A shout-out is in order for the folks at Vancouver Lebanese comfort-food favourite Nuba. They’re marking International Beer Day this Friday, August 7 by offering a Buy-One-Give-One fundraiser all weekend long on pints of its house-special Turmeric Ale brewed in collaboration with Faculty Brewing.

All proceeds will be donated directly to the Lebanese Red Cross to support its relief efforts in the wake of the explosion that shook Beirut this week.

We encourage everyone to treat a pal to a pint at Nuba this weekend, do something for the greater good and provide a little bit of relief for those who need it the most right now.

Right now in the midst of the peak summer season, there’s an abundance of amazing local produce at farmers’ markets. However, the fact that many restaurants are unable to support those farmers as readily as they have been able to in the past and social distancing guidelines means there is a glut of great food out there going to waste.

As Vancouver Farmers Markets said in a recent post, many BC farms and producers have short growing seasons and rely on weekly markets as a major (or sole) source of revenue during the pandemic, so now is a crucial time to show your support and do the localmotion.

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Vancouver’s Alessandro Vianello is one of the hardest-working Chefs we know.

In a recent Globe and Mail article from Dan Clapson, he lends a little insight into how restaurants around the country have had to channel that same work ethic into getting crafty and embracing hard pivots in order to survive during the pandemic.

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