Saturday, May 7th – 11am -3pm False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf (just west of Granville Island)
On Saturday, May 7th, 2011, the city’s top chefs will prepare Canada’s largest Spot Prawn boil at False Creek’s Fishermen’s Wharf, benefiting The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia.
The festival kicks off the BC Spot Prawn season, which continues on for 6-8 weeks. During this time, you’ll have the opportunity to buy live, locally sourced, and sustainable prawns as the festival makes fresh, right off the boat, local sustainable Spot Prawns available for hundreds to taste. On May 7th get inspired by chef cooking demos and grab your own bagful right off the fishing boats ($12 per lb) to recreate these dishes at home.
Participating chefs
Meet local chefs and fishermen at this fifth annual Spot Prawn boil and watch demonstrations from Vancouver’s top chefs. Dozens of Vancouver’s top chefs, such as James Walt, Araxi Restaurant + Bar; Rob Clark and Lee Humphries, C Restaurant; Rob Belcham, Campagnolo and refuel, Chef Anne Kirsebom; Quang Dang, Diva at the Met; Chris Whittaker, O’Doul’s at the Listel; Julian Bond, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and Mary Mackay, Terra Breads cook up prawns fresh for your plate, while others demo spot prawn dishes for you to try at home.
Fishermen’s Wharf Stage – May 7th on the ½ hour from 11:30 am until 2pm
- Ned Bell – Rosewood Hotel Georgia
- Andrea Carlson – Bishop’s
- Scott Jaeger – The Pear Tree
- Hidekazu Tojo – Tojo’s
- Alessandra Quaglia – Provence Mediterranean Grill
- Wayne Martin – Crave on Main
Granville Island Market Stage – May 7th and 8th at 12, 1:30 and 3 pm
Hosted by Chef Stephen Wong with
- John Bishop – Bishop’s
- Tina Fineza – Flying Tiger, Les Faux Bourgeois, La Taqueria, Commune Cafe
- Brandon Thordarson – 100 Days at the Opus Hotel
- Neil Wyles – Hamilton Street Grill
- Todd Bright – Wild Rice
- Brendan Robson – Grouse Mountain
Fun for the whole family
This is a free family event with cooking demos and kids’ activities – There is no cost to come on site.
The Vancouver Aquarium provides kids with an exploration of fabulous fish and other cool creatures through hands-on activities and other family friendly events. Chefs demonstrate prawn recipes and sign cookbooks (look for the chefs in bright orange hats, collect the most signatures and win prizes!). Raffle tickets include stays at the newly refurbished Rosewood Hotel Georgia, a day out on a boat prawn fishing, dinner at C Restaurant and lunch at Hawksworth Restaurant.
What’s included?
Tickets for the Spot Prawn Boil are $10 each. This gets you:
- Entrance into the food, wine, and beer tent
- One plate of fresh-off-the-boat BC Spot Prawns, accompanied by sides, sauces and Terra Breads baked goods to mop it all up!
- Sampling of Neck of the Woods Winery and Backyard Vineyards wines
- Sampling of R & B Brewing craft beers
- Sampling of farm-direct and family traded Mogiana coffee
Venue / logistics
Parking: Please note on May 7th only PARKING IS OFF-SITE with a drop off zone at the bottom of 1st Avenue and Creekside Drive. (map)
Get your tickets now!
Skip the line-up and buy your tickets in advance now: http://bit.ly/spotprawn
