Articles — Stir

Support Vancouver restaurants and be Member for Day at the Polygon

The gallery is teaming up with local eateries, plus doing takeaway meals for charity, alongside its Feast for the Eyes exhibition

CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 27, 2021culinary, art gallery, art and design, the Polygon, Nuba, Bishop's

Food for the Rest of Us explores radical activism through farming

The feature documentary, premiering at DOXA, digs deep into how marginalized communities are leading the way when it comes to being connected to the land and to our food

SCREEN, FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 26, 2021food, Documentary, DOXA, indigenous

For Earth Day, Beetbox plant-based restaurant chips in to help kids connect with nature

The vegetarian Vancouver eatery is helping send children from low-income families to Saplings Outdoor Program

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 22, 2021culinary, Earth Day, Beetbox, vegetarian, plant-based, Vancouver food

Francophone music, local beer, and Québécois fare: Festival du Bois takes the party to the kitchen

With its focus on French Canadian culture, the fest shares classic recipes—and pairs them with Port Moody ales and performances from across the country

Dream Cuisines program helps newcomer refugee women share their culture through food ventures

Flavours of Hope is partnering with Coho Collective to help women build business—and community—through their culinary knowledge and traditions

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 21, 2021culinary, Flavours of Hope, Coho Commissary, refugee, Vancouver food

From Bordeaux to B.C.: Roche Wines is a family affair with French savoir faire

Based on the Naramata Bench, Dylan and Pénélope Roche draw on a family winemaking history that dates back to the French Revolution

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonApril 20, 2021Culinary, Wine, BC wine, BC wineries

Vancouver International Wine Festival, Bard on the Beach team up for virtual wine auction

Rare wines, getaways, and Bard-themed experiences are up for online bidding to benefit both local fests

For Ramadan, Tayybeh's all-female team of Syrian chefs creates takeout iftar

The Vancouver-based social enterprise cooks up a multicourse meal to mark the holy month

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 18, 2021culinary, Tayybeh, Ramadan, food, Syrian food, Syrian cuisine

Stirred, Not Shaken: The Bar Cart boxes a pandemic-era success story out of cocktail kits

The Vancouver company ups people’s happy hour at home

CULINARY, DRINKGail JohnsonApril 17, 2021culinary, cocktail kits, Cocktails, The Bar Cart

Sacred Foods introduces popped lotus seeds, a popular Indian snack, to Vancouver

Founder Mika Gioia grew up with the superfood in Pune

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 14, 2021Sacred Foods, Vancouver food

To mark Ramadan, Yasma restaurant offers authentic iftar meals to go

Several culturally significant dishes are available to break the fast

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 13, 2021culinary, Vancouver restaurants, Yasma

Baan Lao Fine Thai Restaurant strives for takeout that's elegant and authentic

At her Steveston restaurant, chef Nutcha Phanthoupheng draws on flavours of her childhood

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 12, 2021culinary, Baan Lo, Steveston, Vancouver restaurants

Stir Pairing: the weekend brings spinning album covers, sakura-themed food, and B.C. sparkling wine

Here’s an idea to pass pandemic time: visit the Commotion’s new online exhibition, order cherry blossom-inspired takeout from Yuwa, and sip Corcellette’s Santé

CULINARY, ART & DESIGN, WINEGail JohnsonApril 9, 2021CULINARY, art and design