The 7th Annual Vancouver Christmas Market is now open, meaning German delights such as mulled wine, spätzle, sausage and schnitzel are back for your tasting pleasure. In between shopping for ornaments and handmade ceramics, don’t forget to try the German pizza and schupfnudel. VancouverChristmasMarket.com
Beta5 Chocolates invites you to spend Christmas “in Paris” with its new holiday collection, which features a snowman cream puff, a Douglas fir éclair, peppermint patties, lumps of “coal,” and chocolates with classic flavours such as crêpe Suzette, Mont Blanc, Vin Chaud, and Café Noir. Beta5.MyShopify.com
Forage will be open for holiday lunch from Dec. 7-23 (Mon.-Fri., 11:30am-1pm). The four-course menu ($40) includes grilled kale salad with caramelized apples, roasted hazelnuts, Golden Ears brie and honey dressing; charcuterie board with cured meats and salmon, house-made pickles and IPA mustard; roasted Fraser Valley turkey with all the trimmings; smoked pork roast with maple-apple chutney; and sticky toffee pudding with ginger-eggnog ice cream and Forty Creek caramel. ForageVancouver.com
From Dec. 8-Dec. 10, three top chefs from Mexico City will be in Vancouver to cook distinctively Mexican menus at local restaurants using rare and hard-to-find ingredients. The Sabores CDMX dinners feature chef José Manuel Baños of Aguamiel, cooking at Homer St. Café and Bar; chef Mario Espinosa of La Encomienda Polanco, cooking at Burdock & Co.; and chef Gerardo Vásquez Lugo of Nicos, cooking at Cacao. SaboresCDMX.com
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar is offering up Christmas Day brunch and dinner at 11am-3pm and 4pm-11pm, respectively, for $88 per person. On the brunch menu, look for spiced pumpkin soup, croquet Monsieur, and Parisian gnocchi with slow-poached egg and mushrooms. Dinner has multiple options, including slow-roasted turkey with apricot-and-brioche stuffing, roasted scallops, and a classic pistachio bûche de noel. BoulevardVancouver.ca
Railtown Catering is once again offering its acclaimed holiday take-out turkey feast from December 24-26. Suitable for eight to 10 people, it includes a 16-pound sage-roasted organic turkey; traditional giblet gravy; dried apricot, chestnut and brioche bread stuffing; sweet and mashed potatoes; vegetables, sides, bread, salad, and pecan pie. $299 plus tax. RailtownCatering.ca
On Jan. 11, Campagnolo Roma will be teaming up with Odd Society Spirits for a rustic six-course dinner paired with cocktails using Odd Society spirits. The menu includes oysters, winter squash salad, charred cabbage with bolito misto, squab with grilled radicchio, goat-milk custard with brown butter, and baked apple with smoked anglaise. Tickets $90. RomaCollab.Eventbrite.ca
