GOODS: Granville Island’s Dockside Brewing Co. Serving 2 Seasonal Brews For Summer
May 16, 2012
Dockside Restaurant is located at 1253 Johnston St. in Vancouver BC | 604-685-7070 | docksidebrewing.com
The GOODS from Dockside
Vancouver, BC | While the calendar still stays “Spring”, Summer is definitely in the air and Dockside Restaurant & Brewing Company is excited to announce the release of the summer seasonal brews from in our in-house brewery. Both of these beers are a perfect accompaniment to time spent on Dockside’s patio, voted “Best in Vancouver” in the 2012 Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards.
The Haupental Hefeweizen was tapped earlier this week and is already being poured fresh daily in the restaurant and lounge. This classic, unfiltered German-style wheat beer is a great summer drink—in a traditional Hefe-style, it balances a low hoppiness with bursts of fruit and spice notes. It’s perfect for pairing with a wide variety of summer tastes like avocado, tomato and fruit salads.
This Friday, Dockside’s other seasonal, our famous Jamaica Lager, will be tapped—just in time for the Victoria Day long weekend. Contrary to what many think Jamaica Lager doesn’t have any connection a Caribbean recipe, it’s actually based on a traditional Mexican soda made with Hibiscus flowers, called “flores de Jamaica” in Mexico. Like the soda, our Jamaica Lager (pronounced hai-may-ca) is infused with Hibiscus flowers giving it a unique pink colour and subtle floral nose and flavour. While we love our IPA and Ales, nothing goes better with a hot summer day than a pint of Jamaica Lager. Details after the jump… Read more
HONOUR BOUND: Joy Of Feeding Food Fest Going Down This June 10th Out At UBC Farm
May 16, 2012
by Michelle Sproule | UBC Farm is such a great place; home to fantastic learning gardens, programs and workshops, a Saturday Farmers Market, chickens, cob buildings and lovely grounds to explore. We’re should all be proud that a farm like this exists in our city. But keeping it going does cost money. Consider contributing to its strength and the impact it has on our community by kicking in with a little support. Clear your schedule for June 10th, when sixteen home cooks from different ethnic backgrounds gather to offer their family comfort foods at the 2nd annual international food fair and UBC Farm fundraiser. The countries and ethnicities represented at this year’s event are: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Hakka Chinese, Chile, Mexico, Maya (Guatemala), Pakistan, Goa (India), Egypt, Syria, Tsimshian First Nations, Vietnam, Southern Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom (not to mention our very own west coast). Wander the farm grounds, taste authentic ethnic cuisine and support a kickass urban meets rural icon all at once. You can’t really go wrong. See you there.
Sunday, June 10 | 1-4pm | UBC Farm | $50 (includes recipe book) Children 13 and under free | Details
GOODS: Railtown’s “Two Chefs & A Table” Pairing With Laughing Stock For Wine Supper
May 16, 2012
Two Chefs And A Table is located at 305 Alexander Street | 778- 233-1303 | www.twochefsandatable.com
The GOODS from Two Chefs And A Table
Vancouver, BC | Two Chefs and a Table is proud to announce a five-course menu being offered all week in our bistro with paired wine selections from our friends at Laughing Stock Vineyards. We’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Laughing Stock in the past as our team had the honour of travelling to Naramata and cater their crush dinner in 2010. It’s our pleasure to present this menu which matches a range of their superb wines to some of Two Chefs favourites and some new creations created specifically to pair with the selected wines. The menu will be offered through Saturday May 19th and costs $75 per person (tax and gratuity not included). To make reservations, call 778-233-1303 or email info@twochefsandatable.com. Take a look at the menu after the jump… Read more
Cool Thing We Want #344: “Enlightenment” Book Lamp From Dutch Firm Studiomeiboom
May 16, 2012
The Enlightenment Lamp | Studiomeiboom | $113 (10% to charity) | Details
EVERY COOL THING WE WANT
GOODS: Ucluelet’s Black Rock Oceanfront Resort Joins The Growing Scout Community
May 16, 2012
We’ve invited Ucluelet’s stunning Black Rock Oceanfront Resort to join our curated GOODS section as a recommended boutique retreat. They’re now proud members of Scout, and as such we will be posting their news in addition to hosting a page for them on our awesome list of independent goodnesses. We’d like to take this chance to thank them for their support of Scout, and for making BC a much more comfortable place to live.
