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…
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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…
Chef Dale MacKay’s ensemble restaurant & bar to open May 10th
Top Chef Canada contender promises fun & affordable dining just-off-Robson During the final week before opening his first restaurant as Executive Chef and Proprietor, Dale MacKay is wishing for more hours in the day. Mackay’s ensemble restaurant and bar begins dinner service on Tuesday May 10, 2011, offering reservations from 5pm-11pm Tuesday through Sunday, with…
