The Chef's Table
Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events January 21
7pm, 3 hours
$150* with wine
$120 without wine
Join the 2011 International Caterers Association's acclaimed Chef of the Year, Margaret Chisholm for dinner in her commercial kitchen at Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events. Chef Margaret's bountiful feast will be prepared by her brigade as you watch from communal dining tables set up in the middle of her kitchen.
This is a rare-opportunity for an inside view of one of the world's best catering chefs in action. Begin with a cocktail party, then enjoy the five-course dinner showcasing products from British Columbia's celebrated food artisans and paired with BC VQA wines from Laughing Stock Vineyards.
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Book by phone: 604.875.0123
www.culinarycapers.com
Location: 1545 W.3rd Avenue, Vancouver
* includes cocktail party, five-course dinner paired to wine (if purchasing the 'with wine' option), and gratuity. HST not included
Classic Childhood Favourites Dinner
The Charles Bar January 25
7pm, 2.5 hours
$35*
Take a walk down memory lane with a three-course dinner of classic childhood favourites with a grown-up twist! Guests will have the option to choose between two delicious comfort food items for each course allowing them to re-create their own unique memories.
These home-style dishes will be accompanied by suggested cocktail pairings modelled after drinks from your younger years. All your childhood memories will come rushing back during this fantastic 'blast from the past' dinner with an adult flair.
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*includes 3 course meal and cocktail. HST and Gratuity not included.
"Pop Up" Social Feed at Save On Meats Butcher Shop
Save On Meats January 27
7:15pm, 2 hours
$48*
What happens when you put a 40 seat communal table inside the newly restored Save On Meats Butcher Shop? You get the Social Feed throwing a special pop-up feast for Dine Out '12. Check out the nose-to-tail menu and more details right here: http://www.thesocialfeed.com/
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* includes set menu meal, first beverage, HST and Gratuity.
Sausages & Rosés, A Happy Marriage
Abigail's Party January 29
9pm, 3+hours
$30*
Enjoy a selection of locally hand-crafted sausages from some of British Columbia's finest sausage makers including Oyama, Moccia and Cioffi's, paired with an exquisite selection of BC VQA rosé wines.
This is definitely going to be the best sausage party ever!
Book by email: eat@abigailsparty.ca (please include name, phone number and number of tickets requested)
* includes eight handmade sausages with paired accompaniments, and eight BC VQA rosé wine tastings. HST and gratuity not included.
Pop-Up Salsa
Provence Mediterranean Restaurant January 29
8pm, 3+hours
$45*
Sold out - waitlist available
'Dancin Chef' Alessandra Quaglia has recently found inspiration in the kitchens and on the dance floors of Cuba.
Join this pop-up salsa club in a French restaurant on Vancouver's West Side. Dine 'en famille' featuring several of Chef Quaglia's favourite Cuban dishes including Moros y Cristianos, Bisteck de Pollo Tropical and Sopa de Frijoles Negroes, then live it up and dance the night away... just be sure to wear your dancing shoes!
Book by phone: 604.222.1980
Book by email: mediterranean@provencevancouver.com
* includes dinner, tax & gratuity.
Farmer, Butcher & Chef
Fraiche Restaurant January 31
6:30pm, 3 hours
$65*
Join a farmer, a butcher and Fraiche Restaurant's very own Chef, Jefferson Alvarez for an evening devoted to what Fraiche does best - top quality meats from local farms, butchered in-house and cooked to perfection... a true farm to fork experience.
Arrive at 6:30pm for a welcome cocktail and canapés reception and gain insight from a local farmer followed by a butchery demonstration. Following this, be seated and enjoy a mouth-watering three-course dinner centered around the featured seasonal meat.
Book by phone: 604.925.7595
Book by email: phil.reigh@fraicherestaurant.ca
* includes butcher demonstrations, three-course dinner and glass of wine. HST and Gratuity not included.
Wine Country Luncheon
Hamilton Street Grill and Township 7 Winery February 2
1:30pm, 2 hours
$45*
Enjoy a leisurely wine country lunch (or better still, take the afternoon off!) and join the affable Neil Wyles, chef and owner of Yaletown's Hamilton Street Grill, alongside long time friend Mike Raffan, owner of the award winning Township 7 Winery, for a multi course, multi wine pairing lunch.
Old World inspired. Artisan winemaking. Handcrafted with a minimalist philosophy. Township 7 is British Columbia’s only urban and rural winery – with locations in the picturesque Fraser and Okanagan Valleys. Hamilton Street Grill, perhaps Vancouver’s favourite neighbourhood restaurant, offers big tastes and great service and Neil’s after work monthly wine tasting series one of the most popular in the city.
Book by phone: 604.331-1511
Book by email: hamiltonstreetgrill@telus.net
* includes four course (and more) lunch paired to wines. Wine pairings included. Gratuity and HST not included
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