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19th Annual Stone Soup Festival Britannia Community Centre May 10th

6 May

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The Stone Soup Festival gets under way this Saturday in the Napier Greenway at the Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street at Commercial Drive.  This annual event is a celebration of food, art, environment and community. You can expect to find a food market, local artists, community groups, talks and workshops, live music, tea leaf reading, children’s activities, free soup and much more.  The Stone Soup Festival aims to bring awareness to the issues of food security, the benefits of sharing resources and eating ‘local’ and celebrating the diversity of food in our neighbourhood, the environment and its importance to the culture of our community.

Some of the highlights from this year’s festival include:

Cookbook: “This East Van Kitchen” by Kennedy Telford & Kim Mulder
Author Talk:  1:00 pm
Workshop: “Living Well For Less” 2:00 pm
Book Signing & Sales 12:00 – 5:00 pm Family Activity Room

Workshop: Painting & Printmaking With Recycled Materials 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Make A Special Occasion Card & More!
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Treekeepers Tree Pick-Up 12:00 -2:00 pm Britannia Site
Tree Planting & Care Demo 1:30 pm

“Feeding A Hungry Planet With Engaged Ecology”
Author Talk: David Tracey 3:00 pm Britannia Library

Professor Banjo: Children’s Music Performance 1:00 pm

Publik Secrets: Mobile Puppet Theatre Performance 2:00 pm

Live music will be on hand at the Commercial Drive Stage at Noon with the Carnival Band kicking things off, then at 1:00 pm Rio Samaya takes over, after that Russell Shumsky and Bud Kurz move things along at 2:00 pm, Backspin takes over at 3:00 pm and Glen Watts finishes things up at 4:00 pm. The Stone Soup Festival kicks off at Noon and runs till 5:00 pm.

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River District’s Farmers Market Returns to SE Vancouver Saturday May 3rd

28 Apr

RiverDistrictMarket2014River District, located at 8683 Kerr Street, will be hosting a farmers market every Saturday starting May 3rd from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.   For those new to this market, this is generally a smaller market compared to the markets held at Trout Lake and Nat Bailey Stadium.  You can expect to find many local products at the market including produce, plants, baked goods, handmade goods, works by local artisans, live music, coffee and you will often find activities for the kids.   The market is located at the foot of Kerr Street, one block South of SE Marine Drive and is easily accessible by car, bike or transit. The market will run every Saturday until October 18th.

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Off The Eaten Track Tours Announce New Saturday Brunch Tour In the East Village

24 Apr

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The ladies at Off The Eaten Track Tours have just announced a new culinary tour. It is Vancouver’s Best Brunch Tour in the heart of the East Village in the area off East Hastings & Nanaimo.   You are invited to join them on Saturday mornings from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm to learn a bit of history about East Vancouver, meet some local businesses and nosh your way through a progressive brunch.  The tour starts at the funky East Café for a homemade egg frittata with salsa. This café serves up delicious light meals and pastries by two passionate locals. Your next stop is the  family-run Saltenas for a delicious Bolivian pastry. While there, be sure to ask when their next night of live Spanish music will be.  Next up, you will sample a “mind-blowing” Caesar cocktail from the very new and eclectic Jackalope’s Neighbourhood Dive. Then you are off to a local butcher shop for a delicious sausage tasting. This spot makes all of their sausages in house and uses the best local and free range products. All that eating, will make you thirsty, so your last stop will be a tour of Vancouver’s smallest tea shop for a tea tasting. You will learn about single origin and estate teas from around the world. Sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

The cost of Vancouver’s Best Brunch Tour is $65 which includes food, beverages and private van transportation to and from the downtown pick-up location at Waterfront Station, 601 West Cordova Street. Tours start at 10:00 am and runs for 2 ½ hours. To book your tour, visit Off The Eaten Track.
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Petit Four Pastries Pop Up Shop At les amis du Fromage April 5th

