Dames Dine Around September 12

One Night Only Exclusive Fundraising Dining Experience Dames Dine Around Tickets are now available for the limited, one-night-only Dames Dine Around fundraising celebration on September 12th hosted by some of our favourite restaurants, wineries, and culinary venues across BC at Dames Dine Around Tickets and Menus. 100% of all proceeds go to Les Dames d’Escoffier,…

Mother’s Day with Maenam

Chef’s Tasting Menu for Mother’s Day Maenam’s family-style Chef’s Tasting Menus will add a taste of adventure to your Mother’s Day celebrations. Whether it’s the perfect al fresco feast or a joyful dinner indoors, the bold flavours and vibrant colours of Maenam’s acclaimed Thai dishes will impress the most deserving woman in your life. Mother’s…

Maenam Does V-Day

Fan the flames of love at Maenam without breaking the bank Dine-in and take-home sharing menus for lunch and dinner available for Valentine’s Weekend at Maenam Brimming with bold Thai flavours and designed for sharing, Maenam’s Chef’s Tasting Menus will bring a spicy spark to your Valentine’s Day. And dining out with loved ones can…

Maenam To Offer Take Out and Delivery Only

Maenam And Family Temporary Closed For Dining In Maenam and its family of restaurants—Fat Mao Noodles, Freebird Chicken Shack, Longtail Kitchen, and Sen Pad Thai—have temporarily closed due to the current coronavirus global health emergency. During the closure of its dining room, Maenam’s kitchen will remain open from 5pm-9pm each day to offer takeout, and delivery via…

Cocktails in Kitsilano

Some fun news from our favourite neighbourhood restaurants! Four restaurants in the Vancouver neighborhood of Kitsilano collaborate via Instagram to bring awareness to the growing cocktail culture forming in the neighborhood.  For the month of November AnnaLena, Maenam, Mission Kits and Supermarine welcome guests to enjoy a craft cocktail at their establishments and Instagram a…

Golden Dumpling Cook Off and Derby August 12!

Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie and Here There present Vancouver’s Golden Dumpling Cook Off! The Cookoff returns August 9th! Refreshments are by Red Truck Brewery, restaurants will plate fresh takes on the filling-and-wrapper format. An expert panel of judges will taste their way through entries from 17 restaurants battling to fill, wrap, steam and fry their way…

Chef Angus An Hosts Meyer Family Vineyards at Maenam

Great wines and stellar bites come together on April 16, 2014 as Maenam’s Chef Angus An and sommelier Kurtis Kolt join forces with Meyer Family Vineyards  and  Jak Meyer. 13 guests will sit down to a family-style 3-course menu of fresh Thai flavours paired with Meyer Family’s new release Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. Jak Meyer pours, answers…

Where to Ring in 2014 – Vancouver

Now that we’ve almost got Christmas out of the way, it is time to think about New Year’s Eve plans.  While I have spent the last few years at home (don’t worry not ALONE) there’s a few spots that are VERY tempting and I may just hit the town this year (WATCH OUT).  Here’s a…

River Market Gets Even Tastier with Longtail Kitchen

He’s cooked in Michelin-starred kitchens around the world, his multi-awarded Kitsilano restaurant Maenam has won accolades locally and internationally, and he splits his executive chef hours between Vancouver and New York City. Chef Angus An shows no signs of slowing though — this May, he’ll launch a brand-new venture at River Market: Longtail Kitchen. Inspired…

Chef Mark Filatow of Kelowna Wins Gold Medal Plates Vancouver

Gold: Mark Filatow (Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar) Kelowna, paired with Orofino 2010 ‘Scout Vineyard’ Syrah Silver: Quang Dang (West Restaurant & Bar) Vancouver, paired with Foxtrot 2009 Pinot Noir Bronze: Angus An (Maenam) Vancouver, paired with CedarCreek 2011 Riesling Best of Show Award Winners Gold: Nichol Vineyard 2009 Syrah Silver: Le Vieux Pin 2011…

Chef Angus An – Maenam Restaurant – Gold Medal Plates

#goldmedalplates Chefs from across British Columbia will meet in Vancouver on Friday November 16, 2012 at the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships.  The winner will move on to compete at the National Championships (Kelowna February 8/9, 2013) I sent them some questions prior to the challenge.  Here we dish up Maenam Restaurant’s chef and owner…

Chef Angus An Brings Modern Thai Cooking Skills To The Big Apple

MAENAM TAKES NYC Maenam, Kitsilano’s modern Thai hotspot, continues to make waves in the culinary world as Executive Chef Angus An brings his Thai expertise to SoHo’s Kittichai restaurant. Recruited as a chef consultant by Kittichai, New York’s answer to world-class Thai cuisine, Chef An is set to enhance their menu with a balance of…

Cooking For A Cause – Chef’s Celebrate the Great Bear Rainforest

The Gitga’at First Nation and King Pacific Lodge  have partnered to form Guarding the Gifts charitable organization in order to protect Great Bear Rainforest on BC’s northern coast which is in jeopardy as  projects such as the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Project threaten to destroy this pristine country. On May 11 Cooking for A Cause at the Georgia Cannery…

Take Home Thai and Score

The playoffs are here and Kitsilano’s Maenam restaurant wants to help you cheer on the Canucks at home with free game day Thai chicken wings. Takeout orders of $30 or more on Canuck game days will include a complimentary order of Chef Angus An’s signature Thai chicken wings seasoned with chilli salt and accompanied with…

Maenam – Schloss Reinhartshausen Wine Dinner

September 27, 2011. 6:30pm. $75 per person, one seating only, space very limited  for tickets click here Scallop Ceviche Live jumbo scallops from Sawmill bay, nahm jim sauce, ikura, lemongrass and coriander 2009 Schloss Reinhartshausen Dry Riesling Pork Satay with Pineapple Peanut Sauce Slopping Hills pork, satay marinade, cucumber relish 2007 Schloss Reinhartshausen Spatlese Hot and…

MAENAM WRAPS UP SPOT PRAWN SEASON WITH CELEBRATORY COCKTAIL DINNER

On Monday, June 20th Maenam’s Angus An will be indulging spot prawn fanatics with a spot prawn season wrap up dinner served with cocktail pairings by local barman Ben DeChamplain. For one night only, the revered Thai hotspot will feature a custom menu of five spot prawn dishes in two courses, served family style, alongside…

Fundraising for Growing Chefs

RESTAURANTS RAISE ‘SEED MONEY’ – ONE DOLLAR AT A TIME Nowadays one dollar, a Loonie, doesn’t seem to buy much – not even a cup of coffee or a litre of milk. You can’t feed anyone for $1… or can you? You might want to re-think that assumption. For the entire month of June, several…

FALLING IN LOVE NEVER TASTED SO GOOD

Chef Angus An’s four-course Valentine’s Day menu hits the spot Love is in the air at Kitsilano’s Maenam restaurant, where executive chef Angus An will be preparing Thai cuisine that offers Valentine’s Day variety in sweet, sour, salty and spicy fusions. First and second course pickings include kanom krok, crispy cupcakes with curry and crab,…

Big Night at The Vancouver Club returns!

Vancouver magazine’s Big Night returns to The Vancouver Club on February 4, 2011! Last year’s Olympics meant we were unable to celebrate our International Wine Competition and Restaurant Award Winners at this most unique event, but we’re thrilled to welcome back Blue Water, Cioppino’s, and CinCin, as well as new favorites Maenam, Campagnolo, Cru, Bishop’s…