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Food can make a party. And organizers of the inaugural Richmond World Festival announced there’s plenty going to be served up during the free event at Minoru Park on Sept. 5, as an anticipated convoy of 35-plus food trucks will be rolling into the site from throughout Metro Vancouver. |
However, those looking for a beer to wash down their meals will be out of luck as there are no plans for a beer garden.
City spokesperson Ted Townsend said serving alcohol during the event was considered. But costs associated with setting up a beer garden and additional security ruled it out, at least for the first year of the festival which is expected to draw around 40,000 during the course of the day.
While that may leave some festival-goers dry, their tastebuds should be in for a trek around the globe with food choices spanning Asia, Europe, the Middle East, plus plenty of North American favourites, from First Nations fare to BeaverTails pastry and kettle corn.
In addition to the food trucks, a number of acclaimed local chefs will be sharing their secrets throughout the day on the Richmond Centre Culinary stage.
Among them will be MasterChef Canada contestant, Tammy Wood.
Award-winning chefs will include Jade Seafood Restaurant’s Tony Luk (Chef of the Year winner in the Chinese Restaurant Awards) and Take a Bite of BC program’s executive chef, Tony Randle (Top chef award winner from the Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation).
Other top, Richmond-based chefs appearing will be Robert Uy (Westin Wall Centre), Danilo Ibarra (Vancouver Airport Marriott), Max Straczek (Fable Kitchen) and Amanda Kroetsch (The Living Café).
With the food options sorted, other festival attractions will include the Global Village, with interactive cultural activities and performances; Wide World of Sports, showcasing culturally unique sports from across the globe; Kids World, presented by Cowell Auto Group with fun and educational activities for children; World of Poetry; Artisan Marketplace and more.
And music will be provided by headliners Matt and Kim, and Juno Award winner Alex Cuba on the YVR Mosaic Main Stage.
Other performances will be provided by Bhangra chart toppers, En Karma; Kara-Kata Afrobeat Group; Songpati Latin Band; and Roku Sichi Taiko drummers. Additional music and dance performances will be featured throughout the day on the Global Village Stage and in the Coast Capital Savings PopUp Performance Zone. Also, Your Kontinent Digital Carnival will light up the night with an exciting multimedia light and music show that incorporates art, nature and technology.
The Richmond World Festival runs Sept. 5 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more festival news, visit richmondworldfestival.com. And for updates, contests, follow facebook.com/richmondworldfest and @FunRichmond on Twitter.
