Stop the presses! Joining the dining festival (running until Feb. 5) are East Van notables Latitude, Habit Lounge, The Cascade, and the recently well-reviewed Union Bar. Check out their special menus at FeastVan.com.
Opening any day now is Cadeaux, a pastry shop from Chambar kitchen veterans Eleanor Chow and Slavita Johnson. The location is 172 Powell, just east of Gastown. To learn more about this highly anticipated bakery, visit .
Superbowl Sunday is fast approaching, and the team at the DTES is preparing a massive spread (so you dont have to). The Superbowl Feast includes two litres of Meat Hook Chili, 12 Big Lous hot dogs, five lbs of signature wings, and six Pemberton Meadows Burgers. The cost for the standard feast is $120, but theyre also offering what theyre calling a Feast and a Half, which has a whole bunch more of everything for $185. Email [email protected] or call 604-564-9229.
The folks behind everyones favourite pizzeria, Gastowns Neapolitan-certified (62 E. Cordova), have secured the expansive space right next door. Theyre aiming to open a new pasta concept there called Vicino Pastaria & Deli this Spring. More details soon.
In the mood for a little FourPlay? Salt Tasting Room (45 Blood Alley) is offering one play over four dinners. Shown over four Monday nights (Feb. 13 to Mar. 5), the play follows the epic love story of two people from their first meeting to their wedding day. Each episode stands on its own but dont you want to know everything that happens? The cost, which includes dinner, is $65 or $240 (a saving of $20) if you come to all four. For info go to or .