Private Cooking Class Tuesday February 22nd

Be part of a private cooking lesson for eight, plus dinner with db Bistro Moderne’s Chef de Cuisine Nathan Guggenheimer.  Share inspiration and a professional kitchen with a Daniel Boulud trained, world-class chef.

Rendezvous with Nathan in the Lumiere kitchen (next door to db Bistro) at 4:30pm on Tuesday, February 22nd. Lumiere is closed Tuesdays for private parties, so you and seven others will have the kitchen, and Nathan all to yourselves.

After class, sit down with Nathan to share the evening and the meal you made together.  Sommelier Kevin Van Hullebush arranges gorgeous wines to pair.

Classes are hands-on and participants learn techniques they can master easily and use at home.

Space is limited to just eight students only, so reserve early. 

$165 per person includes cooking class, dinner, paired wines, take-home recipes.

An $85 per person companion fare is offered for friends, family and spouses – excludes lesson but includes three-course dinner and wine pairings. Tax and gratuity extra.

Visit our Event page to read UrbanDiner.ca head foodie Paul Kamon’s account of his time in the kitchen. 

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Reserve a first seating table. Reserve a second seating table.

New Year’s Day. See event page. Reserve New Year’s day brunch. Reserve New Year’s day dinner.

The following is a list of the twelve restaurants that will participate in this stellar evening: Cin Cin, C Restaurant, DB Bistro Moderne, Hart House Restaurant, Lift Bar & Grill, O’Doul’s Restaurant & Bar, Provence Marinaside, Raincity Grill, The Shore Club, The Vancouver Club, The Pointe Restaurant at Wickaninnish Inn and Yew Restaurant+ Bar

These restaurants will be matched with the following twelve Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars wines: Brut NV, 2006 Rosé Brut,2009 Pinot Blanc, 2009 Chardonnay, 2008 Reserve Chardonnay, 2009 Sauvignon Blanc, 2009 Pinot Gris, 2008 Reserve Pinot Gris, 2009 Gamay Noir, 2009 Pinot Noir, 2008 Reserve Pinot Noir and 2007 Reserve Pinot Noir served in Magnum.

Many of the wines being served at this event have not yet been released by the winery and will be the first opportunity for guests to sample them.

Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars is a family-owned winery in BC’s Okanagan Valley and is distinctive among Canadian wineries in that all its wines are produced exclusively from grapes grown on the estate’s vineyards.  Ian Mavety purchased the land which is now Blue Mountain Vineyard in 1971.  Current owners Ian, Jane, Matt, and Christie Mavety continue to work to realize the potential of the region, utilizing sustainable farming methods and winemaking practices.  Celebrating the 20th anniversary of its first vintage this year, Blue Mountain continues to offer complex and cellar-worthy varietal wines.

Proceeds from the event will support the charitable work of the British Columbia Hospitality Foundation (BCHF), which offers scholarships to students enrolled in Hospitality programs and financial assistance to those employed in food, beverage and hospitality professions when facing financial hardship due to critical medical needs.

The event will be held at Vancouver’s prestigious Four Seasons Hotel, which is conveniently located close to the Pacific Centre SkyTrain station and Canada Line.
Monday, January 17, 2011
6:30-9:00pm
Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver
791 West Georgia Street
$90 plus tax

Please join us December 7th, when Chef de Cuisine Nathan Guggenheimer and Sommelier Kevin Van Hullebush present five extraordinary Maison M. Chapoutier wine-paired courses.

Chef’s Five Course Wine Dinner Menu

• Alsatian Tarte Flambee, Smoked Bacon, White Onion, Fromage Blanc - Tavel Beaurevoir
• Scallop Tartare, Braised Fennel, Fall Squash - Voignier de la Drome
• Duck Cassoulet, Cannelini Beans, Housemade Sausage and Confit Leg - Crozes Hermitage, les Meysonnieres, 2007
• Beef Duo, Smoked Pomme Puree, Beetroot – La Bernadine Chateauneuf Du Pape
• Salted Caramel & Chocolate Tart, Pecan Nougatine Ice Cream – Banyuls, 2007

          See Domaine & Tasting Notes below

Space is limited and dinners sell out quickly, so BOOK NOW, inquire via email or call 604.739.7115.

Visit our Maison M. Chapoutier Wine Dinner event page for details.

