News From Sean Heather

Over the last few weeks we have added some new dimensions to our little company. “Judas Goat Taberna” and “Fetch Hot Dogs” are now open and next week our partnership with Rennie Marketing Systems with give birth to “Everything Cafe”. 

We recently signed a lease for the ground floor corner units in the Pennsylvania Hotel, kitty corner to Pigeon Park on the South East corner of Hastings and Carrall St. Our intention is to open a bakery where the breads and desserts will be prepared for Salt, Judas Goat, Irish Heather, Everything Cafe and Salty Tongue. There will also be a small retail counter selling bread, cakes, pastries, etc. 

And finally, for now anyway, we are working on a butcher shop with a start date of Summer 2011. 

The Heather won a praise at the recent Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards, specifically Best Pub and Best Pub Grub. Our Brother Restaurant Salt Tasting Room won a Platinum Rating for its Wine List (one of only 3 restaurants in Vancouver this year) and it’s former G.M. Kurtis Kolt won BC Sommelier of year for his fantastic knowledge and his work at Salt. 

We couldn’t do any of this with out the professionalism of our management team. A big shout out to Lee, Justin, Dagmar, Brooke, Lindsay, Peter, Alex, Carmen, Elaine & Ben. 

Long Table Series 

After an almost 3 week break, our highly successful LTS is back. 

We are hosting two sittings this Mother’s Day for all of you who want to treat your mom…hey she raised you, the least that you can do is buy her dinner every once and a while. And, if your mom doesn’t live in Vancouver, come for dinner anyway, I’m certain that there’ll be a mom at the table who’ll adopt you, they’re good like that! If mom doesn’t fancy a beer, fear not, we’ll serve her a glass of wine instead.   

In anticipation of some warmer weather (though as I write this it is a dark, overcast, wet Sunday evening), we have added some lighter, summer dishes e.g. Flat Iron Steak, Baby Back Ribs, Poached Salmon, Baked Ham and a variety of cold sides to match. We have also dropped the price back to $12 on the Mondays, because, well..why not? 

June 15th will the be the One Year birthday of the LTS. In celebration of this, we will launch the LTS lunch & breakfast, as well as a couple of late night, weekend events. We’ll also be running a couple of super cheap nights…but more on that as we get closer to June 15th. 

As always, we are delighted to accommodate any dietary requests, all we ask is 24 hours notice if possible. 

Many of our guests are vegetarian and naturally enough want to know what the vegetarian meal will be served on the night that they attend. This time around we have listed the vegetarian dishes featured each week. 

For those who don’t want to drink alcohol, we are offering Boylan’s Vintage Soda Pop, courtesy of their Canadian agents and our pals, Dovre Imports. 

For details/info click HERE and to reserve seats click HERE 

Fetch Hot Dog 

Fetch is our homage to the humble hot dog, The bun is whole wheat, the wiener is handmade for us by J.N. & Z. Deli on Commercial Drive. The meat used is mostly pork butts and the casing is natural…there is absolutely no filler, skin, lips or ass in this wiener. 

As well as the quality of meat, the condiments at Fetch set it apart for other Vancouver Dog Shops. In addition to the regular showing of ketchup and mayo, Fetch customers can choose from caramelized onions, Piccalilli relish, ball park mustard, Guinness whole grain mustard, salsa verde, grated Comte, fondue cheese sauce, puled pork chili…to name but a few. 

You fill out a sheet, designing your perfect dog and we’ll build it for you. 

Fetch is located in the Electric Building, on the south east corner of Hastings and Carrall St, (a block and a half south of the Heather). Service is through a hatch, and commencing Wednesday May 5th, it will be open from 8am to 7pm Monday-Friday.

 

Judas Goat Taberna 

Hallelujah, Judas Goat has been a great success with critics, bloggers and most importantly the public, who have voted with their feet by packing the place every night. 

We are fortunate to be at the helm of a project that has captured the dining public’s imagination. Our plan was for people to stop by on their way to or from other local eateries. We are delighted to see that in addition to our intended audience we have attracted guests who want to make the Goat their only venue that night. 

Soon the Goat will open for lunch. 

For a blog on the trials and tribulations of the Goat’s birth and post opening comments including reviews, etc please visit HERE
 

Everything Cafe 

Located at 75 East Pender Street, beside the Wing Sang Building, this 36 seat cafe will open next week (10 May). This is a collaboration between ourselves and Rennie Marketing Systems. Open for cafe-style Breakfast, Lunch & Afternoon Snacks, this beautiful Cafe will be a great hang out, for those in the hood and others who are seeking a comfortable, stylish haunt. 

