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Group Art Exhibition In Chinatown Prepares To Explore The World Of Vegetables

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Hiding them in napkins, spreading them around the plate, or feeding them under the table to the dog — we all had our ways to avoid eating veggies as a kid. Now? Feed me every Brussels sprout you have, preferably deep fried!

Do you have your own vegetable related story? Chinatown’s Studio 126 needs you. Contribute up to five pieces to their upcoming food/art group exhibition that explores this simple statement: ‘Eat Your Veggies.’

Submit your works by February 28th for an April exhibition. Think drawings of succulent beets or childhood veggie angst in a variety of mediums from prints to photos to poetry. Scope the submission guidelines here.

Deadline: February 28 | Exhibit: April 7 – May 22 | Submit to studio126yvr [at] gmail.com | DETAILS

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.