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Tickets Now On Sale for a Spring Seafood Feast at Farmer’s Apprentice, March 24th

This is your chance to familiarize your palate to a variety of lesser-known species from the sea in six flavourful, creatively executed courses.

Hit Container Brewing for One-Night-Only Table Service with PiDGiN

Everyone can use a dose of affordable, approachable fun right about now... Enter Chef Wes Young and the PiDGiN kitchen crew, who are carting their mobile commissary kitchen over to Container Brewing for a good-time party-time on March 26th...

Get Your Tickets for The Acorn + Pamplemousse Jus Brunch Before They Sell Out!

The Main Street restaurant and Summerland winery are banding together for a super special weekend service, coinciding with Pamplemousse's new Pet Nat release, March 30th and 31st only...

Get Schooled on International Cocktail Culture at Laowai

After an intense year of hands-on cocktail-related 'research', the team at this Chinatown speakeasy is primed to share their love of global cocktail culture with Vancouver via a bunch of boozy events (on their own stomping ground) as part of Vancouver Cocktail Week.

Fifth Annual ‘Frieze Los Angeles’ Takes Place Feb. 29th – March 3rd

Los Angeles, here we come! Here’s a run-down of what to expect from this year's 'Frieze Week'.

Four Super Tasty Spots to Catch a Canucks Game in East Van

It’s been over a decade since there’s been “can’t miss” hockey in Vancouver! As the playoffs approach, here’s a list of a few of my favourite spots with great food and full-volume sound to catch a game.

Merci Bakery is Now Open for Business

This popular Farmers Market staple is now ready to open doors at their new brick-and-mortar Commercial Drive location.

Get Into the Free Economy Spirit at The Burrow’s Brunch & Bazaar, Feb. 9th

This isn't your average brunch or shopping event: besides nourishing your body affordably and replenishing your closet (for free!), this is also the opportunity to find new homes for your old, gently used threads, have fun, and connect with other like-minded folks in the community.

Hit The Magnet for Their ‘Island Darlings’ Tap Takeover, Feb. 10th

A change of scenery is nice, but sometimes the turnaround is just too short to justify the ferry trip. This weekend, we recommend forgoing the hassle of logistics in favour of a one-stop Vancouver Island brewery tour at The Magnet.

Eight Lunar New Year Events for Health, Prosperity and Fun

From our calendar to yours comes this carefully considered agenda of cool things we are doing, wishing we could do, or conspiring to do in Vancouver for Lunar New Year 2024.

Seven Exhibitions to Check Out This February

From tucked away galleries to museum institutions, here are seven exhibitions to visit this month, highlighting a range of emerging and established artists in cool spaces.

How to Get Your Fill of the Best Locally Grown Goodness in 2024

Not only is a CSA subscription a great way to get your home cooking and eating in sync with the seasons, it’s also the easiest and most direct way of contributing to a sustainable local food system. AND it makes for happy farmers, which is always a good thing!

From Foraging to Feasting: Here are Eight Unusual Valentine’s Day Ideas

Valentine's Day is about showing love and appreciation, not about how much you spend. If you still feel obligated to mark the day with some gift-giving, we suggest opting for something more experience-based or activity-oriented.

Four Current Calls for Submission to Put on Your Radar Right Now

Whether this time of year provides you with ideal conditions for focusing on creating, or you’re feeling dull and in need of some extra motivation/inspiration, consult our short list of local calls for submission currently open.

Seats and Stars: What’s Going On at AnnaLena?

If you dined at AnnaLena during October, November and/or December of last year, chances are you wouldn’t have noticed much difference; but now that the Kitsilano restaurant is in the second phase of its two-star plan, the changes are obvious.

Secure Your Tickets for the Burdock & Co X Angela Hartnett Collab Dinner Now!

Act fast and there's a chance you can still snag one of the few spots remaining for the 8pm seating at the Sunday, February 4th event...

Set a Sweet New Precedent with a Dessert Tasting Menu by Chef Kenta Takahasi

If, like us, you’re someone who prefers to go against the grain by making new traditions, versus breaking old ‘bad’ habits, then consider snagging a ticket to one of the Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar Pastry Chef's upcoming events, kicking off next week.

The Best Places to Steam, Soak and Sauna In and Around Vancouver, Mapped

From luxurious hotel spas to community centres and gyms, Vancouver and the surrounding area offer a range of detoxifying venues. Here’s our list…

An Inside Look at Three-Michelin-Star ‘Les Troisgros’

Attention local food-lovers and pleasure-seekers: if your movie-watching appetite is especially large, we recommend putting aside a chunk of time for one of VIFF's five scheduled showings of Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros this month - it's a veritable filmic feast!

‘Rudi’ Opens Doors in Victoria

To get a better sense of what the new sister restaurant to Wind Cries Mary is all about, we reached out to owner Jesse Dame with some questions ahead of their opening earlier this month...

Get Yourself Sorted with Free Tickets to the Phil Lind Initiative Talks at UBC

From music to movies, and novels to memes, The Lind Initiative series of talks examines how artists have wielded their creative powers to address critical issues, and the relationship between pop culture and politics. Tickets are free. Here is how to score yours...

Scout’s Holiday Wine Guide

In the interest of highlighting the best of the BC region - and hearing from the people who know it best! - we've appealed directly to Scout Community wineries and winemakers themselves for their recommendations...

Funk Coffee Bar Now Serving Up `Cool` in Downtown Vancouver

The bright purple glow of the signature House of Funk neon sign is now visible from the Burrard Skytrain Station, shining down and beckoning from its 1025 Dunsmuir Street location.

Eleven Crafty Events to Hit This Holiday Season, Updated

For those, like us, who prefer to minimize the madness and lean toward a more convivial, laid-back and community-minded shopping experience, we've updated our list of holiday markets, fairs and pop-ups on our radar, happening around Vancouver through Saturday, Dec. 23rd.

Taste and Dance the Night Away at the Fruit Forward Holiday Splash, Dec. 8th

Kick off your holiday season with some queer fun and natural wines at the Holiday Splash wine tasting, where local wine producers will be pouring, drag performers will be entertaining, and DJs will be spinning...

It’s Time to Apply for the Chefs’ Table Society’s New Restaurant Culture Shift Program!

The program aimed at enacting new and creative ways of bolstering small-scale BC restaurants is funded-up and ready to launch - and they're currently looking for their first wave of participants.

Sink Your Teeth into KAPOW! Burger, Beginning This Friday

As of Friday, December 1st, Mount Pleasant's brewery district is getting an injection of flavour when the new smashburger concept parks itself at Electric Bicycle Brewing (20 East 4th Avenue).

Wind Down at ‘Den: A Place for Breathing and Rest’, This Friday Only

Local multidisciplinary artist Lorri Clark's new immersive sound experience at the Lobe this Friday, December 1st seems like it could be the perfect balm for a rough week