Bedouin Soundclash is going to play at Tinhorn Creek; The delicious month of May at YEW; Celebrate BC craft beer at Homegrown Heroes cask dinner; Food Fight! The battle for brunch; May specials at MARKET by Jean-Georges; A magical Mother’s Day at Elixr Bistro; Chefs’ Table Society of BC Spot Prawn Festival fast approaching; Hamilton Street Grill presents Sandhill Winery; Spring forward with news from Top Table
BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH IS COMING TO TINHORN CREEK
Oliver, BC….The dates are set and contracts signed for the 2010 Tinhorn Creek Canadian Concert Series. One of the most highly anticipated events in the South Okanagan every summer, the Tinhorn Creek Canadian Concert Series highlights up and coming Canadian bands with the finale concert featuring well known hit artists. And this year the line-up is outstanding. Beginning with Jack deKeyzer, Saturday May 22nd and wrapping up with internationally acclaimed Bedouin Soundclash, Saturday, September 11th. The concerts are a fantastic blend of music, wine & friends set against the South Okanagan Valley. A limited number of season’s passes (4 concerts) will be available for $100 and individual concerts will be $35 each with Bedouin Soundclash tickets available for $75 each.
The Concert Series Schedule is as follows;
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 – Jack de Keyzer
Saturday, June 26th, 2010 – The Dudes
Saturday, July 24th, 2010 – Wide Mouth Mason ***Tickets are sold out until July 1st; an additional 100 tickets will be released then.***
Saturday, August 28th, 2010 – Dustin Bentall
On the first of each month 100 additional tickets will be released for that month’s concert.
Tickets are on sale at the winery by phone only (888.484.6467).
Check out the Bedouin Soundclash website for more information on the band (bedouinsoundclash.com).
On the hillside overlooking vineyard, sagebrush, and the old gold mining creek that gave the winery its name, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is located just south of Oliver B.C., in the famed Golden Mile wine growing district. As the number one winery destination, evoking classic south Okanagan terroir, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards offers an unrivalled visitor experience and wines that rank among the best in the world. For more information about Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, call 1.888.484.6467 or visit the website at www.tinhorn.com
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THE DELICIOUS MONTH OF MAY AT YEW
Dine Out Vancouver Value – All Month Long
Vancouver’s most celebrated restaurant promotion is happening a little later this year, thanks to the Olympic Winter Games, and it is certainly worth the wait. In fact, YEW restaurant + bar is offering Dine Out Vancouver value for the entire month of May. For $38 guests have their choice of an indulgent three-course menu that features some of YEW’s most-loved dishes as well as some tasty new creations.
Start the meal with your choice of a Red Salad (beets, cranberries, goat cheese, red leaves and roasted peppers), Pressed Pig’s Cheek Terrine or go big with a luscious Lobster Chowder (add $4). Move on to Mains with your choice of Soy Glazed Sablefish, Risotto with Spring Peas and Homemade “Boursin” cheese, or Honey and Rosemary Braised Lamb Shank. A hearty Seared Ribeye Steak with Garlic and Herb Butter, Green Beans and Parmesan French Fries is also available for an extra $8.
Finish with your choice of dark or light – Dark Chocolate Mousse or Vanilla Crème Catalane.
Reserve now. Call 604-692-4939 or click here to make an online reservation.
Mother’s Day Brunch – Sunday, May 9
Celebrate mom with an ultra decadent buffet brunch at YEW. This is one serious brunch – sure to satisfy any, and every, possible craving. Here’s a small taste…
Rise n’ Shine: Hazelnut Cinnamon Swirl, Mini Belgian Chocolate Croissants, Cranberry Pound Cake, Exotic Fruit Platters, Homemade Granola, Serrano Ham and Manchego Benedict, Rum Raisin French Toast
Starters: Alaskan King Crab Legs, Poached Jumbo Prawns and Oysters Shucked on the Half Shell, Duck Terrine
Entrees: Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Whole Salt Crusted Salmon, Roasted Halibut, YEW Fried Chicken
Features: Made expressly for you á la minute – House Made Papadelle Spring Pea Carbonara, with Truffle Essence
Kids: BBQ Chicken Pizza, ‘Fish and Chips,’ Penne Pomodoro, Veggies and Ranch Dressing, Triple Fudge Brownies and pick your favourites, “Candy Shop”
Just Desserts: Mini Warm Chocolate Soufflé Cake, Vanilla Bean Crème Brule, Profiteroles with Orange Infused Crème, Milk Chocolate Truffle Lolli Pops And SO MUCH MORE! A menu like this gives new meaning to the term “yummy mummy.”
