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How Restaurants Change: Thoughts on The New Direction at Les Faux Bourgeois

Anybody can throw out the old playbook and call it a fresh start. Making a restaurant better without losing the reasons people cared in the first place is a much tougher job, and a staff tasting at Les Faux Bourgeois offered a rare look at that balancing act.
Opening Soon

Rosalia Osteria Set To Open in Yaletown This Fall

The brothers behind Via Tevere and Don't Argue Pizza are adding a tiny Yaletown osteria to their portfolio, one built around the house-made pasta and family dinners that shaped them long before they became known for pizza.
Opening Soon Chinatown

From Birdhouse to Pony Room: A New Queer Event Space Takes Shape in Chinatown

With pink tile, thrifted chandeliers, peacock glassware, and an enthusiastic obsession for cabaret, Pony Room is bringing a distinctly playful new hospitality project to Chinatown this summer.

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Niwa Heads to Hazelmere Farm for a Mid-Summer Feast, July 25th

The crew at Niwa and Hazelmere Farm have been pals for years, so it was probably only a matter of time before somebody had the good sense to set up a table. On July 25, Chef Darren Gee cooks dinner at the source, with Naty King's fields helping decide what's on the menu.
Heads Up Chinatown

A Neighbourhood-Wide Invitation to Wander Chinatown

When summer foot traffic slowed, a group of Chinatown businesses responded the way the best neighbourhoods often do: by working together. Their month-long Chinatown Passport is an invitation to wander, eat, drink and rediscover the neighbourhood.
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Max Curzon-Price and Andrew Kong Give the Latest Intel on Bar Supernova

As construction ramps up, the two dished with Jamie Mah on how they're feeling, where the budget has gone so far, and what to expect from their summer rooftop patio pop-up series - as well as their broader thoughts on the state of the F&B industry.
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How About a Week in Italy, With Wine as Your Focus?

Got plans this fall? If not, spending a week eating and drinking your way through Italy seems like a pretty good place to start.
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Shincha, Foraged Greens, and the Arrival of Summer

Created in collaboration with Japan's oldest tea house, this one-day Mæst Food dinner offers a thoughtful look at what early summer has to offer.
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A Taste of What’s Next: Five New Food Businesses Launch in Vancouver June 26th

If you get a kick out of discovering a future favourite food business before everyone else does, start here.
Heads Up West Side

Roll Up Your Sleeves and Reconnect with Food, Land, and Community at UBC Farm This Summer

UBC Farm has released its summer workshop schedule, with hands-on classes and guided outdoor experiences that connect people to food, nature, and each other.
East Vancouver

Twenty-Two Artists. One Question: How Hard Can You Go on Ham?

Twenty-two artists, one absurd theme, and our pick for how to spend a Saturday evening in May.
Heads Up Strathcona

The Garden Adds a Long-Overdue Wine Bar Energy to Strathcona

The Garden in Strathcona has expanded into evening service, adding wine, cocktails, and a menu of share plates to its familiar café-and-retail setup.
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Catching Up with James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith

From a provocative argument about screen addiction and alcohol consumption, to making our city a global beverage destination; plus the awards/lists season is in full swing! Jamie Mah enlists two long-time show regulars for a proper catch-up conversation.

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The Salty Magazine Dinner Series Presents: Burdock & Co x Passage
Community News Downtown

Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge Falls Down the Rabbit Hole This Summer
Community News Mt. Pleasant

SUYO Celebrates Fiestas Patrias for the Month of July
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JJ Bean’s First Location in New Westminster is Opening on July 10th

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Osteria Savio Volpe is on the Hunt for a New Restaurant Manager
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The Acorn Restaurant is Seeking a Sous Chef
Opportunity Knocks Mt. Pleasant

Jeju is Growing Their Vancouver Restaurant Team

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