On March 11, 2015 we presented our Tasting Plates East Village event that showcased 7 restaurants, cafes, butcher shop, and a distillery in the East Village neighborhood between Semlin Drive & Hastings to Powell & Commercial Drive in Vancouver, stretching to the Eastern edge of Renfrew.
Pallet Coffee Roasters
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Our Tasting Cups:
Featured Pallet in-house roasted coffee beans
Your choice of Americano or Cortado
- A taste of our double baked almond croissant and rosemary parmesan scone
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Our Tasting Plate:
- Beef brisket sandwich
( ianca pane, remoulade, caramelized onions, gruyere and beef)
- Side of our spinach & wild mushrooms salad
(Spinach, caramelized onions, goat cheese, pecans, organic egg, red wine vinaigrette)
Windsor Meats
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Our Tasting Plate:
- Large House Made Biryani Meatball (Chicken & Pork, Basmati, Spices, & Veg mixed into the meatball) in Butter Chicken Sauce.
Odd Society Spirits
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Our Tasting Cups:
Tasters of our products: East Van Vodka, Wallflower Gin, Vermouth and Creme de Cassis.
Jackalope’s Neighborhood Dive
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Our Tasting Plate:
- House Smoked Ham & Red eye Demi with buttermilk Chive Whipped Potatoes Roasted Asparagus.
- Cornbread with pimento cheese.
Di Olivia
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Our Tasting Plate:
- Bread dipping with various types of breads and focaccias. These are the combos of olive oils and vinegars we will be pairing:
Basil Oil/Strawberry Balsamic
Garlic Oil/Traditional Balsamic
Persian Lime Oil/Blackberry Ginger Balsamic
Chipotle Oil/Espresso Balsamic
Tuscan Herb Oil/Fig Balsamic
Orange Oil/Chocolate Balsamic
Herbs de Provence Oil/Cranberry Pear Balsamic
Wild Mushroom Sage Oil/Red Apple Balsamic
- Guacamole with the Baklouti Olive Oil and Hummus with the Chipotle Olive Oil served with chips and crackers.
Platform 7 Coffee
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Our Tasting Cups:
Featuring Stumptown Hair Bender Espresso Beans
Your choice of:
- Espresso
- Americano
- Cortado
And
Our Tasting Plate:
Gluten Free Epicurean
* Double Chocolate Salted Espresso Cookie
* Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie
Black Rook Bakehouse
- Honey-Lavender Cremes
East Village Bakery
- Platform 7 Sugar Cookies
Renfrew Café
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Our Tasting Plate:
- Beef & Kimchi pie
- Classic Apple pie
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Our Tasting Cups:
- Single origin tea from Oollo Tea.
The restaurants featured many unique and tasty dishes to our guests to eat and drink throughout the evening.
Thank you to our photographer Michelle Hondl for capturing the night so well.
By: Richard Wolak
