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The Curious
Keeping tabs on Vancouver’s plant-based food and culture
Hey, I'm Jordan, co-founder of Plant Curious 👋🌱
Welcome to the very first Vancouver issue of The Curious.
I’ve spent the last decade eating my way through Vancouver’s plant-based scene, and somehow I still regularly come across things that make me think…
“How did I not know about this?”
And at this point, it's literally my job to know about the best vegan things happening in this city. 😂 There's lots to keep tabs on.
At Plant Curious, our mission is to help Vancouver’s plant-based community survive and thrive. The Curious is one way we’re doing that, by connecting more people who enjoy local plant-based food and culture to all of the fun and delicious things happening around the city.
Alright, let's see what I've got for you in our first edition. 👇👀👇
I N T H I S I S S U E (TL;DR)
🥟 A Korean restaurant in Burnaby I can’t believe I didn’t know about
🍕 The unexpected pizza spot that won us over in Deep Cove
🔥 Our first-ever sold-out chef collab dinner
📈 The Whistler bakery Reel that nearly 200,000 people watched
🌱 A fully-vegan café just steps off the sea wall you might not know about
H I D D E N G E M
#Chibop, the vegan-friendly Korean spot in Burnaby
Vegan Bulgogi, Plant-based Tteokbokki and Impossible Meat Mandu Dumplings
This isn’t a place you’re likely to stumble across, so let me put you onto a Certified Plant Curious Hidden Gem™.
Tucked into an unassuming location in Burnaby, #Chibop is a Korean restaurant with a TON of vegan options like bulgogi, tteok-bokki, kimchi stew, japchae, bibimbap, kimbap.
Their vegan bulgogi was easily my favourite. Huge portion, smoky, spicy, deeply flavourful. The tteok-bokki (chewy rice cakes in a sweet-spicy sauce) was right up there too. I’ve only had vegan Korean food twice in my life and both times I’ve LOVED it. I’m hoping to land a Plant Curious deal with #Chibop soon, but either way this place should be on your list.
W H A T ’ S O N O U R P L A T E
Brussels Sprout Pizza
Scratch Pizza · Deep Cove
My parents were visiting from Vancouver Island and we were looking for somewhere to eat in Deep Cove. My usual sushi spot was closed and Buddha-Full was sold out of bowls… but luckily, I knew the pizza spot nearby could make some vegan pizzas.
So I gave Scratch Kitchen a call, they helped me veganize a couple, and honestly? They were REALLY good. The standout was the (veganized) Brussels Sprout pizza with onion jam, caramelized sprouts, parsley pesto and toasted walnuts.
W E H O S T E D A D I N N E R
Our first chef collab dinner sold out in 24 hours
We threw our first-ever Plant Curious chef dinner with Chef Scott Hardy in North Van, and honestly, we couldn’t believe how quickly it sold out. Every, all-you-can-eat, end-of-summer BBQ ticket gone in one day.
27 Sprouties absolutely demolished a ridiculous amount of food 😂. The 2-hour-smoked BBQ seitan was my fav dish, and ending the night with pineapple rum cake and homemade gelato was insanely good 🤯.
The best part was getting to hang out in real life. Everyone left stuffed, the vibes were awesome, and it definitely made me think: we need to do more of these special plant-based dinners.
Would you come to the next one? Hit reply and let us know.
W O R T H N O T I N G
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To Live For makes the Croissant Crawl finals
Their brown sugar boba milk tea croissant was named a finalist for Most Creative in the Vancouver Croissant Crawl. It's as wild as it sounds.
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Our Ed's BReD video hit 200K views
Our video on Ed's BReD blew up, nearly 200K views on Instagram alone. If you missed it, watch it here (and give us a follow while you're at it).
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🌙 Vegan Night Market returns October 15
Thursday, 6-9:30 PM at HI Jericho Beach. Food trucks, local makers, live music and a fire. Entry by $5 minimum donation.
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M E M B E R S O N L Y
NEW PLANT CURIOUS DEAL
40% OFF breakfast sandwiches at The Grind Cafe + more!
There’s a fully vegan café just steps off the seawall that has been on our Plant Curious deal wish list for a minute… and we finally made it happen!
Their breakfast sandwiches are genuinely some of the best in Vancouver, and Plant Curious members can now get 40% off breakfast sandwiches + 50% off smoothies & Coffees.
Click here to see all Vancouver Deals.
Also just launched: BOGO falafel wrap or bowl at TWK on Commercial Drive
How was the first edition?
That's it for edition one.
Vote in the poll above ⬆️ and let me know if you liked it.
or just hit reply and send me a response (what you liked, what you’d like more of and what you didn’t like). I’ll read every one. Your support is appreciated as we try to promote more things plant-based in Vancouver.
Thanks for reading the first issue all the way to the bottom 🙌 You rock.
Stay curious 🌱
Jordan · Plant Curious
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