These days, a music festival isn't just a concert, it's a whole experience, including carefully curated food options.
Taking a cue from events like Coachella (where people go as much for the food as for the music these days), Vancouver's inaugural SKOOKUM festival next month is promising to be a culinary feast.
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Several of Vancouver's top restaurants are participating in the food portion of the three-day event, which takes place September 7 to 9, 2018, in Stanley Park.
“Between long-table dinners involving some of the BC’s best restaurants and chefs, restaurant pop-ups, the Picnic Basket program, and food trucks that will offer a variety of options, there will be a level of diversity to satisfy anyone’s sense of taste or budget," says SKOOKUM Festival Director Paul Runnals in a media release.
Bringing their delectable eats to the fest are places like Monarch Burger and their infamous "nose-to-tail" burgers, fresh foods from Birds & the Beets, cool treats from Calgary-based Fiasco Gelato, noodles from Fat Mao, some heat from Vij's Rangoli, and some BBQ flair from Smoke & Bones--to name just a few.
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In addition to on-site food vending, restaurants and chefs are coming on board for all sorts of tantalizing events as part of the festival, with something special happening each night of the fest:
- September 7: SKOOKUM Long Table Dinner Series featuring Edible Canada with Ocean Wise ambassador Ned Bell
- September 8 Joy Road Catering from the Okanagan Valley
- September 9: St. Lawrence + Kissa Tanto collaboration
Plus, SKOOKUM Picnic Baskets are available for catered lunches, featuring food from places like Hawksworth, Bel Cafe, Honey Salt and les amis du FROMAGE.
St. Lawrence. Photo by Lindsay William-Ross/Vancouver Is Awesome
Additionally, there will be craft beer, micro-distilleries, and wineries will be at SKOOKUM pouring their offerings for concert-goers. The lineup includes The Woods Spirit Company; Backcountry Brewing; Parkside Brewery; Bomber; OK Crush Pad; Prospect of the Okanagan; Strange Fellows Brewing; Dageraad Brewing; Twin Sails; Mission Hill; Hugging Tree; Marionette; Main Street Brewing; Liberty Distillery; Fermentorium Distilling Co.; Merridale; and Postmark.
These are the vendors, restaurants and food trucks slated to take part in SKOOKUM:
- Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie
- Belgard Kitchen
- Birds & the Beets
- Fat Mao Noodles
- Fiasco Gelato
- Monarch Burger
- Savary Island Pie Co.
- Smoke & Bones
- Vij’s Rangoli
- Vital Cafe + Blend Bar
- Cartems
- Whistler Wood-Fired Pizza
- Mr. Bannock
- Mountain Squeeze
- Kissa Tanto
- Coast
- The Kaboom Box
- Buddha-Full Provisions
- St. Lawrence
- Honey Salt
- Edible Canada
- Les Amis Du Fromage
- Bel Cafe
- Joy Road Catering
- Mexi Pops
- Disco Cheetah Korean Grill
- Italian Kitchen
- Rocky Point Ice Cream
- Melt City Grilled Cheese
- Kafkas Coffee
- Chickpea
- Hawksworth
- Green Coast Coffee
- Coquille Fine Seafood
- Vij's Railway Express
- Crab Park Chowdery
- Urban Wood Fired Pizza
- Reel Mac and Cheese
Headliners for the music portion (it is a music fest, after all) include Florence & the Machine, The Killers, Metric, Arkells, and many, many, many more. It's pretty impressive!
SKOOKUM
When: September 7-9, 2018
Where: Stanley Park
