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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.
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.
Track and Food

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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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 Mt. Pleasant

THIS Gallery’s $200 Art Show Opens Friday, May 15

More than fifty artists. Every work priced at $200. THIS Gallery’s upcoming fundraiser exhibition turns small-scale sculpture into something energetic, accessible, and worth showing up for.
Heads Up Mt. Pleasant

Casa Molina Is Throwing a Proper Spanish Party This Sunday

Paella pans, hand-carved jamón, vermut, gin & tonics, and laughter drifting between tables. Casa Molina is turning two this Sunday and throwing a full-day Spanish taberna-style party to mark it.
Heads Up Chinatown

Villa Lobos: Meet the Crew Behind the Next Dinner at Pizza Coming Soon

There’s something refreshing about young people building something together outside the usual scroll. Villa Lobos feels like a reminder of why people get into hospitality in the first place. A few tickets are still up for grabs. Meet the crew...
Heads Up East Vancouver

Kavita Hosts a Special Mother’s Day Dinner

Two chefs, one menu, built around the food they grew up on. Chefs Tushar and Kiko come together at Kavita for a unique Mother’s Day feast.
Opening Soon Fraserhood

Maria Celeste Brings Portuguese Tasca Cooking to Fraser Street

Portuguese food has a real foothold in Toronto and Montréal. Vancouver's been slower to catch up. The Isidro brothers are here to change that.
Heads Up Main Street

Paella Patio at ¿CóMO? Taperia Returns for Summer 2026

Eight Sundays, one big pan, and tickets that move quickly. ¿CóMO?’s annual paella series is back from May through September. Score a seat while you can.
Heads Up

Heads Up: Les Faux Bourgeois Changes Hands, Stays the Same Where It Counts

The backbone of the menu, still handwritten on chalkboards, polished wood, that familiar tone across the bar, the details regulars notice first, all remain in place as Les Faux Bourgeois moves into new ownership this spring under Gaia House (Nammos, Selene, Ama).
Drinker Downtown

Canada Lands Eight Spots Again as Vancouver Hosts North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026

Vancouver shows up strong this year, with four bars on the list and The Keefer Bar climbing to No.7 to lead the country. Newcomer June makes an immediate entry, adding to a lineup that reflects the depth and graft behind the city’s bar scene.
Heads Up East Vancouver

Jeju Restaurant Hosts Bar Cham’s Byungjin Lim for One-Night Cocktail Collaboration

On April 27, Lim Byung-jin (BJ) of Bar Cham (No. 6 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025) is in Vancouver for a single night behind the bar at Jeju.

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This bulletin board is used by members of the Scout Community to share their news. On a typical day it will include new menu offerings; details on special deals and events; new stock and sale notices; announcements of senior staff appointments; and much more.
Community News Victoria

Four Fresh Picks from Vessel Liquor This June
Community News Downtown

Gotham Steakhouse & Bar Announces New Summer Features
Community News Kitsilano

AnnaLena Names to North America’s 50 Best Restaurants
Community News Whistler

Wild Blue Named to 50 Best Restaurants List, North America
Community News Main Street

Vancouver’s Published on Main Named No. 17 in North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026
Community News Downtown

Fairmont Pacific Rim Debuts Immersive Sports Patio Experience for Summer 2026
Community News Railtown Japantown

St. Lawrence Pays Homage to Celebrated Regional French Cuisine with Provence-Focused Summer Menu
Community News Chinatown

Announcing June Events at the Chinese Canadian Museum

Opportunity Knocks

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Opportunity Knocks Downtown

Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market is Hiring a General Manager
Opportunity Knocks

Kitchen Table Restaurant Group Is Hiring For New “Pasta e Basta!” Concept
Opportunity Knocks West Side

Via Tevere is Building Their Time Out Market Vancouver Team
Opportunity Knocks Fraserhood

Osteria Savio Volpe is Hiring a Pastry Chef

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