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2 days ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Thalia Stopa
Two Vancouver-based artists already deeply invested in the local arts community – Anna Kasko (Kasko Gallery) and Dan Siney (Doing&Doing Fine Art) – are upping the ante with their new collaborative project, launching at Kasko Frame Works on May 17th.
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2 days ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Thalia Stopa
There are few things more enticing than the illicit-seeming premise of a good speakeasy. Which is what the folks behind ‘Shanghai Speakeasy: Chinatown Confessions‘ are banking on with their upcoming night of music, mahjong, cocktails and dumplings, happening on Saturday, May 31st only. We’re so down.
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3 days ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Jamie Mah
Welcome to the Track & Food podcast. Host Jamie Mah is a writer, bartender and sommelier in beautiful Vancouver, BC. Join him as he takes a deep dive into everything food and culture happening in the city and around the globe. In this episode, I’m joined by four of Vancouver’s top bar talents – Amber Bruce (The Keefer Bar, June), Tara Davies (Chupito Cocteleria), Andrew Kong (Suyo), and Alexa Gervais (L’Abattoir) — for a roundtable discussion on the state of Vancouver’s cocktail scene.
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1 week ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Michelle Sproule |From-The-Hip Picture-Taker
From our calendar to yours comes this carefully considered agenda of cool things we are doing, wishing we could do, or conspiring to do in Vancouver from Thursday, May 8th to Wednesday, May 14th, 2025. Please note that you can now get the Scout List – with a few extra pieces of intel included – sent to your inbox every Thursday. Sign up for your subscription here.
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1 week ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Michelle Sproule |From-The-Hip Picture-Taker
First time restauranteurs Margaux Herder and David Lawson – both alumni of Michelin-starred restaurant, St. Lawrence – are teaming up with chef and mentor J-C Poirier to open Chez Céline at 4298 Fraser Street this Friday, May 23rd.
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1 week ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Michelle Sproule |From-The-Hip Picture-Taker
Nemesis and Kitchen Table Restaurants — two established Vancouver names — are heading east this Spring, anchoring the new TriCity Pavilion project in Coquitlam. To be clear, this is not a franchise rollout or a brand dilution play; it’s something more grounded: respected operators choosing to not just extend into the suburbs, but to plant roots in them. So what does that look like?
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1 week ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Thalia Stopa
Get stoked for Dress Rehearsal! Beginning next month, Chef Lina Caschetto (Say Hey Café & Deli) and This is Wine School are joining forces to deliver Vancouver their “mildly posh and maximally fun” monthly pop-up dinner series, playing out across four “acts”. Each of the so-far planned dinners will include a multi-course menu of personally-inspired themed plates and fun wine pairings. First up: La Mer (“The Sea”) on Saturday, June 14th.
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1 week ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Michelle Sproule |Thalia Stopa
Mother’s Day is quickly approaching (Sunday, May 11th) and we’ve got a bunch of inspiration for ways to treat the mother figure (or figures) in your life – whether they lean towards traditional types of pampering or have more unconventional tastes. We’ve brought it all together in a handy list of seven options currently on our radar.
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1 week ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Michelle Sproule |From-The-Hip Picture-Taker
Angela Pastificio softly opens at 1869 Powell Street this week, marking the solo debut of Chef Calvin Vogstad. Vogstad, alongside co-chef Nolan Bayliss, is bringing authentic Northern Italian cooking to a growing neighbourhood restaurant hub that already includes Andrea Gail, Niwa, Nero Tondo, and El Compa. The intimate, dinner-only space blends warmth with modern aesthetics, but not in a studied way.
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1 week ago | 
scoutmagazine.ca | Thalia Stopa
One of our favourite signs that Summer is imminent? The tantalizing sight of the Paella Guys posted out front of ¿CóMO? Taperia on Main Street, sweating over their massive (60-person) specialty steel pan. This year’s Paella Patio series will be landing in Mount Pleasant for a total of eight Sundays, stretching throughout the summer: May 25th, June 15th, June 29th, July 6th, July 20th, August 3rd, August 17th, and August 31st. Seatings are available at 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm only (while they last).