Every second Sunday from May 19- September 22nd MARKET BY JEAN-GEORGES at the Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver hosts a farmers market along with an exceptionally local and farmer-driven brunch featuring ingredients from the market. At the market you’ll find baked goods, greens, fruit spreads and olive oil, and if you are lucky Erin Ireland’s amazing It’s to Die For banana bread.
The market is held in the plaza area Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver and Urban Fare (the next one is June 30). Along with the vendors you can catch Chefs Montgomery Lau or Chef Wayne Harris at a cooking demo at noon, where they demo products from the day’s market and create a dish with samples going to the crowd.
The 3-course brunch is $29 per person and is a great way to celebrate local produce and treat yourself right on a sunny Sunday.
We headed to the brunch a few Sunday’s back and then perused the market leaving with a few goodies.
Goat Cheese, Roasted Beet Marmalade and Toasted Crushed Pistachios *Goat Cheese Royale by Happy Days Dairy
Fresh Angel Hair with Asparagus, Morels and Shitake Mushrooms *Mushrooms from Ponderosa Mushrooms
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bar, Salted Caramel Ice Cream *All natural peanut butter by Monkey Butter
Gorgeous Salmon Slivers
Slowly Cooked Pacific Cod, Sweet Garlic-Lemon Broth and Sautéed Spinach
Chocolate Banana Pudding
Heading down to the market we checked out the producers and grabbed a few goodies to go.
Andrew Peller – Sample of Sandhill Estate Winery and Red Rooster wines
Cocolico – Caramels, chocolates and dessert sauces
Domenica Fiore – Organic olive oil
Eat It Up – Fruit spread and agave nectar
Glutenull – Gluten free baked goods
It’s About Pearls – Pearl jewellery
Happy Days Dairy – Goat cheeses, milk and yogurt
Hearts and Greens Produce Inc. – Microgreens
Jules + Kent Food Group – West Coast Artisan Foods
Lusso Verde – Italian fine foods and flower arrangements
Monkey Butter – All natural peanut butters
Nelson the Seagull – Artisan breads and baked goods
Péché Mignon – Artisan gourmet shortbread cookies
Ponderosa Mushrooms – Fresh and dry mushrooms
Sweet Thea – Baked Goods
The Jam Ladies – Jams, marmalade, hot pepper jelly
