New venture for Bin 941 founder
Business partners Gord Martin the creator of Bin 941 and Go Fish and Abdel Elatouabi the creator of Bravo Bistro have opened Sol-Sunbelt Cookery on the water in Coal Harbour.They offer authentic Mediterranean entrees and mezes with flavours from Turkey to Morocco.Some of the entrees, all under $22, include grilled octopus, lemon rosemary potatoes and anchovy vinegarette or Cornish hen stuffed with black truffle, porcini mushroom crusted risotto cake, endive, bacon white balsamic vinegar. Its open daily for lunch and dinner til 1am. Friday and Saturday night is the Modern Supper Club with live jazz and DJ. SolSunbeltCookery.com | 550 Denman
Barristo champ buys Prado Café
Four-time national barista champion Sammy Piccolo, who set a record by placing among the top three baristas in the world three times, began his coffee career with his brothers when they founded Caffe Artigiano. Now hes the owner of Commercial Drives Prado Café. As well as serving his familys 49th Parallel coffee, he knows that summer calls for something special. Thats why you can cool off with a root beer float, affogato (organic expresso) floats, iced coffee and a flourless peanut butter ice cream sandwich. The standard menu features cheese scones, calzone, croissants as well as a few gluten-free and vegan products that include vegan vanilla and red velvet cupcakes, quinoa pecan chocolate muffins and quinoa apple cinnamon scones, all baked in-house. PradoCafe.com | 1938 Commercial Drive
Water for happiness
Drawn from a spring in BCs Rocky Mountains, Happy Water contains lithia, which is said to enhance an overall sense of wellbeing and the creation of new brain cells. (If only getting smarter could be this easy!) It was launched at Patrick Malihas comedy competition, which continues this month at locations around Vancouver. As a stand up comedian, theres a sense of relief in knowing an audience is a little more primed to hear your jokes, Maliha says. LiveHappyWater.com
Glowbal Group reaches out to Union Gospel Mission
Five thousand burgers, 900 pounds of coleslaw, 900 pounds of fruit salad, 5,000 bags of chips
and 5,000 cans of ice tea: thats what the staff from the Glowbal Group will be serving at this Saturdays summer barbeque for Union Gospel Mission at Oppenheimer Park. This will be our third year, say Glowbal owners Emad Yacoub and Shannon Bosa Yacoub in a press release, and every year we have hundreds of restaurant staff, business colleagues and friends volunteer their time. They always come back raving about the experience and how it wasnt just fun, it was enriching. We are grateful for the amazing response from our recent volunteer call-out and look forward to welcoming those who are aligned in our passion to promote positive change. Bruce Curtiss, UGMs senior chaplain, says community in this context communicates a sense of belonging. This restores feelings of hope and safety, making it possible for vulnerable people to open up and trust others again.
Granvilles new Pho Hoa Noodle Shop
Pho Hoa Noodle Soups newest location is at 3121 Granville at W. 15th. Open seven days a week, from 11am to 11pm, the restaurant specializes in Vietnamese pho (rice noodles) accompanied by its signature broth and assorted and exotic cuts of beef. There are 17 varieties of beef pho, as well as chicken and seafood pho and rice and vermicelli dishes. PhoHoa.com.
Joe Beefs philosophy
The Art of Living According to Joe Beef is more than a cookbook. It is a memoir of the Montreal eaterys unconventional approach to French market cuisine, a history of Montreal, tales of people, places and things with a little philosophy thrown in. Chef Fred Morin is hosting a demo and chat at Barbara-Jos Books to Cooks on August 16 at 6pm. The $65 fee includes a signed copy of the book. To register call 604-688-6755.
