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CHARITY RIDE AND BOWL: Jim Best was the special guest at this year鈥檚 Lawn Summer Night, a unique lawn bowling fundraiser benefiting cystic fibrosis research. The 34-year-old motorcycle enthusiast living with cystic fibrosis recently completed a cross-country ride from Halifax to 麻豆传媒映画to raise awareness of the genetic disease. Cystic fibrosis causes mucus to build up in the lungs, clogging them and leading to life-threatening infections. The 20-day ride was the most challenging of three Best has completed over the years, he says. Best made the trip on an 1999 Yamaha YZF600R sport touring bike. With his lungs working at half the capacity of an average person, he had to wear a special mask under his helmet to filter debris or exhaust coming up off the road so it would not affect his breathing. Both Best and his younger sister live with cystic fibrosis, a disease affecting more than 4,100 Canadians. Thanks to research, Canadians with cystic fibrosis are living longer than a generation ago, to the point where CF is now considered a chronic condition, not strictly a pediatric illness. Best鈥檚 efforts were applauded at the Granville Park Lawn Bowling Club, where 44 dressed-up teams with novel names such as Pina Bowladas convened for the four-week charity bowl that is expected to raise another $500,000 this year.

BOILING POINT: Seafood boils are the latest dining phenomenon to take over our fair city. Various restaurants and chains have popped up in recent months offering the hands-on experience where steaming hot piles of lobster, crab, clams, shrimp and other delicacies, along with corn and potatoes, are spread out over a newspaper-covered table, along with lots of warm melted butter and chilled white wine for all to consume. The Four Seasons Yew Restaurant is the latest establishment to get in on the foodie craze. As part of its Sunday Dining Series, for the next seven weeks the popular seafood restaurant will be offering its version of the family-style crustacean celebration 鈥� a lobster and crab boil. Guests will tie on a fancy bib (yours to keep) and raise a complimentary glass of Cedar Creek wine to the delicious multi-course feast.

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FINE FOODIES: A celebration of Syrian cuisine, Tayybeh is a series of pop-up dinners run by Syrian women. Tayybeh, which means 鈥渒ind鈥� in Arabic, is the brainchild of Nihal Elwan, an international development consultant who wanted to help the wave of newly arrived refugees landing in the Lower Mainland. Sharing her love of Syrian cuisine, she decided to gather some Syrian home cooks to prepare a family style meal for the landed immigrants. The first dinner posted on Facebook sold out in minutes. The dinners have reached cult status with Vancouverites clamouring for a seat and or invitation to break bread with the talented cooks. The largest party the women have catered numbered 150, says Elwan. Under her guidance the women are testing other recipes, as well as building a presence at local farmers market with their sweet pastries. Most importantly, all the proceeds go back to the women, a novel notion for many of the women who have never been able to earn their own wages. Elwan and the group of home cooks were recently feted at Western Living鈥檚 Foodie of the Year Awards, topping the coveted list, as well as at the recent Indian Summer Festival Opener. Look forward to seeing these talented women more regularly on the social circuit.听