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GOODS: Former “Ensemble Tap” Chef Brad Hendrickson Joins The Lazy Gourmet Team

The Lazy Gourmet is located at 1605 West 5th Ave, Vancouver, BC | 604-734-2507 | www.lazygourmet.ca

The GOODS from Lazy Gourmet

Vancouver, BC | The Lazy Gourmet, one of Vancouver’s long-standing catering and event companies, is pleased to announce that chef Brad Hendrickson has joined its kitchen team as executive sous chef this month. His stellar culinary background will allow him to be creative with ingredients for many of The Lazy Gourmet’s menus and dishes for parties as small as 10 and as large as 3,000. Hendrickson was most recently the executive chef at Dale MacKay’s Ensemble Tap, and restaurant chef at Ensemble. He previously sharpened his knives at Lumiere, New York’s Gilt, and Daniel Boulud’s celebrated Daniel restaurant. “We are thrilled to welcome Brad to The Lazy Gourmet family,” says Kevin Mazzone, General Manager of The Lazy Gourmet. “Brad is a dedicated, talented, and hardworking chef with a host of ideas to further elevate the level of our dishes. His cooking style really brings out the flavours of any ingredient. He is a great addition to the team and is working well with executive chef Jenny Hui.”

The passion for cooking truly runs in the family for Hendrickson. It all started years ago while camping with his family, his grandfather would prepare simple meals on a dutch oven for everyone. Hendrickson thoroughly enjoyed the joy food brought his family, and decided he wanted to give it a try.

The Lazy Gourmet currently still offers its Fall/Winter menu, but will release its Spring/Summer barbeque menu in the coming months. Watch for new additions from Hendrickson and Hui in March. For more information, please visit www.lazygourmet.ca.

About The Lazy Gourmet

Specializing in truly contagious hospitality while showcasing the finest in local ingredients and outstanding quality, The Lazy Gourmet strives to be Vancouver’s premiere caterer and event company. Our services’ encompass everything from morning baking to fully produced sit down dinners for 800. Quality ingredients, sustainability and the highest level of service have been ingrained in the DNA of the company since 1979 when owner, Susan Mendelson opened its doors as Vancouver’s first catering company.

After a 30-year tenure of delighting Vancouver with a bistro and up to four locations at one time, we now focuses on catering and producing events. Our take out program consists of items such as our house-made lasagna, cookie dough and other specialty items.

Sustainability is one of the main pillars in our philosophy and includes making sure that everything we do has the environment in mind. This means that everything in the front and back of house has a plan of action to reduce our carbon footprint and make sure that the items we serve our guests are local and the best quality. Being a part of the Ocean Wise program helps us regulate the seafood items we use and The Green Table Network assists in reducing the energy we consume and products we use that have a negative impact on the world around us.

The story our food tells is one rooted in true West Coast flavors spanning the past 30 years of food culture in Vancouver. Using only the finest ingredients we find local suppliers that can guarantee its freshness and eco-friendliness.

The secret to the Lazy Gourmet’s success is our people and their drive for un-compromised excellence. We are a tough and determined group who work to ensure that we always remain true to our origins.

These origins can be found in Susan Mendelson herself, as she is vigorous and graciously generous. This has created a robust and seasoned staff whose single-mindedness for quality and contagious hospitality is as distinctive and inviting as Vancouver itself.

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