4 Apr

petitfourprofileLes amis du Fromage at 843 East Hastings Street is hosting another great Pop Up Shop this Saturday. They have invited their new friends from Petit Four Pastries who they discovered during a recent visit to the Baker’s Market in South Vancouver. The upcoming Pop Up Shop will showcase the talents of the four bakers behind Petit Four Pastries being Ada, Alyssa, Carol and Minnie. The ladies met in pastry school a couple of years ago and opened their new venture in January of this year. Their sweet treats have been selling like hot cakes from the get go.  This Saturday, the ladies from Petit Four Pastries will have a selection of decorative cookies, mint brownies, almond financiers which happen to be gluten free and small bite-sized desserts also known as petit four.  The Pop Up Shop is located directly next to les amis du fromage’s East Van location at 843 East Hastings Street and will be open from Noon – 5 pm this Saturday.  If you miss them there, will the ladies will be back at the Baker’s Market at the Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre on April 20th, 27th and May 4th.

Photos:  Petit Four Pastries

 

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Fundraiser for Film & Art Lovers at Federico’s Supper Club March 20th

18 Mar

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You are invited to a fundraiser for film and art lovers this Thursday at Federico’s Supper Club, 1728 Commercial Drive. The event is hosted by Cinevolution Media Arts Society which is a non-profit organization run by a group of artists, filmmakers and community activists who share a passion for media arts. Since 2007, Cinevolution has been leading innovative programs and workshops that increase media literacy, raise social awareness and empower people to share their stories.   This Thursday, they will be serving up cocktails, canapés and featuring music by the Paul Pigat Trio which is being billed is one of Vancouver’s best kept secrets.  Do you have a vision for art in your community?  Cinevolution wants to know how they can make art come to life in your community. Tickets for the fundraiser are $50 and available online at Brown Paper Tickets.   

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Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates – Fraser Edition: March 12th

3 Mar

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Richard Wolak of Vancouver Foodster is bringing his next Tasting Plates event to the Fraserhood.  What is Tasting Plates?  It is basically a culinary roving tour that takes place at different food and/or beverage establishments.  You register for the event at the designated spot in this case, Graze Restaruant, 3980 Fraser Street. You show your printed or digital tickets that you purchased online and in turn receive your Tasting Plate Cards.  Thereafter, you wander whether by bike, foot, car or transit to the various venues and nibble away to your hearts content. Each location will have specific menu items on offer for the Tasting Plates.

Now the Fraserhood is a place that is near and dear to my heart having grown up just off Fraser Street and East 11th Avenue. I have watched this stretch of road evolve over the years and some are calling Fraser Street the new Main Street with lots of great shops popping up of every variety. On March 12th, the Tasting Plates will focus on the area of Fraser Street from 28th Avenue going Northbound. You will start the event at Graze Restaurant where you will obtain your Tasting Plates Cards.  Graze is a vegan planted based restaurant that whips up some amazing dishes from locally and organically sourced products to some rave reviews I might add.  Pizza Carano, 4241 Fraser Street, makes non-traditional neapolitan-style pizza with some unique ingredients including kale. Some of their latest creations have created some serious Twitter buzz.  Now a personal favourite on the tour is Earnest Ice Cream, 3992 Fraser Street, located next to Graze Restaurant which makes amazing ice cream from locally sourced seasonal products. Expect to find some delicious flavours including salted caramel, whiskey hazelnut and chocolate among others. Earnest also offers unique seasonal flavours available for a limited time like cinnamon heart and pumpkin pie spice.  I will be curious to hear what flavour(s) will be on offer for the Tasting Plates.

Other spots on the Tasting Plates tour include Tigers Drink House,  Kilimanjaro Snack House, Merienda Bake Shop, Say Y Limon (which means ‘salt and lime’). Scout Magazine recently did a pictorial and tasting of this spot in February to great reviews for this busy spot. By all accounts, Tasting Plates Fraser Edition will be a delicious event with more venues being added as the date arrives.  Tickets for this event are $40 and available online at Eventbrite, or $120 for a 4 pak of tickets. Tickets purchased after March 10th, will be $50. The event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. and goes till 9:30 p.m.
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Photo Credit: Graze Restaurant (1st photo), Earnest Ice Cream (2nd)

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New Indoor Market: Baker’s Dozen At The River District Sunday March 2nd

