One of the most interesting food events in the city returns this November, Vancouver Foodster’s Food Talks. Themed “From Your Roots”, Food Talks Vol 15 takes place November 7th at Pacific Restaurant Supply. Meet and mingle with other food fans and spend the evening listening to notables from Vancouver’s food scene. Speakers at Food Talks Vol…
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30th Annual Vancouver International Writer’s Festival
The Vancouver International Writer’s Festival (VIWF) opened this week for the 30th edition of the renowned festival of the written word. In this age of quick and instant media the full house at Performance Works on opening night proved that readers and writers are still going strong. While the Writer’s Festival holds events all year…
Tasting Plates Chinatown – Recap
Wednesday night, Tasting Plates took patrons on an adventure to find the new tastes of Vancouver’s Chinatown. While Chinatown is one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods, it is also home to some of the newest up and coming food locations. Vancouver Foodster and some of the new locales presented a taste of what makes them an…
Picks of the Week – October 18, 2017
The late October is upon us, the picks of the week are filling with more and more hauntingly good fun. Tastes: Tonight, explore the new flavours of Chinatown as Tasting Plates explores the historic neighbourhood. Pop: Hard to believe but the trio of brothers, Hanson, are celebrating their 25th Anniversary with the Middle Of Nowhere…
A Little Night Music lights the Gateway Theatre season
Gateway Theatre’s 2017 / 2018 season got underway this week with a lavish performance of Stephen Sondheim’s classic A Little Night Music. A co-presentation with Patrick Street Productions, and directed by Peter Jorgensen, the Tony award winning musical is set in Sweden at the turn of the last century. A tale of romance and class…
Taste Of Yaletown serves up flavours.
Yaletown is in the midst of a flavourful festival of fixed price menus for Taste of Yaletown. Running until October 27, 2017, Taste of Yaletown is an annual celebration of Yaletown’s restaurants. Two dozen of the neighbourhood chefs are offering special prix fixe lunch and dinner menus, tastings, and unique pairings that show their eateries at the…
Speaking Of Dance Conversations 2017-18
Speaking of Dance Conversations is a series of free public dialogues and roundtable conversations about the world of dance. Presented by Dance House with SFU Woodwards Cultural Programs, the series is a study of the place dance holds within culture and society. Moderated and presented by noted local writers, artists and creative thinkers, Speaking of Dance Conversations is…