Mates on Crates Feat. Reuben Major
G’day,
Those in the know, know where to go.
We’re excited to have just launched our latest episode of Mates on Crates, featuring Reuben Major, Partner and Co-Owner at Violeté Kitchen on Commercial Drive. Violeté is a newly opened European-inspired neighbourhood restaurant shaped by Italian AND Spanish influences, serving pizza, pasta, share plates, cocktails, and a focused wine list built around Spain, Italy, and BC. Reuben is co-owner of the Van Urban Hospitality team, behind existing favourites like Belgard Kitchen, Havana, The Flamingo Room, and now Violeté, bringing a deep sense of hospitality, design, community, and Commercial Drive energy to the group’s newest room. It was a pleasure to sit down with Reuben to chat transforming the former Famoso space, building a restaurant around Spanish and Italian flavours, the Van Urban Hospitality story, and all of Reuben’s favourite spots.
Each time we do a Mates on Crates interview, our guests share up to twenty of their favourites with us. For each episode, only a handful of those favourites make it into the final two minute cut. In order to highlight all of our guest’s favourites, we are happy to share the full list of favourites right here.
What to get at Violeté:
Appies: Anchovies on toast, Carbonara butter with house sourdough
Main: The Fiocco pizza
Pairing: The Violeté Negroni
The FULL LIST of Reuben’s Local Favourites:
Coffee: Turks Coffee Bar
Commercial Drive: Bar Corso, Livia, Turks Coffee Bar
Dying to Try: Nero Tondo
Food Neighborhood: Commercial Drive
Fried Chicken: DownLow Chicken Shack
Hidden Gem: Nomo Nomo
Italian: La Quercia
Last Meal That Blew Them Away: AMA Raw Bar
Patio: Havana
Pizza: Via Tevere
Spanish: ¿CóMO? Taperia
Outside of Vancouver: Bar Oso
Thanks for joining us on the crates, Reuben!
Watch Reuben’s full Mates on Crates Episode below.
