On June 27th we presented the second Tasting Plates Vancouver event that showcased 11 restaurants, cafes, bakeries & food trucks in 11 locations all over East Van including Main Street, Fraser Street, Broadway & Kingsway/Fraser area.
The evening began outside of Salt Spring Coffee on 27th & Main where guests registered and picked up their Tasting Plates Cards and then dispersed to the various participating restaurants to taste a multitude of dishes representing many different types of cuisine that included savoury and sweet!
Participating restaurants included: Rocky Mountain Flatbread, Bob Likes Thai Food, Triple O’s Food Truck, Trafiq Café & Bakery, Salt Spring Coffee, Mobius Coffee & Tea, Fray on Fraser, Sal y Limon, Pop Up Pizza, mygoodness! gluten & wheat free kitchen, and Shaktea.
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Tasting Plate of Savouries MIANG KHAM, TUNA CHILLI DIP, BOB’S CHIP and PAPAYA SALAD from Bob Likes Thai Food
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Crispy Mac n’ Cheese Slider, Meatball Slider, Orange Creamsicle Milkshake, and Butterfinger Milkshake from Triple O’s on the Go
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Portobello Fries, Rosemary-Infused Potato and Taro Chips, Polenta Salad, and Pork Belly Sandwich from The Fray.
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Tea Egg Sandwich with Smokey Tea Sauce and Miniature Cream Earl Grey shortbread cookies from ShakTea
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Gluten-free Mini Carrot Cakes, Butter Tarts and Savoury Tarts at mygoodness! gluten & wheat free kitchen
The restaurants featured many unique and tasty dishes to our guests to eat and drink throughout the evening.
Novus TV Channel 4 filmed a segment on our Tasting Plates event and Richard Wolak, you can watch here.
Thank you to our photographers for capturing the night so well: Alvin Lee (see more photos here) and Ariane Colenbrander (see more photos here).
By: Richard Wolak