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Hong Kong comfort eats at YVR 🥢 Wonton Mama is ba Hong Kong comfort eats at YVR 🥢

Wonton Mama is back at @fairmontvancouverairport on October 24 for a limited-time residency, and you’re invited to pop in!

They nailed the HK hawker-style street food vibe, tucked into a corner of the hotel lobby. @mamainthekitchen.ca and @chefwilliamlew have cooked up dishes that pair local ingredients with beloved family recipes.

Our top 5 picks:

1. Curry fishballs with crispy vermicelli and coconut cream
2. XO prawn fried rice with egg, gai lan, scallions
3. Kurobuta char siu with maple maltose glaze and ginger scallion jam
4. Mama’s curry beef brisket with potatoes, onions, ginger, chilli and coriander
5. Sweet & sour chicken nuggets with pineapple, hawthorn, goji berry, red dates

Save room for the salted egg yolk donut collab with @leesdonuts.ca 

On your way into the dining area, don’t miss the exhibit by @ccmuseumbc in The Gallery Lounge featuring Cantopop legends and Chinese Canadian stories across generations.

Opens October 24
Thursday to Sunday
4 pm to 10 pm
Fairmont Vancouver Airport
@fairmontvancouverairport 
@visitrichmondbc 
RSVP: wontonmama.ca

🚙 Free parking voucher when you spend $50+
💚 $1 from every order goes to @ccmuseumbc
🛍️ Limited-edition tote bags + tees sold on site
This week kicked off @latincouver’s Latin American This week kicked off @latincouver’s Latin American Heritage Month festival, and we were treated to incredible performances. We were especially enthralled by Celso Machado’s musical talents!

From Oct 14 to Nov 2, the festival celebrates music, food, art, literature and tradition across Vancouver and Burnaby.

Highlights:

Oct 18: Spanish Book Fair with author readings, music and storytelling at Ocean Art Works, Granville Island
Oct 19–Nov 2: Traditional Costumes of Guatemala exhibition at the Consulate General of Guatemala
Oct 22: Roundtable on Indigenous traditions across the Americas at Latincouver, 68 Water St.
Oct 24–25: Day of the Dead Celebration @the.amazing.brentwood
Oct 30: Festival of Hallows at Gathering Place
Nov 2: Catrinas Procession in @mygastown. Dress as a Catrina or Catrín for the walk!

Don’t miss the Day of the Dead Market @granville_island Oct 31-Nov 1. Enjoy Latin American food, an artisan market, live music and hands-on workshops like sugar skulls, papel picado and Catrina lanterns, plus a Catrina Party on Oct 31.

Times, tickets and registration details for @lahmfestival are on the full schedule at latincouver.ca/lahm. 

Head to @latincouver to plan your visit!
Autumn in Korea is known as the season for reading Autumn in Korea is known as the season for reading, and Vancouver is celebrating with its first-ever Korean Book Festival for Korean Heritage Month!

“Jari 자리”: Korean Graphic Novel Exhibition
Three graphic novelists explore how people hold onto their place in the world through family, migration and history:

Jessie’s Diary by @parkkunwoong: a graphic adaptation of a parenting and wartime diary kept by two independence activists working with the Korean Provisional Government in China during the Japanese occupation.

Soyo by @kimhongmo1 on the Jeju haenyeo women divers who rose up against colonial exploitation

The Story of Greg by PARK Ju-hyun: a gentle tale of grief and healing, where the dead become trees @woorinabi_official 

1420 Old Bridge St @granville_island 
Daily until Oct 31, 10 AM – 7 PM

Events happening TODAY (Fri, Oct 16):
12:30 PM: Artist talk with PARK Kun-woong at VPL Central Library (in Korean with English captions)
3 PM: Jeju Haenyeo artist talk with KIM Hong-mo & HUR Eun-sil at SFU Harbour Centre (free, register online)
7 PM: Love in the Big City author book club with @novelistpark at @nooroongji.ca (free, register online)

Shoutout to @nooroongji.ca festival bookstore partner, visit @nooroongji.ca for their full guide and in-store for book selection. 

Full schedule and info at koreanbookfest.ca
From a recent Victoria trip this year. We love doi From a recent Victoria trip this year. We love doing a little getaway to visit old faves, and discover plenty of new ones. 

@victoria_west_market_garden_ the MOST beautiful market to shop in. We felt transported to London, England. 
@end.dive for cocktails, housemade pasta, fermentation, and seasonal small plates
@complexclothing streetwear in both men’s and women’s, bless.
@sabayons.victoria the newer big sister by same owner of @victoria_west_market_garden_ filled with beautiful adornments for the home. 
@stage.fernwood is a longtime fave. Never misses in both food and drink
@waddingtonflats kitschy themed flats - we got Chinatown!
@coopschickenvictoria for late night fried chicken and smashed burgers
@workingculturebread coffee and flaky pastries for breakfast 
@touciceramicstudio pretty ceramics and things
@monkeycinteractive is all kinds of psychedelic fun for the eyes and ears. Entry by pwyc, fun stop for kids and big kids. 

Send this to a bestie for your next Victoria weekend!
Some of our family faves at @fannybayoysters: snap Some of our family faves at @fannybayoysters: snapper ceviche, fish sauce brussel sprouts, mussels and clams in miso cream, oysters (both coasts!). Not pictured: truffle fries, fish tacos, geoduck, kids’ meal fish and chips, and drinks that disappeared at breakneck speed. :) 

Heads up: happy hour runs from 2-10pm on Mondays (2-6pm other days)
Hidden behind a curio shop lies a speakeasy that a Hidden behind a curio shop lies a speakeasy that asks you to set aside your logical skepticism and surrender to 75 minutes of Hidden Wonders, starring two-time world champion magician Shawn Farquhar @magichampion ✨ 🪄 

We grabbed VIP seats in the first two rows, just three feet from the magic, which all but guarantees you’ll be pulled into a trick or two. Highly recommend!

@hiddenwondersshow
Nostalgic Hong Kong-style comfort in the heart of Nostalgic Hong Kong-style comfort in the heart of Chinatown, and the menu is completely gluten-free. Everything we tried at @saansaancafe was packed with flavour: ginger scallion chicken wings, house-made curry fishballs, soy chicken rice and satay beef noodle soup. GF or not, it’s tasty as heck. Save room for one of their many baked treats! 

@saansaancafe 
227 Main St, Vancouver
[GIVEAWAY CLOSED] Congrats @reacelesteyoh! Win 4 [GIVEAWAY CLOSED] Congrats @reacelesteyoh! 

Win 4 tickets to the Haunted Halloween Market. 

@thevancouvermarket is back at @croatian_centre_vancouver with 100 local vendors, face painting and spooky activities for kids.

Sunday, October 18
10am to 6pm
3250 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
Adult admission: $5 
Kids 12 and under: Free entry with parent

ENTER TO WIN 4 TIX

1.  Follow @districtlocal @thevancouvermarket
2. Tag a friend (unlimited entries)

Winner announced Oct 14. Good luck!
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