Featuring coffee from Intelligentsia in Chicago and Milano here in Vancouver, baked goods from our pastry chef Dagmar and great soups, sandwiches & salads from Chef Lee Humphries’ kitchen. 

VCBW – Gastropub Crawl – Shebeen, Heather, Salt

Upright Crawl

Irish Heather

210 Carrall Street, Vancouver (map)

Tel: 604 255 4218

5:30pm – 6:30pm, Shebeen

6:30pm – 8:00pm, Long Table at Irish Heather

8:00pm – 9:00pm, Salt

Portland’s Upright Brewing specializes in farmhouse-inspired ales rooted in France and Belgium, but made with local ingredients and a Pacific Northwest twist. The name is a reference to Charles Mingus and his primary instrument, a musician whose compositions defy categorization. At Upright they use a special saison yeast and open fermenters to produce beers that are a true hybrid style, sharing Mingus’ spirit of exercising creativity and craft.

A three-venue beer dinner will take guests through the Shebeen Whisk(e)y House, the Irish Heather, and Salt. Guests will enjoy a glass of Upright Brewing’s Belgian-inspired ale at the Shebeen before setting down for dinner at the Irish Heather’s Long Table. There, Chef Lee Humphries will offer two courses paired with two different beers. Afterwards, guests will move over to Salt for a final cheese course in the Salt Cellar, again, featuring two Upright beers.

$50 (includes tax & gratuity)

THE IRISH HEATHER’S LONG TABLE SERIES

April 4^th to April 22^nd 2010
The Irish Heather’s Long Table suppers are priced at $15 or $17 (plus tax and tip) and that includes a meal and a beverage.  Only three of the suppers are $17 and that is a reflection of the cost involved with a different cut of meat. For those who don’t wish to have an alcoholic beverage, Coca Cola have stepped in to offer a classic bottle of Coke, Diet Coke & Sprite.

Once again we will be offering a mix of supper options throughout the month of April. The Irish Heather will be hosting two LTS sittings on Easter Sunday, serving Roast Turkey with Onion Stuffing, Gravy, Vegetables and Cranberry Gastric. Don’t forget that we always offer a vegetarian meal for those who would prefer it (just make sure you let us know you’ll be having a vegetarian meal in advance).

LTS reservations can be made by emailing sean@irishheather.com and are strongly recommended. You can visit the blog for photos, menus, dates and prices at www.ltsmenu.blogspot.com. Keep your eyes open for the next menu!

Kurtis Kolt Hits The Road

News from Kurtis Kolt

It is with a heavy heart that I, Kurtis Kolt, announce that I’ve given notice of my resignation at Salt Tasting Room effective Friday, April 23rd, 2010.

I have spent almost four years at Salt, more than any other place in my career, and consider myself privileged to have been at the helm of an extraordinary venture by Sean Heather & Scott Hawthorn.

Salt has been recognized locally, nationally and globally, with appearances ranging from The New York Times and Bon Appetit Magazine to NBC’s Today Show and various Food Network programs.  The media have been very kind to Salt and myself, as have our colleagues and peers resulting in numerous awards from enRoute, Vancouver Magazine, the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival just to name a few.

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics have long been on the horizon and a fantastic opportunity for Salt to present itself to a wider global audience and I couldn’t be happier with both the record-smashing volume we dealt with and the fantastic opportunities we enjoyed throughout.

It is simply time for me to catch my breath.

I will be heading to Chile’s wine country at the end of April, followed by some time in the Okanagan – a region I’ve proudly promoted for the majority of my career, yet have spent an embarrassingly small amount of time in.

I will continue blogging at CherriesAndClay.com , plus doing freelance consulting and appearances as I look toward what else might be down the road for me.

I am also quite excited to pass along that beyond the end of April, Sean and Scott have happily allowed me to maintain Salt’s Wine Program indefinitely, as it has been my baby and, well, I can’t imagine life without free wine samples.

I am fiercely proud of my team at Salt, whom I honestly believe are the most invested, dynamic floor staff in Vancouver.  I look forward to their continued success and am psyching myself up for their inevitable realization that they’re totally fine without me.

I wish Sean Heather, Scott Hawthorn and all of Salt my absolute best.

Any queries, don’t hesitate to contact myself at info@salttastingroom.com or Sean Heather at sean@irishheather.com .

Kurtis Kolt
General Manager / Wine Director
Salt Tasting Room
Blood Alley, Gastown
Vancouver, BC
604-633-1912
http://www.SaltTastingRoom.com

Irish Heather announces more Long Table Series

Long Table Series January 11th – February 11th

We are delighted to announce the new Long Table Series menus & dates

11 new entrees
3 new beverages,
including a first time showing of a red wine

please click HERE for details

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