Starts at 7pm sharp   $75 plus tax & gratuity

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TASTING NOTES

Tavel Beaurevoir Rose: Tawny with salmon highlights.  A beautiful dry Rose made from Grenache. Ripe fruits, apricot and Morello cherry aromas. Rounded, mellow, well-balanced and harmonious, with red fruits such as cherry. A touch of liquorice at the end.

Mirabel Coteaux de l’Ardeche Viognier: Yellow green, quite brilliant. Good intensity, fine aromas of acacia and violets. Medium body and plenty of honeyed tropical fruit and peach notes offered in a zesty, fresh, unoaked style. Combination of roundness and freshness on the mouth. 

Crozes-Hermitage Les Mersonniers:  Deep purple red.  Red fruit and blackcurrant dominate, followed by aromas of violet. Silky & mineral driven. Generous and round tasting with a finish of black cherry, stewed fruits and a hint of vanilla. Graceful finish. 

Banyuls Rouge: Deep garnet to acacia depending on the age.  Aromas of dried fruits, red fruits, and cocoa, roasted coffee appearing with time.  Very powerful, long length on the mouth. Fruits and chocolate are the major aromas of this very long ageing wine.

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DOMAINE NOTES

The name CHAPOUTIER has been present in the Rhône Valley since 1808. In 1879, the distant ancestor Polydor CHAPOUTIER was the first to buy vines, thus moving from the status of wine-grower to that of a viticulturist, a wine producer and a businessman. The pioneering spirit was already present in the family. Seven generations later, we find Michel, with a real passion for the expression of soils, at the head of this exceptional vineyard firmly anchored in history and traditions. This young, determined man, opting for breakaway solutions, combines the past with daring and creativity.

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On Monday September 27th you can!

Be part of a private cooking lesson for eight, plus dinner with db Bistro Moderne’s Chef de Cuisine Nathan Guggenheimer.  Share inspiration and a professional kitchen with a Daniel Boulud trained, world-class chef.

Rendezvous with Nathan in the Lumiere kitchen (next door to db Bistro) at 4:30pm on Monday, September 27th. Lumiere is closed Mondays for private parties, so you and seven others will have the kitchen, and Nathan all to yourselves.

After class, sit down with Nathan to share the evening and the meal you made together.  Sommelier Kevin Van Hullebush arranges gorgeous wines to pair.

Classes are hands-on and participants learn techniques they can master easily and use at home.

Space is limited to just eight students only, so reserve early. 

$165 per person includes cooking class, dinner, paired wines, take-home recipes.

An $85 per person companion fare is offered for friends, family and spouses – excludes lesson but includes three-course dinner and wine pairings. Tax and gratuity extra.

Visit our Event page to read UrbanDiner.ca head foodie Paul Kamon’s account of his time in the kitchen. 

RESERVE CLASS NOW

Steamed about the HST?  Relax.  Join us at db bistro moderne for some delectable, welcome relief.

We’ve lowered menu prices to help ease your pain and we’ve introduced a fabulous summer steamer and micro-brew pairing!

Enjoy Chef’s Quadra Island Mussels with white wine, garlic and other savoury ingredients, plus a cup of crispy pomme frites, and an icy cold brew.  See website event page

Relax in the dining room or on the sunny streetside patio.

Offered seven days a week. Does it get any better?

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On Monday July 19th you can!

Be part of a private cooking lesson for eight, plus dinner with db Bistro Moderne’s Chef de Cuisine Nathan Guggenheimer.  Share inspiration and a professional kitchen with a Daniel Boulud trained, world-class chef.

Rendezvous with Nathan in the Lumiere kitchen (next door to db Bistro) at 4:30pm on Monday, July 19th. Lumiere is closed Mondays for private parties, so you and seven others will have the kitchen, and Nathan all to yourselves.

After class, sit down with Nathan to share the evening and the meal you made together.  Sommelier Kevin Van Hullebush arranges gorgeous wines to pair.

Classes are hands-on and participants learn techniques they can master easily and use at home.

Space is limited to just eight students only, so reserve early. 

$165 per person includes cooking class, dinner, paired wines, take-home recipes.

An $85 per person companion fare is offered for friends, family and spouses – excludes lesson but includes three-course dinner and wine pairings. Tax and gratuity extra.

