THINGS TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEK IN GASTOWN

August 4 2014

THINGS TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEK IN GASTOWN

Written by Gastown Admin

Inaugural Winemaker’s Dinner this Wednesday at TUC Craft Kitchen

Executive Chef, Roy Flemming, will be hosting the inaugural Winemakers Dinner at TUC Craft Kitchen this Wednesday (August 6th) night. Special guest, Darryl Booker, wine maker for Cedar Creek Estate Winery will be in attendance with four vintages to pair with a menu of seared scallops, summer squash terrine, roasted pork belly and more. Get more information on this tasty event here.

Bambudda Debuts Five-Course Family Style Menu

Chef Scott Korzack has developed a special five course family-style menu, running Sunday through Thursday at Bambudda. It’s a great way to sample the restaurant’s signature dishes, including BBQ duck buns, nectarine salad, mushroom dumplings and more. The team will also debut a new summer cocktail list this week!

Sign Up for the 2^nd Annual Ja’mazin Race

If you’ve a fan of scavenger hunts and live music, plan to spend Sunday, August 10th at The Lamplighter Public House. The Ja’Mazin Race will have you running in the afternoon, before heading to the pub for a silent auction, prizes and live reggae with Elaine ‘Lil Bit’ Shepard. All proceeds of the event go towards Fundamentals for Change projects in Jamaica. Click here for details on registering your team.

Reserve your seat for the next Salt Cellar Series tasting

Salt Tasting Room is pleased to present an evening with one of BC’s inconic wineries on Tuesday, August 12th. Using grapes from six unique BC vinyards, Sandhill Winery varietals offer insight into how the growing conditions of each, from sun exposure to slope and soil combination, produce grapes with one-of-a-kind characteristics. Sandhill winemaker, Howard Soon, will be in attendance to speak about the ones – making this an extremely interesting and informative evening. Click here for tickets.

Get ready to Shuffle

The Gastown Shuffle is back for its fourth year with five pubs, five drinks, six shops and six offers. It’s is a one-night neighourhood crawl with complimentary feature drinks and special offers. The Met, The Charles Bar, Clough Club, The Black Frog & The Lamplighter are serving special complimentary beverages as you stroll through Gastown. Participating boutiques include Dutil, The Block, Nouvelle Nouvelle, Rowan Sky, Menu Skateboard Shop and Sharks & Hammers, who are all joining in on the fun with special offers.

To participate in the Shuffle, all you need is a lanyard, which are available now for pick up at any one of the participating shops & pubs listed above. Get it stamped at all five pubs on the day of the event to gain free entry into the After Party at The Lamplighter Public House where seven piece soul band, The Ballantynes, will be rocking out all night.

Weekly Live Entertainment

Guilt & Company and Vancouver’s favourite Burlesque comedienne, April O’Peel, have combined forces to present ‘The Sexy Funny Burlesque Show’ tonight – Tuesday, August 5th. Hosted by a rotating cast of hilarious local comics, it features the best of the best comedic Burlesque performancers in Vancouver.