Central City Brewing has taken over the production of Earls Restaurants’ Rhino house beer for Western Canada. Earls has a tradition of supporting local craft brewers over the last 30 years.
Royal Dinette, chef David Gunawan’s latest venture in partnership with The Donnelly Group, is now officially open for farm-to-table dining in the heart of the financial district at 905 Dunsmuir in Blackbird Public House. Look for dishes like black pepper papardelle with duck confit, buratta with yellow plums, potato gnocchi with spiced beef brisket, naturally leavened bread, and more. RoyalDinette.ca
Torafuku, the new restaurant from Le Tigre food truck owners Clement Chan and Steve Kuan, is now officially open, serving up modern Asian dishes based on traditional Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean and Vietnamese cuisines. Torafuku.ca
Healthy candy?? Karameller Candy Shop has opened in Yaletown on Mainland Street, offering over 100 varieties of Swedish candy, all free from GMOs, trans fats, and high-fructose corn syrup. The pick-and-mix candy is priced at $3.49 per 100g. Karameller.com
Giovane Café at The Fairmont Pacific Rim has launched a new picnic menu offering market picnic fare, complete with panini, salads, cheeses, salumi, dessert, blanket and fully-stocked basket. GiovaneCafe.com/Picnic-Picks
The sixth annual Tomato Festival is back for the month of August at Provence Restaurants in Point Grey and Yaletown. Each restaurant has a different three-course menu featuring local heirloom varieties. Provence Mediterranean Grill’s $45 menu includes an appetizer trio of tomato tarte, caprese salad, and chilled tomato cappuccino, as well as beef tenderloin with bacon-tomato marlmalade, and lobster papardelle with oven-dried cherry tomatoes, and tomato and rhubarb panna cotta. Marinaside’s $53 menu includes crab-stuffed tomato, tomato-nectarine salad, halibut puttanesca, and Lois Lake steelhead and prawn with yellow tomato and warm vegetable salad, as well as dessert. ProvenceRestaurants.com
The third annual Thirty Days of IPA is back at all Donnelly Pubs starting Aug. 1. While craft beer trends come and go, India Pale Ale, better known as IPA, remains the signature style of Pacific Northwest craft beer culture. Each day from Aug. 1- 30, a different IPA will be tapped at one of eight Donnelly Group pubs across Vancouver. The festival kicks off 11:30AM on Aug. 1 at BC’s oldest pub, The Lamplighter in Gastown. The complete calendar is available at DonnellyGroup.ca
Chef Jefferson Alvarez is holding his next pop-up event in partnership with When They Find Us and Revolver Coffee on Aug. 2 at Revolver Coffee’s Cambie Street location. Illusion of Coffee will present a five-course tasting menu of coffee-inspired flavours, paired with Veuve Cliquot champagne. Tickets $100, plus tax and gratuity. ChefJAlvarez.com
On August 5, Pidgin chef Shin Suzuki welcomes guest chef Scott Dolich of Portland’s Park Kitchen and The Bent Brick for a special collaborative dinner. The menu will feature eight courses, each paired with a cocktail or glass of wine. Dishes include sherry-cured anchovies and tomatoes, corn foie gras tartare, bone-in short rib with bulgogi glaze, and scallops with honey and buttermilk. Tickets $100 per person. PidginYVR.com
Looking to open a distillery? The Distillery School, an intensive, five-day, hands-on program geared to individuals looking to start up their own distillery will open in September at North Vancouver’s Sons of Vancouver Distillery. Classes will have a maximum of 12 people. The school runs September 14-18, and tuition is $3,499. DistillerySchool.ca
Secret Location’s new executive chef, Montgomery Lau, has launched a new menu with both à la carte and tasting menu options. SecretLocation.ca
