SCENE | HEARD
More than 30 restaurants are now part of StreetSmart, allowing guests to make a donation of a few dollars to their local food bank when paying their bill. Participating restaurants include Provence Marinaside, Lupo, España, The Fat Badger, Hamilton Street Grill, Chambar and The Fish House in Stanley Park.
All the best restos are doing it…Miku Restaurant is expanding to Toronto. Look for the opening of their satellite restaurant sometime summer 2015.
Langley’s Vista d’Oro Farms & Winery, famous for their artisanal preserves, is once again running their annual Operation Cookies for Kids. Each tin contains treats from Terra Breads, Original Cakerie, Les Amis du Fromage, Forage Restaurant, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, and others, as well as a jar of Vista d’Oro preserves. Each tin sells for a minimum donation of $50, with 100 per cent of all funds raised going to BC Children’s Hospital.
During his apprentice, master chocolatier Wim Tas of ChocolaTas worked with Maison Wittamer, the exclusive chocolate supplier to the Belgian royal family. Now, these Royal Belgian bonbons are available during the holiday season in boxes of nine pieces for $20. Order by December 18 for pickup at either the Granville Island or Abbotsford location.
Careful how you criticize the service at this restaurant…Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado (yes, really) allows and encourages its servers to be armed, as well as its patrons. Ordering a shooter will never be the same.
SoilMate.com, a Kelowna-based food and drink mobile website, allows B.C. consumers to see all of the local products within 100 miles of their location. See how your food is grown and raised, as well as when and where it is available.
Looking for good TV? Moosemeat and Marmalade is a 13-part documentary series that premieres January 7 on APTN. The show stars legendary First Nations cook Art Napoleon, as well as chef Dan Hayes of The London Chef in Victoria. Each week will see the pair creating dishes from both their cultures, as well as exploring hunting, spirituality, foraging and more.
DRINK | DINE
Hawksworth Restaurant is offering a special four-course Christmas menu that includes yellow fin tartare with kaffir-coconut sorbet, butter poached lobster and potato gnocchi with wild mushroom, Alberta ribeye and bacon-wrapped pheasant terrine, caramelized parsnip and more. Available December 23-30 for $100 per person. For New Year’s Eve, their six course menu runs for $150 per person and also includes an amuse of smoked sturgeon and Northern Divine caviar.
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar is offering two seatings for NYE dinner. The first at 5pm is three courses for $99 per person; second seating begins at 8pm and is $179 for four courses. Menu includes roasted
Looking for something a little more interactive? Minami is offering a four-course dinner for NYE with live music followed by a DJ and dancing, as well as a photo booth and optional masks. Menu includes the signature aburi sushi and sashimi, as well as filet mignon, lobster tail, oyster, and dessert. Tickets are $85 and must be purchased in advance.
