Missing your smoked meat fix? Dunn’s Famous, the popular deli on Seymour Street that closed in August for renovations, will be re-opening in early October with a redesign that will see the room reflect its Montreal vintage deli-style roots.
In other expansion news, Toronto’s Big Smoke Burger chain has opened in BC with a Vancouver location on Broadway at Cambie. The chain is known for its custom toppings and sauces, high quality meat, and bacon poutine.
A bit further west along Broadway, you may have noticed that Goldilocks Bakehouse, the long-running Filipino bakery and café, has closed its doors after 30 years on the corner of Broadway and Fir. Don’t despair, however, the bakery has simply relocated its operations to North Fraser Way in Burnaby. The Main Street and Surrey stores remain open.
Ancora, the newest restaurant from Viaggio Hospitality Group (Cibo, Uva, Beach Bay Café), is now open in the former C Restaurant space on the False Creek waterfront. The menu, executed by executive chef Ricardo Valverde and master sushi chef Yoshi Tabo, is an unusual mix of West Coast, Peruvian and Japanese cuisine.
Yew Seafood & Bar has launched a new beer program, featuring more local micro-breweries, as well as international craft selections. On tap, expect Red Racer, White Bark, Fat Tug, Granville Island and more.
Back to school/work means back to packing lunches…or not. A new curbside meal delivery service is available to harried office workers in Vancouver. Enroot Meals on Demand provides a daily menu of housemade items (local and organic where possible), which can be delivered within the downtown/Kitsilano/Mount Pleasant delivery zone. Bonus: Dinner delivery is also available.
Tickets are still available for the Scotiabank Passions Gala in support of the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation. This culinary event of the season takes place on Sept. 13 and features more than 20 top chefs and restaurants from around B.C., including Lisa Ahier of SoBo Restaurant in Tofino, Beaucoup Bakery, Boulevard, Cin Cin, Coast, Forage, Minami, Provence, Tojo’s Torafuku and more, as well as cocktails by Lauren Mote and Sabrine Dhaliwal, and New Zealand wines. Tickets $200.
The next installment of The Greasy Spoon Diner Supper Series, in support of A Better Life Foundation, will feature chef Jefferson Alvarez on Sept. 14 plating the Latin American cuisine he grew up with, including heart of palm and avocado salad, arepas with sturgeon and sofrito, charcoal marinated beef with red chimichurri, and dulce tres leches. Tickets are $95 each.
On Sept. 27, come out for the annual Slow Fish Canada Dinner at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. Hosted by the Chefs’ Table Society of BC, this interactive dinner also includes beer from Dogwood Organic Brewery and BC wineries, including Tinhorn Creek, Covert Farms, Sage Hills, Haywire, vinPerdu and See Ya Later Ranch. Participating chefs include Ned Bell (Yew), Andrea Carlson (Burdock & Co.), Robert Clark (The Fish Counter), Scott Jaegar (The Pear Tree), Chris Whittaker (Forage) and others. Tickets $89.
