The GOODS from L’Abattoir

Vancouver, BC | Chef Lee Cooper of L’Abattoir will chop it up with nine celebrity chefs from across the U.S. and Canada at the annual Northern Chefs Alliance & FarmOn! Foundation Dinner.

The charitable event will take place on Sunday, August 17, at the 175-acre Fish & Game Farm in Hudson, NY. The chefs will serve up a gourmet dinner featuring the bounties of the Hudson Valley region, with ice-cold cocktails and barbecue prepped using several fire pits, smokers and grills. All proceeds from the dinner will benefit the FarmOn! Foundation. FarmOn! is dedicated to bringing awareness to food choices and sources to reinvigorate respect for farming.

The invitation to prep dinner with some of the top chefs on the continent is an honour. Chef Cooper has racked up numerous accolades over the course of his career, bringing more than a decade of industry experience to the helm of L’Abattoir. In the past, Cooper has worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants in the U.S. and the UK, most notably Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck. Upon returning to Vancouver, he accepted the position of sous chef at The Pear Tree Restaurant before being scouted by Jean-Georges Vongerichten to be part of the opening management team at Market by Jean-Georges in Vancouver’s Shangri-La Hotel. Western Living has named Lee one of its 40 Foodies Under 40, and the Vancouver Sun ranked him among their Top 10 up-and-coming chefs.

Fostering connectivity between U.S. and Canadian chefs, the Northern Chefs Alliance was conceived by Matt Jennings of Farmstead Inc. in Rhode Island to foster collaboration between the culinary creators located just across the border from each other. Each year, the alliance hosts several charitable dinners as a primary facet of its mandate. The inaugural events took place in 2013 in Boston and Toronto. The other nine chefs prepping this year’s dinner include…

U.S.:
April Bloomfield – Spotted Pig, The Breslin – New York, NY
Matt Jennings – Townsman – Boston, MA
Sean Brock – McCrady’s, Husk – Charleston, S.C. and Nashville, TN
Jamie Bissonnette – Coppa, Toro – Boston, MA & New York, NY
Zakary Pelaccio, Jori Jayne Emde & Kevin Pomplun – Fish & Game – Hudson, NY

Canada:
Rob Gentile – Buca – Toronto, ON
Matty Matheson – Parts & Labour – Toronto, ON
Derek Dammann – Maison Publique – Montreal, QC
Jeremy Charles – Raymonds – St. John’s, NL

Details

217 Carrall St, Gastown | Vancouver, BC
Telephone: 604-568-1701
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.labattoir.ca
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Hours

Open 7 evenings a week, 5:30pm to 10:30pm
Kitchen closes at 10pm | Bar service until midnight

The Team

Paul Grunberg | General Manager
Lee Cooper | Chef
Robert Herman | Sommelier/GM
Shaun Layton | Head Barman

About

L’Abattoir is located in the center of Gastown between historic Gaoler’s Mews and Blood Alley. The restaurant was built in the 19th century and is the site of Vancouver’s first jail. Originally buttressed to the city’s main butchery and meat packing district, the name L’Abattoir pays homage to the neighbourhood’s colourful past.

Set in a refurbished brick and beam building that combines classic French tile work with industrial fixtures, natural wood, and glass and steel finishes, the restaurant offers a bar and lounge setting, elevated dining room and plush, sun soaked atrium.

Chef Lee Cooper and General Manager Paul Grunberg are dedicated to highlighting the finer points of eating and drinking in L’Abattoir’s informed but informal setting. French-influenced West Coast fare is paired with Sommelier Robert Herman’s eclectic wine program and Head Barman Shaun Layton’s innovative cocktail list to offer a truly unique dining experience.

Press

“Fresh market-driven flavours, innovative fare, handsome rooms, winsome cocktails and wine list – who could ask for more?” | Alexandra Gill, The Globe & Mail

“L’Abattoir, I gotta say, nails it. I got very excited over the food.” | Mia Stainsby,
Vancouver Sun

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