Whether you identify as vegan, vegetarian, or veg-curious or are simply someone who does the Meatless Mondays thing, there are lots of ways to explore the world of plant-based food coming up in Vancouver.

On September 26, German raw-food vegan chef Boris Lauser will be  cooking at a five-course pop-up dinner at Bauhaus Restaurant (1 West Cordova Street). Now, when you hear the term German food, the first things to come to mind might be schnitzel and sausage, not all things leafy and cruciferous.

But Lauser has built up quite the reputation for his creative cuisine using pure, raw, plant-sourced ingredients. Coming to the West Coast by invitation of the German Consulate General in Vancouver (as part of its Sustainabilty Week), he has trained at some of the world’s most renowned schools for raw food, including the Matthew Kenney Culinary Academy in L.A., and has done vegan pop-ups around the globe.

Among the dishes Lauser will be making at Bauhaus out of organic ingredients sourced mainly from local farmers are smoked beetroot carpaccio with fermented horseradish and miso-caramelized hazelnuts; and crunchy black-bean tempeh with carrot-date-kimchee puree, radish "zuke", and pink radishes.

Diners will also have a choice of wine pairings or vegan mocktail pairings (like a strawberry, basil, lemon, and chamomile concoction).

Tickets, $90 per person, including gratuity, plus fees and tax, are available here.

A vegan feast can also be found at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar. The second of the restaurant’s 2019 Vegan Harvest Dinners takes place on October 3. Hosted by Iron Chef Canada champion Alex Chen, the multicourse meal takes vegan cuisine to sophisticated new heights.

The evening kicks off with a sparkling-wine-and-canapé reception before guests sit down to a five-course vegan menu made up of fresh, organic ingredients from local providers such as Delta’s Cropthorne Farm, Vancouver’s Sole Food Street Farms and Surrey’s Zaklan Heritage Farm.

Tickets, $85 per person plus tax and gratuity, can be purchased here.  

Those who’d like to learn more about vegan food via documentary film will want to head to UBC Robson Square on October 2, when Mahesh Kothamangalam’s Slice of Life has its Canadian premiere.

Presented by Herbaland, the doc earned international honours at the Kraków International Green Film Festival and the Merit Award of Awareness from the Awareness Film Festival in L.A.

While the health, environmental, and ethical issues of animal agriculture have been explored in other documentaries, this one focuses on solutions by looking at plant-based meat, egg, and dairy alternatives through interviews with more than two dozen change-makers, politicians, athletes, medical professionals, celebrities, and execs of the vegan movement (such as Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown).

Following the screening is a panel discussion with Blue Heron Creamery founder, chef Karen McAthy, and others involved in the vegan movement.

Proceeds from ticket sales will support Home for Hooves Sanctuary, which provide homes for abandoned and rescued farm animals.

Tickets, $20/$15, can be found here.