Above: Classic and new expressions of Filipino culinary culture were featured at the event. (Photos by Vancouver PCG)

VANCOUVER 24 OCTOBER 2024 – The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver joind Goldilocks Bake Shop’s celebration of its 40th year of business in Canada. To mark this occasion, Goldilocks Vancouver invited select guests to their Main St. branch to participate in a “goodle” fight, a portmanteau of the brand and the traditional boodle-style dining in Filipino cultures.

The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver supports Filipino-owned restaurants to engage the 160,000+ strong Filipino diaspora in British Columbia, as well as promoting Filipino culinary traditions in its area of jurisdiction. END

Clockwise from Top Left: Goldilocks Vancouver Managing Director Maj Yee welcoming the guests and providing a pre-meal briefing on Filipino boodle-style dining; Acting Head of Post Analyn D. Ratonel in casual conversation about Filipino culinary culture with food writer and podcaster Anna Levykh; Guests awaiting desserts to be served after partaking in a boodle-style Filipino feast; The entrance to Goldilocks Main St. branch. Goldilocks in Canada has been operating since 1984 and has another facility in Burnaby. (Photos by Vancouver PCG)