What's Good June 28 Edition - Good Life Vancouver

Things to keep you cool this week

Our friends have done the smart thing and checked into an airconditioned hotel and were last seen at happy hour at Boulevard, so let’s just start right there as it’s a good a place as any.

Boulevard Happy Hour

Whether you just drop in some quick oysters and a glass of bubble or grab a beer and wings, this little menu has a little something for everyone. AND it’s available on the weekend, which is great for those of us who don’t get off work until after 5 pm during the week.

Available :: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Tuesday to Sunday

local oysters | 2ea served with lemon & shallot mignonette minimum 6, maximum 12, per person, per order
meatballs marinara | 15 house-made pork, beef & veal meatballs grilled focaccia, mozzarella
fish tacos | 16 battered and chili-rubbed ling cod, corn tortilla pickled red onion, coleslaw, guacamole
crispy chicken wings | 13 fish sauce caramel, sambal chili, pickled vegetables
BLVD chowder | 13 fennel pollen, clam, potato
fresh hand-cut fries | 8 truffled aioli

Wine

Beer

all regularly listed bottles 20% off
boulevard | 16oz | lager | 7
parallel 49 | 12oz | pale | 7

Cocktails

autumn daquiri | 9 (2oz) rum, falernum, lime juice, orange bitters
aperol spritz | 11 (2oz) served traditional 3:2:1 ratio, cava, aperol soda
negroni | 11 (2oz) beefeater gin, campari, vermouth
moscow mule | 9 (2oz) absolut vodka, dickies ginger beer, lime

Rosie’s BBQ & Smokehouse and Baja’s Food popping up at East Van Brewing on July 1^st

These two together? A not to miss feast! Rosie’s BBQ & Smokehouse will be popping up at East Van Brewing from 2pm to 8pm on July 1^st to serve up their already-famous slow-cooked meats and authentic southern sides. To make the day extra-special, Rosie’s has created a Canadian-themed pulled pork sandwich with Quebec maple syrup served on a custom-baked sweet Mexican Concha bun.

They’ll also be joined by their friends at Baja’s Foods who will be serving up a delicious Mexican menu from the food truck’s second window.

Rosie’s will be offering both pre-order meals and platters for the park, beach, or backyard along with a walk-up menu of Red & White smash burgers, tri-tip sandwiches and BBQ that can be paired with a refreshing East Van Brewing beer and enjoyed on their street side patio.

The meals and platters are built around the tenderest brisket in town, Vancouver’s best ribs, juicy pulled pork with Mary Davis BBQ sauce, and smoked sausages two ways. Down-home sides like Mac & Cheese Salad, West Coast Slaw, Pit Beans, and Cherry Kool-Aid Pickles are the perfect accompaniments, and, if there’s room after all that BBQ, sweet treats like scratch made hand fruit pies, moon pies, and banana pudding with vanilla cookies will satisfy any dessert cravings.

Canada Day pre-orders will be available online at rosiesbbqsmokehouse.ca from Monday June 28^th to Wednesday, June 30^th and walk-ups will be welcomed all day at 1765 Venables Street.

High Tea at The Five Sales

Brand new high tea at the Five Sales is now here on the weekends from 12-3 pm. Possibly the most decadent high tea in town, and certainly the one with the best view, you can add a selection of caviar and really treat yourself right.

CHEF GEORGES’ SAVOURY MACARONS ‘BURGER’ house smoked king salmon tartare, salmon roe
TRUFFLE QUICHE pecorino truffle cheese, burgundy truffles
BRIOCHE FINGER SANDWICH foie gras terrine from rougié
NIÇOISE TARTELETTE eggs, french beans, asparagus, tomato olives, iberico ham
SAVOURY MADELEINE crème fraîche, tomato, chives house smoked kampachi
SESAME BREAD SANDWICH cucumbers, iberico ham
SCRAMBLE EGGS & BRIOCHEcreamy eggs, asparagus, black truffles

PASSION FRUIT TARTELETTE, PISTACHIO & RASPBERRY CONE, MICHEL CLUIZEL WHITE CHOCOLATE MADELEINE, VANILLA & SALTED CARAMEL PROFITEROLES, MICHEL CLUIZEL DARK CHOCOLATE MACARON, BAILEY’S & ALMOND MACARON
CLASSIC ACCOUTREMENTS – butter scone with house made Chantilly & honey preserve
SAT – SUN | NOON – 3:00PM WEEKEND HIGHTEA $150 FOR TWO

ITALIAN CAVIAR SELECTION – SEVRUGA STURGEON CAVIAR $195, OSETRA STURGEON CAVIAR $235, BELUGA STURGEON CAVIAR $285