27 Feb

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A new indoor bakers’ market starts up this weekend called ‘Baker’s Dozen’ at River District, 8683 Kerr Street, in SE Vancouver.  Starting Sunday, March 2nd and running consecutively for 5 weeks you will find lots of delicious treats from 13 local vendors including one of my personal favourites Sweet Salt Bakery with lots of German treats. The Baker’s Dozen will have many other delicious offerings from Biscotti Joe, Bon Ami Bakery, The Butter Bar, Damien’s Belgian Waffles, Mrs. Chip, Stepping Stones Bakery as well as some gluten free options from Happily Stuffed Baking Co. and High Crow Gluten Free.  The markets run every Sunday in March, being March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm. Admission is free. 

Photo Credit: Sweet Salt Bakery

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An Evening Of Balkan Bhangra Dancing At The Russian Hall February 15th

13 Feb

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You are invited to come and experience an evening of Indian and Balkan music and dance this Saturday night. This event hosted by Slivovica Productions and Transformation Projects promises to be an energetic and fun evening.   The evening will kick off with a dance workshop led by Nada Putnik of the Gradina Balkan Dancers and Deep Sahota of the Royal Academy of Bhangra.  They will be teaching you Indian dances as well as some traditional community folk dances.  No experience is necessary to participate. Everyone is welcome to attend. The only request is that you arrive on time so you can take part in the lessons.

After the dance lesson, the show begins.  The evening will showcase the talents of the Vancity Bhangra dancers, one of Metro Vancouver’s most popular dance troupes and the Vijay Indian Brass Band performing traditional Indian wedding music.  To mix things up, Orkestar Slivovica, a Balkan Brass band, will showcase their talents by performing music in the Roma-trumpet-band tradition from Southern Serbia and Macedonia.  And if that’s not enough, Luciterra Fusion Bellydancers will perform a modern fusion dance. 

This event takes place at the Russian Hall located in Strathcona at 600 Campbell Avenue. There will be a bar and food selection including some Indian sweets, spicy hot Chai tea, Bosnian savory pastries, signature Serbian sausages as well as wine and spirits and a selection of non-alcoholic drinks. Tickets are $20 in advance and available online at Brown Paper Tickets, or in person at Highlife Records, 1317 Commercial Drive. Tickets will also be available at the door for $25. Note all ages are welcome and those under 19 get in for $10.  Doors open at 7:00 pm with the dance workshop getting under way soon thereafter and the show gets under way at 8:00 pm.

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Gluten Free Baking Demo Class At Gourmet Warehouse March 1st

12 Feb

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You are invited to attend a Gluten Free Baking demonstration class on Saturday, March 1st at Gourmet Warehouse, 1340 East Hastings Street.  The class will be led by Pixie Porcellato who is co-founder of Butter Bakery in Vancouver and Cloud 9 Flour. After developing her recipe for gluten- free flour, Pixie helped her son open Cloud 9 Bakery in New Westminster.  Pixie is a seasoned baker with over 50 years baking experience. Although this is a demonstration class, class participants will go home with these goodies: 

  • Cats Head Biscuits
  • Pecan Chiffon Cake
  • Donut Holes

The Gluten Free Baking demonstration class will be held on March 1st from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Cost is $69 per person.  All registrants will receive a 10% storewide discount to use on the day of their class.  Classes tend to fill up quick, so register early if you wish to attend this class. You can register by contacting Gourmet Warehouse at T: 604-253-3022.

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2nd Annual East Side Beer Fest Wise Hall March 5th

11 Feb

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Liberty Merchant Company presents the 2nd Annual East Side Beer Fest tasting event on Wednesday, March 5th at the Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street. The event will feature craft beers from all over the world as well samples from food purveyors on Commercial Drive. This Liberty Merchant Company sponsored event is also a fundraiser for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society which helps provide food for up to 25,000 people in need each week. All ticket sales and draw prizes directly support the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Tickets are $24.99 each and you are asked to bring a non-perishable food donation the night of the event.  Tickets are available at all Liberty Wine Merchant locations.  In East Vancouver, visit them at 1622 Commercial Drive or call them at 604.633.1922.  The event gets under way at 7:00 p.m. and goes till 9:00 pm.

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