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“Market” & “Bearfoot Bistro” Are Swapping Restaurants For One Night Only

Market by Jean-Georges is located in the Shangri-La at 1128 W. Georgia | 604-695-1115 | marketbyjgvancouver.com
Market by Jean-Georges is located in the Shangri-La at 1128 W. Georgia | 604-695-1115 | marketbyjgvancouver.com

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Vancouver, BC | For one night only, two iconic dining establishments will be switching venues. On Saturday, November 9, MARKET by Jean-Georges will be taking over the dining room at the Bearfoot Bistro, while on Wednesday, November 13 the Bearfoot Bistro team will be packing up their things and moving into MARKET. Each restaurant will be serving up an exclusive four-course tasting menu featuring the best of the season for $78.00.

The evening was inspired by a glass of wine and conversation between Bearfoot Bistro founder André Saint-Jacques and MARKET restaurant manager David Auer. “At the Bearfoot Bistro we are always looking to be innovative and have fun. I have always been a great fan of Jean-Georges and have had the pleasure of dining at many of his restaurants around the world. Partnering with the MARKET in this crazy idea seemed like a natural fit,” says Saint-Jacques from the Bearfoot Bistro.”

“From the chefs, furniture, front-of-house team and bartenders, each of our restaurants are planning to take this opportunity to be playful and have some fun,” says Auer from MARKET by Jean-Georges. “The plan is to recreate our respective restaurants so that from the moment you walk in the door to the moment you leave, you will think you are in a different place. The switch is a perfect way for us to be able to share our amazing MARKET experience to a different audience in a different place.”

Chef de Cuisine Montgomery Lau from MARKET by Jean-Georges is planning to feature the “Best of MARKET” for the restaurant swap. Jean-Georges’ signature ‘vibrant cuisine’ – a reflection of classic French training, 10 years spent in Asia and the Culinary Concepts’ philosophy of ‘global in reach, local in content’ – features intense flavours and textures resulting from the use of vegetable juices and fruit essences, light broths and herbal vinaigrettes. Executive Chef Melissa Craig has established herself as one of the top names in Canadian cuisine. Commanding a large kitchen devoted to sourcing the best ingredients from home and abroad, Chef Craig’s vision is both approachable and cutting edge. For the night’s tasting menu, Melissa will be featuring classic Bearfoot Bistro favourites inspired by the local harvest season.

Reservations for the MARKET by Jean-Georges dinner in Whistler are available by calling (604) 932-3433 x1. Reservations for the Bearfoot Bistro dinner in Vancouver can be made by calling (604) 695-1115 or by booking through Open Table.

MARKET by Jean-Georges is the first restaurant in Canada for the three-star Michelin chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and the signature restaurant of Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver. MARKET, open seven days a week from breakfast through dinner, is located on the hotel’s third floor and accessible through the hotel or directly off Alberni Street. Reservations can by made by telephone at (604) 695-1115 or via the restaurant’s website: www.marketbyjgvancouver.com.

The award-winning Bearfoot Bistro headed up by Executive Chef Melissa Craig was awarded in 2012 the “Distinction in Fine Dining” by the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA). Extravagant, approachable, and undeniably fun, the restaurant boasts all the accoutrements of a five star dining establishment without the fuss and pretension. For more information or reservations, call (604) 932-3433 or visit www.bearfootbistro.com.

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1115 Alberni Street, 3rd Floor, Vancouver, BC V6E 0A8
Telephone: 604-695-1115
Website: www.marketbyjgvancouver.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/marketbyjeangeorgesvancouver
Twitter: @scullyatmarket | @davidatmarket | @oliatmarket | @barjonesing

Gallery

  • Black Truffle Pizza
  • Restaurant Manager - Brittany Anderson
  • MARKET by JEAN-GEORGES
  • Tuna Tartare
  • Steamed Shrimp Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
  • MARKET by JEAN-GEORGES
  • Seared Scallops, Caramalized Cauliflower
  • Seasonal Terrace
  • Bubbles, Beats & Brunch on MARKET Terrace
  • Brown Butter Waffle
  • Market by Jean-Georges
  • Express Lunch - Grilled Pork Loin
  • MARKET by JEAN-GEORGES
  • Shangri-La Vancouver_MARKET By Jean-Georges Bar
  • MARKET Bar
  • Beet Salad
  • Beef Tenderloin, Carrots and Miso
  • Bathrooms
  • B.C. Blueberry Caipirinha

About MARKET by Jean-Georges

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A dining destination & bar, where we promise to shake & stir you to the core! Located on the 3rd floor of the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver, MARKET by Jean-Georges offers four distinct dining experiences; the intimate and casual Georgia Room with fireplace; a heated covered outdoor terrace; an enticing bar with lounge seating; and a modern dining room featuring three private rooms, accommodating 10 to 30 guests. Most recently nominated for Best New Restaurant in 2010 by Vancouver Magazine and rated as AAA Approved Four Diamond restaurant, Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten brings his vibrant cuisine to Vancouver with his unique dishes inspired from his travels through South East Asia.

Recent Press

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THE VANCOUVER SUN – Mia Stainsby | It’s been too long since I’ve visited New York… So it was really nice of New York to come and visit me. Market at Shangri-La in Vancouver borrowed chef Anthony Ricco from New York’s Spice Market to bring some of his food here. Both restaurants are operated by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, whose name is spoken in reverential tones even in that jaded city.

We shared four à la carte dishes, plus a dessert. Shaved tuna with chili tapioca, Asian pear and lime ($14) was, if I may speak in rhyme, sublime: Petals of sashimi-grade tuna and a quenelle of tuna broth sorbet were served over a coconut kaffir lime broth. Vietnamese chicken curry ($22) featured half a chicken chopped into eight pieces in a beautiful coconut curry broth; fresh cut herbs
rained down upon it…

Ricco says he was impressed by the passionate, hard-working crew at Market. By his reckoning, this generation of New York chefs are getting a little too soft.

In Vancouver, Market impressed me once again, with casual but impeccable service. Case in point: a server saw us switching dishes and swooped in with the proper cutlery for each of us. The congenial professionalism is just right.

@MONTECRISTO_Mag | MONTECRISTO Magazine | Congratulations to MONTE Spirits contributor @BARJONESING on his appointment to Lead Bartender for Market by Jean-Georges @ShangriLaHotels.

@Miss604 | Rebecca Bollwitt | RT @BARJONESING Pleased to announce my new role as Lead Bartender at Market by Jean-Georges @ShangriLaHotels Vancouver – on the bar Friday

@scoutmagazine | Andrew Morrison | Jay Jones Takes Over The Bar At MARKET in The Shangri-La Hotel – http://tinyurl.com/4raoq9s

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