Dine Out Vancouver, Canada’s largest restaurant festival gets under way January 11th. Restaurants participating in Dine Out, will be offering 3 prix-fixe menus, $20, $30 or $40. Note, if you are an Aeroplan member, you get a heads up and first dibs at reservations as of January 8th. As in past years, there are also a number of special events as part of Dine Out. We’ve set out below a few that caught our eye:
Vancouver Brewery Tours East Van Craft Brewery & Food Tour
This tour now being offered for the 5th year in a row by Vancouver Brewery Tours is a fun one. They’ve hand picked some of their favourite East Van breweries including Strange Fellows Brewing, Italian influenced Luppolo Brewing Co. and Columbian influenced Andina Brewing Co. Vancouver Brewery Tours will take you on a brewery tour while you taste your way through East Van’s great food scene. The tour happen on a number of dates including: January 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 & February 1, 2, 3. Costs is $99.50. To learn more, or purchase your ticket(s), visit Dine Out Vancouver.
Get Crafty Main Street – Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co.
For one night only, Tuesday, January 30th, the Main Street location of Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. is hosting ‘Get Crafty’. You get the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and make your perfect artisan pizza. Your evening also includes a choice of 2 starters, along with your creative pizza and the choice of 3 delish desserts. Each course is paired with beer tastings from R&B Brewing whose founder will be on hand to share his knowledge and answer any questions. The fun happens from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Cost is $40.50 which is a pretty great deal for a fun experience. To learn more, or purchase your ticket(s), visit Dine Out Vancouver.
Railtown After Dark Pop-Up Dinner – Railtown Catering
On Saturday, February 3rd, the creative team at Railtown Catering will be hosting a pop up dinner at the Railtown Café at 397 Railway Street. They will be transforming the café into long table dining for 30 people. On arrival, you’ll be greeted with a welcome cocktail and canapés. After which you will be seated for a multi-course menu with wine pairings. Menu includes side stripe ceviche, coconut, basil, rice cup, foie gras torchon, umeboshi, nashi pear, shiso, sesame streusel, grilled mackerel, burdock, turnip, water spinach, dashi, yuzu kosho pork ribs, maitake, scallion, ponzu, genmaicha panna cotta, quince, lemon crumb. All sounds pretty delish to us. The pop up dinner kicks off at 6:30 pm. Cost is $107.00. To learn more, or purchase ticket(s), visit Dine Out Vancouver.
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