Tasting Plates Vancouver Summer Edition June 27

Participating restaurants and their menus for the evening event are as follows:

MENU

Salt Spring Coffee Company

4295 Main Street

Twitter: @SS_Coffee

Our Tasting Plates will be Cups and we are offering these coffees:

1. La Labor, a delicious seasonal coffee from Honduras.

2. Spiced mocha featuring Metta espresso. Organic cocoa and warm spices compliment our four bean espresso blend.

3. Metta Espresso, ristretto style

4. Dark Decaf – Peru prepared to order on our pour over bar

Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co

4186 Main Street

Twitter: @FlatbreadCo

Our Tasting Plate will feature your choice of these flatbread pizzas:

All of our flatbread pizzas are handcrafted and topped with organic tomato sauce & mozzarella cheese.

1. FARMERS MARKET:  Topped with a combination of four to five seasonal local veggies, three herb nut free pesto & goat cheese.

2. SUNDRIED TOMATO & GOAT CHEESE: Sun dried tomatoes sauteed in garlic, brown mushrooms, artichokes, Capriny goat’s cheese & fresh chopped herbs.

3. NATURALLY MEATY: Spicy certified organic beef, sulphate free Italian sausage, ripe tomatoes, green peppers, red onions, asiago cheese and fresh herbs.

4. PARMA HAM: Schinken speck (cured ham), brown mushrooms & mango.  It is baked in our artisan oven & topped with roughly chopped arugula & parmesan cheese.

Farmers Market Pizza

Trafiq Café & Bakery

4216 Main Street

Twitter: @TrafiqCafe

Our Tasting Plate will be  your choice of Sweet OR Savoury:

Canape Plate (Vegetarian): Featuring a Trio of Trafiq Artisan Breads & Pastry

1. Artichoke Quiche with sundried tomato

2. Baked Brie Toast Points with dulce de leche served on cranberry pecan bread

3. Roasted Red Pepper & Chevre on walnut rosemary bread

OR

Dessert Plate: Showcasing Decadence In Every Bite

1. Salted Caramel Pecan Cookie

2. Killer Brownie

3. Lemon Blueberry Tartlet

Mobius Coffee & Tea

4125 Main Street

Twitter: @MobiusCoffeeTea

1. Our Tasting Plate will feature your choice of  2 different kinds of Cheesecake

Bob Likes Thai Food

3755 Main Street

Twitter: @boblikethaifood

Our Tasting Plate will include all of these items:

1. MIANG KHAM [mîəŋ kʰam] (just a bite)

Piper sarmentosum or chaphlu leaves,

Roasted coconut shavings, Lime, Shallot,

Peanut and Ginger with Tamarind Palm Sugar sauce.

2. TUNA CHILLI DIP (spicy)

Tuna, Garlic, Chilli, Lime leaf,

mashed in Mortar serve with Cucumber

3. BOB’S CHIP

Fried rice ball of red curry paste, lime leaf and

Black sesame seeds

4. PAPAYA SALAD

Shredded green papaya with green beans, tomato,

garlic, chillies, fresh lime juice

ShakTea

3702 Main Street

Twitter: @ShakteaVan

Our Tasting Plate will include both of these items along with Tasting cups of Tea

1. (Shaktea recipe from East Meets West) Tea Egg Sandwich with Smokey Tea Sauce and;

2. Miniature Cream Earl Grey shortbread cookie and;

3. Tea tasting from a selection of five different teas (Sikkim Temi Estate, French Earl Grey, Oriental Nights Green Tea, Organic Coconut Cream Chai, Mount Pleasant Sunset Rooibos)

mygoodness! gluten & wheat free kitchen

235 East Broadway

Twitter: @mygoodnessgf

Our Tasting Plate will be a Tasting Goodie Bag to go and will feature a selection of gluten-free savouries ( crackers, herb crostini, queijos w/ side dips)

and

sweets (mini Carrot Cakes, biscotti)

Triple O’s on the Go

Mobile Food Truck –located on Main Street – just South of Broadway on the East side of the street.

Twitter: @TripleOsOntheGo

Our Tasting Plate will include any or all of these 4 items

1. Orange Creamsicle Milkshake

“Hand scooped vanilla bean ice cream and candied orange syrup, served with fresh whipped cream”

2. Butterfinger Milkshake

“Hand scooped vanilla bean ice cream and crushed Butterfinger, served with fresh whipped cream”

3. Meatball Sliders

“Our house made meatballs smothered in marinara sauce, served on our toasted mini slider bun with pesto and provolone cheese”

4. Crispy Mac n’ Cheese Slider

“Ooey-Gooey mac n’ cheese fritter, served on our toasted mini slider bun with house made bacon-ketchup”

Sal y Limon

Unit #5, 701 Kingsway (at Fraser)

Twitter: @Salylimonvan

Our Tasting Plate will feature a choice of one of these tacos:

1.- Taco pollo pibil

2.- Pull pork

3.- Zucchini with corn

Pop Up Pizza

646 Kingsway

Twitter: @PopUpPizzaCA

Our Tasting Plate will feature your choice one of these pizzas:

1. MISFIT

Rosemary Wild Boar Salami, Pecorino Toscano, Proscutto, “Super Tomatoee Sauce”, Basil Leaf, Red Wine and Garlic Marinated Roma Tomatoes baked and finished with Romano Cheese.

2. HOTEL CALIFORNIA

Garlic infused Olive Oil with Caramelized Onions, Wine-Poached Pear, Fresh Mozza and Gorgonzola Cheese topped with Walnuts and Fresh Baby Arugula.

3. SUBLIME

Also known as the ‘Game Changer”. White Wine, Cilantro, Garlic, Prawn and Lobster, Baja-Style Tomato and Pepper Sauce with Parmesan and Piquante cheese.

Fray

3980 Fraser Street

Twitter: @FrayonFraser

Our Tasting Plate will include all of these items:

1. Portobello Fries

2. Rosemary-Infused Potato and Taro Chips

3. Polenta Salad

4. Pork Belly Sandwich

Details about each of the participating restaurants here.

Purchase tickets via Eventbrite:

http://tastingplatesyvrsummer.eventbrite.com/

Several of the restaurants will be offering wine, beer and cocktail specials at their locations during the evening.