Browsing shops in the late afternoon, meeting up for dinner, and following up with a show at the Stanley. South Granville date nights are some of my favourites and there’s so much more to this classic Vancouver district to explore.
South Granville
South Granville is an inviting urban village centrally located uptown along Granville Street, stretching from the south end of the Granville Street Bridge to 16th Avenue. Boasting some of the best experiences for shopping, dining, and culture in the city, you can find your perfect style of fashion, beauty, décor, art, entertainment, and food.
You can visit South Granville to shop for the things you love, to relax with a beauty treatment, to savour great dining experiences, to enjoy fun events or stay later for jazz music and (my favourite) live theatre. See What’s On, as there’s always something to surprise, entertain and delight you in this charming neighbourhood.
West Restaurant in South Granville Launches New Spring Menu
Pre-show drinks at West are part of our date night tradition as well but with their new Spring Menu, you’ll definitely want to plan to stay a little longer!
West Restaurant + Bar, celebrating 18 years at its iconic location in vibrant South Granville, has proudly established itself as one of the city’s leading dining rooms. Executive Chef Bobby Milheron helms the kitchen today and continues the tradition of supporting local and peak-of-the-season ingredients to showcase his cooking and ultimately West’s regionally focused, contemporary cuisine.
New Spring Prix Fixe Menu
To celebrate the arrival of spring, Executive Chef Bobby Milheron and Pastry Chef Maxime Sander have created the restaurant’s first seasonal prix fixe menu featuring a three-course dinner for just $39 per person in May from Sundays through Thursdays. This month, make a date to dine at West Restaurant + Bar for a night out, post-shopping or pre-theatre in South Granville and enjoy the best picks of the season in three delightful courses, choosing from highlights such as:
FIRST COURSE
SAWMILL BAY OYSTERS
horseradish creme fraiche, sorrel
CHILLED SPRING PEA VELOUTE
lightly smoked coho salmon, ikura
ASPARAGUS SALAD
wild garlic, focaccia, grana padano,
white balsamic
burrata cheese from puglia, italy
($6 supplement)
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MAIN COURSE
BIODYNAMIC RISOTTO
porcini mushroom puree, fava beans,
peppercress
WILD SALMON
potato gnocchi, kale, preserved lemon
GRILLED AAA BEEF FLAT IRON
roasted spring onion, sunchokes,
sunflower, peppercorn jus
5oz AAA beef tenderloin ($6 supplement)
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For dessert, select from MASCARPONE BAVAROIS (hibiscus poached rhubarb, rhubarb sorbet); an ASSORTMENT OF PETITS FOURS; or GUANAJA CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE (vanilla creme anglais $6 supplement)
Win Dinner for 4 People at West Restaurant
West Restaurant + Bar in South Granville is offering a dinner for 4 people to enjoy the new spring menu! Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Follow West on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and follow South Granville on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for all the latest updates.
Total value is $160 exclusive of alcohol/gratuities. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on May 10, 2018.
Update The winner is Rick!
Science World presents The Science Behind Pixar opening May 19th. Visitors to Science World at TELUS World of Science will be inspired by the science and technology behind some of the most beloved animated films and their characters.
Presented locally by White Spot Restaurants, this interactive 12,000 square foot exhibition showcases the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts used by the artists and computer scientists who help bring Pixar’s award-winning films to the big screen.
Science World Presents The Science Behind Pixar
When: May 19, 2018 to Jan 6, 2019
Created by the Museum of Science, Boston and Pixar Animation Studios, and featuring more than 40 interactive elements, The Science Behind Pixar demonstrates the technology that supports the creativity and artistry of Pixar’s storytellers.
The exhibition is broken into eight distinct sections, each focusing on a step of the filmmaking process – Modeling, Rigging, Surfaces, Sets & Cameras, Animation, Simulation, Lighting, and Rendering – providing visitors with a unique view of the production pipeline and concepts used at Pixar every day.
Visitors of all ages will engage in and learn about the filmmaking process through hands-on activities inspired by some of Pixar’s most treasured films, from the first-ever computer animated feature film Toy Story, which opened over two decades ago, to Pixar’s summer 2015 release, Inside Out.
The Science Behind Pixar offers a variety of hands-on activities that empower visitors to imagine the STEM concepts behind Pixar’s films in a fun, engaging format. To better understand the science and math that goes into creating the worlds and characters of Pixar’s films, visitors will hear first-hand from members of the studios’ production teams.
They will also be invited to experience different roles within the production pipeline, through screen-based activities and physical interactive elements. In Sets & Cameras, for example, visitors will discover how a bugs-eye view was achieved for A Bug’s Life, through camera angles and large-set design within the computer. Visitors will envision how digital sculptures are created based on sketches from artists in Modeling, and explore Lighting to solve challenges similar to what Pixar artists faced in creating animated water with virtual light in Finding Nemo.
Rigging showcases how the models are given a virtual skeleton to enable the animators to add movement and in Surfaces, visitors can immerse themselves in the techniques behind adding colour and texture to every surface in a film. Visitors will also have the opportunity to take their photo with human-size recreations of many of their favorite Pixar film characters, including Buzz Lightyear, Dory, Mike and Sulley, Edna Mode, and WALL•E.
Follow Science World on Twitter and Facebook for the latest event information.
Vancouver’s only Marathon, the BMO Vancouver Marathon is one of the world’s top, best, destination marathons, annually welcoming runners from 65+ countries! It will take place on May 6th, winding its way through the city on a spectacularly scenic course.
Photo: Maylies Lang / RUNVAN®
BMO Vancouver Marathon
When: Sunday, May 6, 2018 8:30am
Where: Start Line: Queen Elizabeth Park Midlothian Avenue
Finish Line: West Pender St. between Bute St. & Thurlow St.
There is also a Half Marathon, 8KM, and Kids Course.
Route Map
Click here for large version of the route map PDF »
Road Closures
Road closures will be in effect on Sunday, May 6, 2018 between 7:00am and 11:00am for the Half Marathon, 8:30am to 3:30pm for the Marathon, and 9:30am to 11:00am for the 8KM.
Race routes will impact traffic on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Vancouver’s Riley Park, Coal Harbour and Downtown, and on Sunday, May 6, 2018 in Riley Park, South Cambie, Oakridge, Fairview, Kerrisdale, Dunbar, UBC, Point Grey, Kitsilano, West End, Coal Harbour, Chinatown, Yaletown, Cambie, False Creek and Downtown neighbourhoods. Please see the reverse side for detailed information.
Click here for a detailed PDF with road closure info for each neighbourhood »
Follow the BMO Vancouver Marathon on Facebook and Twitter for information about the Expo, Festival, and all of the runs and walks.
