Join The Social Order for a Truly Exceptional Dining Experience

The School of Fish Foundation has created the world’s only Floating Dining Room, and you’re invited to join The Social Order for an exceptional dinner. This elegant “raft”is staying afloat with the use of 1,675 plastic 2-litre bottles built into its frame, and is moored alongside the prestigious False Creek Yacht Club. Once boarded, your 6-course sustainable seafood dinner will commence. (http://www.schooloffishfoundation.org/oaa.html)

C Restaurant, one of Canada’s most recognized seafood restaurants will be catering this multi-course sustainable seafood menu (designed by chef Robert Clark) while School of Fish Foundation’s founder, Shannon Ronalds, will be serving in true fine dining style. Unique wines have also been selected to pair with each course and are included in the price.

WHAT:  Fine Dining with The Social Order on the world’s only Floating Dining Room

WHEN: Wednesday, September 8th @ 7PM

WHERE: False Creek Yacht Club (MEET AT C Restaurant at 7PM)

WHO: The Social Order Members and Friends

COST:  $225/person (NOTE: THIS IS A DISCOUNTED PRICE FOR OUR GROUP!)

RESERVE: For more information, and to reserve your space, please contact us by email: concierge@thesocialorder.ca

** There are only 12 seats available, so please ensure you reserve your spot early!

West End Car Free Festival’s Recipe Challenge

CLARK vs. KAMBOLIS

Stop by Raincity Grill on Father’s Day – Sunday, June 20 during the West End Car-Free Festival as Executive Chef Robert Clark takes over the restaurant’s Denman Street sidewalk to serve up a street-friendly menu. Watch over Raincity’s grill as two recipes battle it out. First up are Chef Clark’s chili cheese dogs, second to bat is a secret souvlaki, Greek family recipe from owner Harry Kambolis. It’s the only day of the year you’ll be able to tuck into these playful meals, $6.50 each, at the famously fine-dining restaurant. “The winning dish will somehow factor into future plans,” hints Kambolis.

WHO: Raincity Grill

WHAT: Chili cheese dogs and Greek souvlaki at the West End Car-Free Festival

WHEN: Sunday, June 20, 2010 – 12-6 p.m.

WHERE: 1193 Denman Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Raincity Grill – located in the heart of English Bay at 1193 Denman Street – serves the best farm to table cuisine, capturing the essence of Vancouver in food, wine and atmosphere. For more information about the restaurant or to book a reservation, please visit www.raincitygrill.com or call 604-685-7337.

About the West End Car-Free Festival: The third annual West End Car-Free Festival takes place Sunday, June 20, 2010 from 12-6 p.m. on Denman Street between Robson and Davie. Community members are invited to take part in a day of car-free celebration promoting local businesses and artists within the neighbourhood. www.wecarfree.com

James Barber Benefit for Providence Farm

May 16 – The Canadian Chefs’ Congress presents a special afternoon at Providence Farm, consisting of a 6-course food and wine pairing event that will showcase the food of top chefs such as:

• Brad Boisvert (Amuse Bistro)
• Castro Boatang (House of Boatang)
• Robert Clark (C Restaurant)
• Rafael Flores and Berenice Balbuena (Rock Salt Cafe)
• Bill Jones (Deerholme Farm)
• David Lang (Saltspring Harbour House Hotel)
• Cory Pelan (La Piola Restuarant)
• Jonathan Pulker (freelance chef)
• Andrew Springett (Black Rock Resort)
• Brock Windsor (Stone Soup Inn)

Great food, sustainable seafood, local wine, and live music all in the name of building a new wood-burning oven for Providence Farm that would be dedicated to James Barber. The oven will be fired up at the Canadian Chefs’ Congress in September and will be our legacy gift, complementing the farm’s educational and food production activities for years to come.

May 16, 2010 – 1pm to 5pm
$125 per person
For tickets, call Providence Farm at (250) 746-4204

ocean wise CANstruction inukshuk, REVEALED!

Unique design sculpture benefits food bank while celebrating Vancouver’s Olympic emblem and the culture of Canada’s Arctic

Today the Vancouver Aquarium revealed an enormous Inukshuk sculpture made entirely of cans of Ocean Wise recommended seafood in a display of Olympic spirit. Created by an Aquarium design team, the Ocean Wise Canstruction project will be available for viewing from now through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The seafood was generously donated by Raincoast Trading. Following the exhibit the canned fish will be donated to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.

“You can tell our team and partners had a lot of fun creating this amazing spectacle to share with locals and visitors during the Games,” said Aquarium president, Dr. John Nightingale. “We are able to show our Olympic spirit and support the Food Bank, while showcasing the importance of choosing sustainable seafood. Overfishing is the number one problem facing the world’s oceans today. Ocean Wise makes it easy for Canadians to play an active role in conserving them now and for future generations.”