Brunch runs from 10am to 2:30pm and is priced at $75 for adults and half-price for kids. For reservations call 604-692-4939 or click here to make an online reservation.
Wine Down Sundays = Half Off EVERY Bottle of Wine at YEW Restaurant + Bar
Stop in to the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver for an unbeatable wine promotion. Visit YEW restaurant + bar; Wine Down Sundays feature each and every bottle on our wine list for 50 percent off. If the Vancouver International Playhouse Wine Festival has whet your appetite, Sunday’s at YEW is the place to be.
Support local wines and enjoy a rich and dreamy Chardonnay with Meyer Family Vineyard’s Micro Cuvee or the cult status Note Bene from Black Hills. Get a taste of Spain with a Finca Sandoval or Vega Sicilia. Sample your dream wine for half off with a 1982 Chateau Margaux or 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
Over 300 Wines by the Glass Every Day
YEW restaurant + bar takes its wine “by-the-glass” offerings seriously. Purchase two glasses and we will open ANY bottle for your table. Also a great value, glasses are priced at one-quarter the price of the bottle. We’ve got quite the selection from Old World to Okanagan Valley, Bubbles to Burgundies, Syrah to Super Tuscans and much more.
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CELEBRATE BC CRAFT BEER AT HOMEGROWN HEROES CASK DINNER
The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe Collaborates with Five Local BC Breweries May 12th, 2010
Wednesday May 12th at 7:30pm, The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe and R&B Brewing Co. present the Homegrown Heroes Cask Dinner. Five local BC Craft Breweries, including R&B Brewing Co, Crannog Ales, Steamworks Brewing Co., Vancouver Island Brewery and Spinnakers Brew Pub, will each present a cask beer to pair with one of five courses prepared by Chef Jason Leizert of The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe.
Homegrown Heroes diners will indulge in five courses including R&B Saison poached Foie Gras Terrine with pickled prune paired with R&B Psycho Saison Belgian Ale, Boudin Blanc with pomme puree & grainy mustard sauce paired with Crannog Gael’s Blood Potato Ale, Sablefish Collars, rhubarb galette, stinging nettle beurre blanc paired with Steamworks NXNW Pale Ale, braised Oxtail Pot Pie, flowering brussel sprouts, poached organic egg yolk, bacon jam paired with Vancouver Island ALT and Cocoa Nib chocolate truffles & 5 year aged cheddar from Quebec paired with Spinnaker’s Oatmeal Stout. Tickets for the dinner are $80 and will include a commemorative tee shirt exclusive to the Homegrown Heroes Cask Dinner.
Homegrown Heroes Cask Dinner Details:
Wednesday May 12th @ 7:30 pm Tickets $80 The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe, 850 Thurlow Street Vancouver, BC Tickets can be purchased by calling Andre McGillivray (604) 569-3415
About R&B Brewing Co:
R&B Brewing Co. (derived from a clever organization of the two founding partners’ names) is the combined hard work and lifelong goal of Rick Dellow and Barry Benson who share more than 60 years experience in the international and local brewing industry. After spending many years installing micro-breweries and brewpubs and training brewers all over the world they brought their wealth of knowledge and experience home to Vancouver where they produce consistent high quality, hand crafted ales. R&B Brewing Co is located in historic Brewery Creek at 54 East 4th Ave. Vancouver BC V5T 1E8. Visit www.r-and-b.com or call 604 874 2537 for more information.
About The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe:
The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe is a neighborhood french bistro in the heart of beautiful downtown Vancouver. Featuring the food of internationally trained chef Jason Leizert, the room is hosted by Vancouver mainstays André McGillivray & Steve Da Cruz. Food & Wine magazine has named them“Vancouver’s best new Bar” with it’s massive cocktail program and over 50 cheeses available at any time. The Corner Suite believes in sustainable and locally raised products as well as firm connections to all local suppliers and farmers.
