Things Just Got Even More Curious! With five Curious Flea’s under its belt, the River Market promises the sixth Curious Flea will be bigger, better, and more curious than ever. The curious floor at River Market, which is on the second floor is a place where visitors can try a circus class, learn an instrument, take in a temporary art exhibit or rent desk space by the hour. For the past year, the Market has gotten even more curious with its quarterly Curious Flea Market, which features a host of antiques, collectibles, whatnots, and doo dads, and has drawn a…
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O5 X 2, AUGUST 24TH, 3 PM TILL LATE Join the O5 folks as they celebrate with sake, kombucha and rare pu er tea flights! *Sake flights can be purchased in advance from the website for $15. Prices refer to 1 tasting flight per person. Guests have to be 19+ to purchase a tasting flight.
On Sunday August 31st at 6 pm join La Pentola della Quercia in paying homage to the tomato with the August Famiglia Supper Series, hosted by Chef Lucais Syme. Dine family style at communal tables with your friends and neighbours as you experience all that the tomato has to offer. Where :: La Pentola della Quercia, 350 Davie Street, Vancouver BC Why :: The tomato boasts a juicy history in Italy, with over 320 varieties worldwide. From sauces and stews to salads and roasts, what is known as the “Golden Apple” in Italy deserves recognition. La Pentola della Quercia will serve 10+ courses featuring caprese and panzanella salads, pastas with fresh tomato…
Come and join us on Monday, August 25th, for the MadeWithLove Vancouver event! For the occasion, 15 of the city’s top mixologists will showcase their cocktail savoir-faire and compete for their spot in the national finals that will be held in Toronto in May 2015. You will have the chance to taste 15 amazing competing cocktails, delicious food to accompany them and have the right to vote for your favourite mixologist. Event: Date: Monday, August 25 2014 at 6 PM Location: The Roundhouse, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver Tickets: $65 Each ticket includes a full cocktail tasting, food and a right to vote.…
As the summer draws to a close head to Beta 5 Chocolates at 413 Industrial AVenue for the final weekend of ice cream socials, with a special Friday night (August 22) party starting at 7pm, and a Saturday (August 23) event from 1 – 5pm! From the release: We’ll have a brand new tropical sundae, combining mango, Tahitian vanilla and coconut rice pudding ice creams, together with passionfruit curd, mango pearls, coconut meringues, caramelized puffed rice and black tea cakes ($10). Our ice cream floats ($6) will be back again – this time made with locally-crafted organic ginger ale, and our Tahitian vanilla…
New autumn festival brings a taste of Northern Europe to Vancouver With their continuing passion for bringing accessible, premium cultural experiences to Vancouver, The Social Concierge has partnered with Wet Ape Productions to present the inaugural Harvest Haus from October 2 – 5, 2014. For four days, Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza will be transformed into a multi-media mini Münich, encompassing everything from medieval minstrelsy to Bavarian brass oompah bands to live DJs. Harvest Haus is a celebration of German-European culture and West Coast bounty, presented in an immersive Oktoberfest-themed setting. Beginning with a theatrical keg tapping by the Harvest Haus Burgomeister, each…
Top Drop Vancouver is a two-day consumer and trade event, bringing together a collection of 24 wineries, along with a handful of breweries and food purveyors who are passionate about their craft. On September 16, 2014 Top Drop Vancouver: THE MAIN EVENT | $49 Date: Tuesday, September 16th Time: 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver Proceeds proudly go to the BC Hospitality Foundationspitality Foundation A grazing-style tasting of 24 terroir-focused wineries, 4 craft breweries, 4 food purveyors and so much more. All Top Drop information is at TopDropVancouver.com… Top Drop Vancouver 2014 Participating Wineries Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars |…
Get your tongs, skewers, and smoker racks ready as the 9th annual Well Seasoned BBQ OFF The Bypass event returns Sunday, September 14 from 10am to 4pm at a brand new location (#117-20353-64 Avenue, Langley). The event is free to the public with live music, unique displays, tasty vendors and delicious BBQ samples. Angie Quaale, owner of the celebrated Well Seasoned gourmet food store in Langley, first introduced BBQ On the Bypass in 2005 as a way to unite grilling enthusiasts to join the quest for ultimate barbeque. Dedicated and creative teams from across North America gather annually in Langley, BC to…
Farmers on 57th is a half-acre mixed vegetable urban farm located at Cambie and 57th. Katie Selbee, Susheela Kundargi, and Reta Morris are three UBC Farm practicum graduates who together run the farm’s vegetable CSA program.Date/Time: Sunday, August 31st, 5pm at Cambie and 57th Ave, Vancouver (on the grounds of the George Pearson Center) https://www.facebook.com/events/567577860017263 Bring: A dish to share and tools to eat with! Tour the half-acre urban farm and enjoy a potluck meal while hearing from a few Vancouver chefs on how local purchasing works in their restaurants, followed by an open discussion on ways to get more farm-fresh produce from…
For the first time in many years, Hy’s Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar has unveiled a new menu featuring traditional classics as well as dishes destined to become new favourites. Hy’s has long been known for its high quality menu and impeccable service since the restaurant chain opened its first location in 1955. Many of those original dishes became guest favourites, and remain at the core of the Hy’s menu. Along with the best Prime Grade steaks, famous Caesar salad, and rich and decadent cheese toast, Hy’s new dinner menu features: braised Pork Belly, seared Jumbo Scallops, Muscovy Duck Confit, delicate…
