GETAWAY | The Library by The Macallan x Four Seasons x Whistler

Whistler—(November 26, 2024) Late last month, press were invited up to the Four Seasons Resort Whistler for a quick but refreshing day trip to visit the 4-star luxury hotel's many amenities while also checking out the newly reopened The Library by The Macallan, an intimate whisky and cocktail pop-up bar, back for its second year.

BEERFEST | Superflux Beer x Between 2 Buns x Strathcona

"Let's do something cool and kind of f*cked up!" ¹

Strathcona—Local craft favourite Superflux Beer Company opened a tasting room of their very own last year in the thick of the pandemic after initially operating out at Callister Brewing before moving into their own permanent digs on Clark Drive.

KAFFE | Pastificio di Luigi x Giovane Café x Fairmont Pacific Rim

Coal Harbour—(September 28, 2020) After ten years, the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel transferred operations of their street-level Giovane Café + Eatery + Market over to Kitchen Table Restaurants of Ask for Luigi, Di Beppe, and Pizzeria Farina fame over the summer.

GRUB | Marukatsu Cuisine Pop-Up x Gyoza Bar x Downtown

teishoku (meal set served with miso soup, endless cabbage and steamed rice)

Downtown—(July 22, 2020) For the summer, Aburi Restaurants is offering a new Japanese-Mexican concept in the form of their limited-time Marukatsu Cuisine pop-up and specialty menu at Gyoza Bar.

WEEKENDER | Watch & Learn x Vancouver Maker Festival

Downtown—(August 19, 2017) Vancouverites got crafty over the weekend for the inaugural two-day Watch & Learn Vancouver Maker Festival down at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza, anchored by Etsy Vancouver Marketplace, among other local attractions.

TREAT | Beta5 Chocolates x Spring Pop-Up x Cambie

Cambie—(April 7, 2017) Just in time for those April showers, Beta5 Chocolates and owner/pastry chef Adam Chander have reopened their popular pop-up shop (same location as last) to celebrate Easter long weekend and their Springtime in Vancouver themed collection.

IMBIBE | Edible Museum of Canadian Food & Wine

Downtown—(February 8, 2017) Tonight's one-night only Edible Museum of Canadian Food and Wine event looks to be a multi-sensory, two-storey pop-up created to take patrons on a unique journey through Canada's epicurean history inside The Permanent building.

TREAT | Beta5 Chocolates x Valentine's Pop-Up x Cambie

Cambie—(February 1, 2017) Strathcona sweets and cream puff makers Beta5 Chocolates have opened a pop-up shop for Valentine's Day alongside unveiling their new seasonal chocolate collection. To make the affair special, the temporary shop features interesting touches like a striking mural from local artist Scott Sueme, a display from Woodreform, as well as chocolate bar collaborations from The Juice Truck and Matchstick Coffee Roasters.

GATHER | Muji Pop-Up x 'Japan Unlayered' x Fairmont Pacific Rim

Coal Harbour—(January 23, 2017) Muji Canada's pop-up store and accompanying Japan Unlayered exhibition at Fairmont Pacific Rim are hotly anticipated attractions opening this weekend. Muji is bringing its popular line of stationery products, aroma diffusers, streamlined storage bins, and stylish notepads to their makeshift storefront.

WANDER | Little Mountain Shop x Launch Party x Riley Park

Riley Park–Little Mountain—(July 30, 2015) Little Mountain Shop takes over Lifetime Collective’s old Little Mountain Workshop space on Main Street. The newly minted storefront is looking to host a variety of upcoming curated pop-ups, shows, exhibits, and special events.

'Warhol: A Different Idea of Love' x Pop-Up Art x Yaletown

Warhol: A Different Idea of Love pop-up art exhibition at 1280 Homer Street in Yaletown on March 5, 2015.



Maison Ai and Revolver Gallery have teamed up to bring over eighty prints from Andy Warhol, one of the most prolific and iconic visual artists of his generation, on display in an empty Yaletown warehouse. It's the largest collection of the American pop artist's one of a kind works ever shown in Canada and you can catch the art show for free until March 30th. Update: Due to popular demand, the exhibit has been extended to April 28th, open Friday to Sunday.

Lukes General Store x Pop-Up Shop x Space Lab x Chinatown

Lukes General Store pop-up shop launch party at Space Lab in Chinatown on February 20, 2014.



The guys from the Arrival Agency have brought Lukes General Store, by way of Calgary's Lukes Drug Mart, to Chinatown. It comes in the form of a pop-up shop at Space Lab's antique storefront resembling a cavernous brick garage filled with vintage treasures from Malin + Goetz, Baxter of California, Juniper Ridge, and Mast Brothers. (Me with a classic Polaroid camera, taken by Kevin Wu.)

The Roof x Pop-Up Restaurant x Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

The Roof pop-up restaurant launch party atop the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on February 3, 2014



The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is putting the finishing touches on the limited return of their iconic restaurant and dining room on the fifteenth floor, "The Roof". To celebrate the announcement and the hotel's 75th anniversary, we toasted to a few of their signature Moscow Mule and Negroni cocktails.

Pop-Up Dinner x Vancouver Home + Design Show x BC Place

Pop-up dinner party at the 2013 Vancouver Home + Design Show at BC Place Stadium on October 17 (and 19), 2013.



To toast their 30th anniversary, the Vancouver Home and Design show teamed up with Samsung Canada and their Passion for Fresh oven initiative to host a pop-up dinner and tasting menu right on the showroom floor on opening night of the convention. Despite some delays and technical difficulties with the equipment, the chefs and cooks coped and adapted to preparing their special culinary concoctions.

From Wine to Dining x Wyndham Estate x Save On Meats Pop-Up

Wyndham Estate's dinner and wine tasting at Save On Meats' pop-up test kitchen at 1 West Cordova (old Boneta space) in Gastown on October 10, 2013.



Australia's Wyndham Estate celebrated its George Wyndham Founder’s Reserve Shiraz (Cuvée du Maître) vintage a as a rich, full-bodied wine on this night. Its oak nuance and ripe plum, blackberry fruit flavours hit the spot. The winery down under has dedicated its 2010 shiraz from Langhorne Creek to its founder's passion for creating of robust wines.

Vancouver Daze #80: Gather Pop-Up Shop x Gastown

Vancouver Daze, Volume 80: Gather Pop-Up shop at 1 West Cordova (old Boneta space) in Gastown on July 27, 2012. Published in Vancouver Is Awesome.



Pop-up shops are rapidly becoming all the rage. This is double for an intersection of art and commerce like Vancouver.

Pop-Up Tiki Party x Swallow Tail Supper Club x Bloedel Conservatory

Swallow Tail Supper Club's pop-up Tiki party at the Bloedel Floral Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park on April 13, 2012.



Trekking down to Queen Elizabeth Park for Swallow Tail Supper Club series.

Vancouver Daze #54: The Social Feed x Dine Out x Save On Meats

Vancouver Daze, Volume 54: 2012 Dine Out Vancouver Festival: The Social Feed long table dinner at Save On Meats' butcher shop in Gastown on January 27, 2012. Published in Vancouver Is Awesome.



Apparently, due to my first article on The Social Feed's delicious dinner at Nelson the Seagull, Dine Out approached them to do a special pop up dinner at Save on Meats butcher next door to its diner.

Hamburger Disco x Pop-Up Shop x Mount Pleasant

Hamburger Disco's pop-up shop opening on Kingsway in Mount Pleasant on April 8, 2011.



The three Vancouver natives behind the trendy, funky Hamburger Disco t-shirts won free retail space for a three week pop-up store in the heart of Mount Pleasant.