Culture tripping through food: Bookings open for Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Without travel on the books, multicultural-dining experiences can help fill the pandemic void
Jingle Bao.
VANCOUVER’S DIVERSE DINING scene is a big part of what makes it such a vibrant place to be. If we can’t travel these days, food is one way to experience different cultures.
Dine Out Vancouver Festival has just announced the lineup for its 19th edition, rising to the strange and challenging occasion with a record number of restaurants participating in its longest run ever.
More than 330 places from White Rock to West Vancouver are taking part—many of them offering takeout—in the 31-day event that takes place from February 5 to March 7.
The Afghan Horseman (Canada’s first Afghan restaurant), Banana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine, Beeryani Indian Bistro & Bar, Bistro Sakana, Cuchillo, DD Mau, Dosanko Restaurant, Espana, Golden Seafood Restaurant, Gurkha Himalayan Kitchen, Heritage Asian Eatery, Hikari Café, Hotpot Palace, Jingle Bao, Kinton Ramen, Le Crocodile, Ophelia, Salmon n’ Bannock, Sing Sing, Vaades the Indian Restaurant, and Vij’s are a handful of places that proudly serve the food of their chef’s or proprietors’ heritage.
Gurkha Himalayan Cuisine.
With multicourse meals ranging in price from $15 to $54, the festival also features food- and drink-themed virtual experiences. Among them are a dumpling-making masterclass presented by Historical Chinatown Tours and a Middle Eastern mezes and cocktails event with In My Kitchen.
There’s also the presence of everything from casual vegetarian fare (like that at BeetBox) to meals at some of the city’s best hotel restaurants (such as Bacchus at the Wedgewood Hotel & Spa).
Tourism Vancouver, which presents Dine Out, is upping the ante on staycations for Vancouverites, with a $50 Visa gift card that can be used anywhere and special rates at downtown partner hotels, including OPUS Hotel Vancouver and Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver.)
The organization emphasizes the need to stay local, within your own health region and community, and to dine only with those in your immediate household or bubble in accordance with latest public-health guidelines.
The B.C. Hospitality Foundation, which supports industry workers in crisis due to health or other reasons, is the event’s charitable partner.
Menus and full details are at Dine Out Vancouver Festival.
Heritage Asian Eatery.
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