Puff Pastry Eggs Benedict by Chef Dale MacKay Spring is here and we thought we suggest something brunchy for this weekend, Egg Benedict, just in time for Mother’s Day. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Chef Dale Mackay, as he made his way east to first open Ayden Kitchen & Bar, and then Little…
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Fable hosts a special dinner with Chef Dale Mackay
Well if it isn’t just one of our favourite chefs visiting one of our favourite local restaurants for a collaboration dinner! On Friday January 30th, Chef Dale Mackay will visit Fable Restaurant to create a five-course meal alongside the Fable’s Chef Trevor Bird Last year former Vancouver dweller Chef Mackay headed back to his hometown of Saskatoon to open Ayden…
Ayden Kitchen & Bar Opening Late Summer 2013
PR – Canada’s original Top Chef Dale MacKay returns to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; offering modern Canadian comfort food Chef Dale MacKay – Saskatoon native and Canada’s original Top Chef Canada Winner, today announces the late summer 2013 opening of Ayden Kitchen & Bar in downtown Saskatoon. Situated in the beautiful, three-story brick McLean heritage building located at…
Westender – Chef Dale Mackay
Head to the Westender to my article – Life after Ensemble for Dale Mackay After closing his Vancouver restaurants, Dale Mackay spent some time cooking in the Cayman Islands. He now plans to open a restaurant in Saskatoon. Vancouver’s great outdoor playground, cultural diversity and the food scene are just some of the aspects that…
Chef Dale MacKay closes ensemble and ensembleTap restaurants
Top Chef Canada Winner Dale MacKay, best-known for his fierce competitiveness, confirms that he is throwing in the proverbial towel and closing both of his Vancouver restaurants. MacKay, who opened ensemble restaurant and bar and ensemble Tap (eTap) in 2011 after winning season one of Food Network Canada’s Top Chef Canada loves ‘Food City’ but…
Chef Dale MacKay’s Toasted Cheese
At Vancouver’s PNE this year, fair-goers will have the chance to sample Armstrong cheese with Chef Dale MacKay. Here’s his recipe for a stellar cheese sandwich. Ingredients: Olive-Tomato Spread ½ roasted garlic clove 3½ oz (100 g) black olives, pitted 6 medium semi-dry tomatoes 5 tbsp (75 mL) olive oil 10 leaves fresh flat leaf parsley ¼…
Dîner en Blanc® – Canada’s Most Sought After SECRET Event Comes to Vancouver
Over 1,200 diners converge on secret outdoor location for night of sophisticated revelry Global dining phenomenon, Dîner en Blanc® comes to Vancouver August 30, 2012. Dîner en Blanc® marks the world’s first viral event, a très chic picnic imported from Paris that invites culinary and culture enthusiasts dressed in white to converge upon secret outdoor…
Celebrity Chefs, Competitions, and Cooking Classes Mark 10 Years of Eating
The EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival celebrates its tenth year of all things food, returning to its former home at the newly renovated BC Place Stadium on June 1-3, 2012. And who best to celebrate the anniversary by making his 10th appearance on the ever-popular Food Network Celebrity Stage presented by Born 3 Eggs: Vancouver’s own Iron Chef America winner and Cactus Club Restaurants…
National Casting for Food Network Canada’s Next Top Chef – onsite at EAT
Open Now Until June 19 –Casting Details and Applications Available at www.topchefcanada.ca Shaw Media is thrilled to announce today the renewal of its number one Food Network Canada series, Top Chef Canada. Since the launch of season one in April 2011, the Canadian adaptation of the international smash hit has consistently been Food Network’s top ranked series. A national casting…
Sunday Brunch for Qmunity
Ensemble Tap’s First Annual Fundraiser April 29 11-3 Just $25 per ticket includes a gorgeous eTap Brunch (choice of Dale MacKay’s three signature brunch entrees), fresh-squeezed Mimosa, Coffee, Live Entertainment. Doors open at 11am, brunch starts at noon with entertainment to follow. Seating is limited to 130 sopurchase tickets early! Hosted by Top Chef Canada Winner…
Top Chef Canada Winner Chef Dale MacKay’s ensemble Tap restaurant opens December 6th
Barely six weeks after signing the lease on his lofty new restaurant space at 990 Smithe, just off Burrard in Vancouver, Chef Dale MacKay will open his second urban eatery. ensemble Tap, as the name implies, offers casual dining with the added attraction of fresh and fabulous beer on tap. During three private preview seatings…
Top Chef Canada’s Dale MacKay hosts grand finale fundraiser with special guest ‘Dusty’ Gallagher
Canada’s first Top Chef to be named during ensemble’s July 4th dinner service! Win or lose, Top Chef Canada competitor Chef Dale MacKay will be surrounded by friends and family this coming Monday, July 4th, when top judge Mark McEwan, host Thea Andrews, and resident judge Shereen Arazm declare Canada’s very first Top Chef on…
ensemble restaurant & bar undergoes flood reparations
ruptured water tank and two-week closure can’t dampen Chef MacKay’s enthusiasm. An untimely flood of water from a ruptured hot water tank submerged ensemble restaurant floors and stores for several hours early yesterday morning, but it hasn’t dampened Chef Dale MacKay’s enthusiasm. “The timing could have been better,” says Chef MacKay. “We’ve been open just…
‘Southern France’ Wine Paired Evening at Lumière
On Monday July 26th, Lumière presents ‘A Journey through Southern France’ pairing the truly extraordinary wines of Antech Limoux, St. Martin de la Garrigue, and Domaine La Barroche, with inspired dishes created just for the occasion. Limited seating. $95 per person. reserve now Chef Dale Mackay’s Inspired Five Course Menu Alsatian Tarte Flambée, – Crèmant…
Share Chef MacKay’s Lumière Kitchen – Tuesday June 28th
Ever dream of sharing a kitchen with a Grand Chef Relais & Chateaux? Well now you can. Enjoy a private cooking lesson for eight, plus dinner with Executive Chef Dale MacKay of our sister restaurant Lumière. Share inspiration and a professional kitchen with one of the best chefs in the world. Dale invites you to…
Black Hills Wine Dinner at Lumière – Monday June 21
This very special food and wine experience is among the first of a series created by Grand Chef Dale MacKay and Wine Director Kevin Van Hullebush. This event celebrates the culinary talents of Chef MacKay, and the critically-acclaimed and much-loved wines of Black Hills Estate Winery, one of the Okanagan Valley’s most popular wineries and…
