (You're welcome!)

Thank you to our friends Net2Van for sharing our story and encouraging hobby chefs from the nonprofit community to join us in the fun-raising ;-) http://www.net2van.com//cooking-for-good-have-you-heard-a/

Our friends at BlueShore Financial want to ensure we're thinking about our RRSPs along with our dinner plans. They also have a good RRSP calculator: http://ow.ly/Xqkwy

You don’t have to have money to help make change where you live. Michelle Jankovich, Cause We Care & Dinner Party YVR. Read the whole story at http://on-purpose.ca/

Rounding up some of the delicious treats from @GlutenFreeExpo. Hobby chefs with gluten free options -- start your shopping lists! Some of our faves are also available at Whole Foods Market Vancouver** **Gramma Dees -- cheese bread Spolumbos (a fav from Calgary) -- delicious sausages. ... The croissants from Lemonade Gluten Free Bakery (some of the best I’ve ever had). **Quejos frozen dough for mini cheese buns **The waffles from Cloud9 Specialty Bakery -- so sweet and fluffy! Yummy bread from Delish Gluten Free. **And snacks: Skinny Pop, Larabar and Terra Chips. **Annie’s GF Mac & Cheese See more

Cooking is my passion. Cooking makes me happy. Cooking is living. Hobby chefs share why they love to cook and we'd love to hear why you love to chop, stir and simmer. With... Cressey Development Group The Good Life Vancouver... Little Locavore Le Tigre and many more amazing hobby chefs...

Host a meal for good on April 9, 2016. We are taking hobby chef submissions right now. Check out bit.ly/HobbyChef16 for more info

DinnerPartyYVR, presented by Cressey Development Group, is returning to Vancouver on Saturday, April 9, 2016 and we want you to host a dinner party for a good cause. To date, we've raised over $30,000 for Canadian charities and your dinner could help raise even more. The idea is simple: hobby chefs (people who love to cook & entertain) host dinner parties in their Vancouver homes for old and new friends raising funds for their favourite charity. 100% of ticket sales go to the... selected charities. If you love cooking, entertaining, and meeting interesting people, you should join Vancouver’s largest simultaneous dinner party. Apply by January 10, 2016 to get access to exclusive events hosted by our partner Whole Foods Market and potentially win tickets to the Gluten Free Expo. Sign up here ---> bit.ly/HobbyChef16 We are also thrilled to welcome back BlueShore Financial, Serendipity Winery and Howe Sound Brewing as partners for our 2016 event. Thank you for your kind support!

Here are some of my top tips for #nonprofits and #charities on how to make the most of the remaining giving season via Robert L Conconi Foundation. Still time to put your gameface on!