The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe is located at 850 Thurlow Street, Vancouver, BC V6E1W2. Visit www.thecornersuite.com or call 604 569 3415 for more information.
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FOOD FIGHT! THE BATTLE FOR BRUNCH
The latest and greatest food event in Vancouver
Variety – The Children’s Charity and MarketPlace IGA present Food Fight! The Battle for Brunch, a fun and unique new fundraising event bringing together some of BC’s finest Chefs in a battle for your taste buds. Mingle with friends as you sample each delicious brunch offering and cast your ballot to declare one Chef the Food Fight champ! Guests will also enjoy a gorgeous floor to ceiling harbour view from the Vancouver Convention Centre’s most stunning ballroom and an auction featuring some fantastic items from participating restaurants and other local favourites.
Among the event’s contenders are Executive Chefs from LIFT Bar & Grill, MARKET at Shangri-La, O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar, Stella’s Tap and Tapas Bar, Subeez Cafe & Bar and Tigh-Na-Mara. Emceed by fabulous Vancouver personality, Fred Lee, this stellar lineup is sure to please foodies of all ages and palate predilections so make sure to get your tickets early! A cash bar will be offering a variety of wines, champagne and other liquid libations.
Tickets are $65 and available online at www.variety.bc.ca/foodfight.htm or by calling the Variety office at 604.320.0505.
Food Fight! is made possible thanks in part to Presenting Sponsor, MarketPlace IGA and Premiere Partner, The Vancouver Convention Centre.
What: Food Fight! The Battle for Brunch
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver
When: Sunday, June 27th from 11am – 2pm
Variety – The Children’s Charity raises funds and distributes grants to inspire hope, enrich lives, and build a better future for children in British Columbia who have special needs. Since 1965, Variety has raised over $155 million for children and families in the province.
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MAY SPECIALS AT MARKET BY JEAN-GEORGES
Mother’s Wise Words – “Care for Others”
Make Mom proud and show her you did listen to her wise words about ‘helping others.’ This Mother’s Day, MARKET by Jean-Georges has partnered with BC Children’s Hospital to present “Caring a la Carte.” 10% from all Brunches sold will be donated to children in need of hospital care. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Sunday, May 9th
11:30 a.m. – 3:00 pm
A la carte menu.
Click here to reserve your table
DINE OUT Menu Continues as We Invite You to DINE OUT E.S.T. (Eastern Standard Time)
We invite you to dine out on New York time!
5 p.m. in Vancouver is 8:00 p.m. in New York and the Jean-Georges kitchens on both coasts are cooking. Join us in Vancouver for our 5:00 p.m. seating and enjoy our special $38 menu prix fixe (three courses) + complimentary valet parking.
Finish in time to walk the Stanley Park Seawall at sunset, catch a movie or watch the Canucks in the play-offs!
Click here to reserve your table
May 9 – 31, Monday through Wednesday
Wine Me – Dine Me
On Thursday, May 20th La Vieux Pin will debut six new wines exclusively in MARKET. Not yet available in stores, the mighty six will include their ‘07 Merlot Reserve, the ‘09 Pinot Noir Rose and a Barrel Tasting. The cuisine of MARKET by Jean-Georges and the wines of La Vieux Pin – a perfect pairing!
Thursday, May 20th
7:00 p.m.
Reception
Four-Course Dinner
Six Wines
$95+ per person
Click here to reserve your table
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A MAGICAL MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATE HER AT ELIXIR BISTRO
(Vancouver, BC) May 4, 2010 – On Mother’s Day, we honour the women who helped mold us into the people we are today. On Sunday, May 9th, leave the kitchen duties to the talented kitchen brigade at Elixir Bistro and spoil mom with a luxuriously fresh brunch buffet that is guaranteed to solidify your star ranking in her books.
