Justin Tisdall, Co-founder and Owner of Juke Fried Chicken and Beetbox, landed in the food hospitality world by successfully merging the classic concepts of comfort food, quality food, and takeout to create a competitive edge and continue to grow as a leader in Vancouver’s food scene.
The concept was fine dining, but making it accessible and approachable to people on a daily basis. That’s what Juke Fried Chicken is, the idea was a cocktail bar with fried chicken.
“We use our …
Pan’ya Neou and Sophea Heang, founders of Angkor Harvest make unique, Cambodian-styleorganic sauces with specialty Cambodian and local ingredients. It’s a joy to see their customers’ delight and enthusiasm for their freshly made organic mango and lime sauces. It means a lot to Pan’ya and Sophea to re-create their family recipes and serve their community’s tastes forunique and delicious culinary flavors. Angkor Harvest exists to bring people together through food, conversation and culture.
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Tamam is Canada’s first Palestinian restaurant, offering traditional Palestinian dishes. Their goal is to create a bridge to connect people with Palestine through the love of great food. Owners Sobhi Zobaidi (an auteur filmmaker and university lecturer) and his wife, Tamam (a former theatre actress) began the restaurant in the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood in 2013, and opened a new quick service location on Commercial Drive – Tamam To Go, in 2020. Discover the flavours and hospitality of Palestine at Tamam. …
Lulu’s Apron is a local catering business located on the beautiful Salt Spring Island of the coast of Vancouver Island.
Chef Danya Smith grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, where their household’s three main ingredients were family, friends and good food. Blessed to have parents who loved to travel (and took her with them!), Danya was exposed to a world of flavours at an early age. While her friends watched cartoons, Danya focused on the Food Network. Her cooking …
The idea for Seed to Culture first came to fruition when Jill realized she had developed an allergy to wine. It led her to question everything about what she was consuming, which inspired her to search for a better way of eating and living. At the time, she had a few stints in hobby farming, was working in fish conservation, and was experimenting with fermentation at home. She no longer wanted to live in …
Whiskey Six BBQ brings together traditional barbecue and organic ingredients from local farmers and suppliers. We want to challenge the traditional view of barbecue without compromising on ingredients, and reinvent what can be created on the grill and smoker. This is West Coast BBQ. Whiskey Six BBQ takes its name from the 1920s McLaughlin H44 Buick, AKA “The Whiskey Six”, which was the rum-running muscle car of its time. To honour our Canadian bootlegging history, we offer an array brown liquor …
Yumasoy is on a mission to change the meat-replacement game by making products with all-natural, whole food, real ingredients to make plant-based eating easy, simple, and delicious.
Yumasoy was founded by Gina Arsens after she and her family moved to a plant-based diet but struggled to find healthy protein sources. She partnered with chef and holistic nutritionist Steevi McNeely to develop products that were tasty, convenient, and wholesomely produced. Together, they offer you a truly yummy alternative. Yumasoy- Deliciously Real.
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Main Street Honey Shoppe offers a wide variety of local honey as well as specialty honeys from Europe, Africa, New Zealand and beyond. When you enter our Honey Shoppe, the first thing you will notice is the sweet aroma of honey and beeswax that permeates throughout. Your stress level from the outside world immediately lowers a couple of notches. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will introduce you to the health benefits of our wide selection of natural bee …
Morgan’s Harbour brings the Jamaican Patty experience to B.C.
Owner, Brian Chin was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He lived in Port Royal until the age of six amidst the sands, sunken treasures, and a simple life celebrated among the streets by the harbour and old Fort Charles. Young Brian enjoyed a patty as a treat when the family went into town: a fond childhood memory and, later, his inspiration. Soon, his parents decided to migrate the family to …
Tality Kombucha aims to sustainably brew the highest quality and most authentic kombucha possible, straight from our North Shore production facility to your door.
They are all about crafting the perfect bottle of ‘booch, using only organic, whole, and real ingredients – black tea, cane sugar, and infused flavours. They believe that using a whole ginger root, blackberry, or sage leaf adds complexity to the flavour profile that can’t be replicated with juices, concentrates or anything but the …
Yoggu! dairy-free yogurt began at home in the kitchen, with the firm belief that their coconut cream had to taste delicious, additive-free, organic and promote fair trade with the farmers they sourced the coconuts.
They source their coconuts from a Fair Trade Certified coconut partner, assuring they are not only delicious but responsible-source – setting them on a path to become an alt-company with a mission to run responsibly, ethically, sustainably.
As they grow, they want to run their company …
Kaslo Sourdough began with Silvio & Gabriele, the heart of the business: for over twenty years, they have worked together to build the business up to where it is today. It was their life experiences that shaped the business journey.
