Plenty & Grace Food Group Ltd. Presents Preservatory Provisions & Toast Bar on Granville Island
Plenty & Grace Food Group Ltd. (PGFG) has opened Preservatory Provisions & Toast Bar, a brand-new specialty foods market and fast casual standup café on Granville Island. Preservatory Provisions & Toast Bar offers elevated toasts featuring The Preservatory preserves alongside products from local specialty makers, producers, and farmers. The café is at the entrance to the Granville Island Public Market, at 1689 Johnston Street.
The new café and market are a first for PGFG and a collaboration by two of B.C.’s biggest culinary supporters; Lee Murphy, founder of The Preservatory, Plenty & Grace Food Hub & Innovation Centre and co-owner of Vista D’oro Farms & Winery alongside husband, Patrick Murphy, co-owner, and winemaker at Vista D’oro Farms & Winery. This new endeavour strives to combine the offerings from each of Murphy’s businesses while continuing to support local British Columbia growers and producers both on the shelf and on the menu.
The menu includes a curated list of artisanal toasts highlighting The Preservatory preserves. Each features the freshest bread from the best local bakeries, including Nelson the Seagull and Terra Breads, paired with B.C.’s bounty of seasonal vegetables, fruits, herbs, and local artisanal cheeses curated by Benton Cheese. Visitors can expect to enjoy produce from local farms including Pinsch of Soil, Vista D’oro Farms and Driediger Farms, and items from local specialty makers alongside The Preservatory, including Mellifera Bees, Spread ‘em Kitchen, Farming Karma and Edna’s Non-alcoholic Cocktail Co.
“We are the definition of local. Our menu is crafted with the very provisions we create and sell, including offerings from our favourite Granville Island Public Market merchants,” says Lee Murphy. “As producers and purveyors of specialty food products which showcase the best of B.C.’s fertile growing regions, our shelves are stocked with preserves, pickles, syrups, honey, chocolate and so much more. a delicious slice of B.C.”
About Plenty & Grace Food Group Ltd.: Plenty & Grace Food Group Ltd. was founded by Lee Murphy and is the home of the Food Hub & Innovation Centre, a shared-use commercial manufacturing space created to support Fraser Valley farmers and B.C. producers, and parent company for The Preservatory brand preserves. Murphy has operated the farm-based artisanal food production company, The Preservatory, from Vista D’oro Farms & Winery in Langley, B.C. since 2002. The Food Hub & Innovation Centre is a supportive and inclusive space for innovative and like-minded entrepreneurs who share their creative values while producing delicious products from B.C.-grown ingredients to be shared with the world. Visit Plenty & Grace Food Group Ltd. online at www.plentyandgrace.ca.
About Preservatory Provisions & Toast Bar: Preservatory Provisions & Toast Bar is a hyper-local specialty food market and casual standup toast café located on Granville Island. It will highlight the best of B.C. and the local Granville Island market purveyors, sharing all the deliciousness and most importantly… making strawberry season special again! Featuring Vista D’oro orchard fruits alongside products from local specialty makers, producers and other farmers, this endeavor is brought to you by the owners of Vista D’oro Farms & Winery and Plenty & Grace Food Hub & Innovation Centre, the home of The Preservatory. Visit Preservatory Provisions & Toast Bar online at www.preservatorytoastbar.com.
