Heritage Asian Eatery, the first solo venture from chef Felix Zhou, is now officially open. The counter-service restaurant serves breakfast and lunch Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm. Look for Asian-influenced dishes such as salmon poké bowls, duck bao, and mushroom crepes. EatHeritage.ca
La Tablée des Chefs is coming to Vancouver. The Quebec-based organization operates food-recovery services in hotels, as well as culinary training programs in high schools. In partnership with Saputo Food, Telus, Air Canada, and others, it will redistribute food from two Vancouver pilot hotels to start, as well as culinary training in two Vancouver high schools. TableesDesChefs.org
On Thursday, Oct. 6, Sole Foods Farms hosts a gala fundraising dinner in an orchard under a massive heated tent. Top Vancouver chefs from Hawksworth, Bishop’s, Farmer’s Apprentice, Savio Volpe, Homer St. Café and Burdock & Co. will participate, and guests will receive of copy of Sole Foods founder Michael Ableman’s new book, Street Farm: Growing Food, Jobs, and Hope on the Urban Frontier. Tickets $175 per person. All proceeds go to supporting Sole Foods’ ongoing community initiatives. SoleFoodFarms.com/Events
On Oct. 9 and 10, The Flying Pig will offer a special Thanksgiving menu at each of its locations, starting at 4pm. The dinner includes Fraser Valley turkey, brioche stuffing, buttermilk mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Tickets $26 (reservations are available on these two nights only); get a slice of pumpkin pie for an additional $8. TheFlyingPigVan.com
The 12th annual Taste of Yaletown runs Oct. 13-27, featuring 31 restaurants offering special three-course menus for $25, $35, or $45 each. The theme this year is sharing and pairing, so expect to see lots of small plates paired with wines or cocktails. Partial proceeds from the event go to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. (It has raised more than $112,000 to date.) See the full list of participating restaurants and menus at YaletownInfo.com/Events.
On Thursday, Oct. 13, Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks is hosting a special Feast to Fire dining experience at Cin Cin in honour of chef Andrew Richardson’s new cookbook, CinCin: Wood Fired Cucina. The evening begins with grilled treats from a street fire demo in front of the restaurant, followed by a reception and a five-course dinner (paired with select wines) on the enclosed upstairs terrace. Tickets $175 (including a personalized copy of Richardson’s book), available by calling 604-688-6755. BooksToCook.com
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar is hosting a special five-course dinner featuring Champagne Taittinger. A representative from the famed Champagne house will be present, pairing each course with vintage and non-vintage bottles. Tickets $169 per person from 604-642-2900 or [email protected]. BoulevardVancouver.ca
On Thursday, Oct. 27, Redfish Kids Clothing partners with The Dirty Apron and some of Vancouver’s top chefs for Cooks with Courage, a special dinner in support of the Dirty Apron’s mentorship program with Admiral Seymour Elementary, an inner-city school serving many low-income families that face food insecurity. Chefs David Hawksworth, Nico Schuermans, David Robertson, Thomas Haas, and Hamid Salimian will be in the kitchen alongside a group of young cooks to prepare small plates for 50 lucky guests before a four-course sit-down dinner prepared by the Dirty Apron. Tickets $250 per person. DirtyApron.com
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Marquis Wine Cellars hosts an incredibly rare Chateau Palmer vertical wine dinner at Blue Water Café. Jean-Louis Carbonnier of Chateau Palmer will be in attendance. The four-course meal, prepared by Blue Water executive chef Frank Pabst, will be paired with eight vintages dating back to 1978. Tickets $599 per person.
