Elite Event: Bee Happy at Allegro Cafe!

Awesome event! I loved the button making station, such a great idea. There was an amazing selection of beverages too. I really liked my mocha!

Allegro Café and Staff went above and Bee-​yond to create a fun night. Even a nearly impossible to succeed recycling challenge made for laughs.
What a treat to be invited into the inner circle of Whole Foods with some of the history and sustainable choices that make it an excellent enviro-​conscious shopping and Café option. A big plus of the premium parking locale was the reimbursement of up to 2 hr ($ 6) parking with a min purchase of $ 10.
Thank Ayla for this Whole BEE Happy buttonrific enviro-​savvy stayNsip Swag-​bag bountiful event.

This was my first Unilocal event since becoming a Unilocal Elite, and it certainly left a mark on me. The food and beverages, the atmosphere and the company — everything about it was amazing! Big thanks to Ayla and Unilocal for organizing it.
The event started off with a scavenger hunt around the Whole Foods store, designed to familiarize us with what they have on offer, and the values of ethical farming and that they encourage and support. I think I aced it. ;)
By 8:15-ish all the Unilocalers had gathered at the chic Allegro Café for an evening of fun, frolic and feasting.
The café had a nice long centre table with a big spread of fresh fruits, cold cuts, cheeses and beverages (both alcoholic and non-​alcoholic) on offer! And yes, who can forget the super yummy Sangria! Pretty much everyone I talked to, recommended it, before I finally got some myself. The staff at Allegro were super friendly.
There was also a badge-​making counter, and I wasn’t the only one having a lot of fun making badges, by the looks of it. Not all of them turned out cute owing to my lack of artistic skills, but even I managed to make a couple of killer ones. (
:The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.)
This would be one of the most memorable evenings I’ve had at Vancouver.

Bee Happy @ Allegro
I love Bees, they never stop their tireless work to pollinate.
I’m an avid environmentalist so I was very pleased to see that the Bees would be the stars this evening.
The lovely Ayla, our resident Queen Bee, did it again.
She always treats us so well.
If she says we are sorting recycling.
I’m sorting recycling!
The Allegro staff was great offering up all the bevies to sample.
I liked the beer From Parallel 49, The guava spritzer was exotic and refreshing.
Great friends and making new ones, what’s not to like? Another great evening.
We all left with a recycling Swag Bag, with organic chocolate, a crazy nut bar, a reusable Unilocal bag and a sweet mesh bag for produce that made the recycling Nuts, ooh and aah –Mega Good Karma.
May the Bees be with You, Unilocalers

awesome drinks (thanks to parallel 49^th), awesome folks (special shout outs to allegro staff and Ayla), and awesome munchies (courtesy of wholefoods) = awesome night
I’m somewhat of a regular at Allegro Café so I already knew about their awesome selection of craft beers and local wine. It was my first time trying Parallel 49ths jerkface 9000 beer and to the say the least, it was very enjoyable. I’ll be ordering one next time I swing by.
Thanks again for a great night!

Fantastic night of small snacks and tons of happy faces with my Unilocal Elite friends: D
Thank you Ayla for a FANTASTIC night and thank you Whole Foods Vancouver for hosting us at The Allegro Café~!! :)
We made a couple buttons and had tons of fun! Tried many new drinks, especially the Beersear which is a beer and cesar. It wasn’t much my taste, but I did finish the pint. The mocha was delicious though, as it perfectly helped me end the night.
There were tons of small little bites, wraps, and I finish a whole cup of candied nuts. Yes, sugary nuts, I said it. LOL. It was just sitting there, so I might as well just finish it: P
It was a good party overall and we all had a great time~!! :D
Will be coming back to Allegro café another time to try out their bakery goods and maybe more drinks :)

Awesome Elite Event hosted by Allegro Café!
The wonderful hosts made sure to feed us plenty and well. Those pecans were soooo good. Can I get some more please? Mmm yummy! I also really liked their sangria drinks. Very fruity and sweet. I like it!
And the goodie bag to take home was even better. I was really surprised to find shea butter soap bar, chocolate bar, coupons, tea bags, and a snack bar. Amazing!
The scavenger hunt was fun! Yeah, #1 was a little confusing, but that’s okay. I really had fun and I got to know more about Whole Foods grocery store… LIKE THEY WANTED ME TO!!! I wish there was one near me…
Lastly, the pin-​making event was a hit! Everyone seemed to enjoy it. I made a gentleman cow pin, and I still have it on my bag.
Thank you for the great event, Allegro Café & Unilocal Team!

