Shift Change: The CoLab – Volume 1
Strategies to Support Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion within the Hospitality Industry for Racialized Groups This keynote session will focus on the hospitality industry and the challenges racialized groups encounter, including higher representation in hourly roles and lower representation in leadership… Continue Reading
2nd Annual Dine Strathcona November 18 – 30 featuring 17 restaurants, cafes & breweries
Strathcona’s hospitality community will come together this month to showcase the neighbourhood’s vibrant culinary scene while raising money to provide support for vulnerable individuals in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) during the second annual Dine Strathcona initiative, taking place November 18 to 30. First… Continue Reading
Shift Change: Qmunity – Volume 2
Queer Competency for the Hospitality Industry This keynote speaker session will provide people an understanding of diversity and how to make your organization more inclusive for queer, trans, and Two-Spirt employees and customers. Attendees will walk away with a stronger… Continue Reading
Water St Cafe offers 21 Days of 1/2 Priced Pasta benefiting Greater Vancouver Food Bank
Water Street Cafe 300 Water St, Vancouver, BCWater St Cafe is welcoming its 33rd year of operations in historic Gastown and celebrating this milestone by giving back to the community. Kicking off 2021 with a strong positive initiative, the family-run restaurant is offering 21 days of 1/2… Continue Reading
Shift Change: Inclusive Hiring for Food and Beverage Workers on the Autism Spectrum
Shift ChangeParticipants will learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), how to effectively engage workers with ASD within the industry and the business case for championing inclusive hiring practices. The keynote speaker for this session is Lisa Beecroft, Co-Owner of Port Moody’s Gabi &… Continue Reading
Archipelago Marketplace Online Series: The Java Bean Talk (Volume 1): From Farm to Cup
Archipelago Marketplace, an Amazon store that specializes in fair trade products imported from Indonesia, after opening its pop-up store front in Gastown, is hosting a series of online events featuring exquisite Indonesian coffee, called The Java Bean Talk The discussions… Continue Reading
Authentic Mexican Cookery a socially distant cooking class
Market Kitchen, Lonsdale Quay Market 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3K7, North Vancouver, BCJoin us for a taste of the real Mexico. A chance to try a hands on cooking class or sit back and enjoy a four course extravaganza. Join us for a taste of the real Mexico. Our chef has recently… Continue Reading
Shift Change: Superbaba – Volume 4
Pause for Good Intentions: Covid-19 & the Work Toward Fair Restaurant WorkplacesThis session featuring Abdallah 'Dallah' El Chami of Superbaba will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant community and what opportunities the pandemic highlighted for making restaurant… Continue Reading
Queers & Beers
The Warehouse 550 Malkin Ave, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, BCCrafty tasting hangout party!This event is being held on the stolen, ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh-ulh, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. As we live and organize queer space as settlers on these lands, we have an obligation to continuously work to… Continue Reading
Bevies & Bites FUNdraiser
Royal City Centre 610 6th Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 3C2, New Westminster, BCAn evening of FUNdraising! Beverage & Bite tasting, 50/50 and Silent Auction. In support of -Don't Go Hungry: Food Support ProgramWe look forward to welcoming you at our Bevies & Bites FUNdraiser. Join us for a night of beer and… Continue Reading