As you digest your Thanksgiving feasts, why not look ahead to your next tasty event. Vancouver Foodster & Tasting Plates YVR have a Fall line-up of flavourful events ready to whet your appetite this season.
Two Tasting Plates events explore diverse corners of Vancouver while the annual Dumpling Festival returns with pockets of deliciousness.
The Tasting Plates events, like always, will feature a neighbourhood’s restaurants, cafes and each serving Tasting Plates, Bowls or Cups for guests to enjoy as they mingle with other foodie friends and family. Savor the flavours of fall through the different types of food joints in each of the neighbourhoods, and learn about each of the participating places and chefs.
Once you have your tickets, you’ll receive instructions on the starting point, and from there it’s up to you to visit each of the participating restaurants and cafes at your leisure on foot, vehicle or even transit as needed.
Tasting Plates Kitsilano descends on the area Wednesday, October 19th, 5:30-9:30pm. Explore the neighbourhood from Burrard to MacDonald between 1st and Broadway, with the following restaurants opening their doors to the Tasting Platers:
Robba Da Matti 1898 W 1st Ave. (upstairs)
K?arma Indian Bistro 2741 W 4th Ave.
Casereccio Foods 2480 Vine St.
L?ocal Pizzaiolo 1925 Cornwall Avenue (within Vera’s Burger Shack)
Tickets for Tasting Plates Kitsilano are on sale now
Early-bird Tickets: $49 per person before October 14, 2022
Regular Tickets: $59 per person before October 16, 2022
Note: Eventbrite fee and GST is extra on all tickets purchased online.
Once you’ve explored Kits, take on your next adventure in the ‘Fraserhood’ with Tasting Plates Main Street, November 30th. Exploring the vast, varied Main & Fraser Street area food scene, your taste buds will be tantalized. Here’s just a tease of the tastes on offer, with more locations to be added over the coming weeks.
Pampanga’s Cuisine 6094 Fraser St.
Shameless Buns Restaurant 5772 Fraser St.
Purchase your Ultra Early-Bird tickets online for only $40 each through Novermber 16 before they rise to $49 Early-Bird tickets.
Note: Eventbrite fee and GST is extra on all tickets purchased online.
If those neighbourhoods haven’t satisfied your appetite, the 4th Annual Dumpling Fest scours the city in search of Chinese dumplings, Italian tortellini, Japanese potstickers, Korean mandu and more. On Wednesday November 9 from 6pm until 10pm dine your way across the global tastes packed into tiny morsels.
Participating locations are to be announced but see what was on offer in the past Dumpling Fest here.
4th Annual Dumpling Fest Tickets are on sale now:
Ultra Early-bird Tickets: $49 per person through October 21, 2022
Early-bird Tickets $59 per person through October 31, 2022
Regular $69 per person through November 5, 2022