What a fun filled event at Allegro Café. Alya was buzzing around and did a fantastic job making everyone feel welcome. The Allegro Café staff were incredible. They were friendly and went the extra mile ensuring we were well fed and hydrated all evening.
During the evening, our tummies were filled with fruits, cold plates, wraps, popcorn, and candied pecans. We had a fun scavenger hunt, made custom buttons, and played a wonderful recycling sorting game which really helped me fine tune my recycling skills. Stickers are bad and can’t be recycled and when in doubt, compost!
The Allegro café is a beautiful space where the floral department use to be in Whole Foods. It over looks the store and is bright and open. Not only can you get delicious and beautifully crafted coffees (loved the art on my latte!) and teas, they also offer beer, wine, and many other beverages. They support the community by bringing in local beverage providers (like Four Winds and Parallel 49) and purchasing their coffee beans from small independent farms/​growers. They serve food too… dessert, sandwiches, cookies, charcuterie plate… there are so many options. This is a wonderful place.
Thank you so much Unilocal,Whole Foods/​Allegro Café for the fun experience.

My first Elite event! Thank you to Allegro Café and the Unilocal squad for putting on such a cute and fun event. Topped with fresh fruit, cold cuts and cheese platter, candied nuts, and of course the amazing beverages (brewskies courtesy of Parallel 49, wine, and yummy sangria)! Looking forward to the next one :)

Whole foods, a «busy bee» organizer and major lessons in composting and recycling, what a great way to celebrate Earth Day!
Thanks to our «busy bee» and fearless organizer Ayla, we all got together over delicious and wholesome fruits, the strawberries were to die for, tantalizing wines and not to mention delicious hot chocolate.
The space at Allegro is very open and I specifically liked the use of blue color, the espresso machine and the chairs were the same color! The space felt very open and welcoming and the large communal table was great and gave it a welcoming feeling.
The Sangria filled with delicious chunks of fruits, the roasted pecans and the features rose were the highlights of the night. The scavenger hunt was a hit as we learned a lot and I managed to meet a TV star as I was walking through the aisles!
I also had a chance to chat with the Marketing manager of Whole foods and she made us feel very welcomed and thought us a few things about her job and the fact that Allegro café serves drink starting at 9AM.
All in all it was a great event and we were all sent home with a great gift bag!

I was very excited to attend my first Unilocal Elite event all year! My husband and I arrived at the event just after 7:45 PM, which allowed us to participate in the scavenger hunt. It was fun to walk around the store and find answers to the clues!
The event itself was great. I really liked Allegro Café as a venue. I had been once before for coffee on a Saturday morning, and I feel like Allegro Café is a great addition to the Cambie/​Broadway area. The food selection was great, with lots of fruit, popcorn, cold cuts, wraps, and candied pecans (which I really enjoyed). I appreciate how much food they had available, it made me regret eating a large dinner before coming to the event.
As for drinks, we were greeted with a yummy fruit sangria. After that, there were tons of alcoholic and non-​alcoholic drink options available (not just from Parallel 49)! I liked that you could choose from a few different beers, wines, coffee, and tea. I thoroughly enjoyed the Tricycle Radler, it had a great grapefruit taste. My husband definitely enjoyed the beers that were offered. I appreciate that Allegro Café is a huge advocate of supporting local breweries (as was explained to us by the marketing manager). It definitely makes me want to return to the café in the near future!
I was also a huge fan of the swag bag. I was thinking of purchasing one of those adorable animal whole foods reusable bags, so it was fantastic to get one at the end of the night! I also liked that we got tea, one of those produce carebags, soap, chocolate, a granola bar, a super cool Unilocal poncho, and tons of coupons.
Huge thanks go to Ayla for organizing such a great event, and to the Allegro Café and Whole Foods staff for all of the fantastic food and drinks. I look forward to attending another event soon!

Definitely an unusual Unilocal event — in the middle of a supermarket during business hours. Didn’t even know there was a coffee shop upstairs until now.
It was pretty fun going for the scavenger hunt beforehand. The only complaint was that the recycling game wasn’t where the hint said it would be, which stalled quite a few teams. A minor hiccup in an otherwise well executed event.
Once everything was submitted, the party definitely got started. Delicious appies, and a neat little pin making station. Haven’t had this much fun since elementary school. Special thanks to P49 and Allegro Coffee for showcasing their products. My friend and I were definitely impressed.
Special mention goes to the swag — wow, there were some really high end goodies this time. Will definitely be enjoying the chocolate, teas, and the feel-​good vegetable bag. Special thanks to Whole Foods for providing this.

Another unBEElievable evening with the Unilocal Elites. Thank you Allegro Café & Unilocal for organizing this event. A BIG HIVE FIVE. The food & drinks tonight were top notch and the people awesome as always. A Big shout out to the Allegro Café staff for making sure all the Unilocalers were having a great time and a special thanks to our amazing queen bee Ayla. Thanks again for the wonderful evening. Can’t wait for more such events.
P. S. — Thanks for the amazing Goody Bags