Actor Darcy Hinds Boxed up a Feast at Afghan Horsemen Restaurant!

(Darcy Hinds, Brian Grant, Kj Appa (Riverdale)

Get Cooking with the Stars (Getcookingwiththestars.com)  was in the kitchen of glamorous Afghan Horsemen Restaurant; rich with history, culture and scrumptious food. https://afghanhorsemen.com/ The award winning restaurant has been in Business for over 45 years and is the first Afghan Restaurant to open in Canada.

Actor/Boxer Darcy Hinds (Riverdale, Supernatural, See, Xmen) was in top form cooking up a storm with Host Laurie Belle and Chef Meir while chatting about his recent role on the hit tv series Riverdale. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3322739/

National Boxer/Actor and Stuntman Hinds shared a reflective moment about his time with Luke Perry and KJ Appa (Archie Andrews) on the riverdale Set and told us about his upcoming Boxing Championships. https://darcyhinds.com/

(Darcy Hinds, Luke Perry, Kj Appa (Riverdale)

Host Laurie Belle https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068345/?ref_=tt_cl_t1 had the pleasure of learning more about this award winning restaurant and its history from the owners: Zaher Nasiri, Razia Nasiri, and co-owner Seyar Najib and Chef Meir.

The Episode was directed by Vivek Sharma (Extreme Productions) and has some twists and turns as the cast enjoyed Belly Dancing and Middle Eastern Delights.Later the cast worked off the meal at the EastSide Boxing Club as Darcy took to the ring with fellow castmate (Riverdale) Brian Grant.

Get Cooking with the Stars is a nationally syndicated celebrity cooking show. A few liquids and stars secrets are sure to be spilled as we cook and chat with celebrities at the hottest eateries,wineries and artisan spots. Host Laurie Belle in a dress by blushing boutique https://www.blushingboutique.com/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2845438/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt

TV Host Laurie Belle and Karen Lee Batten “Cook up a storm,” at The Laughing Loon Restaurant

It was no laughing matter as Host Laurie Belle (GCWTS ) was on location  at the Laughing Loon Restaurant alongside Chef Melissa Lee Pacholcyzk during the Williams Lake Stampede “Cooking up a storm,”  with Featured country star Karen Lee Batten (Under the Covers), 7 Time Female Vocalist of the Year https://www.karenleebatten.com/wp/

The Laughing Loon Restaurant was the restaurant that charitably provided aid, food and shelter to the heroic first responders during the 2017 Williams Lake Fires.

Owner Mike Bouchard was on GCWTS telling us of the restaurants rich history.

The Laughing Loon Restaurant Williams Lake

The Laughing Loon Pub located in beautiful Williams Lake features a friendly ambiance enhanced with treasures including artworks and stunning historical memorabilia displays. The adjoining hand made wooden bar is a hot spot for locals and visitors.

Batten and Belle along with Chef Melissa Lee  branded and cooked up their famous “150 burger,”  which will be featured in our GCWTS Celebrity  cookbook.

 

Host Laurie Belle is seen in a stylish red dress and white lace, wardrobe from Pink Peoni Boutique. https://www.facebook.com/thepinkpeonyrocks/

Get Cooking with the Stars is a one-of-a-kind entertainment and celebrity cooking show on CHEK TV.

Join host Laurie Belle, as she embarks on culinary adventures with famous celebrities (Olympic Medalists, KISS, Gene Simmons, Alan Thicke, Coco Rocha, BC Lions, Geroy Simon,Riverdale’s Locklyn Munro) as well as Canada’s finest chefs.

For more information or to check out past episodes visit www.getcookingwiththestars.com

For show information contact Remy Gill – Executive Producer Sponsorship and Advertising: rgill@iconadinc.com.

To join Host Laurie Belle or be featured this season on our show and in our cookbook: Leftcoasttv@gmail.com

 

Airs on Chek TV and Novus Network, upcoming stars and featured restaurants on Get Cooking with the Stars to be announced. Check back soon.

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Maestro Fresh Wes Raps at “My Shanti” Get Cooking with the Stars~

Juno Award Winning Canadian Rapper/Actor Maestro Fresh Wes along with Dragons Den Chef  Vikram Vij and host Laurie Belle on  Get Cooking with the Stars https://www.cheknews.ca/shows/get-cooking-stars/. (CHEK TV, NOVUS) The Episode was filmed at My Shanti with Chef,Owner and Dragons Den’s Vikram Vij.

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Maestro Fresh Wes and Host Laurie Belle

 

Thank you to our sponsors for Get Cooking with the Stars, TV Host Laurie Belle:Dress by Blushing Boutique, Hair Champers Salon, Makeup by Saneeta (Blanche Macdonald) and Lesley Diana (The Promotion People), Lloyd Talent, Pizzazz International Models and Dynacor Gold Mines.

