SCENE | HEARD
Rosewood Hotel Georgia has announced that they are opening the much-anticipated underground vaulted cocktail lounge Prohibition this December. The 3,000-square-foot space will be reminiscent of jazz speakeasies from the 1920s. The bar menu will feature vintage cocktail creations, housemade bitters, and an impressive champagne list.
Chef Michael Christiansen from The Pear Tree Restaurant in Burnaby has won the 2014 Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship. The 23-year-old beat finalists from across Canada for the $10,000 prize presented by the Chefs’ Table Society. Christiansen also wins a stage at an international restaurant of his choosing.
CinCin is the first Canadian restaurant to install a Grillworks Infierno, a two-metre massive rotisserie, fire grill, and wood-burning oven capable of roasting whole lambs. The machine can rotisserie roasts, slow-cook fish, and sear grill prime steaks. The restaurant will be closed October 12-22, reopening October 23. CinCin.net
Okanagan Crush Pad’s chief winemaker Michael Bartier will be transitioning his duties to Matt Dumayne to allow him time to develop his own wine portfolio, Bartier Family Vineyards. Bartier will continue to consult for Crush Pad and its clients. OkanaganCrushPad.com
DRINK | DINE
Orphaned for Thanksgiving? ARC at The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel is offering a three-course Thanksgiving menu for all those away from family. The $65 menu ($55 for seniors) includes foraged mushroom bisque, carved turkey with whipped potatoes, brioche and rosemary stuffing, and pecan tart with housemade pumpkin pie ice cream. Reservations at [email protected].
Wild Rice is hosting a dim sum party on Oct. 18. The menu features steamed pork and shrimp dumplings, shrimp toast, duck confit spring rolls, curried vegetable steam buns, seafood wontons, and dessert. Tickets $25 per person. WildRiceBC.ca
The District in North Vancouver has launched a Sunday Supper weekly prix fixe three-course menu for $22 plus tax. Each week features a new menu that can be ordered before 6pm. Upcoming menus include tri-tip steak, kilted chicken, seafood chowder, crab fritters, bread pudding, and more. TheDistrictSocial.com
Who says Halloween is just for kids? On Oct. 30 and 31, Chef Faizal Kassam of Cibo Trattoria will scare up a Halloween-themed five-course tasting menu that features roasted bone marrow, grilled ox heart, agnolotti of blood pudding, grilled calves liver, and blood orange panna cotta. Tickets $69 per person ($99 including wine pairings).
The 2014 Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown competition is happening on Nov. 19 at the Vancouver Aquarium. Get ready to try dozens of riffs on the classic seafood chowder, all in support of Ocean Wise. Participating restaurants include Fable, Edible Canada, Forage (defending champion), West, Raincity Grill and Yew. VanAqua.org/Events
