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PEOPLE AND PLACES ‘Pairings’ brings the science, and the fun, to food and wine pairing Science World fundraiser lets guests unleash their inner child By David Kitai [Reprinted courtesy of Vancouver magazine, June 20, 2018 and Science World British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.]

Editor’s Note: The following article describes the recent Pairings fundraising event held by Science World in Partnership with La Chaine des Rôtisseurs Vancouver Bailliage and select wineries from B.C.’s Golden Mile Bench. Proceeds raised benefited Science World’s Super Science Club, an afterschool program that provides science and technology activities for inner-city schools from grade 1-7. Through this event, $32,000 was raised for the program.

The fundraising event — fittingly called Pairings — played to the success of the Science of Cocktails events and proved, once and for all, that drinking in a science museum is a surefire way to make your inner child smile. Ticket sales from Pairings raised over $32,000 for Science World’s Super Science Club program, an afterschool program for vulnerable students around metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

Have you ever been stunned by a wine pairing? Dumbfoundedly asking how this sauvignon blanc just made your asparagus come alive. Staring, wide-eyed and aghast as you ask why this Cantonese BBQ pork makes a glass of chenin taste so good. It can feel like magic. Enjoying the Science Centre.

At Science World last Wednesday (June 13), a group of local chefs teamed up with wineries from B.C.’s Golden Mile Bench to show Vancouverites that there’s a little bit of science behind those seemingly magical pairings.

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“Over nine weeks, once a week, Science World staff head out to these schools to lead teaching sessions,” said Meredith Cochran, the program specialist for Super Science Club. “Afterwards all the kids get a free field trip to Science world and a yearlong family membership, so they can come with their families for free for a year.”


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