 

Chef Wes cooking up delicious Indian Cuisine and telling Laurie about his time meeting Canada’s Former Prime Minister Jean Cretien,  new Album Coach Fresh (Mr.Evans) and the magnitude of his Juno Awards, and TED Talks.

The recipe of the day that the trio cooked up is Vij Family’s Chicken Curry
(From Vij’s Elegant & Inspired Indian Cuisine by Vikram Vij & Meeru Dhalwala) soon to be seen in Get Cooking with the Stars Series Celebrity Cookbook by Laurie Belle.

Restaurant Magnate Vikram Vij Telling our host all about his new book VIJ, his start in the restaurant Industry, Dragons Den, and how thrilled he was back when Pierre Trudeau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited his restaurant.

 

Wesley Williams aka Maestro, Maestro Fresh-Wes is a Canadian rapper, record producer, and actor.  Wes has been coined by Exclaim Magazine, as the “Godfather of Canadian hip hop and now we aptly name him, Maestro Chef Wes! Check out his dish below: Looks Delicious, Chef Wes! Thanks Vikram Vij for your expertise in the kitchen.

Get Cooking with the Stars (Leftcoast TV)  features international celebrities Featuring Canadian Icon Late Alan Thicke, Riverdale’s Locklyn Munro, Scfi Queen Amanda Tapping, BC Lions Geroy Simon,(Planet of the Apes) Aleks Paunovic, Olympic Gold Medalist Ashleigh McIvor- Whitecaps Captain Jay Demerit, New York Comedian Darryl Lenox, Gene Simmons (KISS), Japanese Ambassador Chef Tojo.

 

Metanoia Magazine captured the Day’s events, along with Peace Arch News, Langley Times, Leftcoast TV, and Cloverdale Reporter.

Watch for our Series Celebrity Cookbook, Celebrity Dining featuring the seasons Stars, chefs and their recipe. Get Cooking with the Stars airs CHEK, NOVUS weekly.  Follow us on Twitter @leftcoasttv, Instagram and our website getcookingwiththestars.org

Currently Get Cooking with the Stars is finishing season 2 gearing up for Season 3.

 

 

 

 

Star Power with Aleks Paunovic and Comedian Darryl Lenox cooking at Dinakis Grill.

Get Cooking with the Stars had it series debut on CHEK News with the late Iconic Alan Thicke joining Laurie Belle. Show airs Tuesdays 2:30 and Thursday 2:00 PM.  We featured Dinakis Mediterranean Grill for two Star Episodes. https://www.cheknews.ca/shows/get-cooking-stars/

This season, we feature Planet of the apes Star Aleks Paunovic (Van Helsing, Blackway) for Mousakka Madness and Granville Island Boating. One of Our Featured restaurants this season was award winning Dinakis Mediterreanan Grill.http://www.dinakis.com/ Executive Chef Sudat Noori joined us for two cooking episodes this season. Episode aired CHEK news and NOVUS TV  with new airdates January 2018 and at getcookingwiththestars.com. Darryl Lenox Mediterranean Mash at Dinakis airs Jan 2 2:30 on CHEK

Aleks Paunovic

New York Comedian Darryl Lenox

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Dinakis Mediterranean Grill located in Port Coquitlam features a bold, delectable Mediterranean Cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Sudat Noori.  On the episode, Aleks Paunovic (Planet of the Apes,Van Helsing, ) cooked up a a Mediterranean  moussaka with Series Host Laurie Belle. The trio paired the entrée with slivovica.

 New York Comedian Darryl Lenox (Starz, Conan O Brien) prepared a Mediterranean Mash of Chicken Marsala and succulent greek vegetables.  Darryl Lenox Episode featuring award winning Dinakis Mediterranean Grill airs First week of 2018 on CHEK news (Tues 2: 30 PM) and Thursday 2PM.  Darryl Lenox and Laurie Belle grocery shop with executive Chef Noori choosing ripe selections for the days meal. Tune in to the episode  ‘Stolen Groceries’, a humorous quote from our resident Comedian Darryl Lenox.

Chicken Marsala created by New York Comedian Darryl Lenox , Get Cooking with the Stars

We are thrilled to be announcing our Series Celebrity Cookbook featuring our award winning chefs, stars and the dish they created. Host Laurie Belle is sizzling in the kitchen whipping up recipes and exciting show episodes for 2018.  Series is Guest Directed by Award winning Katrin Bowen.

