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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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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: 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).
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.
Kavita x Nui: Two Kitchens, One Night
Kavita continues its run of collaborative dinners with a one-night meeting of Korean and Indian cooking. On April 15, NUi joins the kitchen for a focused, seven-course menu built on contrast, control, and shared discipline.
No More Talking About It. Plant Something. Start Small at UBC Farm
Spring’s showing up, and the window to start a proper garden is open. If you want to do it right this time, UBC Farm’s early-season workshops give you the structure, timing, and know-how to actually follow through.
Chupito x Bar Bravo One-Night Collaboration Dinner Monday, April 13
A bunch of nice people who know what they’re doing get together to cook and pour, and we’re invited in. Scoop a ticket quickly.
Mæst Food sets a 15-seat spring dinner inside a working installation at Modus
Blossoms, preserved elements, and clay on the counter. A 15-seat dinner built around early spring, where food and objects share the same space.
Eat the Invaders Vancouver: 12 Chefs Take on Overabundant BC Species
From European green crab and wild rabbit to shoreline seaweeds and overgrown blackberries, this tasting puts overlooked ingredients to work. A grounded look at how eating with intent can sharpen sustainability without losing the pleasure of a good meal.
Plain Jane Ice Cream Preparing to Reopen in Hastings Sunrise
Plain Jane Ice Cream is getting ready to return to Hastings-Sunrise, this time with a proper shop built to handle the crowds that lined up during its first run.
Seed Season: Where to Find Herbs and Vegetables to Plant in 2026
If growing some of your own food is on the agenda this year, now’s the moment to get organized. Seeds get snapped up quickly, planting windows move fast, and the difference between a good season and a frustrating one often comes down to preparation.
Lunar New Year 2026: A Guide to the Coolest Ways to Ring in the Year of the Horse in Vancouver
From parade-day feasts and special cocktails to hands-on workshops and packed community rooms, Lunar New Year 2026 is coming up quickly. This insider guide is here to steer you toward some of the cooler ways to welcome the Year of the Horse, so you can show up, keep pace, and ride the momentum.
Posada at Chupito: A Latin American Rum Tasting to Cut Through December Grey
A Posada at Chupito offers a ready-made escape built around good rum, good company, and the kind of easy ceremony that brings a dreary December night back to life.
Yotam Ottolenghi Answers Vancouverites’ Questions Ahead of His Chan Centre Appearance
Ahead of his February visit, where he will host an evening built around cooking, conversation, and the honest realities of feeding people, we turned to a handful of our friends who shape the world we cover. The questions ahead come partly from us, as well as from them...
Scout’s Updated Guide to Sorting Out Your Holiday Party Plans This Season
It's not too late to organize a get-together with some buddies and have a genuinely fun (and delicious) time. To help things along, we've reached out to a bunch of Vancouver's best restaurants and compiled the following easy-to-digest rundown of who's offering what this holiday season...
Catch Reel Cause’s Screening of “The Interceptors”, One-Night-Only on Nov. 27th
Reel Causes works with filmmakers and Canadian organizations to spotlight social justice issues through film. We like their style. This week, they take on food waste with a short film centred on Vancouver Chef TJ Conwi.
Check Out What’s In Store for Time Out Market Vancouver’s Opening Roster
As opening day for the highly anticipated next level cafeteria style venue creeps closer, the first half-dozen participating concepts have been announced - and they're damn good.
Head to the Rio for a Special Screening of ‘Saints and Warriors’ This Weekend
Get cozy and heated up at a special documentary screening, followed by an in-person discussion with the director, by catching the 'Saints and Warriors' matinee screening on Sunday, November 23rd. Tickets are still available!
Free Spirit is Back for a Second Round, December 8th Only!
After a sensational inaugural event back in January, the non-alc (zero-proof, alcohol-free) tasting event is landing at Heritage Hall for one-evening-only, on Monday, December 8th.
Enjoy a Shojin Teishoku Plant-Based Dinner, Nov. 26th
For a single night, Saan Saan brings together the quiet intensity and careful cooking of friends Tomoko Tahara and Raphaël Pirenne for a modern Japanese plant-based multi-course meal.
Head to The American for a Friendly Comfort Food Competition, Nov. 15th
This Sandwich That Beer's Meatball Throwdown returns to The American this Saturday for its fourth year running. Consider Comfort Food Season officially in play!
Watch Five Ceramicists Get Fast and Muddy at the VAG’s Pottery Throwdown, Dec. 6th
For one evening only, the Vancouver Art Gallery is hosting a competition that will a handful of local clay artists taking one wheel each to create their stuff - right in front of your eyes.
A First Look Inside Jeju, Opening in East Vancouver on Nov. 15th
The Vancouver location pushes the Jeju vision further, offering more space to experiment. Last night, we slipped into their first friends & family service for a look at what they’ve been building.
