On February 1, 2015 we presented the sixth crawl in a series of neighborhood brunch crawls in this 2nd year of our brunch crawl series we produced and presented with the Commercial Drive BIA and Tourism Vancouver for their Dine Out Festival. This event was a super success for all who attended. Participants had a chance to visit several restaurants through-out the Commercial Drive neighborhood and taste all sorts of dishes on this unique food crawl.
Our registration spot was at Famoso Pizzeria where guests lined-up outside and once inside, Parallel 49 Brewing was serving up tasters of their beer for everyone to start the brunch tour.
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria
Margherita Pizza
Campania tomato sauce, fior-di-latte, fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil
Cavoletti Pizza
Oven-roasted brussel sprouts, proscuitto crisps, fior-di-latte, gorgonzola cheese, dates, walnuts, drizzle of honey
Korean Bbq Pork Pizza
Slow-roasted spiced pork butt, Korean BBQ sauce, fior-di-latte, green onion, cheddar cheese, hoisin sauce
and
Parallel 49 Brewing
The Gypsy Tears & the Salty Scot
Turks Coffee Lounge
- Butter Espresso
- Velvet Cortado
And
The Lemon Square
Lemon squares
Stateside Craft
Corn Bread Waffles
1 Waffle Topped with Fresh Seasonal Fruit and homemade Whip Cream s/w 1 Strip of Bacon
Bennyʼs
All Bennyʼs are served with Roasted Red Potatoes and topped with fresh homemade Hollandaise
– Smoked Bacon, Avocado & Cheddar
– Pulled Pork, Caramelized onions & Pineapple
– Goat Cheese, Tomato & Basil
Braised Brisket Corn Hash
Slow beer braised brisket sauteed with corn, onions and our roasted red potatoes. Topped with Applewood smoked cheddar,
peppercorn sauce and a poached egg
Federico’s Supper Club
Rigatoni alla Gricia
smoked pork cheeks, pancetta, Pecorino Romano, black pepper
Fritelle di Baccala
salt cod fritters on mint pesto and roasted red pepper
Terrina di Cioccolato
chocolate terrine, callebaut chocolate, mixed berry compote
Lear Faye
East Van Benny
poached egg, wilted greens, pico de gallo & avocado holandaise on a rösti
Smok’n Benny
poached eggs, pulled pok, wilted greens & chipotle holandaise on a rösti
Last Tango French Toast
Delicious organic breads marinated overnight and slow baked for richness; with mascapone,
house-made ricota, rum-steeped strawberries & cardamom-vanilla infused maple syrup.
Smoky Beans
Smoky maple braised beans served with our house-made buttermilk biscuit and a slice of Canadian maple bacon, or enjoy it without the bacon (vegetarian version)
Espresso
Cappuccino
Americano
Jamjar
- Mint Labneh (Pressed yogurt, garlic, dried mint)
- Foole (Muddled Fava beans and Chickpeas)
- Manoushet Zaatar (Thyme, Oregano, & sesame on top of traditional flat bread)
Bakery Sate
- Butter croissant
- Cheddar cheese scone
- Coconut macaroon
The restaurants featured many unique and tasty dishes to our guests to eat and drink throughout the event.
Thank you to our photographer Michelle Hondl for capturing the brunch event so well.
Vancouver Foodster is excited to be presenting 6 brunch crawls in 6 different neighborhoods throughout this 2015 festival, see our other events here
By: Richard Wolak