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The St. Patrick’s Day Collab Between The Irish Heather + Mello Has Our Name on It

If you're the sort to write off St. Patrick's Day celebrations due to stereotypical associations with the messy, rowdy, green-beer-binge-drinking brand of partying - not so fast!

New Chinatown Bar, Meo, Set to Officially Open March 13th

The highly anticipated retro-inspired cocktail bar brought to us by the team behind Bao Bei and Kissa Tanto (Tannis Ling, Joël Watanabe and Alain Chow) is on track to open doors next week.

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.

Time to Loosen Up Vancouver: New Cocktail Bar ‘Meo’ is Here to Help

Set to launch later this month at 265 East Pender in Vancouver's Chinatown, Meo is a new cocktail bar that marries the allure of the 1970s with modern cocktails in a rich, dark, and invitingly soft ambiance.

Join The Chickadee Room for the 7th Annual ‘Cluck Your Resolutions’ Brunch

Get Down with Kissa Tanto`s `J’aime le D.I.S.C.O` Party This NYE

Indulge with NYE 2024 Supper at Kissa Tanto

Check Out What’s on the Calendar This December at STRETCH Yoga

The Chickadee Room Announces New ‘Cocktail for a Cause’, ’80s Jeopardee Night’ and More!

Juke Honours World Vegan Month with Their Limited Edition ‘No Harm, No Fowl Sando’

Salt Tasting Room Opens Doors on Pender Street

After six months of repairs, remodelling and redesigning, the updated space at 227 East Pender Street in Chinatown is now prepared to welcome guests.

What’s Coming Up from STRETCH in November

Two Award-Winning Chefs, One Japanese Whisky, Some Jazz and a Night at Kissa Tanto

On Sunday, November 5th, Chef Marc-Olivier Frappier, of the recently crowned “Best Restaurant in Canada,” Mon Lapin, collaborates with Chef Joël Watanabe of Kissa Tanto for a 7-course supper at the Vancouver restaurant.

Highlights from the Schedule at STRETCH Yoga This October

Secure Your Spot for Chef Robin Kort’s Book Launch, This September at Massy Arts Gallery

We're anticipating an intimate evening of scintillating, insightful conversation between the duo, who will be riffing off of each other about how to connect with local flora and fauna.

What’s on the Calendar from STRETCH Yoga for Autumn 2023

Don’t Snooze on the ‘Party of 5’ Skewers & Wine Event, Sept. 9th in Chinatown

Tickets for the shindig drop today (August 28th) at 9am! Fun food and wine, good tunes, rad people and community vibes? Count us in!

The 2023 Light Up Chinatown Festival Returns September 9-10th

The festival is taking over the blocks around 500 Columbia Street all weekend long, for two days of delicious food, free live performances, and a night of meandering (or dancing) through the vibrant, lantern-lit Chinatown streets.

Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie is on the Hunt for Cooks!

Michelin Star Restaurant, Kissa Tanto, is Looking to Add Skilled Cooks to Their Team

What’s Coming Up on the August STRETCH Yoga Calendar

The Reincarnation of Salt Tasting Room

A Blood Alley stalwart since 2006, Salt had been forced to shutter in August 2021, but owner Seán Heather knew it wasn’t for good. Heather was only waiting for the perfect space to materialize in order to rebuild...That space presented itself earlier this year at 227 East Pender Street in Chinatown.

Creative “Indies” November Pop Up Art Show is Now Accepting Submissions

Calling all BOH/FOH-industry-folk-slash-artists: this is your chance show off your creative side, at an upcoming art show slated to go up on the walls of The Irish Heather...

July Highlights and More from the STRETCH Yoga Summer Calendar

The Process: Making Some of the Best Cocktails in Vancouver

From menu development to building killer brands and decking out dope restaurants, we look deeper at how it all comes together. Today, we're pulling back the curtain on the process of locking in a cocktail list at one of Vancouver's best bars: The Keefer.

Celebrate Filipino Heritage Month with an ‘Enchanted Evening’ in the Chinese Classical Garden, June 16th

The second of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden's summer concert series is perfectly timed and in tune with the middle of Filipino Heritage Month.

Four Hospitality Professionals + Artists Coming Together for a Special Art Show, June 1st

With 'Three Servers and a Pastry Chef' it's especially inspiring to see a group of people who log so many hours on restaurant floors finding the drive to unite and do something cool and creative, and beyond the immediate demands of their day jobs.

Check Out These STRETCH Yoga Calendar Highlights for the Month of June