SCENE | HEARD
Nicli’s Next Dooron East Cordova is officially open for business, Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Look for small Italian tapas and cocktails. NiclisNextDoor.com
Odd Society Spiritshas launched their latest creation, the Wallflower Gin. Get it at the distillery and in-the-know restaurants and bars. OddSocietySpirits.com
The Left Bank is now open in the old Le Parisien space on Denman Street. The newly-renovated space now boasts a 35-seat patio and happy hour beginning at 4pm. LeftBankVancouver.com
DRINK | DINE
Giovane wine bar has launched aperitivo, the Italian version of happy hour, from 5-7pm daily. All food items are $5 each and include various bruschetta, polpette (meatballs), olives, salumi and cheeses, paired with $10 glasses of select wines. GiovaneCafe.com/WineBar
Wines of South Africa will be promoting their wines at 60 BC Liquor Stores throughout the month of August, including a free consumer tasting at the 39th and Cambie Signature store on August 8, 2:30-6:30pm. Facebook.com/WOSACanada
White Spot has launched their Celebrate BC summer menu, featuring ingredients from local growers/producers and BC wines. The new menu runs until the beginning of September, and includes a prawn and local brie flatbread, BC beet, brie and bacon burger and Lois Lake steelhead with warm, crispy potato salad. See website for full menu. WhiteSpot.ca
The menu has been revealed for the Araxi Long Table dinner in Vancouver on Monday, Aug. 4, and it’s a doozy. The entire collective of Top Table Restaurant Group chefs, including Araxi’s James Walt, West’s Quang Dang, CinCin’s Andrew Richardson, Blue Water Café’s Frank Pabst, and Thierry Busset from Thierry Patisserie and Café, will each be creating a course. Suppliers for the evening will also be present. Menu highlights include confit duck terrine, charred octopus salad and duo of beef, complete with wine pairings. Tickets $175 per person. Full menu at Araxi.com/LongTable.
On Aug. 6, Campagnolo is partnering with Masi Wine for a midsummer family-style feast featuring peak-of-the-season produce sourced from the Main Street Farmers Market. Dinner includes over a dozen dishes, including antipasti, pasta, primi, contorni, and dolci using summer fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh fish, poultry and meat dishes, all paired with Masi wines. $79 per person includes tax, gratuity and wine. Buy tickets at Eventbrite.ca (search under Midsummer Night).
Passports are now on sale for the second annual Golden Dumpling Cook-Off and Derby on Aug. 10. Watch and sample 20 of the city’s top restaurants as they compete to create the best dumpling. And don’t miss the Dumpling Derby, where speed eaters can test their limits and dumpling-eating abilities. Proceeds go towards supporting the Chinese Elders Community Kitchen, a program of the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre. Tickets are $30 in advance through Eventbrite or $35 at the door. GoldenDumpling.ca
