Chef Alessandro Vianello – Kitchen Table Group Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the results from Chef Alessandro Vianello from Kitchen Table Group. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. At Pourhouse, we are an American cocktail bar and the food echoes that with influences of classic Americana and comfort food flavours. I would…
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Chef Quang Dang, Top Table Group Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the results from Chef Quang Dang from Toptable Group. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. In my role, I am very fortunate to be able to cook at many Toptable Group restaurants and work with so many concepts and teams.…
Chef Roger Ma, Executive Chef Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar Canada’s Great Kitchen Party is the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, and is underway in cities across Canada. Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the results from Chef Roger Ma, of Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. My restaurant is seafood focused with a definite West Coast vibe. I try and use as many…
Chef Bobby Milheron from West Restaurant The Great Canadian Kitchen Party, the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, is underway in cities across Canada and Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the results from Chef Bobby Milheron from West Restaurant. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. West is known for their contemporary regional cuisine and seamless service utilizing seasonal ingredients to deliver superbly dishes offering modern interpretations of classics. One of…
Chef Welbert Choi From Forage Restaurant The Great Canadian Kitchen Party, the lead up to the Canadian Culinary Championships, is underway in cities across Canada and Vancouver’s competition takes place Friday, October 4, 2019 at Rogers Arena. We’ve asked the chefs a few questions to get to know them a bit better and here’s the results from Chef Welbert Choi from Forage Restaurant in The Listel Hotel. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. Forage Restaurant focuses on supporting local farmers, fishers and foragers. The menu changes almost daily as local seasonal ingredients are delivered…
IDS Vancouver September 26-29 The Interior Design Show marks its 15th year in Vancouver and has announced this year’s themes as being based around food, sustainability, and accessible design. Taking place September 26-29 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, IDS is the largest design fair on the west coast of North America and we had a sneak peak, before the door were officially open. Of course we were drawn mainly to the kitchens on display, as you can imagine, and we decided we needed the new SMEG ovens in red, or at least a kettle, mixer or toaster, perhaps in…
Dekton Kitchen Countertops Showcased at IDS We perused the Interior Design Show yesterday morning and were invited to a dinner to explore the Dekton Kitchen Countertops from Cosentino in depth, at the KI Atelier showroom. Dekton Countertops are man-made quartz-like countertops that are highly durable and actually fireproof. We’d love to redo our countertops in our apartment kitchen, and these are certainly something to look into. The countertops can withstand heat, stains, and major scratching, they’re super low-maintenance and can even me installed outdoors. Dekton is made from a blend of natural quartz stone, porcelain, and glass, that’s compressed under…
Passions 2019 Highlights the Importance of Food as Harm Reduction We’ve been supporting Passions for many years and look forward to seeing what the chefs have created for this year’s must-attend gala on September 26, 2019! When people arrive at Passions 2019 at Performance Works on Granville Island September, 26, they can expect to hear Scott Elliott talk a lot about food as the ultimate harm reduction tool. As Executive Director of the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, Elliott says food is a critical building block of services for those suffering from HIV/AIDS. “When people hear the term ‘harm reduction’, they…
Improv Troupes Perform and Teach During Improv Week Last week we headed over to the theatre on Commercial Drive’s Havana to take an Improv Class, all in prep for the Improv Festival happening this week at The Cultch. I had done some Improv with Vancouver Theatresports, but was never formally trained, so this was something of a stretch for me, as it seemed also for some of my classmates. Fortunately I wasn’t alone in feeling a little foolish as we went through some of the more interesting exercises. I’d recommend a class to anyone wanting to move out of their comfort…
Growing Chefs Annual Fundraising Kitchen Party It’s Growing Chefs kitchen party! Wander through the kitchen’s of the Pacific Institute of culinary arts, watch the chefs in action, meet the growers, and enjoy delicious tasting plates – each paired with a different wine from Mission Hill Family Estate. Pairing the province’s best chefs with B.C.’s finest growers. TICKETS $262 Silver Thyme Event Sponsors: Mission Hill Family Estate Whole Foods Market Media Sponsors: Edible Vancouver & Wine Country Scout Magazine Participating Restaurants: The Acorn ARC at Fairmont Waterfront The Ballyhoo Public House Blue Heron Creamery Burdock and Co Cadeaux Bakery Culinary Capers Catering…