Visit our Event page to read UrbanDiner.ca head foodie Paul Kamon’s account of his time in the kitchen. 

RESERVE CLASS NOW

MAINTAIN YOUR COOL ALL SUMMER LONG WITH $38 THREE-COURSE PRIX FIXE DINNER AND $28 LUNCH

It’s been quite an award season here at the restaurants and we are celebrating with DINE OUT VANCOUVER pricing all summer long.  Menu choices will change but the $38 and $28 prices won’t!

Sample DINE OUT Dinner Menu

• Spring Salad or Country Pork Terrine ‘Grand-Pere’ or Soup du Jour plus

• Traditional Coq au Vin or Bouillabaisse Provencale or Roast Potato Gnocchi plus

• Tarte au Citron or Bittersweet Chocolate Bar or Rhubarb Sundae

Visit the event page for details.

RESERVE dinner or lunch!

db Bistro Moderne Vancouver is pleased to announce the continuation of special Dine Out Vancouver prix-fixe pricing, all summer long.  “It was an easy decision for us,” comments General Manager Chris González. “Our loyal clientele asked, and we answered with an enthusiastic commitment to continue the $38 and $28, three-course, prix-fixe menus we originally created during the popular Dine Out promotion.”

Nathan Guggenheimer has been busy in his db kitchen, since he assumed his new role as Chef de Cuisine last month. “Like all of Daniel’s great chefs, Nathan wants to see guests enjoy the full three course experience, so together we decided to continue the prix-fixe party right through the summer – even out onto the outdoor patio when it opens in June”, continued the restaurant’s general manager.

Db Bistro Moderne Vancouver and sister restaurant Lumière have more reasons to celebrate than just a successful spring season.  Partner – Chef Daniel Boulud, whose impeccable standards and culinary vision direct the two Vancouver restaurants, just received two important culinary awards for his namesake Manhattan restaurant. DANIEL was recognized with a prestigious James Beard Award for ‘Outstanding Restaurant’. Each year the latter goes to only one restaurant in the United States that serves as a national standard-bearer for consistent quality and excellence in food, atmosphere, and service. Candidates must have been in operation for at least 10 or more consecutive years.

Barely two weeks earlier DANIEL, was ranked number eight in Restaurant Magazine’s list of the “World’s 50 Best Restaurants”. This placed DANIEL among the only three United States winners included among the top ten. Both accolades come in the wake of DANIEL having earned the prestigious three star rating in the 2010 Michelin Guide. Only five New York City establishments share that honour.

Db Bistro Moderne and Lumière co-owners David and Manjy Sidoo are of course very pleased for their partner Daniel Boulud. “We couldn’t be happier for him and his Dinex Group team, and we are extraordinarily proud that he chose to partner with us here in the great culinary city of Vancouver.  We join the entire culinary community and our clients, in congratulating Daniel on his continuing successes.  We invite everyone to experience that same exceptional cuisine and attention to detail here at Daniel’s Vancouver restaurants, Lumière and db Bistro Moderne, ” says David.

Chris González invites patrons to join in the celebrations and partake of the regular a-la-carte menus, or sample the continuing $38 and $28 prix-fixe menus. “Returning Dine Out clients will see changes to the menu as the season progresses, so they can continue to benefit from the special pricing and enjoy a varied menu.”

To kick things off, Chef Guggenheimer suggests a $38 dinner menu including choice of:  Soup du Jour, or Country Pork Terrine ‘Grand-Père with wild mushrooms, English relish and housemade pickles, or Spring Salad with beet carpaccio, mesclun, shaved crudité and hazelnut dressing; followed by Rock Hen Duo with spaetzle, asparagus and sweet and sour jus, or Bouillabaisse Provencal of BC spot prawns, squid, halibut and garlic rouille, or Roasted Potato Gnocchi with sugar snap peas, tomato confit, and meyer lemon hollandaise; and finished with Bittersweet Chocolate Bar with chocolate crémeux and raspberry sorbet, or Tarte au Citron with almond sweet dough, milk foam and cassis sorbet, or Rhubarb Sundae of oat crumble, vanilla ice cream and ginger foam. And of course, optional pairings of gorgeous BC and other wines, are suggested by Sommelier Kevin Van Hullebush . Three-course prix-fixe dinner $38, lunch $28.  Prices do not include tax and gratuity.

