What’s Going On In Vancouver This Week
It’s been a busy week for me here as I’ve joined a very cool company, Satel Creative, a Vancouver ecommerce agency, and right off the bat there’s an event this weekend, and I hope to see some of you there. Craft Beer Week starts this week and there’s lots of beer dinners coming up, including one at Chicha! I’m also heading to the Veggie Expo on Sunday and will have a sneak peak of a couple of the products for you in the next few days; who knew Brussels sprout and cauliflower puffs could taste so good?
VCBW 2018 Kickoff: East Van Crusher – May 25
Kicking off VCBW at the Maritime Labour Centre is the East Van Crusher. This unorthodox event is unlike any opening night celebration VCBW has ever hosted, featuring an incredible array of canned beer including the official VCBW 2018 Collaboration Beer, the infamous Grant Lawrence opening the 10-day celebration with the cracking of the first can, live music from Alex Maher and DJ Hebegebe, and the glory of one of VCBW’s most revered events: Feats of Strength hosted by Copper & Theory. Watch in amazement as brewers, cellar men and women, barkeeps and hopefuls compete in ridiculous events designed to measure one’s strength, but mostly to entertain.
Launch Ecommerce Event May 26 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
I’ve just joined the amazing team at Satel Creative, a local Vancouver ecommerce agency and will be heading to this event this Saturday! Satel is bringing some of the biggest names in ecommerce to Vancouver this Saturday LAUNCH 2018 offers entrepreneurs and businesses of all shapes and sizes the chance to meet with experts to discuss the future of online retail.
This year’s presenters include Brittany Skolovsky from Vancouver’s own retail powerhouse Aritzia and Nate Dierks, Director of Technology at ColourPop, one of the most successful ecommerce businesses in the world.
The theme of LAUNCH is “New World, Old Rules” and will include topics such as “Retail Ain’t Dead”, “The Magical Power of Forming Habits” and “Performance With Purpose”. As well as these insights there will be an ongoing discussion on the different ways Canadian ecommerce giant Shopify can help any online business owner scale their company to wherever they dream of taking it.
Women’s Preventative Health Conference – May 26, 2018
WHY ATTEND THE ZILI WOMEN’S PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CONFERENCE?
The Zili Conference is more about the movement to bring women in our community together to:
1. Gain insight and awareness of how to improve your own mental and physical health with evidence driven information on holistic mind body and soul connection.
2. Surround yourself and learn and collaborate with women from all walks of life with expert health care and allied health professionals right by your side.
3. Make yourself heard that it’s about time we put women’s health at the forefront of our health care system with preventative health measures in mind and ways to improve our health by giving incentives for more research, better universal primary care and better access to women’s and preventative health.
Veg Expo – May 27 10-5 pm
Even if you’re not strictly veg, this show is for you! After all, I’m going and I am all for sustainable meat too! VEG EXPO is a day of celebration where we introduce new, innovative, inspiring products and services that you can implement into your lifestyle and to meet others that share their passion. Enjoy cooking demonstrations with local celebrated chefs, information on locally sourced foods and products, explore innovative sustainable transportation options on the market, take a break in our ‘vegetation lounge’, and enjoy free samples and giveaways.
Empower Her – May 28, 2018
On May 28th, 2018 women from accommodation, food service and tourism will be connected for an evening of networking with an inspiring panel discussion. Empower Her aims to bring together a community of hospitality leaders who will expand their network and create meaningful relationships.
A panel of Vancouver’s top female hospitality executives will share inspiring ideas with the intention of sparking dialogue about issues that impact women in the workplace. Their perspectives and insights will inform, inspire and empower women as we collectively identify ways to accelerate women to senior roles in the hospitality industry. The event will be held from 5:30-8:30pm at the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver’s five diamond luxury gem.
Panelists Include:
- Meeru Dhalwala, Author, Chef, Co-owner Vij’s, Rangoli
- Arlene Hall, Regional Director of Human Resources, Fairmont
- Marion Harper Treskin, General Manager of the JW Marriott parq Vancouver & The Douglas
- Chef Elizabeth Manville, Innovation, Procurement and Quality Control at Cactus Club
- Claire Smith, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at the Vancouver Convention Centre
Empower Her intends to motivate and inspire the next generation of hospitality leaders. Net proceeds will be donated to the scholarship fund for the BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier. This organization is comprised of women leaders in hospitality who are dedicated to education, scholarship and philanthropy. Scholarships are awarded to women with a desire to begin training in culinary, beverage or hospitality fields.
To discuss sponsorship or volunteer opportunities, please contact Joanna Jagger at 604-786-0176 or bcwomeninhospitality@gmail.com.
Chicha and Strange Fellows Beer Dinner – May 29th
I can’t say enough good things about this place! We dine here often. TICKETS just $85 here.
Reception (between 6.30pm-7.15pm) – Aji amarillo and sweety pepper guacamole with cassava root crisps/ fried plantains with trio of Peruvian sauces – Beer pairing: Baynard Saison cocktail (created by guest bartender Rob Scope)
Guests are seated and dinner starts at 7.15pm Course 2: Hanami Ceviche
~Grilled locally caught and sustainable humbolt squid, scallops, crispy organic porkbelly, avocado, pickled farmer’s market cucumbers, fresh shiso, with a sea buckthorn berry and orange blossom tigre de leche marinade – Beer pairing: Guardian White IPA
Course 3: Organic duck confit tamales ~Duck confit, sweet potato humita, pine nuts, currents, peruvian chilies with a chicha morada demi and salsa criolla~ Beer pairing: Popinjay dry hopped sour
Course 4: Bourbon and Aji Panca Chili barbeque Organic Elk Brisket ~bourbon, apricot, and aji panca chili braised barbeque organic elk brisket with a huacatay Peruvian black mint chimichurri, double smoked bacon, carmelized ramp and yucca root mash, and buttermilk rocoto chili dusted allium cepa rings~
Beer pairing: Boris Russian Imperial Stout
Course 5: Chirimoya Panna Cotta ~Peruvian custard apple, elderberry honey, candied kumquats, and puffed candied amaranth ~ Beer Pairing: Roxanne black raspberry sour