Abbotsford Handmade and Homegrown Abbotsford, we’ve known for many years how delicious you were, as we’d often hit the farm markets, and dine at the well ahead of its time farm to table restaurant, Restaurant 62, plush also with locally sourced, BC Wines. When back in Vancouver we’d source our vegetables and meat from the area’s farms. In recent years Abbotsford has added even more to its already abundant offerings, including wineries, brewers and additional farms and dining establishments. Tourism Abbotsford’s new awareness campaign, Handmade and Homegrown kicked off to showcase just how plentiful the harvest is this year, and…
Chef Brian Luptak of Acorn As one of the EAT! Vancouver Ambassadors, we’re catching up with the chefs who will be at this culinary festival and here’s the scoop from Brian Luptak of Acorn! EAT! Vancouver takes place from November 4 to 9, 2019 and features culinary collaborations between award-winning local and special guest chefs from across Canada and the United States. Experience a culinary experience like none other from this year’s events including: EAT! Dinner Series, EAT! Harvest, EAT! Pastry Day and EAT! Expert Classes. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. We are…
From the GLV archive: September 2019. Campagnolo on Main Street closed in 2020. This interview and Robert Belcham’s carbonara recipe are preserved below. The EAT! Vancouver dates refer to 2019. Chef Robert Belcham – Campagnolo As one of the EAT! Vancouver Ambassadors, we’re catching up with the chefs at this culinary festival! Here’s a little bit about Chef Robert Belcham from Campagnolo. EAT! Vancouver takes place from November 4 to 9, 2019 and features culinary collaborations between award-winning local and special guest chefs from across Canada and the United States. Experience a culinary experience like none other from this year’s events…
From the GLV archive: September 2019. Wildebeest closed in 2021. This interview records Ian McHale’s work at the restaurant at that time. The EAT! Vancouver dates refer to 2019. Chef Ian McHale – Wildebeest As one of the EAT! Vancouver Ambassadors, we’re catching up with the chefs at this culinary festival and here we check in with Chef Ian McHale – Wildebeest. EAT! Vancouver takes place from November 4 to 9, 2019 and features culinary collaborations between award-winning local and special guest chefs from across Canada and the United States. Experience a culinary experience like none other from this year’s…
Sampling On Commercial Drive with Vancouver Foodster We joined Richard Wolak’s Vancouver Foodster Tasting Plates for the Commercial Drive edition on September 4 and were reminded of a few things. We love Federico’s and their pasta rocks. We’ve got to get back for more gnocchi. Pasture to Plate has some of the best cured meats around, and their meat locker is beyond impressive. Fratelli Bakery has far too many tempting items to be safe for the general public. Calorie alert. But it’s worth it Jamjar’s flavours are intense and they’re very generous. Even when we are full and we plan…
Hazelmere Organic Farm, An Evening Of Community With A Cause On Saturday, September 14 you can enjoy a seven-course fundraising feast with kombucha, beer, and cider pairings at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, in Granville Island! The brightest talents from our local hospitality industry are coming together to support of one of BC’s most epic farms, Hazelmere Organic Farm to rebuild their barn! Hazelmere Organic Farm is nestled within an agricultural sanctuary in South Surrey. For more than 30 years, the farm has grown fresh produce, tended to over 115 plants, and promoted sustainable farming techniques. Co-founder Naty King overseas…
Le Burger Week On Until September 7 – Josh Boettcher Reports We saw that Josh Boettcher had actually gone and tried almost all the burgers from Burger Week, so weasked him to do a guest post based on his food-filled Instagram so you could see what’s out there to nosh on this year. Every first week of September a bunch of restaurants create a burger to compete in @leburgerweek (with cheese)! There are 7 options in Vancouver this year (and 1 in Kelowna, but no thanks) and I dragged my sister to all seven over the last two days! Here they…
Chef Hamid Salimian’s VCC Students Deliver A Tantalizing Meal VCC Chef’s Table pop-up restaurant hosted by the VCC Culinary Arts is on until September 8th so you need to act quickly to get a seat for this one! We dined on the series menu last night and it is an impressive display of the culinary arts! The Chef’s Table pop-up kitchen is a a gourmet five course menu designed by Chef Hamid Salimian with selected wine pairings, with only 20 seats available per night. Chef’s Table is run by students, led by award winning instructors, in Vancouver Community College’s International…
Overnighting In Chilliwack We usually take far more summer trips, but this summer we stuck rather close to home. Among the many good things about living in Vancouver is the fact that there are many quick trips to be had, and since we were invited out to Cultus Lake Marina to take a boat for a spin (that story here), we thought we’d spend the night and explore Chilliwack. Our trip out to Chilliwack gave us the perfect opportunity to test out the 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, hailing from the category of compact crossover utility vehicles, the first debuting in…
Chefs Table Society Do Wild Salmon The weather cooperated and we had another perfect night for the Chef’s Table’s Wild Salmon Celebration at Fisherman’s Wharf. The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia and the BC Salmon Marketing Council partner up each year and we get to feast on an iconic BC product: WILD SALMON! The chefs came up with some very interesting dishes and I managed to taste all of them and still couldn’t decide what I liked best. Culmina, Paul Martin and Dirty Laundry were on hand with BC wines, Granville Island Brewery poured their beer, Dragon Mist sampled spirits and…
