One of the highlights of this year’s Dine Out Vancouver Festival running from January 15th to 31st, 2016 is the World Chef Exchange. Five top Vancouver restaurants are hosting chefs from Sydney, Puerto Vallarta, Los Angeles, New York and Copenhagen respectively. These special dinners have two chefs both trying to impress each other in the kitchen and guests are sure to be wowed. When you consider the cost of traveling to these guest chef's restaurants, some of the best in the world, these tickets offer outstanding value and a special evening that will long be remembered.
West Restaurant & Australia's Marque Restaurant.
G'day from down under. Chef Quang Dang hosts Mark Best, the executive chef and owner of Marque restaurant, chosen as one of the World's 50 Best Restaurants. A fun wine twist to the evening, Vancouver chef Dang's dishes will be paired with Australian wines while Sydney chef Best's dishes will be paired with local BC wines. For wine-lovers, this collaborative dinner is not to be missed.
West Restaurant, 2881 Granville Street
Sunday, January 17th.
6pm reception followed by 8 course wine-paired dinner.
Tickets: $197 inclusive per person
Ancora Restaurant & Mexico's La Leche Restaurant.
Vancouver's Ancora Restaurant was selected as one of the best new restaurants to open in 2015 by the Globe and Mail. Chef Richard Valverde hosts Puerto Vallarta's award-winning father and son team, Nacho and Poncho Cadena, the chefs behind La Leche restaurant, one of the best restaurants in Mexico. Enjoy an evening of dishes and specialties showcasing the distinct and vibrant flavours of Peru and Mexico with local West Coast ingredients.
Anacora Waterfront Dining Restaurant, #2-1600 Howe Street
Wednesday, January 20th
6pm reception followed by multi-course wine-paired dinner.
Tickets: $197 inclusive per person
Hawksworth Restaurant & America's Lukshon Restaurant .
In 2015, the Washington Post declared the City of Angels one of the best food destinations in America. Chef David Hawksworth hosts Los Angeles trailblazer, chef Sang Yoon, owner of the revered Father’s Office Gastropub and fine dining restaurant, Lukshon for a special evening of South East Asian flavours with a West Coast twist. This will sell-out quickly so make sure to book your reservation now or face bitter disappointment.
Hawksworth Restaurant, 801 West Georgia Street
Thursday, January 21st
Tickets: $197.00 inclusive per person
*Note: Reservations by individual table booking starting at 5pm. Last seating 9:30pm.
Wildebeest Restaurant & America's Luksus Restaurant.
Craft Beer lovers this is a must attend. Chef Pekka Tavela hosts Brooklyn's acclaimed chef Daniel Burns, who received a Michelin star in 2014 for his restaurant, Luksus, the first restaurant serving only craft beer and cider to receive this prestigious award. Luksus (Danish for "luxury") is a sixteen-seat restaurant hidden behind a sliding door from Brooklyn's famed craft beer bar, Tørst.
Wildebeest Restaurant, 120 West Hastings Street
Monday, January 25th
7pm. Six course meal with craft beer and cider pairings.
Tickets:$172.00 inclusive per person.
Royal Dinette Restaurant & Chef Rasmus Leck Fischer.
Chef David Gunawan is currently Vancouver's "it chef" with the Globe and Mail choosing his two new restaurants, Royal Dinette and Grapes and Soda in a tie for first place for best new restaurant in 2015. Discover why Copenhagen is one of the world's best cities for food when chef David Gunawan hosts Denmark's chef Rasmus Leck Fischer whose past experience includes Chez Bruno in France, Martin Berasetegui in Spain, as well as Søllerød Kro in Denmark for an exceptional evening of farm to table cuisine.
Royal Dinette Restaurant, 905 Dunsmuir Street.
Saturday, January 30th
6:30pm. 6 course meal with alcohol pairings.
Tickets: $157.37 inclusive per person.
