PiDGiN Sake Dinner; Last Food Cart Fest

GASTOWN— PiDGiN are hosting a Sake dinner on September 24 featuring Yamagata Masamune sake from the Mitobe Brewery. Tickets are $100 all in. Call to book tickets. [Twitter]

FALSE CREEK— Sunday is the last chance to attend the Food Cart Fest this year with some 20 trucks due to attend including Soho Road, Mom's Grilled Cheese, Mogu, Roaming Dragon, Vij's, Yolks, and Tacofino. Entry is $2 per person, there is also live music, DJs, craft vendors and kids' activities. [Twitter]

KITSILANO— West 4th's "every day healthy food" restaurant Tractor have Tweeted that they've added a new item to their menu for dinner tonight; a turkey chili, available for eating-in or take-out. [Twitter]

GASTOWN— East Van Coffee Roasters have Tweeted shots of their 2013 harvest of Dominican Republic cacao which arrived today. The much-missed chocolate bars and single origin drinking chocolate will be back on sale in a few weeks after the lengthy roasting, hand-winnowing, stone-grinding process. [Eaterwire]