Culinaire welcomes guests to experience a selection of the finest and most unique restaurants and purveyors of food and beverage our region offers. Chefs serve inspired creations and signature dishes for you to savour, while beverage offerings range from a diverse collection of wines, cocktails, craft beer, cider, non-alcoholic drinks, and locally roasted coffee.VIP Ticket Holders are treated to an exclusive 45 minute VIP experience prior to the start of the Main Event. Culinary offerings during the VIP event will be created by guest chefs from award-winning restaurants and resorts. Libations will include an impressive line up of cocktails crafted by feature bartenders, select premium wines, craft beer and non-alcoholic beverages. VIP Ticket holders will then get to enjoy 15 minutes of early access to the Main Event to indulge in more than 60 of Vancouver Island’s best restaurants and purveyors of fine food and beverage. 20 tasting tickets are included with your VIP ticket purchase to sample the food and beverage offerings. 1 ticket = 1 tasting. Additional tasting tickets can be purchased at the event for $1.50 each.Culinaire takes place on the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking Peoples and the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. We recognize, with gratitude, how fortunate we are to live, work and play on lands that Indigenous nations have called home since time immemorial.