Meet the Once-Homeless Chef Using Food to Fight Poverty - VICE
Jun 22, 2018 · Save On Meats is located in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side, Canada’s poorest postal code and home to the largest open-air drug market in North America. The East Side directly borders the...
Being homeless inspired restaurateur and social entrepreneur Mark Brand …
Oct 10, 2019 · Mark Brand, one of North America’s foremost social entrepreneurs, is determined to breathe new life into the struggling and disjointed community of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side through a series of initiatives with food and love at their heart.
Save-on-Meats owner Mark Brand: “Everything we close, we …
In this episode of Hyphy.TV, we interview entrepreneur Mark Brand. Responsible for some of the most notable restaurants in East Vancouver, including Save-On-Meats, Sea Monstr Sushi, The Portside, The Diamond, and Boneta; Mark is well-versed in establishing successful restaurants.
Mark Brand - Chef & Social Entrepreneur Speaker - LimeLight …
A fighter for Vancouver’s Downtown East Side, this enigmatic social entrepreneur was determined to breathe new life into the struggling and disjointed community. He’s doing this by finding a balance between sound business practices and social justice.
Mark Brand - BC Business
Mar 27, 2013 · It’s with good reason that Gastown restaurateur and Save On Meat Inc. owner Mark Brand is lauded as a shrewd business person, prolific entrepreneur and now, an innovator. Launched in November 2012, Brand’s Save on Meats meal token program helps feed Vancouver’s homeless community by selling $2.25 tokens, which donors give to the needy ...
Interview with Mark Brand - Vancouver Foodster
Mar 12, 2012 · Mark Brand opened his first restaurant Boneta in 2007, he has since opened up others including The Diamond, Sea Monster Sushi, Save-On-Meats. He also owns Shark & Hammer (clothing) as well as Catalog (art gallery), and the Save-On-Meats (butcher shop).
Mark Brand Re-Opens Save-On-Meats - staceyrobinsmith.com
A classic revitalized and reborn by Vancouver restaurateur, Mark Brand. The main floor of the four story building is home to the meat shop on one side and the upgraded cafe/diner on the other side. The two businesses are separated by an interior wall.
Save on Meats sandwich sign allegedly stolen by anarchists
Mar 22, 2013 · One week after the windows of an East Vancouver pizzeria were allegedly smashed by an anti-gentrification group, the owner of an iconic Downtown Eastside butcher shop says he has been...
Building a Downtown Eastside Foodie Empire - BC Business
Apr 4, 2011 · Gastown restaurateur Mark Brand has signed a 20-year lease on the entire four-storey building. After renovating for close to a year, the main floor will reopen this spring with a butcher shop, restaurant and take-out window that Brand envisions serving the residents of the Downtown Eastside.
In Vancouver, a Chef Tackles Homelessness With Hot Meals
Jan 14, 2020 · While working in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighborhood, where he found himself confronted by “visible homelessness and mental illness” every day, Brand’s priorities began to shift. “I realized my journey was not to open a cool guy restaurant,” he says.