Chef Shelome Bouvette – Chicha Restaurant As one of the EAT! Vancouver Ambassadors, we’re catching up with the chefs at this culinary festival and here’s our check in with Shelome Bouvette from Chicha Restaurant! 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, including Peruvian Street Food from Chicha Vancouver’s Shelome Bouvette! Tell us a little bit…
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Storied Westside Restaurant Salutes South Granville We got some unexpected news today, West Restaurant is closing. We still remember this restaurant’s predecessor, Ouest, how can it be 20 years since West opened? From the news release: It’s been almost twenty years since the multiple award-winning West Restaurant + Bar welcomed its first guests in Vancouver’s iconic South Granville neighbourhood. Toptable Group, known for creating elegant yet approachable dining, announced today that West will close its doors at the end of December as its lease comes to an end. “West has been so honoured to play such an integral role in…
Cozy Up With Glowbal’s Fall Menu While the patio at Glowbal Restaurant is tempting in the warmer months, don’t forget it’s heated all winter and is just as cozy on cooler nights. Whether you are stopping in for a quick business lunch, heading over for happy hour, or a leisurely dinner, Glowbal keeps delivering an inventive menu that has appeals to many different diners. Recently we sampled the Going Glowbal Menu, which is on until October 10th. Heirloom Carrot Salad -carrot, avocado, crème fraîche, seed crumble, citrus dressing Sunchoke Velouté – sunchoke velouté, black cod brandade, floating black truffle Mediterranean…
Chef Carmen Ingham The Pointe Restaurant 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 Carmen Ingham from The Pointe Restaurant at Tofino’s Wickaninnish Inn. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and/or style of cooking. The Pointe Restaurant overlooks Chesterman beach and the wide open pacific ocean in Tofino. Our goal in the kitchen is to…
Chef Hector Laguna Botanist 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 Hector Laguna from Botanist at The Fairmont Pacific Rim. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and your style of cooking. Botanist is located at Fairmont Pacific Rim, with a focus on the locale of the Pacific Northwest. The menu represents the abundant of…
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…
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…
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 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. I have an Italian restaurant,…
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 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. My style of…
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…
