Pumpkin – The Seasonal Bacon

Pumpkin – The New Bacon – News headlines rang out this week declaring pumpkin the “it” ingredient du jour.  Well then.  This may just be the case as pumpkin is seasonal and has always been an essential part of fall menus.  And these days it seems pumpkins gone on a marketing blitz and it’s not…

CINCIN – Marlborough – Whitehaven Wine Company Dinner

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 – Reception at 6:00 p.m. Special Guest -Senior Winemaker, Sam Smail $110 plus tax and gratuity Established in 1994, Whitehaven Wine Company is located in Marlborough’s “golden mile” of wine production and sources its fruit from more than 30 carefully selected and proven vineyard sites spread throughout the various valleys of…

Top Table Wine Directors Launch Private Blends

Partnership with Laughing Stock Vineyards produces two uniquely blended wines Top Table’s four wine directors—Araxi’s Samantha Rahn, Blue Water Cafe’s Andrea Vescovi, CinCin’s Sarah McCauley, and West’s Owen Knowlton—are excited to debut their inaugural wine label, Director’s Blend, a duo of personally blended wines produced by Laughing Stock Vineyards in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Augmenting the…

Top Table’s Spring Events Speak To Where We Live

Embracing The Land, and Our Community Top Table restaurants and our chefs will be leading a number of exciting upcoming events that speak to our involvement with local farmers, ranchers, purveyors, wineries and breweries. And through other events, such as Dining Out For Life and the Red Cross Red Carpet Soiree, we’re also deeply engaged in our…

Top Table’s Spring Events Speak To Where We Live

Embracing The Land, and Our Community Top Table restaurants and our chefs will be leading a number of exciting upcoming events that speak to our involvement with local farmers, ranchers, purveyors, wineries and breweries. And through other events, such as Dining Out For Life and the Red Cross Red Carpet Soiree, we’re also deeply engaged…

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…

FESTA DI FUNGHI – TRUFFLE WINE DINNER

Special guest Pascal Madevon of Osoyoos Larose Thursday, November 25th @ 6:30pm CinCin Ristorante will soon host one of Canada’s foremost wineries in an exclusive winemaker’s dinner starring Autumn’s earthy harvest and premier Okanagan wines. A highlight of CinCin’s annual Mushroom and Truffle Festival ‘FESTA DI FUNGHI’, Chef de Cuisine Todd Howard, Restaurant Director Ricardo…

Come and DINE ITALIAN!

For two weeks, 8th to 20th of November, local Italian restaurants will participate in DINE ITALIA, the Italian Chamber of Commerce’s celebration of Italian food and wine. This unique gastronomic experience allows restaurant patrons to enjoy a three or four course set menu of delicious Italian cuisine at price points ranging from $20 to $50….

Top Table Van Mag Award Winners

Contest now closed. In Honour of Top Table’s wine we have a copy of the Araxi cookbook to give away….comment to win…be original!  Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West honoured at Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards   We are pleased to share with you that Top Table restaurants were recognized an unprecedented 17 times at the…

News from Top Table Group – Earth Hour – Cookbook

Like yours, our Olympic memories are rife with wonderful individual moments and the spirit that celebrated excellence at every turn. We enjoyed a great mix of our regulars and locals at each of our restaurants – Araxi in Whistler, and Blue Water Cafe, CinCin, and West in Vancouver – along with many visitors, royals and…

Sarah McCauley appointed Wine Director at CinCin Ristorante

Jack Evrensel, proprietor of Top Table Group, is delighted to announce Sarah McCauley as Wine Director of CinCin Ristorante. “Sarah has determinedly worked her way ever upward at Top Table restaurants, while continuously improving her professional wine credentials,” Evrensel said. Beginning in 2002 as a server at sister restaurant West, Sarah took a leave overseas…

News from Top Table Group

Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West offer delicious holiday gifts and entertainment for staff, family and favoured clients Holiday Lunch Along with West, which is open for lunch Monday through Saturday, CinCin and Blue Water Cafe will be open for lunch Monday through Friday during the holiday season. Exceptional quality, unparalleled service and inviting…

Julio Gonzalez-Perini Appointed Executive Chef at CinCin

Jack Evrensel, proprietor of CinCin Ristorante, is pleased to announce the appointment of Julio Gonzalez-Perini as Executive Chef, effective July 31st. “We have been discussing opportunities for collaboration for over a year now,” Evrensel said, “so we’re thrilled to be able to bring Julio to CinCin. I’ve long considered Julio–as have many others–to be one…