August brings a varied lineup of food events and dining experiences to Metro Vancouver and the surrounding region. The month includes Pride brunches, restaurant specials, limited-time tasting menus, culinary camps, grand openings, and seasonal festivals celebrating local ingredients.
DD Mau Chinatown x Chupito Feast & Friends, August 23
DD Mau Chinatown is bringing back their Feast & Friends dinner series on August 23 with a Mexican-Vietnamese collaboration featuring Chef Maria Ponce of Chupito Cocteleria and DD Mau Chef Tyler Hoang. The menu will bring together flavours and ideas from both cuisines, with cocktails by Chupito bartenders Tara Davies and Erick Vazquez using repurposed kitchen ingredients such as herb stems, spent coffee and house-made fish sauce. Tickets are $98++ per person with a minimum of two guests per booking, and seatings are available at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at DD Mau Chinatown.
Provence Marinaside Tomato Festival
Provence Marinaside has brought back their annual Tomato Festival throughout August with a three-course prix fixe menu for $69 featuring local heirloom tomatoes. Dishes include Heirloom Tomato and Burrata Salad, Heirloom Tomato Tartare with Tuna Tonnato, Mediterranean Seabass with Heirloom Tomato Chutney, and Pistachio and Sundried Tomato-Crusted Ling Cod, followed by a Strawberry Entremet for dessert. An optional rosé wine pairing is available for $59.
Tequila Thursdays at The Greek, Every Thursday
The Greek has launched Tequila Thursdays, with tequila cocktails, discounted Hornitos shots and DJs at their Yaletown and Gastown locations every Thursday. Guests can get $3 off three featured drinks, including the mojito-inspired Ananás Louloudáto with Hornitos Pineapple, the El Caesar Hornitos Cucumber Habanero Caesar, and the Paloma-style Peristéri made with Hornitos Plata. Hornitos shots are also $2 off.
CoCo Bubble Tea August Pina Colada Smoothie Promotion
CoCo Bubble Tea is featuring their Pina Colada Smoothie throughout August, with 15% off at participating Greater Vancouver locations from August 1 to 31. The large smoothie is $7.14, regularly $8.40, and combines a pineapple slush with a creamy base. CoCo is also running their Happy Tuesday Refresh promotion every Tuesday, with Buy One, Get One 50% off selected large drinks including Taro Slush, Bubble Gaga, 3 Guys, Honeydew Jasmine Milk Tea with Tea Jelly, Brown Sugar Pearl Matcha Smoothie with Macchiato, and Mango Green Tea.
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar and Holy Duck Chili Collaboration
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market is teaming up with Vancouver condiment company Holy Duck Chili for a limited-time menu available through August 3.
Created by Head Chef Alex Guido, the collaboration features Holy Duck chili oils and seasonings across several seafood dishes. Menu items include the SumSum Caesar, Baked Mussels with Salted Egg Yolk Lava chili oil, Grilled Oyster Skewers with duck fat-infused seasoning aioli, and Blackened Scallops with ginger and mango purée.
The brands will also host an Instagram giveaway featuring a Holy Duck Chili Oil Party Pack and a $100 Fanny Bay gift card.
When: July 28 to August 3
Where: Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market, 762 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Menu prices: $16 to $38
Tacofino 2 Burritos, 2 Jarritos Summer Offer
Tacofino has brought back their 2 Burritos, 2 Jarritos summer offer for a limited time at participating Lower Mainland locations.
Priced at $40, the package includes two regular burritos, two Jarritos drinks, and a limited-edition Summer Carry Box designed for easy takeout to the beach, a picnic, the seawall, a concert, or a road trip.
The promotion launched on July 27 and is available for a limited time. Tacofino operates several Lower Mainland restaurants and food trucks, with current locations listed on their website.
When: Available for a limited time beginning July 27
Where: Participating Tacofino Lower Mainland locations
Price: $40
Honey Salt Pride Brunch
Honey Salt is celebrating Vancouver Pride Weekend with a colourful brunch on August 1 and 2.
The meal begins with a tiered spread of devilled eggs, smoked salmon blinis, fruit, chocolate-dipped croissants, lemon tartlets, and Pride confetti cake. Guests can then choose from avocado toast, eggs Benedict, grilled chicken Cobb salad, or Pacific rockfish fish and chips. A build-your-own mimosa cart will be available with several juice options.
When: August 1 and 2, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Honey Salt, Parq Vancouver
Chilliwack Corn Festival at Greendale Acres
The Chilliwack Corn Festival returns to Greendale Acres for two weekends of roasted corn, live music, contests, and family activities.
Admission includes corn-shucking and corn-eating contests, along with daily face painting from noon to 2 p.m. Live performers include the Petersen Duo, Johnny Bootleg Trio, Ryan McAllister, Desiree Walde and the Backroad Revival Band, and Josh Petersen.
When: August 1 to 3 and August 8 to 9
Where: Greendale Acres, Chilliwack
Admission: $19 online or $22 at the door
Kinton Ramen New Westminster Grand Opening
Kinton Ramen is celebrating the opening of their New Westminster location with 50 per cent off all ramen for one day.
When: August 8, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: Kinton Ramen, 1-678 Sixth Street, New Westminster
Offer: 50 per cent off all ramen
Fable Kitchen Desert-Inspired Tasting Menu
Fable Kitchen is serving a three-course menu inspired by the Sonoran Desert, Northern Mexico, and the American Southwest.
The menu includes the Enchilada Montada with chiltepín salsa, the Costilla de Rez with agave-glazed mesquite-smoked beef rib, and the Flan de Mesquite with macerated plums and corico crumble.
When: Throughout August
Where: Fable Kitchen, Vancouver
Price: $55 per person, with an optional $25 wine accompaniment
PICAChef Summer Cooking Camps for Kids and Teens
The Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is offering week-long summer cooking camps led by professional chef-instructors.
Participants will practise knife skills, make fresh pasta, explore baking techniques, and prepare dishes influenced by different culinary traditions. Each camper receives a PICAChef apron to use during the program and take home.
Coast Fish Fridays
Coast Restaurant is serving a Fish and Chips Bento with clam chowder and a beer for $20 every Friday at lunch.
When: Fridays during lunch
Where: Coast Restaurant, Vancouver
Price: $20
Black and Blue Prime Rib Happy Hour
Black and Blue is offering slow-roasted Canadian prime rib with Yorkshire pudding, mashed potatoes, and seasonal vegetables.
When: Monday through Saturday, 2 to 5 p.m.
Where: Black and Blue, Vancouver
Price: $45
The Teahouse Dinner for Two
The Teahouse in Stanley Park is offering a nightly Dinner for Two menu featuring a seafood platter, a 12-ounce New York striploin, shrimp risotto, charred broccolini, crab dip, and chocolate Milano cake. Optional wine selections are available, and the menu is offered in limited quantities.
When: Nightly from 4:30 p.m.
Where: The Teahouse, Stanley Park
Price: $139 for two, plus tax and gratuity