12 restaurants, cafes, bakeries & food trucks will be participating in the event that will take place all over downtown Vancouver including Gastown, Yaletown, Downtown and the Westend. Each of the restaurants will be doing tasting plates of their various dishes, and some will also offer beverages.
The starting location for everyone to begin their tasting adventure will be at the W2 Media Café at 111 West Hastings Street (in the Woodwards building, between Cambie and Abbott). Registration will open at 5:45pm and this is where you will pick up your map cards for the evening. The W2 Media Café will be serving up some Tasting Plates of their own to kick off the evening and Salt Spring Coffee Co will be serving up free espresso all night along at their espresso bar inside the W2 Media Café.
Purchase tickets via Eventbrite:
http://tastingplatesvancouver.eventbrite.ca
Here are the participating restaurants:
W2 Media Cafe
W2 Community Media Arts Society, www.creativetechnology.org
#250-111 W Hastings, Vancouver
Twitter @W2MediaCafe
Featuring Chef Karen McAthy
Located in the Woodward’s Atrium, W2 Media Cafe is an artist-run, globally networked media arts lab, Incubator, community meeting space and social enterprise cafe serving artists and residents of the Downtown Eastside and Vancouver.
Serving healthy, high quality food and drink and employing DTES residents, the cafe is like no other in the neighbourhood, offering a globally connected experience in a hyperlocal, community-supportive context.
Notturno Paninoteca
280 Carrall Street, Vancouver
604-720-3145
http://www.facebook.com/NotturnoPaninoteca
Twitter @NotturnoGastown
Serving simple grilled Panini with quality ingredients, share plates, wine and beer.
Bonchaz Bakery Café
426 W Hastings Street
604-626-7215
Website: www.bonchaz.ca
Twitter: @bonchaz
Bonchaz Bakery Café owes much of its popularity to its namesake; a deliciously decadent Mexican-French pastry, with flavours including butter sea salt, banana walnut, or chocolate truffle; freshly baked before your eyes to crispy golden perfection.
The boutique café also boasts a phenomenal French press coffee, appetizing and homemade affordable eats, including inspired soups, savoury sandwiches, and desserts to die for.
Cosca Restaurant
1118 Denman Street, Vancouver
Twitter: @CoscaRestaurant
Known for its welcoming and cozy atmosphere, traditional Italian dishes featuring fresh local ingredients, and mind-blowing tiramisu. Serving Italian rustic comfort food with Tuscan flavour, our fresh, local ingredients prepared with love always gives your belly a warm hug. We have plenty of vegetarian and gluten free options and if you can’t decide what you’d like, get a pasta platter with your choice of three or four pastas. Sunday brunch menu features savoury frittatas and eggs benedicts, baked eggs, sweet pannetone French toast and more.
Footo Delights
820 Homer Street, Vancouver
604-568-6500
Twitter @FootoDelights
“Drop by for a taste of Vancouver’s Freshest Croissants! Footo Delights (Fresh Out Of The Oven) specializes in artisan croissants made from scratch daily using only the freshest natural ingredients – enriched unbleached flour, water, real butter, fresh milk, fresh eggs, Himalayan crystal salt, fresh yeast, and granulated sugar. We are committed to not using any food colourings, chemicals, or shortenings.”
Juice Truck
Corner of Abbott Street and Water Street in Gastown
Twitter @juicetruck
The Juice Truck is a new school juicing concept on 4 wheels. We make premium gourmet juices, smoothies, and soups with the goal of enlivening communities with nutrition and flavour.
Phat Deli
1055 Mainland Street, Vancouver
604-684-6239
Twitter @PHAT_Yaletown
Known for their favorite Hot Montreal smoked meat on Rye, as well as other Jewish style deli favourites.
Leonadis Chocolate
#29-1055 Canada Place, Vancouver
604-647-7559
http://www.leonidaswaterfront.com/
Twitter @LeonidasChocola
A century of freshness, generosity and tradition
Today, Leonidas is a world-renowned chocolate maker, selling over 100 different kinds of Belgian chocolate through 1,400 outlets around the world. Yet the beliefs that first inspired the company (1910) one hundred years ago are as strong as ever.
Located on the waterfront of the new Vancouver Convention Centre West, one can enjoy the most stunning view of Vancouver, while sipping on an authentic Belgian Hot Chocolate, made from our chocolate, or Italy’s finest LaVazza Super Crema coffee beans (or both!) paired with the finest chocolate Belgium has to offer.
If you’re looking for the perfect waffle, look no further than our Liege Waffles – a brioche type texture, with pockets of Belgian sugar crystals…who needs a topping?
WE. Coffee Inc.
F.C.R.R. – First Coffee Roaster on Robson St.
1696 Robson St. Vancouver
604-782-8788
Web : www.wecoffeeroaster.com
Twitter @WECoffeeInc
WE. Roast our high quality arabica coffee beans everyday to ensure the freshness and quality. At WE. Coffee it’s not just about enjoying our freshly roasted coffee beans. Come savor our panini and croissant sandwiches prepared with healthy, seasonal ingredients. Spoil yourself with our selection of rich, golden, fluffy waffles, delectable cakes, and other delicious desserts. Let our baristas treat you to professionally prepared and presented coffee drinks as well as Mariage Frères Teas.
cupcakes by heather & lori
the original cupcakes bakery
1168 Denman Street, Vancouver
604-974-1300 ext 1, 2
Twitter @CupcakesDenman
Cupcakes on Denman was the world’s very first concept cupcake bakery. All our delicious cupcakes are baked fresh every day for every occasion.
We also do custom, wedding and birthday cakes. Come down to Cupcakes on Denman where every day is a celebration!
Soho Road
Corner of Smithe & Howe Streets
http://www.facebook.com/EatSohoRoad
Twitter @SohoRoad
Traditional UK Tandoori comes to Vancouver in the form of a little black cart parked in front of the Supreme Court (800 Smithe St).
- A food networking dinner event connecting Vancouver’s vibrant food community.
- Visit each of the participating restaurants by walking, transit, bike, or carpooling.
- $2 from each ticket purchased will go to support the Vancouver Food Bank.
Purchase Tickets Here
Tickets: $25 per person (eventbrite fee extra) – ticket price includes tasting plates at each of the participating restaurants throughout the evening. A donation of $2 from each ticket purchased will go to support the Vancouver Food Bank. (Beverages are included at some restaurants which will be noted, you are welcome to purchase wine, beer, cocktails or mocktails at each of the participating restaurants).
All ticket holders are invited to attend the Book Launch After Party that gets underway afterwards at 9pm at the W2 Media Cafe & Performance Centre. Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, music, chefs and some surprise guests. Your ticket gets you into this party for free!
Note: No tickets will be sold on the day of the event. All ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds; however they are transferrable with printed proof of ticket. ALL Tickets must be purchased in advance online.