About db Bistro Moderne

db Bistro Moderne, Vancouver, is a new, west coast interpretation of Daniel Boulud’s famous db Bistro Moderne in New York, but promises the same urban vibe, dynamic atmosphere, and modern French bistro cuisine as her east coast namesake. db Bistro Moderne is a contemporary Canadian bistro where traditional French cuisine meets the fresh-picked, just-caught flavours of British Columbia. Chefs Daniel Boulud and Nathan Guggenheimer offer a seasonal menu highlighting the quality of fine ingredients served in a convivial and casual setting. The result is a truly contemporary French Bistro experience, unrivaled in the city. Classic French Bistro affairs like Jazz Nights and Wine Dinners transport guests to another place and time and overwhelm the senses with all that is fun and delicious.

For more information regarding extended Dine Out inspired pricing, and an ever-changing menu of complimentary and/or feature items offered in celebration, visit the events pages of the db Bistro Moderne and Lumière websites at www.dbbistro.ca and www.lumiere.ca, or contact General Manager Chris González at 604.739.7115

Chef’s Five Course Wine Dinner Menu

• Alsatian Tarte Flambee - Cremant d’Alsace
• Herb-Crusted Halibut, Wild Mushroom, Beurre Rouge - CedarCreek Chardonnay, 2008
• Duck Confit Risotto, Fava Bean, Pickled Ramp, Spring Onion - CedarCreek Platinum Pinot Noir, 2006
• Duo of Lamb, Pomme Fondant, Fresh Pea and Lamb Jus - CedarCreek Syrah, 2007
• Apple Confit, Bourbon Caramel, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream – CedarCreek Platinum “M”

Hosted by Sommelier Kevin Van Hullebush, with special guests Gordon Fitzpatrick and Peggy Athans of CedarCreek Estate Winery. Due to popularity and/or the season, this event may take place next door at our sister restaurant Lumiere but with no change in price or menu.  Please arrive to db Bistro at 2551 W. Broadway. 
Space is limited and dinners sell out quickly, so BOOK NOW, inquire via email or call 604.739.7115. Visit our CedarCreek Dinner event page for details.

Starts at 7pm sharp   $75 plus tax & gratuity

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WINEMAKER’S NOTES, CEDARCREEK WINES
Chardonnay, 2008: Sourced from nine unique vineyards including Greata ranch and CedarCreek. Flavours of spiced baked apple, banana, toffee and butterscotch blend nicely with subtle hints of vanilla and toasty French oak on the palate.
Syrah, 2007: Sourced from the Bartsch vineyard located in Osoyoos and the “Grizzly Meadows” vineyard in Naramata. Rich red berry fruit, blueberry, black cherry, sweet fruit aromas with a hint of white pepper. Rich and mouth filling, this wine finishes with a hint of sour cherry and lingering finish.
Platinum Pinot Noir 2006: Barrel aged in a combination of new and one year old French oak with minimum intervention prior to racking. IMedium ruby red in colour with aromas of cherry, coffee, mocha and spice. A medium bodied wine with silky tannins and balanced acidity.
Platinum ‘M’: This amber nectar, “M”, is the only Madeira style wine produced in the Okanagan Valley. Made from Pinot Auxerrois from the 2004 vintage. Madeira is suited to long-term aging.

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DOMAINE NOTES
Located in Kelowna, British Columbia, CedarCreek was once owned by the pioneering viticulturist J.W. Hughes who planted grapes in the 1930s’.  Purchased by Senator Ross Fitzpatrick in 1986, it is now home to the winery, wine shop, Terrace Restaurant, and 50 acres of Pinot Noir, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Ehrenfelser.

Gordon Fitzpatrick is President of CedarCreek Estate Winery. The winery was twice named Canada’s Winery of the Year at the 2002 and 2005 Canadian Wine Awards; Cedar Creek is dedicated to producing world class, highly acclaimed wines and providing the most intimate of onsite winery experiences. Mr. Fitzpatrick is responsible for the operation of four vineyard sites totalling 150 acres of premium vinifera vines, the production of 40,000 cases of wine, the running of two wine shops and the marketing and sales of two brands – Cedar Creek Estate Winery and Greata Ranch Vineyards.

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