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Emily Carr Univ. Of Art & Design Begins Hunt For New Food Service Operators

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The good folks at ECUAD are looking for foodservice operators for their upcoming new Great Northern Way campus. Check it out:

Emily Carr University of Art + Design seeking Food Service Operators (including local restaurants, restauranteurs, catering companies etc.), to submit proposals for the fit out and operation of retail food services within the new University Campus to be located on Great Northern Way. The desire from the university is for a concept that fits the needs and characteristics of the unique student and staff population (i.e. creative concepts with an emphasis on community, sustainability, local etc.). Kaizen Foodservice Planning and Design has been retained by ECUAD to assist with the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. If this is an opportunity that you or your organization are interested in, please contact Carey Prokop at cprokop [at] ecuad.ca for more information. Please note that the opportunity is time sensitive as the closing date for initial bids is June 10th, 2016

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.