A Growing Chefs! Harvest Kitchen Party on Sunday, October 4th at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts@ Don’t miss this opportunity to support Growing Chefs all while enjoying delicious food and drinks at PICA! I love these kitchen parties and wouldn’t miss this! Hope to see you there. Tickets $200 Sunday, October 4, 2015 Pacific Institue of Culinary Arts…
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Chuck Hughes at West
Thursday, June 13th, 6pm – 9pm West Restaurant + Bar In collaboration with Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks, we are pleased to announce an exciting reception with special guest Chuck Hughes – renowned Canadian Chef, television personality and restaurateur. Guests will have the opportunity to meet Chuck and will receive a signed copy of his latest cookbook, “Chuck’s…
West Coast Montes – Montes Winery at West
Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival Wednesday, February 29 | 6:30 p.m. | $150, all inclusive Chile’s iconic Montes Winery and West unite to present this exclusive evening offering the best that each region has to offer. Esteemed Chairman and Winemaker of Montes Winery, Aurelio Montes, will offer insight and commentary about their premium Chilean wines,…
Hendrick’s Spirited Dinner at WEST
Monday, February 13 | 7:00 p.m. | $125, all inclusive Join Hendrick’s Global Brand Ambassador Charlotte Voisey for a charming exploration of the alchemy of Hendrick’s Gin. West’s award-winning bar manager David Wolowidnyk will lead guests on a journey of extraordinary cocktails that focus on Hendrick’s key botanical elements—cucumber, citrus, coriander, juniper and rose—to accompany…
Top Table Wine Directors Launch Private Blends
Partnership with Laughing Stock Vineyards produces two uniquely blended wines Top Table’s four wine directors—Araxi’s Samantha Rahn, Blue Water Cafe’s Andrea Vescovi, CinCin’s Sarah McCauley, and West’s Owen Knowlton—are excited to debut their inaugural wine label, Director’s Blend, a duo of personally blended wines produced by Laughing Stock Vineyards in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Augmenting the…
TOJO AND FRIENDS FUNDRAISE FOR JAPAN
An Evening To Benefit The Canadian Red Cross Take a group of compassionate chefs and talented bartenders, add a splash or two of Canada’s top entertainers and it’s a special evening of fundraising on behalf of those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan’s northern regions. Join Tojo-san as he brings together a culinary…
Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West honoured at Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards
In British Columbia’s culinary industry, nothing salutes the advent of spring quite like the annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. Unique in Canada, and now in its 22nd year, the awards were convened on Tuesday, April 12th at the Sheraton Wall Centre. A panel of 19 judges acknowledged industry excellence as Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin…
Top Table’s Spring Events Speak To Where We Live
Embracing The Land, and Our Community Top Table restaurants and our chefs will be leading a number of exciting upcoming events that speak to our involvement with local farmers, ranchers, purveyors, wineries and breweries. And through other events, such as Dining Out For Life and the Red Cross Red Carpet Soiree, we’re also deeply engaged in our…
Top Table’s Spring Events Speak To Where We Live
Embracing The Land, and Our Community Top Table restaurants and our chefs will be leading a number of exciting upcoming events that speak to our involvement with local farmers, ranchers, purveyors, wineries and breweries. And through other events, such as Dining Out For Life and the Red Cross Red Carpet Soiree, we’re also deeply engaged…
BC BAR CRAWL ADDS LOCAL FLAVOUR TO TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FESTIVAL
The world’s premier cocktail festival makes a stop in Vancouver for a mini-festival from March 13 to 15. For eight years, Tales of the Cocktail has been bringing cocktail lovers from around the world to New Orleans. What began as a small gathering of cocktail drinkers has grown to become the world’s premier cocktail festival,…
Terra Madre Day 2010
Friday, December 10th -6:30pm doors open Italian Cultural Centre 3075 Slocan (Grandview Hwy) Sliding Scale: $5-$20 donations and net proceeds to send our producers to Indigenous Terra Madre 2011 and to Terra Madre 2012 An evening that includes our local delegates to Terra Madre 2010 sharing their experiences and how it applies to their very…
Growing Chefs! Raises Over $12,000 at “From Farms to Forks” Gala
Children’s urban agriculture program set to expand to more schools than ever in 2011 Food Pictures Below! Growing Chefs! announces that their sold-out annual fundraising gala From Farms to Forks: A Harvest Kitchen Party raised over $12,000 for their 2011 school program. Hosted at the Dirty Apron Cooking School on Monday night (October 25, 2010), seventy-five food…
Chef David Gunawan now the Executive Chef of West Restaurant
Jack Evrensel, proprietor of Top Table Group, is pleased to announce the promotion of David Gunawan to the position of Executive Chef of West Restaurant. “Since assuming the Chef de Cuisine role at West, David has worked tirelessly with his team and our suppliers to create new menus that reflect the very best of British…
Top Table Van Mag Award Winners
Contest now closed. In Honour of Top Table’s wine we have a copy of the Araxi cookbook to give away….comment to win…be original! Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West honoured at Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards We are pleased to share with you that Top Table restaurants were recognized an unprecedented 17 times at the…
News from Top Table Group – Earth Hour – Cookbook
Like yours, our Olympic memories are rife with wonderful individual moments and the spirit that celebrated excellence at every turn. We enjoyed a great mix of our regulars and locals at each of our restaurants – Araxi in Whistler, and Blue Water Cafe, CinCin, and West in Vancouver – along with many visitors, royals and…
Top Table Bars Fête Olympic Victors with Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
Podium Athletes Invited to Celebrate at Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin + West Winning an Olympic medal is no easy feat. The road is long, the sacrifices many, and the support structures that enable athletes to reach the podium are elaborate. But ask an Olympic athlete the key to their success, and the reply is…
News from Top Table Group
Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West offer delicious holiday gifts and entertainment for staff, family and favoured clients Holiday Lunch Along with West, which is open for lunch Monday through Saturday, CinCin and Blue Water Cafe will be open for lunch Monday through Friday during the holiday season. Exceptional quality, unparalleled service and inviting…
The Good Life on Talk 1410
On this week’s segment we chat about the upcoming Slurp and Swirl oysterfest with Nessa van Bergen from Joe Fortes Restaurant. Our wine pick is an oyster-friendly Le Petit Sigma Blanc from Le Vieux Pin Winery and we begin meatball month with some samples from The Edge Social Grill and Lounge in the Granville corridor….
West – Triple Tiered Menus Herald Springtime Flavours
Diners needn’t wait for a special occasion to dine beautifully at West. Multi-dimensional menus capture exceptional value, as well as executive chef Warren Geraghty’s bold Springtime flavours. “Maybe it’s too-well kept a secret,” said restaurant director Brian Hopkins, “but at West, you can experience the best the city has to offer at very reasonable prices….