To experience Dinakis fine dining and the ultimate in Mediterranean Cuisine  (Peoples Choice award) and a proud member of the Tricities Chamber of Commerce visit

101-2020 Oxford Connector – Port Coquitlam Phone: 604.472.3333

 

Get Cooking with the Stars is a one-of-a-kind entertainment and celebrity cooking show on CHEK. Join host Laurie Belle, as she embarks on culinary adventures with famous celebrities as well as Canada’s finest chefs. For more information or to check out past episodes visit www.getcookingwiththestars.com 

For show information contact Remy Gill Executive Producer Sponsorship and Advertising: rgill@iconadinc.com

To join Host Laurie Belle or be featured this season on our show and in our cookbook:  Leftcoasttv@gmail.com

 

 

 

Sizzling with Langleys Hidden Thai Gem: Ban Chok Dee

Chef Parinya, Host Laurie Belle

I was Thrilled to visit Ban Chok Dee and meet the lovely, talented Chef Parinya. She shares her passion and love for Thai cooking with me. I immediately labelled Ban Chok Dee as “Langley’s Hidden Thai Gem”. I was invited as Celebrity Guest Host to the Thai cooking class.  I really enjoyed cooking outside on the patio. What a great idea for a Bachelorette party or just for a fun girls day out! The ambiance is inviting and the outdoor seating is so urban Chic. Add to this a nice bottle of white wine or  refreshing Sangria and you have a recipe for success!

 

As Celebrity Host of  Leftcoast TV, Get Cooking with the Stars(Gene Simmons, COCO Rocha, Shannon Tweed,Darryl Lenox, ) I’ve cooked alongside some amazing chefs such as TOJO, Chef Parichat (Pink Elephant Thai), and Daniel Craig (haha, Not James Bond, but Chef Dan Craig formerly of EBO Restaurant). I Recently met and traded Cooking secrets with Miss Vicki of Miss Vicki’s Chips.

Vickie Kerr and Laurie Belle

Gene Simmons with Laurie Belle at TOJOS

Football Hero Geroy Simon with Chef TOJO and Host Laurie Belle

Ban Chok Dee : Chef Parinya

We made four scrumptious dishes: Tom Yum Goong, Pad Thai, Pad Kra Pao and Panang Curry,  I started off cooking Tom Yum Goong with Black Tiger Prawns, mmmm.  I will certainly be adding this recipe to my cookbook. We used  Galanga Root, Lime juice, tomatoes, Tom Yum Paste, lemongrass (Gives such a yummy aroma), red onion, fish paste, mushrooms, and cilantro.

All the ingredients were fresh from T&T Supermarket, Hen Long Market, and Asia Market. I love this soup as it is so healthy yet brimming with flavors and so light. YUM!

Here is my finished product: I am proud to say I received an A for this one!

 

We then moved onto the Panang Curry. I used fresh slices of beef, Panang Curry Paste, Coconutmilk, lime leaves and Thai small eggplant (Pictured below), green and red peppers and sugar to season.

What’s fun about Thai Cooking is you can tailor the amount of SPICE and coordinate with various meats. I enjoy very SPICY, so this type of Cuisine absolutely appeals to me.

My next favorite dish that was featured was: Pad Kra Pao with Chicken

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You simply assemble chicken breast, onion, green and red peppers, Fresh Thai Red chilli, Soya, Long green bean, Oyster Sauce and Holy Basil Leaves, so fragrant, so tasty. There are two types of Basil used in Thai Cooking: HolyBasil (Kra Pao, and Sweet basil (Hora-Pa).

Did you know that Thai Ingredients work as fantastic Beauty products too. Lime Juice is wonderful for your hair, and Turmeric is great for your skin. Just simply grate turmeric in a stone dish and apply to your face. VOILA! Instant face brightener.

I finished with the famous Pad Thai. SO simple to make but uses up to 19 ingredients. It does have a few steps to it, and sure does rely on timing.

It was a great experience visiting Ban Chok Dee and cooking with the engaging Chef Parinya. You will Enjoy learning authentic Thai Dishes in a fun and informative cooking class. Try some of the excellent Wines they have on hand and embark on an unforgettable Thai Experience.

You can follow me for more adventures on Leftcoasttv/twitter, and for more information on Chef Parinya and Ban Chok Dee https://www.facebook.com/BanChokDeeThai?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

Miss Vickies Kitchen gets Cooking with the Stars

Vickie Kerr and Laurie Belle

Vickie Kerr of Miss Vickies Chips and now currently Miss Vickie’s Kitchen met up with Host Laurie Belle of Get Cooking with the Stars (Darryl Lenox, Gene Simmons,  Tojo, Coco Rocha, Amanda Tapping). The two foodies and fashion loveres chatted everything from chips to entrepreurship and future tv plans. Check back soon as our host Laurie Belle meets with Comedian Darryl Lenox at  yuk yuks. Darryl has been on our show 3 times and plans a 4th appearance.