Elixir Bistro’s kitchen brigade has designed a very special brunch buffet menu just for mom, featuring a carving station of mustard-and-rosemary crusted roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, spring-salmon wellington with sautéed spinach and wild mushrooms, fresh eggplant and ricotta stuffed cannelloni, and a vegetarian omelet station. Mom’s sweet tooth will be satisfied with chocolate cake, lemon tart and fresh fruit tarts, and she’ll sip her choice of wines and bubbles by the glass, specialty coffees, infused Muzi teas, or fresh pressed juices.
Elixir Bistro’s Mother’s Day casually elegant brunch buffet is served from 10:00 am-2:30 pm. $38 per person, $21 for children (4-12 years). 10% of each bill will be donated to the BC Children’s Hospital. As space is limited, reservations are recommended. Please call 604.642.0557.
Elixir Bistro
French Bistro meets affordable Yaletown glamour in Elixir. Recognized as the bronze recipient for casual French cuisine at the coveted Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards; Elixir is also a founding member of the Ocean Wise Program and Green Table Network. Classic French cuisine is crafted from the freshest regional and seasonal ingredients. Choose a room to suit your mood: bustling Bistro, airy Garden Room or plush Velvet Room. Elixir provides warm, attentive service in a vibrant atmosphere popular with style savvy travelers and discerning locals alike. Valet parking is available.
www.elixirvancouver.ca
MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH BUFFET
Roast Beef carving station
Mustard and rosemary crusted
roast sirloin tip with baby vegetables
yorkshire pudding and pan jus
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Salmon Wellington
Spring salmon with sautéed spinach
wild mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry
sauce béarnaise
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Fresh eggplant and ricotta stuffed
Cannelloni
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Vegetarian Omelet station
Asparagus, butternut squash, artichokes
with goats cheese and fresh herbs
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Desserts
Chocolate cake
Lemon tart
Fresh fruit tarts
$38 PER PERSON
$21 CHILDREN (4-12YRS)
10 % OF THE BILL WILL BE DONATED TO
BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
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CHEFS’ TABLE SOCIETY OF BC SPOT PRAWN FESTIVAL FAST APPROACHING
Saturday May 8th at the False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf
(Vancouver, BC) – Lasting for the duration of the season, the six to eight week spot prawn season will kick off with the 4th Annual Spot Prawn Festival held on Saturday May 8th from 12pm – 3pm, with a community and family-friendly event at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf.
This rain or shine launch will feature delicious spot prawn dishes, spot prawn specials at the award-winning Go Fish, a gathering of Vancouver’s chef and restaurant community, and the arrival of the season’s first spot prawns as local fishermen return to the wharf with their catch.
This year’s spot prawns will be simple and delicious, prepared at the festival chef’s station helmed by leading chefs David Hawksworth (Hawksworth at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia), Pino Posteraro (Cioppino’s), Dino Renearts (Fraiche and Beach Side Forno), and and Angus An (Maenam). These leading chefs will be assisted by students from the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. The public can purchase a plate of spot prawns for $10, served with grilled Terra Bread and accompaniments.
The Spot Prawn Festival is also proud to feature wine samples from Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery, beer samples from Granville Island Brewery, a kids play area from the Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Program, a special guest speaker from the David Suzuki Foundation, and entertainment from local blues-rock band Terminal Station.
As the Chefs’ Table Society is continuing to spread awareness for it’s latest cookbook Vancouver Cooks 2, Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks will be on-site selling books as well as various celebrity chefs who will be signing books to the public. From 12-1pm chefs Andrea Carlson (Bishop’s), Scott Jaeger (The Pear Tree), and Tojo Hidekazo (Tojo’s) will be signing books, 1-2pm chefs John Bishop (Bishop’s), James Walt (Araxi), Rob Feenie (Cactus Club Café), and from 2-3pm chefs Robert Clark (C, Nu, and Raincity Grill), and Vikram Vij will be signing books.
The festival creates a virtual ‘spot prawn frenzy’, as the event is growing bigger and better each year! Bringing energy and excitement down to the docks, attendees will flock to local fishermen at the wharf generating long line-ups for spot prawns bought fresh off the boats.
Local. Sustainable. Delicious. Join us for the 4th Annual Local Spot Prawn Festival!
