Sometimes its good to feel the pits. Like at the The Irish Heathers Pit for Your Supper.The weekly event, which starts Wednesday (July 18) encourages you to help pit 2,000 pounds of Okanagan-fresh cherries that will used in different Heather Hospitality Group food and beverage menu items. The reward for pitting the juicy fruit? Youll be served up a tasty meal, paired with a brew and go home with a bag bursting with delicious B.C. cherries. Cherry pitting starts and 7pm and dinner is served at 9pm. To volunteer at this event, e-mail reso@irishheather.com. Pit for Your Supper runs until September. Other fruit to be pitted includes apricots, peaches, apples and pears. To view the full schedule of events and menus visit: LTSMenu.blogspot.ca.
Foodie alert. Food Talks Vol. 3 takes place Aug. 14 at the Westin Grand Hotel. Put on by Richard Wolak of Vancouver Foodster, the event features a Q&A with a panel of food experts: Eric Pateman, president and founder of Edible Canada; Zach Berman and Ryan Slater, co-founders of The Juice Truck; Lee and Patrick Murphy co-owners of Vista Doro Farms & Winery; Mary Mackay, head baker and co-owner of Terra Breads; and Preet Marwaha of Organic Lives, The food fest on Aug. 14 runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Westin Grand Hotel. Executive Chef Matthew Richmondof Hidden Restaurant will be serving up the appies. Tickets: FoodTalksvolume3.eventbrite.com.
Small-scale farmers in Peru have been devastated by recent rainfall thats flooded thousands of hectares of farmland. But you can help, the next time youre shopping at Choices Markets by tossing some pocket change into the Pennies for Peru! campaign. Choices, which gets its Fair Trade bananas and in-season mango, avocado and quinoa crops from these flood-stricken areas, will be collecting pennies at each location for Fair Trade Vancouver. For more information visit FairTradeVancouver.ca.
Hungry for a modern take on traditional Indian food? Try Rasoee, a new Indian restaurant franchise with five locations in Vancouver that has just opened at 1680 Robson St. Along with fresh, mouth-watering curries and Indian favourites like butter chicken, Rasoee also offers gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options and much more. Dine in or take-out, or if you want curry in an extra hurry, they also deliver. For more info on locations, visit Rasoee.ca.
