I’m sure we’re all in agreement that we’ve never before been more excited to ’86’ something as we have the year 2020.

In a recent article for Stir Vancouver, our good friend Gail Johnson compiles the best of the best from the past year and details how Vancouver-area restaurants, businesses and culinary organizations came together, showed strength and supported one another and the community at large throughout the pandemic.

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Fork + Farm Catered Events was just named the city’s best wedding caterer in the pages of Avenue Magazine!

A big congratulations to this hardworking Cowtown crew for the accolade. Keep it up!

In March, she spent a week interviewing people in the restaurant industry on the effects of that very first lockdown across Canada. As the new year opened, she took a look at the rest of the planet to see how folks in the industry are coping.

The stories run the gamut from harrowing to heartfelt, but there’s always a hopeful message that speaks to the resiliency of those who toil daily in the foodservice and hospitality industry.

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