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The Eastside Flea is Reopening in its New Digs This Weekend

The Eastside Flea is back! Beginning this weekend, the Flea will once again be in full-swing mode, with a brand new, bigger and better setup at Eastside Studios. To celebrate, they’re kicking off the new season by throwing a special re-opening extravaganza this Friday night in signature Eastside Flea style.

As well as the cool and diverse assortment of goods from all of the vendors, the event will include a bunch of local bands and deejays, grilled cheese sandwiches, portraits by a local photographer and flash tattoos to keep you and your tummy entertained while shopping for new fall threads.

The Flea weekend market will be resuming its usual bi-weekly schedule the following Saturday and Sunday (Sept 22 – 23), and restoring the rhythm to our weekend. We can’t wait! For more details and the full list of 2018 market dates, head over to their website.

Eastside Studios
Neighbourhood: Strathcona
550 Malkin Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 3X2, Canada

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.