ALL THE LOCAL “GOODS”
The View From Your Window #132
May 16, 2012
From S.S. | Dunsmuir St. | Vancouver, BC | 6:30am | SHARE YOUR VIEW
We love posting the photographs that reveal the views from our reader’s windows. Whether it’s a back alley in the fall or a sandy beach in high summer, we’re always stoked to see what you see from home, work or while on the road. Some of our all-time favourite reader submissions below… Read more
DINER: Stewart & Durbach’s Little “Sardine Can” Opens Up On Powell Street In Gastown
May 16, 2012
by Andrew Morrison | Chef Andrey Durbach and Chris Stewart officially (if softly) opened The Sardine Can yesterday after a hectic Monday night dry run that saw three full turns of tables. I’ll go a few more times before I get into lengthy dish descriptions and broad analysis, but suffice it to say here and now that the little 20 seater at 26 Powell Street focuses on simple, unassuming Spanish tapas and pretty much nails both the requisite casual ambiance and bold flavour hooks. Durbach’s albondigas, patatas bravas (with soft fingerlings!), fish toasts, and so on are each represented well and are wholly pairable with Stewart’s select list of wines, beers and sherries. The prices are a little higher than I thought they’d be, but rents in Gastown ain’t cheap anymore, and I left feeling more sated than depleted (having torn through half the menu – doubling down on some items – and finding not a dud in the bunch). They’re open from 3pm until late and don’t accept reservations. If you go this week, and you should, be sure to bring cash. While they do accept credit cards and Interac, customers paying cash get 10% off of everything. Take a look at the before and after… Read more
Foreign Intelligence Briefing #403: “Devil’s Breath”, The World’s Most Dangerous Drug
May 16, 2012
Vice takes us to Bogota to check out “The Devil’s Breath”, a South American flowering plant that, when treated chemically in a way similar to cocaine, creates Scopolamine, a drug that renders (when it doesn’t kill) one outwardly sober but incapable of resisting the will of others.
The first few days in the country were a harrowing montage of freaked-out dealers and unimaginable horror stories about Scopolamine. After meeting only a few people with firsthand experience, the story took a far darker turn than we ever could have imagined.
Fascinating and horrifying. Three cheers for no thanks.
GOODS: Gastown Crawl Bringing Driftwood Brewery To Heather Hospitality Group Taps
May 16, 2012
The Irish Heather Gastropub is located at 210 Carrall Street in the heart of Gastown | 604-688-9779 | IrishHeather.com
The GOODS from The Irish Heather
Vancouver, BC | The Heather Hospitality Group proudly brings you the 3rd edition of the Gastown Crawl as they welcome Driftwood Brewery to their tables this year. The night will start at Bitter Tasting Room for the first course, before moving on to the Irish Heather for dinner, and then finishing in Salt Tasting Room. All 5 of Driftwood’s regular line up will be present and there will also be a surprise beer making it’s way onto the table. Seating is limited to 50 attendees and tickets are going fast. Tickets cost $60 (taxes and gratuity not included) and are available to purchase after the jump… Read more
DINER: New Comfort Food Joint “Lily Mae’s” Opening This July In The Heart Of Gastown
May 15, 2012
by Andrew Morrison | A new restaurant called Lily Mae’s Comfort Cafe is under construction at 12 Powell Street (between The Diamond and The Sardine Can). It’s coming to us from keen first timers Jeff Jefkins and Armand Tencha. Jefkins wasn’t on site when I went by today, but Tencha was, and as you can see from the shot of him above, he’s an endearing beamer. He’s been out of the trade for half a decade doing some schooling (social work), but he was once upon a time a FOH staffer with stints at The Wedgewood and Lift (among others) on his CV. Together, they’re turning the small, 25 seat space (ex-Cafe Dolcino) into a casual room licensed for beer and wine with a European comfort food theme. From what I gathered, it sounded like Polish and Ukranian meets French, but don’t quote me on that. The construction is already well underway, and stripping has already revealed some lovely old bones, including three windows arched fetchingly with brick. I was particularly happy to hear and see that the tiny mezzanine loft was being restored and put to use (it will include some seating, a la Cork & Fin). It really appears as if they’re letting the age of the shell inform their design, which can be a beautiful thing when done properly. They’ve already purchased an old chandelier and have sourced several suitable antiques besides (bannisters, etc), so it sounds as if they’re moving in a cozy, old school direction. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Lily Mae’s (so named after Jefkins’ mother, an accomplished baker from Carmen, Manitoba) is scheduled to open before July’s end. Take a look…
