What to do in and around Vancouver this week?
We haven’t run this column for a while because we only have so much bandwidth, as we’ve been busy. Hopefully, you are following along on Instagram as we share stories there of what’s super good. Connect with us here, won’t you? There’s restrictions on dining, so please find a patio to spread yourself out on and breath in the fresh air, we found this article from Joanne Sasvari, in the Vancouver Sun, particularly helpful. Here’s a few more ways to have some fun.
April 13, 2021 Good Wine Gal and Sommelier Robert Stelmachuk Somm Series
First up in this new series on food and wine pairing is DimSomm, a night of wine, food and fun live on Zoom! For $39.00 (message me and I’ll give you a deal) this live DimSomm (#dimsomm) Zoom event with VanMag’s Sommelier of 2020, Robert Stelmachuk is hosted Good Wine Gal, Barb Wild. Robert will share his insider secrets for the best wine pairings to accompany Vancouver’s favorite meal “Dim Sum”. If you love food & wine this is the event for you! What are you drinking. Check out this post on dim sum and wine HERE. Get some wines from Marquis Wine Cellars and grab some Eat Heritage or Western Lake dim sum and play along. Or just listen for later consumption.
This session features a one hour presentation by Robert as he guides you through the different styles of Dim Sum followed by his top picks for perfect wine pairings. You will be invited to share your wine and food pairing.
For all the details click right HERE!
April – Yuwa’s Sakara Menu
Throughout the month of April, enjoy three Sakura-themed menu items at Yuwa, for outdoor dining or for takeout, including their Grilled White Asparagus – French white asparagus grilled with shiso shio-koji miso, topped with micro leaves and cherry blossoms, Sakura Roll Cake – Custard cream, strawberry, pistachio, caramel lace tuiles and mint, Ranman 爛漫 (Cherry Flowers in Full Bloom) and Reversed Sakura mochi wrapped with cherry blossom color and (bean paste).
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Afternoon Tea from Notch8
Well ya can’t dine in, but you can pick up and go with this afternoon tea from Notch8. Saturdays and Sundays pick up is from 12-2pm and is $69 a person with a minimum of 2 people. The menu can be found HERE, and includes such things as tea sandwiches, including herbed chicken and prawn with cucmber and eill and sweet such as a waffle cone with raspberries, cheesecak and macarons. Pinkies up peeps.
April 23 – May 1 Prepare for Poutine Week
We’re actually official Poutine Pushers, aka ambassadors for Mealshares, Poutine With Purpose. Eat poutine at one of the participating restaurants around Vancouver – Brix and Mortar, Tap and Barrel and Trading Post Brewing are among the choices and a meal is donated to a youth in need. THANKS!
May 1, 2021 Starved for Culture? Vancouver Opera FTW
Vancouver Opera closes their 2020–2021 digital season with the premiere of Carmen: Up Close And Personal on Saturday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. This film adaptation of Bizet’s original masterpiece provides an intimate and unique view into Carmen’s world. Inspired by French arthouse film, stage director Brenna Corner plays with the conflicting ideas of fate and choice. Carmen: Up Close and Personal is an alluring and stripped-down cinematic adaptation, focused on the four principal characters, with a few twists and turns along the way. Why not order in from the good folks at From To and make a night of it, LBD optional!
April 30, 2021 The Art of Gin Virtual Cocktail Class with Bar Cart and Romeo’s Gin
One of Bar Cart’s expert Bar Educators will be leading you and your plus one (and/or bubble mate) through an hour long cocktail class featuring the brand new Romeo’s Gin (from Montreal). Lea Messier, Romeo’s Gin Brand Ambassador is co-hosting this event! She will lead you through a gin tasting and talk about all of the non-conventional botanicals found in Romeo’s Gin. During this class you will learn how to make two signature cocktails: The Romeo’s Gin + Tonic
and Stikki Peaches Sour. Register HERE.
