Events

Celebrate campus food culture with us!

SAVE THE DATE

Upcoming foodie events on campus.

MEET YOUR MAKER

Celebrating food sustainability & ethical business practices.

Cooking demo + samples + Plant-based recipes | noon to 1pm
with Chef Brad Vigue, Executive Chef of Residence Dining Rooms
(recipes will be uploaded here after event)

Learn more about where your food come from.
Meet the people behind the food we serve on campus:

Ethical Bean Coffee
Milano Coffee Roaster
Goodly Foods
Hardbite Chips
Wendel’s Fine Foods
UBC Farm pop-up Market*
Vancouver Farmers Market Direct*
*Remember to bring your own bags & containers to shop for your local produce.

DATE: September 25, Wednesday
TIME: 11:30am-1:30pm
LOCATION: UBC Bookstore Plaza

Event presented by UBC Food Services in partnership with UBC Bookstore, UBC Farm and UBC Conferences & Accommodation

BLUEBERRY FEST

Made with love with BC blueberries
Featuring local + UBC Farm ingredients
Cooking demo + samples + recipes: noon to 1pm

July 17 | Culinary Director, Executive Chef David Speight
July 18 | Scholar’s Pastry Chef, Tanyia Khanna
July 19 | Ocean Wise Chef, Ned Bell

Pancake breakfast with Ethical Bean Coffee daily
Baked goods—muffins, scones, tarts, cookies, cheesecake and more…
Ice Cream Sundaes
UBC Farm Salad
Bulk local blueberries direct from Mandair Farms
Samples, recipes and foodie skills at cooking demo

Live music by Peter DeVries… also featuring Summer Music Institute Campers on Wednesday.

GREEN EVENT:
Bring your own plate or container and cutlery for the pancake breakfast and all your blueberry purchases.

DATE: July 17, 18, 19
TIME: 9am-1pm
LOCATION: UBC Bookstore Plaza

Event presented by UBC Food Services in partnership with Ethical Bean Coffee, TransCold, UBC Bookstore, UBC Farm, BC Blueberries, Pedersen’s Event Rental, Lonsdale Event Rentals and Phoenix Tents.

Neapolitan-style zucchini pizza from Mercante at UBC.

SUMMER SIZZLER

Celebrate the UBC Farm Pop Up Market season!
Fresh Ideas for Foodies.
Featuring Sustainable Seafood + UBC Farm ingredients.
Chef Demo: Meet Residence Chef, Johnny Bridge from Gather @Vanier’s.

Join us at UBC Bookstore Plaza for samples, recipes and some foodie skills.

FREE event

GREEN EVENT:
Bring your own container and cutlery for tasting.
Remember to bring your own bag for your fresh ingredient purchases from UBC Farm.
Learn more about Ocean Wise, Sustainable Seafood & UBC Food Services.

DATE: June 12
TIME: 12-1pm
LOCATION: UBC Bookstore Plaza

RECIPE for Side Stripe Prawn Roll

RECIPES

Chickpea Noodle Soup

A plant-based spin on the classic dish, chicken noodle soup. This recipe uses one of my favourite pantry staples…CHICKPEAS!

DIY Trail Mix Recipe

Have you ever wished that a company would come out with a trail mix that contained only your favourite ingredients so you wouldn’t have to pick through it to find what you actually like? Well, the wait is over because this homemade trail mix recipe is totally customizable to your liking and has an endless number of flavour combinations!