A few months back I started using North American Hemp Co hair and face products and I’m still addicted to these lotions and potions. They are available at London Drugs and currently on sale, the shampoo and conditioner is only $7.99. The moisturizing shampoo is just what it claims to be – moisturizing! I have dry hair and need extra moisture or I frizz out. It’s foamy and smells delightful, a combo of fruit and flowers and washes out thoroughly. The two conditioners I tried were the moisturizing and deep conditioner. The deep I use once every couple washes and the moisturizing…
Tours & Demos Schedule Chilliwack River Valley Natural Honey Ltd. Bee Demo 10 am & 2 pm honey & product sampling throughout the day Willow Creek Farm Tour vineyard & gardens Local Harvest Take a ride on our barrel train! Greendale Market Ice Cream sampling Great Blue Heron Reserve Walking tours & birding – bring your binoculars or borrow ours Discover the Rotary Interpretive Centre 5-Acres Ranch Self-Guided Garden Tour Greendale Herb & Vine Edible Landscape Self-Guided Tour Wander the gardens Greendale Pottery Pottery Wheel Demo throughout day Visit with Black Angus Calves & Backyard Chickens Anita’s Organic Mill Food Sampling…
On August 23rd and 24th at the Vancouver Art Gallery – North Plaza, the inaugural Discovering Thailand Festival will kick off with a series of fun, colourful traditional dances with fashion shows and entertaining Muay Thai (Thai martial arts) matches by renowned champions, Somchai Nakbalee and Komgrit Na Nakorn. It is all part of the country’s effort to showcase and celebrate the nation’s rich, vibrant cultural heritage as well as to promote its many amazing travel attractions. Iconic to Thailand, Muay Thai, a combat sport developed in the 16th century, commonly referred to as “The Arts of the Eight Limbs”, has gained worldwide…
August 23, 2014 – Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm & Meadery in partnership with Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) and Mt Lehman Cheese Company 8th Annual Free Family Fun & Education Day! Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm & Meadery 2595 Lefeuvre Road Abbotsford BC, V4X 1L5 Annual free community event and one way that we give back to our local community. This event offers family fun for all ages, including: a Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) display focused on protecting and restoring the natural environment. The display will showcase their demonstration garden and sustainable gardening practices as well as information on the Grow Healthy, Grow Smart Program for kids…
The Annual Celebrity Dim Sum is heading into its seventh year. The Celebrity Dim Sum is a signature fundraising event for AIDS Vancouver, attracting high-level donors as well as a variety of Vancouver celebrities. Every year this event proves to be a delectable Dim Sum brunch to remember, with all proceeds going towards AIDS Vancouver’s Community Outreach Program: providing outreach HIV information, education and support to people who are a high risk of contracting HIV. The most significant appeal of the Celebrity Dim Sum is the opportunity to meet and network with high profile celebrities with direct ties to Vancouver. This…
Join the first annual Vancouver Craft Brew Cruise aboard The Magic Spirit on Vancouver’s Waterfront. This session style event is a premier beer event for the true craft connoisseur. Fifteen of British Columbia’s finest craft brewers will be on board for our maiden voyage. Three unique sailings are scheduled on Saturday, August 23rdh, 2014; 11:00am, 3:30pm, and 8:00pm. Each sampling session will run for a “three hour tour” on the water aboard The Magic Spirit. As one of the most anticipated beer events on the craft beer festival calendar, we look forward to seeing you on board! UPDATE: Ticket sales…
MEET THE GARAGISTES OF THE OKANAGAN WINE WORLD! Following the international Garagiste movement, experience the first of its kind in Canada at the new Garagiste North Wine Festival on September 14th. This “Small Guys Wine Festival”, celebrates the artisan winemakers who are crafting commercially produced small case lot wines (under 2000 cases). This is the ONLY festival of its kind that brings the hard-to-find, small-production wines and their creators together for an extraordinary taste of what lies beneath the large commercial winemaking industry. Garagistes are coming from across the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, providing guests with a taste of the…
THE FAIR AT THE PNE UNVEILS NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FREE-WITH-ADMISSION ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP Since 1910, fairgoers from across BC and around the world have made The Fair at the PNE their annual end of summer tradition and British Columbia’s most popular ticketed event. This year, the PNE is thrilled to announce millions of dollars in new programming for the 2014 Fair, including the highly anticipated Game of Thrones® Exhibit and one of the best Summer Night Concert series to date. “The Fair at the PNE is one of the most beloved annual traditions for families across British Columbia,” says PNE President and…
Come and celebrate International Bacon Day with us at Urban Diggs 5th annual Baconfest…. a celebration of all things porky & delicious…. especially bacon! Your $10 admission gets you into the event, one complimentary beverage & entertainment. Reup BBQ will be on site frying up deep fried pork belly sandwiches and with “hog dogs” on the grill made with our own pastured, heritage pork. Reup’s famous fried free range chicken & coleslaw made with local, organic ingredients will be served. Burnaby’s own Dageraad Brewing is bringing their flavourful Amber Ale & New Westminster’s Steel and Oak will be serving up their popular summer Radler. Marley Coffee will be…
Cross-Canada Cycle to Culminate with Sustainable Seafood Celebration On September 12, Chefs for Oceans founder Chef Ned Bell is scheduled to arrive back in Vancouver after an 8,700-kilometre, 72-day journey across the country. His trip began in Newfoundland on Canada Day and will conclude in Vancouver with a celebration event at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, where he is the Executive Chef. Chef Bell would like to invite his supporters, sponsors, family and friends to attend the event, with all ticket revenues going directly to the Chefs for Oceans Foundation. Bell’s Chefs for Oceans bike ride across Canada has been…
