Dine Out Vancouver, Canada’s largest restaurant festival gets under way January 16th with even more delicious events including brunch. This year, Vancouver Foodster (Richard Wolak) and the Commercial Drive Business Improvement Association present the Commercial Drive Brunch Crawl. The event will take place on Sunday, February 1st and begins at 10:00 am at Famoso Pizzeria, 1380 Commercial Drive. Here you will pick up your “passport” which is your guide to 7+ restaurants on Commercial Drive. From there, you begin your food crawl which includes fresh juices, smoothies, coffees, chai, eggs benedict, pancakes, French toast, omelettes, pulled pork, bacon, hash browns, meats, desserts and more. Some of the participating restaurants include Famoso Pizzeria, Federico’s Supper Club, Bakery Sate and Stateside Craft. Outside of your passport, we do recommend you bring your appetite. Cost for the Commercial Drive Brunch Crawl is $40 and includes all food and beverage samples at participating locations. You can also purchase Club Amuse-bouche tickets for $60 which give you priority check-in at 9:45 am and a VIP gift bag. Note, tax and gratuities are not included. To purchase your tickets for this Brunch Crawl, visit Tickets Tonight. The event runs from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Commercial Drive Brunch Crawl February 1st
28 Dec
East Van GoGos Fundraiser Sunday October 19th Trout Lake Community Centre
26 Sep
The East Van GoGos invite you to their 6th Annual Jazz Brunch Sunday October 19th. What is a GoGo you might ask? Gogo is a Zulu word meaning “grandmother”. The Greater Van Gogos which includes chapters in various parts of the Lower Mainland are grandmothers and ‘grandothers’ working in groups to support African grandmothers raising a generation of children orphaned by AIDS. This network of grandmother groups in south western BC are dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign and the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
In March 2006, Stephen Lewis, a Canadian humanitarian and former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, issued a call to Canadian grandmothers to bond with their African counterparts. In his travels, Lewis noticed the phenomenal grandmothers who had buried their adult children and stepped in to raise the orphans left behind. They needed money for school fees and uniforms, food and other necessities. In the Vancouver area, three women answered the call. They invited a few others and launched Greater Van Gogos in the summer of 2006 with four groups. Although grandmothers in Africa’s many countries are addressed in different ways – ja ja in Uganda, sho sho in Kenya or nyana in Zambia – the word gogo felt right. Many years later, there are 20 groups registered with approximately 600 members from Vancouver and the surrounding areas. Together they have raised more than $1 million for the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The funds are distributed to community level projects supporting grandmothers and the children in their care in 15 sub-Saharan African countries.
The brunch on October 19th is a fundraiser for the East Van GoGos which will feature a musical performance by Brian Tate who will entertain you with some jazz, gospel and African music. Homemade brunch will be provided along with coffee, tea and juice. Suggested donation is $25. Limited seats for this event. To order your ticket contact Sharon, 604-254-4071 or eastvangogos@gmail.com. The brunch takes place from 12:00 – 2:00 pm in the Grandview Room at the Trout Lake Community Centre, 3360 Victoria Drive, the music gets under way at 12:45 pm. Come out and support these great GoGos!
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Morning Social & Yoga At 33 Acres Brewing Company Starting September 14th
22 Aug
You are invited to come out for yoga, beer, brunch and to social at 33 Acres Brewing Company, 15 West 8th Avenue, starting Sunday, September 14th. Anita Cheung will be leading the yoga class with ‘flow yoga’. After class, you get to sit down for brunch and a beer all of which is included in the price. Brunch will consist of waffles or an avocado smash. If you prefer coffee, it will be available. Classes start at 9:00 am and will run for 1 1/2 hours every Sunday for 4 weeks. Cost for all 4 yoga classes is $100 which includes brunch, beer and/or coffee. To register online for the class, visit 33 Acres Brewing Company.
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Off The Eaten Track Tours Announce New Saturday Brunch Tour In the East Village
24 Apr
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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4th Annual Jazz Brunch Sunday October 6th At Trout Lake Community Centre
2 Oct
The East Van GoGos invite you to their 4th Annual Jazz Brunch this Sunday October 6th. What is a GoGo you might ask? Gogo is a Zulu word meaning “grandmother”. The Greater Van Gogos which includes chapters in various parts of the Lower Mainland are grandmothers and ‘grandothers’ working in groups to support African grandmothers raising a generation of children orphaned by AIDS. This network of grandmother groups in south western BC are dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign and the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
In March 2006, Stephen Lewis, a Canadian humanitarian and former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, issued a call to Canadian grandmothers to bond with their African counterparts. In his travels, Lewis noticed the phenomenal grandmothers who had buried their adult children and stepped in to raise the orphans left behind. They needed money for school fees and uniforms, food and other necessities. In the Vancouver area, three women answered the call. They invited a few others and launched Greater Van Gogos in the summer of 2006 with four groups. Although grandmothers in Africa’s many countries are addressed in different ways – ja ja in Uganda, sho sho in Kenya or nyana in Zambia – the word gogo felt right. Many years later, there are 20 groups registered with approximately 600 members from Vancouver and the surrounding areas. Together they have raised more than $1 million for the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The funds are distributed to community level projects supporting grandmothers and the children in their care in 15 sub-Saharan African countries.
This Sunday’s brunch is a fundraiser for the East Van GoGos at which will be performed vintage jazz, ol’ country and blues with the six-piece band, Black Gardenia, featuring Daphne Roubini. Snacks and beverages included. Suggested donation is $25. Limited seats for this event. To order your ticket contact Sharon, 604-254-4071 or eastvangogos@gmail.com. The brunch takes place from 12:30 – 2:30 pm in the Grandview Room at the Trout Lake Community Centre, 3360 Victoria Drive. Come out and support these great GoGos!
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