SCENE | HEARD
• Bambudda is celebrating summer early with the opening of their sunny sidewalk bar, as well as their more intimate red-brick side patio. Enjoy the Bubble Tea of Secrets of a Geisha cocktail from bartender Buck Friend paired with tuna tartare with grapefruit and horseradish or the lovely pork cheeks. Bambudda.ca
• Edible Canada has brought in Tyler Dallner as new Chef de Cuisine. Dallner formerly worked at Langdon Hall, as well as Noma in Copenhagen. EdibleCanada.com
• Lake Breeze Vineyards on the Naramata Bench has expanded and upgraded their Patio Restaurant for the warm season, with expanded seating, and a new menu from Chef Mark Ashton. LakeBreeze.ca
• Vancouver’s own Bittered Sling has won five awards at the International Review of Spirits, including gold and silver medals for their Malagasy Chocolate, Cascade Celery and Plum and Rootbeer bitters, among others. BitteredSling.com
• The 30th annual Vancouver Home + Design Show is back October 16-19 at BC Place Stadium, including the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage, with guest chefs and live demos. VancouverHomeAndDesignShow.com
• The 24th annual Harmony Arts Festival is back August 1-10 for ten days of food, music and art, including The Best of the West event, featuring 12 top restaurants paired with 12 wineries, as well as numerous other food and drink events. HarmonyArts.ca
DRINK | DINE
• Cactus Club Restaurants has launched their “98 Days of Summer” cocktail menu at all locations, with daily specials and features like the watermelon margarita. CactusClubCafe.com
• As part of international Negroni Week, CinCin Ristorante will be donating proceeds from the sale of their Negroni to the BC Hospitaly Foundation all this week through to June 8. In honour of Negroni Week, the bar team at CinCin, led by bar manager Adaina Smyth, has created six new Negroni cocktails, in addition to its signature CinCin Negroni. CinCin.net
• Notturno has launched a new menu for June featuring horse tenderloin carpaccio and cauliflower panna cotta, among other dishes, along with new cocktails. NotturnoGastown.ca
