Napa Valleys kicked off its Cure for the Common Cult 40th anniversary tour at on Wednesday. Opening some bottles from its extensive library, as well as celebrating its current vintages was Tracey Morgan, an executive vice-president with the company, right, and the Gastown restaurants co-owner, Doug Stephen. Clos du Val has a repeat performance at the at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»convention centre on April 18.
Vancouvers Julia Spitale and Shera Kelly are bringing their back home. On April 19 theyll be showing footage from the documentary about their sustainable foods/music bike tour from Salt Spring Island to Halifax as well as perform some of their music and host a panel discussion with Peter Ladner, author of The Urban Food Revolution, Good For You, Good For the Earth dietician Lori Petryk and Will Valley, an urban farmer from Inner City Farms. The event starts at 7pm at the W2 Media Café in the Woodwards Building, 111 W. Hastings in Gastown. Tickets are $12 and if you ride your bike to the event, you can win a special door prize. For details go to WheelySlowCookingTour.com.
East Vans is taking reservations for their second Quinto Quarto special offal supper, which begins at 9pm on May 2. The six-course dinner will feature such uncommon items asslow cooked chicken hearts, duck gizzards, cotechino-stuffed trotter and sweetbreads.The cost is just $49 with tax and gratuity. Tickets available at QuintoQuartoRoma.eventbrite.com.
Stop what youre doing and pay very close attention: the new Cadeaux Bakery at 172 Powell Street on the DTES has just altered the space-time continuum by introducing the city of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»to maple bacon cinnamon sticky buns. You read that right, but go ahead and read it again. Wrapped inside each twirl of gooey awesomeness is a strip of maple bacon. We tried a few, and immediately recognized that life would never be the same again. See you on the other side.
From April 16 to 30, Cactus Club restaurants are donating partial proceeds from every sale of the Peanut Butter Crunch Bar to the Make-A-Wish Foundation as part of its long-term commitment to helping make a wish come true for local children. For more information visit or follow Cactus Club on Twitter or join its Facebook page.
The first is at the convention centre on May 12 and to help get you in the right state of mind, Gastowns Mexican restaurant is hosting a party on May 5 with specials on tequila bombs, beer, Chef Chilangos carnitas and pozole soup. The Luis Gonzales Band will play from 7 to 11pm and then DJ Billy Danger and guests take over till three. (101 W. Corova, 604-646-2444, LaCasita.com)
Chef Greg Turgeon (Il Giardino, Villa del Lupo) is creating a new season of culinary delights for the . The menu additions complement the restaurants classic favourites such as osso bucco, crab-stuffed prawns and wild mushroom risotto. (3296 E. 1st, PoorItalian.com)
