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  • Simple Vegan Swaps

    The team at East West works diligently to provide our customers with delicious, plant-based options. A lot of our products are pre-made and ready to eat. Here are some simple vegan swaps if you’re crafting up veggie meals in the kitchen. 
  • Vegan Cranberry Grilled Cheese Recipe

    Leftover cranberry sauce to eat up from Christmas dinner? Try this plant-based cranberry grilled cheese recipe using our vegan cheese slices from Parmela Creamery.
  • Holiday Hours

    Only a few more sleeps until the big day! Please note our holiday hours so that our staff can spend Christmas and New Years with their families. 

  • Christmas Products

    It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Santa popped by East West Market to deliver free customer appreciation gifts and coupons. A little way to show our thanks to you, our wonderful shoppers. We are also loving the large selection of holiday goodies throughout the store. Checkout our best sellers. 

  • Plant-Based Christmas Tree Mini Pizzas

    These Christmas Tree Mini Pizzas are always a huge hit on Christmas Eve! We've modified the original recipe to a plant-based version for our vegan friends. Put on the fireplace, get into your cozy pyjamas, pop on a Christmas movie, and enjoy this delicious appetizer. 

  • Boosh Plant-Based Comfort Food

    We are over the moon excited to finally be carrying Boosh Plant-Based Comfort Food Products! Find out what makes Boosh products extra good in this blog post.
  • Live & Frozen Seafood Available

    We have partnered up with one of our favourite seafood suppliers to provide you with the highest quality products including Canadian Lobster, Dungeness Crab, Salt Spring Mussels, Pacific Oysters, and Farm Fresh Black Cod. Pop by the store and place your order for next day delivery!

  • Vancouver Christmas Activities

    December is quickly approaching and our elves have put together a nice list of local Christmas activities to get you in the festive spirit.  
  • Functional Foods

    Functional foods are highly nutritious and associated with a number of powerful health benefits. They can protect against certain diseases, prevent nutrient deficiencies, and promote proper body function and development. 
  • The Raw Guy

    We are loving The Raw Guy products, and so are our customers! Especially the drool-worthy vegan kale chips. So who is The Raw Guy anyways? We thought it was about time for an introduction. 

  • Homemade Gingerbread Latte Recipe

    Skip the Starbucks line-up with our Homemade Gingerbread Latte Recipe! Made with almond milk instead of dairy for our plant-based friends. Deliciously paired with a ginger molasses cookie, this recipe serves two.

  • Plantastic Sample Day

    Something is brewing at our store! We’re calling all goblins, ghosts, and creatures of the night to creep over on Sunday, October 24 between 1-4pm and try our Plantastic Pumpkin Spice Vegan Cheesecake.