The canned seafood was supplied by Raincoast Trading, the first retail product to have the Ocean Wise recommended logo on their labels.  Mike Wick, owner, commented, “Raincoast is delighted to be part of this unique initiative.  If we can help a good cause while letting consumers know how easy it is now to make sustainable seafood choices when shopping, then we’ve accomplished two really important things with this terrific project.”
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society acknowledges that this contribution to their ongoing efforts to feed the hungry is not only fun, but needed.  “We haven’t stopped talking about this since we first heard about it!” says Doug Aason, Director of Community Investment. “To see these community leaders come together to support us is just amazing!  We thank the Vancouver Aquarium and Raincoast Trading for supporting us through this display of Olympic spirit.”

 

The Ocean Wise Canstruction Inukshuk will remain on public display during the Olympic Winter Games from today through February 28^th.  Vancouver Aquarium visitors will find it on the outdoor beluga habitat at the entrance to the Canada’s Arctic exhibit.

 

It took many hands and a lot of cans to build the Ocean Wise Canstruction Inukshuk. So many cans, in fact, that the Aquarium is giving the public the chance to guess the total number used in the “CAN You Guess?” contest open now through February 13. The winner will receive two tickets to an Olympic speed skating event at the Richmond Oval courtesy of BC Hydro. Anyone can enter the contest by dropping off the ballot in person at the Vancouver Aquarium or online at www.visitvanaqua.org.

 

 

 

 

 

About Inukshuk
Inukshuk is an Inuit word that means “that which acts in the capacity of a human.”  In the Arctic, people build Inuksuit (plural of Inukshuk) from rocks, stones, and other materials such as antlers or bone. Inuksuit are wayfinders, markers, message centres, and hunting assistants.  Today, the role of the Inukshuk has expanded even further.  It inspired the logo of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. It is a symbol of the people of the Arctic, and a way for Inuit and non-Inuit to mark their presence across the country. Our Inukshuk is built entirely of cans of Ocean Wise recommended salmon and tuna. Like the wayfinders of the Arctic, it marks a path: one that leads to healthy oceans through sustainable fishing practices.

 

About Canstruction

Canstruction is a world-wide design competition and exhibit where teams build structures
from food cans to support the local food bank.

 

About Raincoast Trading

Raincoast Trading sells premium wild seafood products since 1978. Based in Vancouver, Canada the company is owned by a fourth generation fishing family proud to offer sustainably-harvested, gourmet canned seafood. Raincoast Trading adheres to the highest sustainability standards when catching, processing and packaging its seafood. Raincoast Trading is the first Canadian packaged retail seafood company recommended by the respected Ocean Wise™ conservation program as an environmentally-friendly seafood choice for retail grocers and consumers around the world. Learn more at www.rainscoasttrading.com

About the Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium is a global leader in connecting people to our natural world, and a self-supporting, non-profit association dedicated to effecting the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, conservation practices, education, research, and direct action. Learn more at www.vanaqua.org

About Ocean Wise™

Ocean Wise is Canada’s leading sustainable seafood program.  The Ocean Wise logo on a restaurant menu, deli-counter or seafood product is the trusted symbol of ocean-friendly seafood choices for discerning consumers.  Launched in Vancouver, BC in January 2005 by the Vancouver Aquarium, the Ocean Wise program has grown from a small, local initiative to a national program now working with nearly 300 partners at over 2700 locations. Learn more at www.oceanwise.ca

The Governor General of Canada invites Robert Clark to Ottawa for a dinner in honour of the Prince of Wales

Clark sat yesterday with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall at a dinner that celebrated the Nation’s Table. The group indulged in culinary creations based on the fresh, seasonal and organic diversity of distinctly Canadian products.

The honour also included an invitation for Clark to sit on a Canadian Advisory Committee for future Governor General Awards. These awards are given to outstanding contributions to arts, literature, sports, humanities and sciences. Clark will assist the committee going forward in selecting recipients for awards concerning the arts as they relate to culinary talent and products from around the country.

C Restaurant made a splash at the Vancouver Aquarium with the debut of its new cookbook, C Food.

Over 200 guests came out in support of C’s highly-anticipated book launch, celebrating with champagne and canapés as they admired cleverly displayed copies of C Food submerged in fish tanks. Keeping with the ocean-friendly theme, a scuba diver wowed guests by diving into the largest tank to retrieve the first-ever copy of C Food.

To celebrate the release of the book, C Chef de Cuisine, Quang Dang, has created a six –course tasting menu inspired by the recipes inside. For $128, guests will receive a copy of the book as well as a chance to savour items like Chilled Fennel Consommé (page 22) and Honey Glazed Sablefish, a combination of two recipes (page 32 and 60).

For reservations, please contact: C Restaurant at 604-681-1164

C Restaurant offers expert catering services with the innovative design and upscale contemporary cuisine that clients have come to expect. The perfect solution for any event, be it corporate, retail or a festive gathering amongst friends, C Restaurant is prepared to rise to any challenge. C works with their clients to custom design menus while offering exceptional service that includes assistance with wine selection and recommendations for event suppliers and potential venues.

To book C Restaurant for your next catering event, please email Curtis Wong, Director Sales and Marketing for C Restaurant at curtis@crestaurant.com.

Give the gift of ethical luxury – C Restaurant is pleased to announce a special offer beginning November 15, 2009. For every $100 gift certificate purchased, C will add a complimentary $25 on the house. Gift certificates are valid at C Restaurant, Raincity Grill and nu restaurant + lounge.

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