Cozy season’s coming, no matter what. Dig in with an autumnal tea serving up PSL martinis; an experimental sound dinner featuring ASMR-style audio of your meal being harvested; and an Emily in Paris–inspired pastry-making class so you can (finally!) master those homemade chocolate croissants.
A Trio of Emily in Paris Events at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
In honour of our fave Netflix fashionista and the City of Lights, PICA is orchestrating three special events. First, a cooking class featuring four dishes, including french onion soup and molten chocolate cake from Café de Flore; next, a seven-course dinner complete with Provencal beef stew and crème brûlée; and last, a dessert and pastry class where you’ll learn how to make four treats including pain au chocolat.
WHEN: September 14, 19 and 28
WHERE: 1505 W. 2nd Ave #101
Chambar x Lobe Studio Experimental Sound Dinner
Imagine dining to the ambient sounds of your dish being harvested, ASMR-style. Chambar makes this an artsy reality for a five-course dinner event; Chambar’s Chef Nico Schuermans was accompanied by Lobe Studio co-founder Edo Van Breeman to Gambier Island where they recorded a soundtrack while the chef harvested, foraged, forest-walked and cooked on an open fire. (If you can’t make these dates, try to hit Chambar’s 20th anniversary party on September 29.)
WHEN: September 16 and 17
WHERE: 568 Beatty St.
Indáy Filipino Chef Exchange Dinner at Bravo
Go beyond adobo at this inaugural event—conceived by award-winning cookbook author and Canadian Culinary Championship judge Joie Alvaro Kent—which sees four rising young chefs from BC and Alberta celebrate their Filipino-Canadian heritage with a multi-course dinner. On the table there’ll be a unique take on bibingka (a coconut-rice cake), a regional Visayan fish dish and more. Fraser Street’s Bravo (Vanmag‘s 2024 Best New Restaurant winner) will play host for two nights before the chefs move on to Calgary.
WHEN: September 23 and 24
WHERE: 4194 Fraser St.
Notch8’s Autumn Harvest Tea
First things first: this cozy fall tea has a pumpkin spice latte martini on the menu, and we love that. It also has a selection of loose-leaf teas and tasty delicacies like Serrano ham with pickled mustard seeds and coffee aioli on brioche, salted caramel apple pie bar and pumpkin tiramisu… and it all takes place in the iconic Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s sunken tearoom at Notch8.
WHEN: September 5–November 24
WHERE: 900 W. Georgia
Maenam’s Mid-Autumn Night’s Feast
Modern Chinese meets yummy yakitori when chef Angus An hosts Boulevard’s Roger Ma and Sumibiyaki Arashi’s Pete Ho at Kitsilano’s Thai-food-haven Maenam for the third feast in the acclaimed Maenam and Friends dinner series.
WHEN: September 17
WHERE: 1938 W 4th Ave.
Forged and Foraged: Published on Main x San Francisco’s Kiln
Opened just last year and already Michelin-starred, the Bay Area’s Kiln is coming to town and bringing its technique-driven culinary prowess with it. Kiln exec chef John Wesley will join Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson in the Published kitchen for one night only, so get your reso in now.
WHEN: September 29
WHERE: 3593 Main St.
Prophecy: Bar Takeover From The Japanese Bitters
Spirit-lovers, fall is your season. And there’s no better time for the Rosewood Hotel Georgia’s cavernous-cool Prophecy to welcome The Japanese Bitters founder Yuki Yamazaki for a bar takeover, shaking up four aromatic drinks using exclusively those bitters and Japanese spirits.
WHEN: September 10
WHERE: 801 W Georgia St.
SUYO x Wildlight Collaboration Dinner
We have a soft spot for local chef mash-ups, and the Suyo Con Amigos Chef Collab Dinner Series is just that. This session sees Suyo’s Chef Ricardo Valverde teaming up with Wildlight’s Chef Warren Chow for a one-off menu that includes crispy squid noodle, braised lamb neck with chanterelle stroganoff and more. (Take note: Suyo will also be featuring a special 8-course anniversary menu for the whole month of September.)
WHEN: September 12
WHERE: 3475 Main St.
Vinícola Portugal Wine Festival
Just us, or is everyone going to Portugal this year? Join them (in spirit) by attending this one-afternoon-only wine fest at Heritage Hall featuring 70 wines curated by top importers. This vino-centric event was created by Kissa Tanto’s GM Justin Isidro and promises delicious small bites alongside unforgettable sips.
WHEN: September 21
WHERE: 3102 Main St.
H Tasting Lounge’s Evening with Glenfiddich
Nothing warms a brisk fall night quite like a whisky. Good thing Jamie Johnson, Glenfiddich’s National Brand Ambassador, will be moonlighting at H Tasting Lounge for one night to share her insights and offer tastings of rare 21 and 23-year-old Glenfiddich. The evening will include a welcome cocktail with Glenfiddich 12, and two additional cocktails, all paired with light bites.
WHEN: September 17
WHERE: 1601 Bayshore Dr.
And One Bonus October Event…The Perfect Bite: A Knives Out-Inspired Murder Mystery Dinner
Has it been forever (or never) that you participated in one of those murder mystery nights? Fix that with this immersive Netflix-collab dinner inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, where you’ll dine in groups of four, trying to decipher clues while savouring dishes like Mushroom Cigar and Slow-Braised Beef Short Ribs. (Ahem, apologies to our editor for sneaking in an event starting in October, but the Toronto version sold out fast for all three consecutive months.)
WHEN: October 4–December 22
WHERE: 590 W. Georgia
