Just in time for fall, there’s a new pie shop comin’ to town. Lime and Moon Pie Company, the popular family-run bakery on Bowen Island, is expanding to the “mainland” with a new storefront set to open early October in Yaletown at 1066 Mainland. Expect grab-and-go lunch items, as well as some of their famous fruit and cream pies. LimeAndMoon.com
Chef Chris Whittaker, of Forage in the West End, is opening a second restaurant next door. Timber, as the new spot will be called, will focus on Canadian comfort food, such as peameal bacon chops and confit lamb donair. Opening is set for sometime in November. TimberVancouver.com
Chef David Hawksworth has signed a deal with Air Canada to create his own brand of meals for those flying international business class or dining Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounge at various airports. The nine new dishes will be available on flights starting in October.
Wild Rice long-time chef Todd Bright is leaving the restaurant for new opportunities in Nova Scotia, and taking over as head chef is Dante Ramos, formerly of Match Eatery & Public House, The Stone Grill and Gotham Steakhouse. WildRiceBC.ca
The winner of this year’s Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship is Ian MacDougall from Model Milk of Calgary. The winner receives a $10,000 prize and a stage at an international restaurant. Applications are now open for the 2016 competition to any chef age 28 or under. HawksworthScholarship.com
Max Borrowman, bartender at Torafuku, has won one of two winning spots in the regional final of the Global Beefeater MIXLDN Bartender Competition with his All England Club, a “strawberries and cream” gin-based Negroni. Borrowman will be competing in the national round in Toronto on Oct. 19. The drink is available at Torafuku upon request. Torafuku.ca
Remember those drunken college nights at The Yale? They’re no more, but fear not, for the The Yale Saloon will rise from the boozy ashes as a new barbecue joint with live music and dancing nightly. The industrial in-house smoker will turn out slow-smoked meats, corn bread and homemade rubs. Brunch will also be available, although the mechanical bull will only be operating on Thursday nights. YaleSaloon.com
UBC Farm has received a $2 million donation from the owners of Nature’s Path Foods, Arran and Ratana Stephens, to help fund capital infrastructure essential for agriculture research and operations. UBCFarm.UBC.ca
On Sunday, Sept. 27, La Pentola is hosting its monthly Family Supper. Showcasing mushrooms and game, this dinner features eight or more courses featuring mushrooms, fresh-made pastas, squab and elk. Tickets $55 per person. LaPentola.ca
Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks has just announced a stellar line-up of guest chefs for the fall season, including dinners and readings with Jennifer Schell, Jefferson Alvarez, Michel Roux, Bill Jones, Nigella Lawson and more. Full details at BooksToCooks.com
White Spot has launched a new line of burgers. The 50/50 patty is made up of equal parts Canadian beef and double-smoked bacon. Try it in the Hawaiian, PBBJ or classic diner versions. WhiteSpot.ca
Tickets are still available for the eighth annual Celebrity Dim Sum in support of AIDS Vancouver on Oct. 4 at The Four Seasons Hotel. The event features a seven-course dim sum brunch, served by local celebrities, including Mayor Gregor Robertson, Shaw TV’s Fiona Forbes, Chef Ned Bell of Yew Seafood and many more. Tickets $88. AIDSVancouver.org/Celebrity_Dim_Sum_2015
The Vancouver Home & Design Show (Oct. 22-25) will also have an edible element, with demonstrations, seminars and workshops from local chefs and sommeliers, including Sheldon Madoff of Provence Marinaside, Taryn Wa of Savoury Chef Foods, Keev Mah of Sai Woo, and James Olberg of Coast. VancouverHomeShow.com
