Chef Alex Hon (sous chef at West Restaurant) has won the $10,000 grand prize at the Hawksworth Young Chefs Scholarship Competition. In addition to the cash prize, the winner also receives a stage at an international kitchen of their choice. Congrats to chef Hon! HawksworthScholarship.com
Chef Chris Stewart has joined the Hawksworth team as chef de cuisine. Stewart previously worked at Thomas Keller’s French Laundry and Bouchon Bistro in California, as well as Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck in the UK. HawksworthRestaurant.com
Urban Tea Merchant has opened a pop-up location on the third floor at Nordstrom Pacific Centre. The space will house a selection of TWG teas, as well as accessories and gifts. UrbanTea.com
La Mezcaleria has launched a new happy hour menu that runs Tuesday to Sunday, 3pm to 6pm. Look for house wine, draft beer and Paloma cocktails, made with El Jimador Reposado, grapefruit soda and lime, for $5 each. Food specials include seasonal seafood ceviche for $6 and the popular cheese fondue in individual serving sizes for $8. LaMezcaleria.ca
Celebrate one of the world’s most famous whisky cocktails, the Old Fashioned, at Prohibition every Wednesday, 8:30pm to 12:30am, until Nov. 23. Each week, both traditional and modern interpretations of the classic cocktail will be on special for $10, alongside live bluegrass music and classic American food features such as wings and truffle fries. ProhibitionRHG.com
Executive chef Weimar Gomez is holding his first Sunday supper series at Yew Seafood on Sep. 25 and Oct. 2. Featuring classic bouillabaisse as the main course, along with crusty baguette, the three-course meal also includes a glass of bubbly to start, along with a seasonal salad, and brown sugar warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Tickets $80. YewSeafood.com
Provence Marinaside is bringing back its Chef’s Top Ten menu series starting Sept. 26. Each week, for ten weeks, a different three-course menu will feature one long-time favourite from executive chef Jean-Franics Quaglia and chef de cuisine Sheldon Maloff, such as rack of lamb or bouillabaisse, along with a new appetizer created by one of the restaurant’s five talented sous chefs. Each $45 menu also includes choice of dessert. The first week features seared Lois Lake steelhead preceded by zucchini tarte. See all menus at ProvenceMarinaside.ca
Beta5 Chocolates is celebrating their fifth anniversary on Oct. 1 with an in-store birthday party. There will be loot bags for the first 25 customers, complimentary mini cream puffs for 50 starting at 12pm, full-sized birthday party cream puffs for sale, limited edition birthday polygon bars, a birthday-themed ice cream social from 1pm to 5pm, and an in-store contest to win a private tour and tasting for five people. The party will run 10am to 5pm. Beta5.MyShopify.com
The second annual Sip and Savour in support of BC Women’s Hospital’s Newborn ICU is returning on Oct. 3 to The Pipe Shop at the Shipyards in North Vancouver. Enjoy food and drink from top restaurants, cocktail bars, craft breweries and wineries, including Hawksworth, The Mackenzie Room, Minami, The Acorn, TUC Craft Kitchen, Bauhaus, Moon Curser Vineyards, Okanagan Crush Pad, and more. The evening will be hosted by Tamara Taggart and will also include music and a silent auction. Tickets $85. SipAndSavourYVR.org
Ancora Waterfront Dining & Patio is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Oct. 5 with a special candlelit Moët et Chandon dinner. The five-course dinner, created by executive chef Ricardo Valverde, will be preceded by a champagne tower reception. Each course will be paired with a different bubble. Tickets $200 per person. Email [email protected]or call 604-681-1164. AncoraDining.com
Railtown Catering Co. is once again offering their Thanksgiving-To-Go gourmet dinner package for eight to 10 people, available for pick-up or delivery in ready-to-eat (hot) or ready-to-bake (cold) formats on Sunday, Oct. 9 and Monday, Oct. 10. Package costs $299 and partial proceeds go to Mission Possible, a Downtown Eastside non-profit organization. Menu includes 16-pound sage-roasted organic turkey, traditional giblet gravy, apricot, chestnut and brioche bread stuffing, salad, maple-glazed sweet potatoes, vegetables, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie with chantilly cream. RailtownCatering.ca
Boulevard Kitchen is offering a special Thanksgiving service on Oct. 9 and 10. The three-course menu includes maple-roasted butternut squash soup, slow-roasted turkey with apricot and pine nut stuffing, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, and apple pie. Tickets $68 per person. BoulevardVancouver.ca
Campagnolo Roma is bringing back their popular Quinto Quarto dinner on Oct. 19. The dinner, which celebrates nose-to-tail cooking, will feature six courses of unique cuts of meat paired with beers from Brassneck Brewery. Menu includes rabbit liver mousse, bone marrow, lamb brains and tongue, stuffed pig’s foot and blood ice cream. Tickets are $92 including dinner, beer and gratuity. Quinto-Quarto.Eventbrite.ca
