On Monday, August 31st, one of the United Kingdom’s most accomplished chefs, Richard Neat, will be reunited with his protégé, West’s own Warren Geraghty, for a very special guest chef dinner at Vancouver’s West Restaurant.
Together again for one night only, they will present a collaborative seven-course menu with alternating plates from each chef, reliving their time together at London’s Pied à Terre and Restaurant Neat.
Richard Neat was among a host of emerging chefs–now all multiple Michelin star recipients–to revolutionize London’s dining landscape. In 1987, Richard joined chef Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons in Oxfordshire, where he was senior chef de partie; during his tenure he was named Great Britain’s Young Chef of the Year. In 1989, he became chef saucier at Restaurant Jamin in Paris, and was a protégé of the great Joël Robuchon before moving back to London to join another emerging British talent, Marco Pierre White, as head chef at Harveys, one of the restaurants that began the revival of London as an international culinary destination.
In 1992, Richard realized his ambition, opening his own Pied à Terre in London’s Soho, earning his first Michelin star in 1993, and his second in 1996. It was during this time that chef Warren Geraghty, now of West, in turn became a protégé of Richard’s, eventually moving with him to Cannes to open Restaurant Neat where Richard was honoured as the first British chef to win a Michelin star in France.
The duo opened Restaurant Neat in London and following that, Richard opened Casa Lalla in Marrakech. Since 2006, he has been living in Costa Rica, where he delights culinary travelers and locals at his elegantly informal Park Café.
RESERVATIONS
The seven-course menu is priced at $138, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are now being accepted from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Call 604 738 8938 to reserve your table.
West’s outstanding contemporary regional cuisine and seamless service has garnered much critical acclaim, both locally and internationally. Cocktails and fresh pressed juices are crafted behind the gleaming cherrywood bar, and the highly awarded wine collection is housed in a magnificent, temperature-controlled wall of wine. 2881 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Valet nightly. Open for dinner nightly, and lunch Monday to Friday. 604 738 8938. www.westrestaurant.com
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