{"id":37845,"date":"2017-07-15T15:20:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T22:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=37845"},"modified":"2017-08-03T13:34:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T20:34:22","slug":"whats-good-week-july-15th-editionn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/whats-good-week-july-15th-editionn\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Good This Week – July 15th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

What To Do In And Around Vancouver This Week<\/h2>\n

I’ve been away on assignment in San Diego and just catching up to what’s happening a little further north. We’re heading to Chicha Restaurant<\/a> shortly for their BBQ, and tomorrow another BBQ at a friends house celebrating a birthday. Summer is definitely in full swing and I’ve even got a bit of a tan already! Here’s a couple things to do this week.<\/p>\n

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All You Can Eat Peruvian BBQ Chicha Restaurant 5 pm TODAY July 15<\/h3>\n

Annual “All You Can Eat Peruvian Street Meat” BBQ! Sample every kind of Peruvian street meat and fish bbq imaginable, ceviches, roasted corn, all of the summer bbq sides! There will be lots of local beers, wine and pisco cocktails flowing.<\/p>\n

The party is both inside and outside. Out back we will have a giant grill, a constantly changing buffet selection, tents, areas to sit, stand, dance in under tents in the shade or out in the sun! There will be DJ’s playing music all day into the night…come join us for one fun summer all you can eat party! Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

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PIDGIN Charity Dinner July 18<\/h3>\n

PiDGiN is proud to announce the work on a long-awaited mural by Ilya Viryachev in the alley of 350 Carrall.\u00a0 To commemorate its completion, they will be hosting a dinner on July 18th benefiting RISE (Responsible Indigenous Strategy for Empowerment), more information can be found here\u00a0 https:\/\/vimeo.com\/137296590<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prior to the dinner there will be an unveiling at 6:00pm, which is open to the public and dinner guests. The dinner will start at 6:30pm and will be a collaborative effort featuring PiDGiN\u2019s Wesley Young, Kissa Tanto\u2019s, Jo\u00ebl Watanabe, Ai and Om’s Douglas Chang and Nemesis\u2019 Jacob Deacon Evans. This dinner will be unique as it also has speakers from various cultures discussing the contents of the mural and their cultural perspective about the history of the neighbourhood.\u00a0 The event will be MC\u2019d by Aaron Chapman and feature local historians John Atkins and Ali Butcher.\u00a0 Speaking for RISE \/ ALIVE will be Scott Clark.\u00a0 Tickets will be $125 per person which includes 6 courses, wine, sake and cocktails.<\/p>\n

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Renowned locavore chef,\u00a0David Gunawan,<\/strong> will write the latest chapter in his ongoing series of collaborative guest chef dinners at South Granville\u2019s Farmer\u2019s Apprentice<\/a> when he shares the stage with Jonathan Tam<\/strong> of Michelin-starred Copenhagen restaurant Rel\u00e6<\/a> on Wednesday, July 19<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Featuring two seatings at 6 p.m.<\/strong> and 8:30 p.m.<\/strong>, a limited number of tickets to the multi-course dinner \u2014 which also includes an amuse-bouche and dessert as well as wine pairings handpicked by Wine Director Kieran Fearing<\/strong> \u2014 are available for $150 per guest including tax and gratuity.<\/p>\n

Canadian-born Tam hopped the pond in 2007 to take on the role of Chef de Partie at renowned Copenhagen eatery Noma before opening Michelin-starred restaurant Rel\u00e6 under Chef-Owner Christian Puglisi in 2010. After six years as Creative Sous Chef and Head of R&D, Tam graduated to the role of Head Chef at Rel\u00e6, which won the Sustainable Restaurant Award<\/a> in 2015 and 2016 and was ranked No. 39 on the 2017 List of the World\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Lobster Fest Returns to Provence in July<\/strong><\/h3>\n

From July 4 to 31, Provence\u00a0 Marinaside<\/strong><\/a> offers you the opportunity to enjoy Canadian lobster prepared with French flair at its annual Lobster Festival<\/a><\/strong>. Executive Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia<\/a> and Chef de Cuisine Sheldon Maloff<\/a> collaborated to create a three-course menu value-priced at $62 with optional wine pairings by Wine Director Joshua Carlson for an additional $26 (or petit pours for $16).<\/p>\n

Dinner starts with your choice of appetizer \u2013 choose either the Lobster Salad<\/strong> (pea puree, fresh peas, snow pea sprouts, champagne and honey vinaigrette, lobster oil) paired with a celebratory glass of Cleto Chiarli e Figli Lambrusco di Sorbara<\/em>, or Baked Lobster Thermidor <\/strong>(creamy dijon, shallot and mushroom sauce with emmenthal cheese) paired with Chandon Blanc de Noirs.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mains offer a dazzling three choices \u2013 two of which involve a whole lobster.<\/p>\n