Chambar has brought on Philippe C. Grandbois as Creative Director of Mixology. Grandbois is a 14-year industry veteran who has spent the last few years working overseas with the Ritz Carlton hotel group in more than 11 countries on four continents. Look for a revamped bar menu soon.
The popular VCC Chef’s Table pop-up restaurant is back every Tuesday to Friday until Oct. 14. Enjoy a five-course dinner designed by chef Hamid Salimian and prepared by the students of VCC’s International Culinary Arts program. Dishes for the opening week include tuna cannelloni with side-strip prawns, grilled octopus, foie gras and duck confit, roasted beef striploin and dessert. Tickets $30 ($45 with wine pairings). For reservations email [email protected].
On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the 13th annual Passions gala in support of The Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation will be held at The Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown. One of the city’s largest and most popular culinary events, the evening includes dishes from 26 of the city’s top chefs and bakers, as well as wines from Zealand and custom cocktails from top Vancouver mixologists. This year’s line-up includes Bittered Sling, Beaucoup Bakery, Cin Cin, Forage, Hawkworth, Latab, Minami, Royal Dinette, Tojo’s, Uva, West and many more. There will also be live entertainment and both silent and live auctions. Tickets $225 per person.
Every Friday from 11:30am to 2:30pm, Bauhaus is now offering chef Stefan Hartmann’s famous schnitzel and a beer for $22.
The fourth annual Dinner by Design is back on Sept. 15 and 16, benefitting the interior design program scholarship fund at Visual College of Art and Design of Vancouver. Presented by The Social Concierge, Cosentino Group, and title sponsor Kabuni, in partnership with IDSwest, the two nights bring together fine dining and fine design. The first night will feature Cocktail Art ($75 per person), an evening of all-star bartenders crafting custom cocktails. The second night features the gala dinner ($300 per person), featuring a multi-course dinner served among various tablescapes.
Vancouver Urban Winery is bringing back their popular Sunday School wine seminars starting on Sept. 18. This year’s seminars will also feature a pop-up wine store stocked with each seminar’s wines and hosted by High Point Beer Wine & Spirits. Tickets for each seminar are $40. Email [email protected] or in person at Vancouver Urban Winery.
On Sept. 19, the next installment of the Canadian Table dinner series at Edible Canada will take place, this time featuring chef Curtis Luk of Mission Kitsilano cooking a dinner that celebrates Chinese cuisine in Canada. Tickets are $110 and include a welcome cocktail, a gift from the Edible Canada retail store, wine pairings by Okanagan Crush Pad, and a five-course meal.
The beloved and much-acclaimed Fuel Restaurant closed its doors on Nov. 29, 2009. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, chef Robert Belcham and his Campagnolo Restaurant business partners Tom Doughty and Tim Pittman will be honouring the restaurant with a homecoming dinner: FUEL Redux 2016. Reuniting with FUEL kitchen and service alumni, including chefs Ted Anderson, Jane Cornborough, Geoff Hopgood, Adam Johnson, Marc-Alexandre Mercier, Alvin Pillay, Adam Vaughan and service team Eryn Dorman and Katharine Manson, with wine pairings selected by Tom Doughty and Peter Van de Reep, they will create nine extravagant dishes that will emphasize individual creativity while honouring the collaborative process and philosophy of “flavour first”’ that made FUEL so special. Seating times available at 5:30pm, 7:30pm and 9pm. Tickets $150, with optional wine pairings available for an additional $100. Tickets can be purchased as of Sept. 1 at noon, only at Campagnolo Restaurant with a $50 deposit.
