Big news…chef Ned Bell, famous for his championing of sustainable seafood and healthy oceans, is leaving his executive chef position at The Four Seasons and Yew Seafood and Bar at the end of June to step into a new role at the Vancouver Aquarium as its Ocean Wise executive chef.
June is Stroke Month, and Orazio’s Olive Oil – a local, family-run Italian olive oil producer – is donating partial proceeds of all sales of its extra virgin olive oil to the BC Heart & Stroke Foundation in support. You can order your case (of 12) or half-case online by visiting OraziosOliveOil.com to share the wealth. Deliveries to Greater Vancouver.
On Friday, June 3, Lucky’s Doughnuts is celebrating National Doughnut Day with some coffee and doughnut deals at both its Kitsilano and Main Street locations. As well, Lucky’s Doughnuts' Colter Jones and Laurence Enright will be manning a one-day pop-up at 434 Columbia Street in Chinatown will feature the boxing glove-shaped Fruit PUNCH! doughnut, drip coffee and 49th Parallel's bottled Cold Brew, Cascara and Iced Tea for a $5 minimum donation. All proceeds benefit the pair's participation in Aprons for Gloves' Restaurant Rumble, the restaurant-industry fundraiser for underprivileged youth on the Downtown Eastside. LuckysDoughnuts.com
Longtail Kitchen is celebrating its three-year anniversary this Saturday, June 4 with an epic pop-up featuring chefs Angus An and Hamid Salimian for a 20-course pop-up dinner with cocktail pairings from mixology master David Wolowidnyk. Tickets (through Eventbrite) are $100 and include 10 dishes by each chef, five cocktails, tax and gratuity.
Prohibition at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia will be hosting free live jazz performances during the Vancouver International Jazz Festival June 24 to July 3, Wednesday through Saturday evenings from 9pm. In honour of the festival, a new cocktail, The Jazz Singer, will be served, featuring gin, Maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, fresh cherries and sparkling wine. Reservations recommended. ProhibitionRHG.com
Parallel 49 Brewing has launched the Meyer Lemon Radler as the second release in their Tricycle Series. The lager is blended with Meyer lemon juice and will be available until August 2016. Parallel49Brewing.com
The final dinner in Edible Canada’s Canadian Table Dinner Series will take place on June 6, this time with a Japanese-Canadian theme. Join chef Tomoki Yamasaki of Hapa Izakaya for a multi-course menu that also features a welcome cocktail, wine pairings from Okanagan Crush Pad and a welcome gift from Coconama Chocolate. Menu includes breaded pork katsu, Haida Gwaii pressed salmon sushi, grilled Maple Hills chicken, yuzu and miso-marinated sablefish, and more. Tickets $110. EdibleCanada.com
On June 7, Black & Blue will be hosting a special dinner with Beam Suntory. The six-course dinner and bourbon tasting will include Wagyu beef tartare, wild scallop crudo, smoked duck prosciutto, cavatelli and short rib sugo, prime beef and dessert, all paired with signature bourbons. Tickets $150. BlackAndBlue.ca
Looking for a free lunch? On June 7, local food trucks Le Tigre, Super Thai Food, and Meet2Eat will be serving free lunch to the public at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza from 11am to 2pm as part of a competition promoting Uncle Ben’s rice and grain products.