Get Cooking with the Stars visits Jetset Crew Halloween Soiree

Karen Holness, Sharon Taylor

 

Adrian Holmes, Jaime Callica

Jamie Goehring

Craig Stowe and Foxy Brown

Laurie Belle with Freddy Kruger

Mashiah Vaughn

It was no Tricks only Treats at the lavish Halloween Soiree held at the luminous Sutton Hotel. Laurie Belle  (Get Cooking with the Stars, Leftcoast TV) which highlights celebrities and cooking on a global scale  (Gene Simmons, Coco Rocha, Amanda Tapping, Martin Sheen, Gold Medalist Ashleigh McIvor ) caught up with Talents Karen Holness, (Corner Gas), Adrian Holmes who starred alongside Halle Berry in Frankie and Alice, (Arrow, 19-2) , Jaime Callica Inc, and Massiah Vaughn (Dussault Inc, Steve Nash). Lesley Diana ( Promotion People) publicity firm to some of the most notable talents in North America (Emmanuelle Vaugier, Darryl Lenox) helped coordinate the celebrities and press. The ghoulishly Glam event included the four C’s :Costumes, Champagne, Canapés, and Celebrities.  Veuve Clicquot  bubbly was flowing throughout the evening and JetSet Crew Hosts Craig Stowe and Jamie Goehring were gracious.. It was a fun filled evening and an always memorable event with the JetSet crew! Check back soon to hear more of Laurie’s Adventures in cooking and entertainment. Follow us on twitter/leftcoasttv.

Get Cooking with The Stars visits Francesco’s Ristorante Italia

Marketing Director: William Urrea with associated press.

Martin Sheen, Don Francesco, Ramon Estevez

Creative Director Direct TV, General Manager , Laurie Belle, Marketing Director William Urrea

Host Laurie Belle (Get Cooking with the Stars, Leftcoast TV) was invited to the Welcome Foodies event held at the picturesque Francesco’s Ristorante Italia. Joining Laurie was Publicist Lesley Diana (Promotion People) and Direct TV (Rogue) Creative Director Kelly Beck.

Special Guests to Francesco’s were actor Martin Sheen and son Ramon Estevez. Press for the evening included: WE Vancouver, Vancouver Magazine, Leftcoast TV, NotableCA, Straight Food, Georgia Straight, WHERE Vancouver, Rogue Direct TV, Promotion People, Vancity Vibe, Vancity Buzz, and Ed Lau. The guests were greeted with an elegant bubbly and the menu that followed was delectable.

The VIP were seated at a large table and were presented with a lavish choice of entrée. Our host Laurie chose the Lobster Bisque,Sable Fish with Saffron Risotto baked with basil, saffron,Lemon juice, white wine, onion, garlic, tomato, and presented with white asparagus. The savory meal was followed with a selection of Crème Brule, Tiramisu, and Chocolate Ganache cake.  Scrumptious indeed!

Francesco’s  menu for the gala included Roasted rack of Lamb, Cornish game hen, and Veal Porterhouse Chop. The guests enjoyed fine wines as an accompaniment to the evening. The glasses remained full, the staff and hosts were delightful, and it was a lovely evening for all. A definite food lovers delight.

 

 

 

Photos: Dan Poh Photography

Laurie Belle Wardrobe-Blushing Boutique

Hair-Omar Kanani (Suki’s)

MUA- Rita Tang, Beauty Coordinator Coa Chiu

Get Cooking with the Stars visits Celebrity Cooking Stage at Fraser Valley Food Show

Host Laurie Belle of ‘Get Cooking with the Stars’ visits the Celebrity Cooking Stage for photos with Food Network Canada Chef Corbin Tomaszeski, who made Autumn Inspired Bouillabaisse with fresh fennel. Cactus Club’s Executive Chef Rob Feenie made Shepherd’s Pie with Confit Duck Legs, Cream Corn & Yukon Gold Potato Puree.

Get cooking with the stars -a celebrity cooking TV show that features international  Stars Gene Simmons, Darryl Lenox, Amanda Tapping),  world renowned chefs (Tojo, Dan Craig, Pink Elephant Thai) hosted by Laurie Belle. Entertainment with a twist!

Photo Norm Lee Photography.

Makeup/Hair by Joanna Lee.

Dress by Bebe.

 Photo Credit: Norm Lee Photography. —Joanna Lee (MUA/Hair and Beauty) Coordinator Coco Chiu,

Laurie Belle Dress- bebe

 

Cooking with the Stars at Vancouver Fashion Week

Ronnie Negus, Reiko Mackenzie, Vancouver Housewives

Marilyn R Wilson, Olio Magazine

Mary Zilba, Vancouver Housewives

Laurie Belle, Restauranteur William Urrea (Francescos Ristorante Italia)
Norm Lee Photo

Reiko Mackenzie (Food Network)

Founder Jamal Abdourahman