Caliburger is opening its first Western Canadian location in early June on Thurlow Street off Robson. The popular global chain features fresh burgers, sandwiches, fries and shakes, along with mobile ordering technology and video games. They are also licensed, meaning the shakes can be spiked with a bit of bourbon or rum or Bailey’s.
The regional finalists have been announced in the Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship. Alex Hon from West Restaurant and Corey Hess of Royal Dinette will move on to the national final on Sept. 17.
Fanny Bay Oysters is opening Vancouver’s first “tide-to-table” oyster bar and shellfish market this June in the downtown stadium district. The new 50-seat restaurant will be located at 762 Cambie Street and will be open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. The restaurant and market will be an Ocean Wise certified partner.
Jean-Sebastien (JS) Dupuis has joined the talented roster at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar as beverage director. Dupuis was formerly at Bearfoot Bistro, Tableau Bar Bistro and Homer St. Café and takes over from Justin Taylor, who has taken over the general manager role at The Cascade Room.
Chef Faizal Kassam, formerly of Cibo Trattoria, will be opening his first restaurant, Terroir Kitchen, on Saturday, May 28, on Marine Drive in West Vancouver. The restaurant will serve tapas-style plates of French, Spanish, Italian and North African origin. All dishes are priced under $30 and the wine list focuses on local and European vintages.
Nourish Café has opened a new location in Point Grey and added a cooking school to their premises. What started as a salad delivery company in 2014 is now a thriving healthy-foods eatery. The new café is open Monday to Saturday, 7am to 6pm, and the cooking school will have classes from 4pm to 8:30pm starting in June. Expect a summer kids cooking program as well.
The Red Wagon is officially open again after a brief hiatus for renovations. The comprehensive brunch menu is now available all day, seven days a week and hours have been extended to midnight Wednesday to Sunday. Look for bar snacks and elevated dinner offerings after 5pm, as well as local craft beer and prosecco and white wine on tap.
Charlie’s Little Italian on Main Street has launched a new brunch menu, with eight unique eggs benny options, including a Bolognese benny, a vegan benny with tofu “eggs,” and a smoked salmon benny.
Faubourg Paris is launching macaron classes at their Kerrisdale location. Held every Tuesday from 10am to 2pm, the six-person classes will start with a French-style breakfast and a bit of theory, followed by a hands-on cooking class. Each class is $150 per person and includes continental breakfast, lunch, a box of macarons, a kit to make another batch of macarons at home, and a booklet with everything you need to know about macarons.
On May 28, Bittered Sling will be partnering with Brennivín Aquavit to hold a one-day pop-up brunch at Legacy Liquor Store. The “Bitter Brunch” will feature unique cocktails inspired by Bittered Sling’s co-founder Lauren Mote’s travels to Iceland last year. Co-founder and chef Joanathan Chovancek will be making a three-course brunch to pair with the three cocktails. Tickets $75 each and can be purchased through Eventbrite.
Liberty Wine Merchants will be hosting free wine tastings throughout the month of June in honour of Provence Rosé Month. Taste classic rosés from the Côte de Provence, Côteaux Varois en Provence, and Côteaux d’Aix-en-Provence appellations.
