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Calabash Bistro to Cook Up Outdoor Brunch at The Keefer Yard in Chinatown This Weekend

Take note that this Saturday and Sunday, the Caribbean-inspired Calabash Bistro will be cooking up some tasty things at The Keefer Bar’s next door yard from 11am – 5pm, weather permitting (menu below). Attendees can also expect live music with Mark Woodyard on Saturday and Phil Bo on Sunday from 12pm-4pm (at a reduced level of volume to allow for conversations). In addition to the great food and music, there will also be Espresso Martini Slushies, freshly squeezed OJ Mimosas, Bloody Caesars, and the rest of the Yard’s cocktail menu. Oh, and lots of mini putt!


Neighbourhood: Chinatown
135 Keefer St
604-688-1961

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.

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.

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.

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.