The next time you find yourself on the patio of The Teahouse in Stanley Park soaking up one of Vancouver’s most beautiful views, hopefully before summer’s end, take another look at the lush garden growing around you.
^ Swiss chard, sage, oregano, marjoram, thyme, mint and more.
By request of the new restaurant chef François Gagnon early in the spring, the surrounding decorative flora has been removed at considerable expense and replanted with all manner of herbs, vegetables and fruit trees, effectively transforming the restaurant grounds into a thriving, edible food garden.
^ Dwarf apple trees line the fence
^ Sous Chef Scott McLennan showing the rooftop heirloom tomato and basil garden
^ Green zebra tomato
While, admittedly, the restaurant is far from becoming self-sufficient, which is unrealistic, the move does symbolically honour the importance of fresh local food in the presence of their customers. It’s a wonderful thing to watch a chef clipping fresh herbs directly from the garden and head straight to the kitchen. All the rosemary and most of the basil used in the restaurant comes from their efforts. And with a bumper heirloom tomato crop fully ripening on the sunny rooftop of the restaurant over the next few weeks, now is an opportune time to drop in for a visit.
The Teahouse
Stanley Park Drive, Ferguson Point | Vancouver
Tel: (604) 669-3281
www.vancouverdine.com
~ PK
