What To Do in and Around Vancouver This Week
We’re well into July and we’ve still got lots of summer to-dos to check off the list. Don’t let the days slip away without creating some memories of your own. Here are a couple of ways to celebrate summer.
Drink – Strongbow’s newly launched Rosé Apple Cider
We’ve been sipping a few ciders this month and finding that Rose’s are becoming more popular. This latest offering from Strongbow is light pink in colour, with flavours of red apple, some white flower and berry notes. Medium-sweet, we like this one with grilled ribs. Why not try the PC Dry Rub Salt and Pepper Pork Back Ribs?
The Cup – July 20, 2019
Have you got your outfit ready for this year’s Cup? Here’s us last year all dolled up for a day at the races! There’s still time to snatch up your ticket to the most stylish event of the summer. All Festival passes give you access to the Festival Marquee and Concourse, plus all the entertainment and attractions. $75
The Cup may be about embodying the theatre of the Kentucky Derby and more
• Feel the excitement as your horse rounds the bend, or when your carefully created look makes it to the Top Six in the Style Stakes
• Sip and savour a diverse mixture of cocktails, coolers, beer, and wine. Oh, and don’t forget the bubbly!
• Indulge in a menu selected and created by Earls restaurants
• Experience art installations created by local artists and curated especially for the event
• Dance to an event soundtrack designed for fun, and headlined by Frank Walker
Benjamin Bridge at Provence Marinaside – July 15
Provence Marinaside and Benjamin Bridge wines have teamed up to bring you a Provençal take on an east coast tradition – a lobster boil. Chef’s Jean-Francis and Sheldon along with Wine Director Joshua with Benjamin Bridge winemaker Jean-Benoit have paired some of Nova Scotia’s best wines with a classic Lobster boil with a Provençal twist.
Reception at 6:30 will Benjamin Bridge NV Brut with fresh oysters followed by a three course menu at 7:00. Your meal begins with the lobster boil consisting of lobster, crab, mussels, clams, prawns, corn, potatoes and more, all in a beautiful Bouillion and paired with the Benjamin Bridge 2013 Brut and 2018 Cabernet Franc Rosé. Follow that with a cheese course of washed rind and blue cheeses matched with Benjamin Bridge Nova 7. To complete your meal, lemon sorbet and your choice of coffee or tea.
When: July 15, 2019 (6:30pm reception | 7:00pm dinner)
Where: The Wine Bar at Provence Marinaside – 1167 Marinaside Crescent
What: A Provençal take on the traditional Lobster Boil paired with Benjamin Bridge wines
How Much: $165 per person (including taxes and gratuity)
UBC Chef Challenge
UBC’s most exciting culinary showdown is back, with a twist! Featuring UBC’s very own culinary chefs and musical talents, come fill up on delicious tasting plates and craft brews before dancing the night away to some samba and bossa nova. Tickets are selling fast! Grab yours here TICKETS.
This year’s menu:
- Bao Down: Salmon Ceviche – Lemon, Agave Syrup, Pickled Onions, Gem tomatoes, Red Radish, Jalapeno, Served with a Corn Tortilla, paired with Andina Cerveza Pilsner.
- Nest Catering: NEST Bouquet – Prosciutto, Deep Fried Potatoes, Squid Ink paired with a Beermosa made with Howe Sound Hazy Days IPA.
- Sage Bistro: Grilled Octopus & Chorizo Mini Burrito – Black Garlic Aioli, Grilled Pineapple Salsa & Chipotle slaw paired with Wards Apple Cider.
- UBC Food Services Apprentice Team: Oceanwise Lois Lake BC Steelhead Citrus Ceviche with roasted local Corn, Pineapple, Plantain Tostone, served on crisp Corn Tortilla with Jalapeno and Cilantro paired with Phillips The Tiger Shark Citra Pale Ale.
- Virtuous Pie: Seasoned, Plant-based mince in a flour tortilla, with an Avocado-Lime Crema, Seasoned UBC Farms Kale, and Pickled Red Onions paired with Spectrum Margarita Gose.
Bard on The Beach June 5 – September 21, 2019
We’ve seen three of the four plays from the 30th Season and think it may just be the best yet! The Taming of the Shrew, inspired by Bard’s 2007 Wild-West production, a hilarious runaway hit, plays in repertory on the BMO Mainstage, along with the Elizabethan-era romantic comedy, Shakespeare in Love.
The Howard Family Stage is home to two innovative new productions: Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well, set in India and sparked with South-Asian music and dance, and Coriolanus, a no-holds-barred political tragedy filled with resonance for our time.
Hog Roast at Laurica Farm – Sunday July 21, 2019
As the sun sets over the farm we will feast, drink and dance together. Join us as we roast a whole, pasture-raised, Berkshire hog. A true farm-to-table experience with food, music, cider and artisan gelato.
Ticket price includes:
– Dinner at our long table
– Live music by Joe Matherson
– 2 glasses of cider from Fraser Valley Cider
– Dolce Amour gelato for dessert