Silvio’s upbringing played a huge part in his passion for naturally fermented foods, especially for anything and everything to do with sourdough; Silvio grew up in a small German Bavarian town at the foot of the Alps in …
INVITO Coffee was founded by Yaro and Heather, who felt a strong pull to share the coffee from their family’s coffee plantation in Costa Rica with those in B.C. After researching coffee packaging and seeing the plastic waste it creates, their vision for INVITO quickly ignited into something much more, making it the ethical business it is today. They are one of Vancouver’s – and possibly Canada’s – first and leading plastic-free and zero-waste coffee …
Motonobu Udon is an udon restaurant in the Hastings-Sunrise area. We make handmade Japanese udon entirely from scratch, using locally sourced ingredients to create a unique noodle experience. The recipe is my Grandmother’s, she passed it on to me years ago back in Japan. I’ve worked with local suppliers to source the right kinds of dried fish to make the broth and the right kind of flour to make the udon noodles. We are proud that 99% of the food we serve …
Beet Box Veg serves conscious comfort food. Everything is 100% plant-based, made locally. All our products are made in-house, from our hot sauce and Ceasar dressing to our pickles and vegan mayo. Our West End location offers quick-serve, dine-in, take-out, or order delivery. Our sister restaurant in Chinatown is Juke Fried Chicken, providing fried chicken, ribs & cocktails – dine-in, take out or delivery.
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Kula Kitchen is a plant-based food producer in Vancouver, B.C. They create Afrocentric, plant-based, nutritious food rich in flavour. Kula means eat! which was inspired by the food culture in Kenya, where sharing food with the community is an integral part of everyday life. Founder, Asha Wheeldon, immigrated to Toronto from Kenya as a young teenager, where she was introduced to West African, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern cuisine and culture.
After moving to Vancouver, she was inspired to …
Squamish Water Kefir Co. was founded in 2015 by Sabrina Horlyck and Kristin Campbell, both self-proclaimed health nuts who had long suffered from their own nagging gut issues until they found relief from adding fermented foods into their diets.
The first batch of water kefir was brewed in Sabrina’s kitchen while she was studying at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition on a personal quest to cure her intestinal issues. She was quickly amazed by the results …
Evania Foods and their Love Me Some™ brand encompass convenient functional foods without compromising quality and delicious taste. Founded by Charmaine Ng, an entrepreneur, mother, and Food Scientist, Charmaine is dedicated to a real solution for healthy snacking, leaving customers with guilt-free indulgences. Love Me Some™ vegan seed crackers are made with no added sugars or preservatives and are naturally gluten, trans fat, cholesterol, and nut-free. The main functions of these deliciously seedy crackers are to increase energy, boost memory, …
Barakah Eats is a family-owned and operated business based in Surrey, B.C! The company manufactures frozen, gourmet, South Asian influenced ready-to-eat meals that can be heated in minutes. Their products are certified halal, meaning they follow Islamic laws and are prepared with meat raised without antibiotics and grass-fed beef. Also, the product line includes vegan and gluten-free options, with spice levels ranging from mild to hot for the whole family to enjoy! The meals are made free of preservatives and instead are …
Lita’s Mexican Foods began in Vancouver, B.C, at home in the kitchen in 2015. The family-run business shares their passion for recreating authentic Mexican meals, snacks, and desserts into easy-to-prepare 100% plant-based products. Lita’s products can now be found in several grocery stores across Western Canada and as far as Ontario. They are committed and certified as vegan, organic, and plastic negative. As they grow they continue to stand by their commitment to the …
Your Seasoned Chef Inc, owned by sisters-in-law Joanna Best and Stephanie Gaudette, is the Kelowna BC-based producer of UMAMI Crave the Fifth Dressing, Dip and Finishing Sauces and Ready to Cook Grain Blend Soup/Salad Kits. UMAMI Original Dressing, Dip and Finishing Sauce, known previously as the “cider vin”, was actually created by Chef Justin Best, Stephanie’s brother and Joanna’s husband. Joanna & Justin both attended culinary school in Atlantic Canada and started their careers by cooking their …
Justo’s Plant-Based Dips began with Justin getting crafty in the kitchen, exploring new and out-there dip flavours that had yet to be seen on the market. He started delivering his homemade dips in paper cups to friends and family via an Instagram page and the feedback was fantastic! The people couldn’t get enough of these beyond tasty plant-based dips!
Justin brought the idea to some of his best friends, each with their own valuable skill set, propelling the …
Dyana’s Aji began when the Gonzalez Biagi family immigrated from Colombia to Canada in October 1999. Aji is the Spanish word for ‘pepper’, and the name of a traditional condiment often made with a combination of tomatoes, onions, and cilantro which people use on everything including meats, rice/pasta dishes and soups. Dyana would make this mixture to accompany most of their family’s meals to keep a reminder of home in the fridge.
One day, Dyana and Carlos (Dyana’s husband), received …
Panela Lemon was founded on Marilyn’s deep passion for a healthy and natural lifestyle and the belief that delicious treats don’t have to sacrifice health. She learnt the art of baking from her mom, so her healthy treats have in them the special ingredients of heart and home. Combining her value for health and her learned skills, Panela Lemon was born.
Marilyn immigrated to Canada from Columbia in April 2014. When she moved to Canada, she had the …