Launch date: Saturday May 8th, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Duration: The Spot Prawn Festival will run for eight weeks
Buying times: After 1pm daily
Location: False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf
(1505 West 1st Avenue, North-West of Granville Island, between the Burrard Street Bridge and the Granville Street Bridge)
For further event information please visit: www.chefstablesociety.com
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HAMILTON STREET GRILL PRESENTS SANDHILL WINERY
Hamilton Street Grill is pleased to host one of the most award winning British Columbia winery’s
Monday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 11
5:30 to 7 pm – 3 wines, 3 appetizers $25 per person
In keeping with our popular monthly format, try a sampling of three new wines and have three savoury,
wine-inspired food tasters while learning from a wine expert as they take you through a sit down yet casual style tasting.
This month www.sandhillwines.ca
Monday, May 10 5:30 pm $25 or
Tuesday, May 11 5:30 pm $25
Hamilton Street Grill
1009 Hamilton Street, Yaletown, Vancouver
Seating is limited and always sells out quickly.
Reserve by credit card at: 604-331-1511 or hamiltonstreetgrill@telus.neta
Hamilton Street Grill
Brunch served 10 am – 3 pm
Dinner served 7 nights a week from 5 pm
Lunch Tuesday – Friday – 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Reservations available, large party’s welcome
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SPRING FORWARD
Notes on Recent Awards, Springtime Menus, and Upcoming Events
Top Table Tops Playhouse Wine List Awards
Vancouver + Whistler, B.C. – Top Table restaurants were successful again this year at the annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival Wine List Awards. Convened on Friday, April 23rd at a luncheon to kick off the final weekend of the 32nd festival, Blue Water Cafe and West won two of only three Platinum Awards, while CinCin won one of five Gold Awards, and Araxi, Silver.
The Wine List Awards draw upon restaurants from across British Columbia and Alberta, with judging criteria measuring each restaurant’s wine program philosophy and how successfully wine and food pairing goals match it. Further criteria include the quality of wine education for staff, an accessible and user-friendly list, and the provision of value at all price points.
We would also like to congratulate Owen Knowlton, wine director of West, who was nominated for Sommelier of the Year, a distinction awarded to Blue Water Cafe’s Andrea Vescovi in 2009 and Chris Van Nus in 2007.
Top Table’s wine libraries are also perennial recipients of the ‘Best of’ Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator magazine.
Spring Menus
At each of our restaurants, our chefs are heralding the arrival of Spring with fresh seasonal menus. Highlighted are halibut, spot prawns and early run salmon; and from our growers’ fields, the first peas, fava beans, fiddleheads, and morels. We invite you to enjoy springtime’s bounty. Click on the restaurant links to view the current menus: Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin, West.
Blue Water Cafe Honoured by Red Cross
We were honoured to be recognized by the Red Cross recently with a ‘Power of Humanity’ award. Presented yesterday evening, April 27th during the annual meeting of the Canadian Red Cross, Lower Mainland Region, Blue Water Cafe was recognized for its continued support through its founding sponsorship of the annual Red Carpet Soirée. Following highly successful events in the past two years, Blue Water Cafe is proud to play host to the third annual event on Thursday, May 6th.
Upcoming Events
We are excited to be involved in these upcoming events. Click on the links for further details, or visit our online event calendar.
May 6th
Red Cross Red Carpet Soirée in support of the Canadian Red Cross
Blue Water Cafe
May 12th
Pastry in Europe 2010 Cookbook Event
Barbara-Jo Books to Cooks
Thierry, Thierry Busset
May 13th
Hot Chefs Cool Jazz in support of Bocuse d’Or Team Canada
Araxi, James Walt
CinCin, Todd Howard
May 16th
Chefs for Life in support of Vancouver Friends For Life Society
Araxi, James Walt
BWC, Frank Pabst
June 2nd
VISA Infinite Winemaker’s Dinner for VISA Infinite Cardholders
Blue Water Cafe
June 11th
Night at the Aquarium in support of the Vancouver Aquarium
BWC, Frank Pabst
July 18th
Outstanding in the Field – Pemberton, BC
Araxi, James Walt
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