Chef Lee Humphries – C Restaurant – Gold Medal Plates

#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships.  The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here’s the answers from Lee Humphries of C Restaurant. Where did you…

Gold Medal Plates British Columbia

Can’t Wait for….Friday, November 16 2012 at The Westin Bayshore Vancouver Competing Chefs for 2012 Angus An Maenam Joe Campo The Westin Bayshore Vancouver Quang Dang West Mark Filatow Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar David Gunawan Wildebeest Lee Humphries C Restaurant Nicholas Nutting The Pointe Restaurant at Wickaninnish Inn (Tofino) Darin Paterson Bogner’s of Penticton Jeff Van Geest Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek Winery Taryn Wa Savoury…

Cooking For A Cause – Chef’s Celebrate the Great Bear Rainforest

The Gitga’at First Nation and King Pacific Lodge  have partnered to form Guarding the Gifts charitable organization in order to protect Great Bear Rainforest on BC’s northern coast which is in jeopardy as  projects such as the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Project threaten to destroy this pristine country. On May 11 Cooking for A Cause at the Georgia Cannery…

Celebrate Spot Prawns at C

Spot Prawn Menu May 3rd 2012 $70.00 per person Amuse Bouche Spot Prawn Bisque crisp prawn, citrus dust 1st Course 120 Minute Egg with Poached Spot Prawns tomato horseradish, truffle 2nd Course Spot Prawns & Bacon Lime Tortellini jalapeño fluid gel, black bean puree and fava beans 3rd Course Peel & Eat Prawns preserved lemon,…

Recommended – #Dineout at C Restaurant – On Until Feb. 12

Dine Out Vancouver runs until February 5, 2012, and while many of the most ideal times may be booked, there are still seats to be had around town, even some left at the more popular spots such as C Restaurant, who have conveniently extended their Dine Out menu until February 12.   Located at the foot…

C RESTAURANT BRINGS FINE DINING TO THOSE WHO DINE OUT

$38 menu features local and sustainable seafood for a steal Vancouver, January 19, 2012 – C Restaurant is offering guests a chance to experience fine dining for a fraction during Vancouver’s Dine Out event from January 20th to February 5th. Executive Chef Robert Clark and Chef de Cuisine Lee Humphries have created not just three,…

C RESTAURANT BRINGS FINE DINING TO THOSE WHO DINE OUT

$38 menu features local and sustainable seafood for a steal C Restaurant is offering guests a chance to experience fine dining for a fraction during Vancouver’s Dine Out event from January 20th to February 5th. Executive Chef Robert Clark and Chef de Cuisine Lee Humphries have created not just three, but four dishes for the…

Edible Canada Guest Chef Market Dinner Series Welcomes C Restaurant

On Tuesday, November 15 we are welcoming a leading Vancouver restaurant and chef to our Guest Chef Market Dinners. Join us for a special evening with C Restaurant and Chef Lee Humphries. As the founding restaurant in the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Program, C Restaurant has led the way in ensuring product that is of…

C Cranberry Menu

In the sepia-infused olden days, fortune seekers lured north by British Columbia’s gold rush referred to cranberries as “red gold”. The nutritional properties of the little red orb were life saving in the pioneer days of scurvy and other ills. Today, cranberries have been relegated to watered-down “cocktails” and canned jellies cracked open at Thanksgiving….

C dinner Party with Dr. David Suzuki

On November 10th, C is throwing a dinner with sustainability and environmental titan Dr. David Suzuki. A fundraiser for the D.S.F. and Harry Kambolis’ C Blue Foundation, the evening will feature a dazzling tasting menu(with wine pairings) prepared by Chefs Lee Humphries and Robert Clark. $250 per person. Guests are encouraged to RSVP to leonard@crestaurant.com…

Food Day Canada at C

Saturday, July 30th starting at 3pm, Chef Robert Clark will be selling salmon tacos, right off the bbq! $7. Locally caught salmon, cucumbers, fennel, lime and chipotle mayo. It’s summertime, burrito’d! C Restaurant is one of about 300 restaurants that celebrate Food Day across Canada. Contact them at the number below to reserve a table…

KIM CYR, REPRESENTIN’ In Newfoundland

C’s sommelier Kim Cyr is adventuring off to Newfoundland to represent the West in “East Meets West” – a culinary competition in St. John’s that features two chefs and two wine experts from each side of the country. The “collaborative” seven course tasting and pairing menu is being held at celebrated restaurateurs Jeremy Charles and…

News From C

C HAS A CONFESSION C has a confession: they’ve had a little work done. Not a face-lift, just some nipping and tucking. Harry Kambolis’ celebrated restaurant has a new patio cocktail lounge with comfy sofas and a brand-spanking-new bar, that also features a BBQ. Chef Lee Humphries has designed a new tapas menu that’s light and…

Caviar has returned to C – with a conscience

Last night, C was the first establishment in the world to serve Northern Divine, the new Canadian caviar from Sechelt. http://www.northerndivine.com/ Ethical luxury, pearlized-  Caviar Returns, with a Conscience MENU Kumamoto Oyster and Cucumber with Northern Divine Caviar Scrambled Egg smoked hawkshaw salmon, northern divine caviar, brioche Pan Seared Sablefish with Pomme Fondant creamed leeks, caviar-lobster hollandaise Northern Divine Caviar…

Breakfast with Chef Robert Clark on Sustainability

#ccfcc2011 Wednesday, June 15 2011 Chef Robert Clark speaks at the CCFCC 2011 Sustainability Breakfast. Enjoy fresh, local products. Tickets Here This West Coast-style breakfast features fresh, local products as Chef Robert Clark speaks about sustainability— not just for our oceans but also for all aspects of our food sources. Contemplate the future, what’s next. Menu…

The C Blue Film Festival – One Night Only!

VANCITY THEATRE 1181 Seymour Street, at Davie May 19th, 2011 – 7:00pm General Admission: $8 / C Blue Party: $32 at viff.org May 11, 2011 C’s WATER FILM FEST FLOWS… On Thursday, May 19th, the C Blue Film Festival unspools at the Vancity Theatre, screening the short-listed entries to the The C Blue Film Competition. Entrants…

The Kambolis Restaurant Group wants to welcome 2011 with you

After years of bands, fireworks and bells and whistles, they’ve decided to embrace quiet simplicity. C, Raincity Grill and Nu will be offering our a la carte menu, at regular prices. Come early or come late for a sophisticated meal built with ingredients that are foraged, farmed and fished close to home. C has the freshest…

Blue Mountain and Friends: A Feast for the Senses

Join us on Monday, January 17, 2011 for an evening celebrating the premium wines of BC’s Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars.  The event will be grazing style which will allow guests to wander the room sampling wines paired with cuisine from twelve of British Columbia’s top restaurants. The following is a list of the twelve…

C Restaurant champ at Gold Medal Plates

C Restaurant Executive Chef Robert Clark was crowned the culinary champion at Vancouver’s Gold Medal Plates on Friday night, a competition pairing premier chefs with Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes from coast-to-coast.  “We’ve been participating in Gold Medal Plates for years, but taking home gold with the recent Vancouver Olympics still so fresh in our…

Growing Chefs! Raises Over $12,000 at “From Farms to Forks” Gala

Children’s urban agriculture program set to expand to more schools than ever in 2011  Food Pictures Below! Growing Chefs!  announces that their sold-out annual fundraising gala From Farms to Forks: A Harvest Kitchen Party raised over $12,000 for their 2011 school program. Hosted at the Dirty Apron Cooking School on Monday night (October 25, 2010), seventy-five food…