From coast to coast Canada’s culinary scene is thriving. In this weekly column, we round up the biggest food-focused stories from across the country each week.

See what your fellow Canadians are hungry for right here:

Vancouver

• Toronto isn’t the only Canadian city that’s trying to bring beer to public greenspaces. A Vancouver City Council candidate has launched a petition to legalize drinking alcohol in our city’s public parks and beaches.
• Vancouver has gone cute crazy! Sugarfina has launched a limited edition collaboration with Sanrio and the wait list to get some of the Hello Kitty inspired treats is 100+ people long in Vancouver. The limited edition sweets are also available for purchase nationwide online.

Sugarfina

Calgary

• The Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival is still going strong two decades since its inception. The food fest featuring the best of local food and drinks is back for two days in October.

Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival/Facebook

Montreal

• Montreal just got a new pierogarnia serving Polish dumplings, schnitzel sandwiches, and more.
• Montreal continues its tradition of serving up a Wizard’s Brunch with “He who must not be named” in attendance.

Toronto

• Judy Chicago’s seminal artwork is the inspiration behind The Dinner Party happening in Toronto next month. Esteem female chefs will helm the kitchen for a multicourse feast while their male peers wait tables.

Judy Chicago, Hatshepsut place setting from The Dinner Party, 1979

See also

• Tim Hortons is giving out FREE coffee for an entire week
• Canadian chefs weigh in on absence of women jurors at international chef competition
• Canada’s top young chefs tell us what they like to eat after work