GOODS: “Blue Water Cafe” Hosting Special Supper With NYT Food Writer Mark Bittman
April 18, 2013
Blue Water Cafe is located at 1095 Hamilton Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-688-8078 | www.bluewatercafe.net
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Vancouver, BC | It is with great pleasure that we announce a very special evening in honour of Mark Bittman’s visit to Vancouver. Acclaimed New York Times columnist, author of “How to Cook Everything” and all-round culinary star, Mark Bittman will join us at Blue Water Cafe for an intimate celebration of food and wine. Chef Frank Pabst will create an exclusive four-course menu, while Wine Director Andrea Vescovi personally pairs each course with his own handpicked selections. Read more
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Yaletown’s “Blue Water Cafe” Is Searching For A Line Cook
January 27, 2013
Blue Water Cafe is located at 1095 Hamilton Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-688-8078 | www.bluewatercafe.net
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Vancouver, BC | Award-winning seafood restaurant Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar is accepting applications for a full-time, experienced line cook. Candidates will have the opportunity to learn from an experienced kitchen team and work with exceptional seasonal products. Blue Water Cafe provides a great opportunity for development within the organization; candidates must be energetic and motivated team players who work well under pressure in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. If you think you are a good fit and would enjoy being a part of our team please forward your resume to ricardo@bluewatercafe.net. We thank all applicants but only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Read more
GOODS: “Blue Water Cafe” Gets Set To Launch A February Full Of Unsung Heroes
January 17, 2013
Blue Water Cafe is located at 1095 Hamilton Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-688-8078 | www.bluewatercafe.net
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Vancouver, BC | For the past decade Executive Chef Frank Pabst has championed our local sustainable fisheries movement, spotlighting delicious yet under-utilized species. This February, Chef Pabst will present his annual “Unsung Heroes” festival, focusing on seafood such as mackerel, jellyfish and periwinkles. “Once upon a time, these fish were considered a little exotic,” Pabst says, “but they’re really about where we live—and truly amazing to work with.” Working in concert with the Vancouver Aquarium’s ‘Ocean Wise’ program, of which Blue Water Cafe is a founding member, Pabst’s objective is to avoid species that are over-fished, or harvested in ways that can damage ocean beds – and introduce diners to fresh experiences and new flavours. “Our real goal is to bring further awareness to these fine ingredients and make them more accessible to our guests, while trying to protect and conserve our marine ecosystems” he says. His menu will cater to both the “Unsung Hero” connoisseur as well as guests looking to try something different for the first time. Certain menu items will return by popular demand, such as Sea Urchin Scallop Mousse with Ponzu Jelly, Periwinkles poached in Kombu Dashi, and Jellyfish with Pork Jowl and Lotus Root. 10% of proceeds will be donated to the Ocean Wise sustainable seafood program. Read more
GOODS: Araxi, CinCin, Blue Water Cafe, And West Prepare For Special Fall Wine Dinners
October 4, 2012
Details on a special series of extraordinary wine suppers at Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West during the Fall season
The GOODS from CinCin, Araxi, West, & Blue Water Café
Vancouver & Whistler, BC | This autumn we are pleased to present five extraordinary wine dinners at Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West. Our award-winning chefs will craft multi-course tasting menus to complement each evening’s progression of wines. Senior representatives from select wineries will speak to the history and terroir of their estates and winemaking methods. Get all the details on these unmissable evenings after the jump… Read more
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Yaletown’s “Blue Water Cafe” On The Hunt For Kitchen Staff
September 14, 2012
Blue Water Cafe is located at 1095 Hamilton Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-688-8078 | www.bluewatercafe.net
The GOODS from Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar
Vancouver, BC | Award-winning seafood restaurant Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar is accepting applications for a full time experienced line cook position, a junior kitchen management position, and a pastry chef assistant position. Candidates will have the opportunity to learn from an experienced kitchen team and work with exceptional seasonal products. Blue Water Cafe provides a great opportunity for development within the organization; candidates must be energetic and motivated team players who work well under pressure in a dynamic and fast paced environment. Read more
GOODS: Top Table Rooms Win Accolades At The 23rd Annual Van Mag Restaurant Awards
April 24, 2012
Every one of Top Table's restaurants were recognised for their contributions to the Vancouver restaurant scene this year
The GOODS from CinCin, Araxi, West, & Blue Water Café
Vancouver & Whistler, BC | If cherry blossoms herald spring across the province, in British Columbia’s culinary industry, the change of seasons is marked by the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. Now in their 23rd year, and unique in Canada, the awards were convened on a fitting spring day – Monday, April 23rd – at the Sheraton Wall Centre. A panel of 18 judges acknowledged industry excellence as Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin, West and Thierry were honoured before an audience of leading restaurateurs, chefs, and service professionals. Details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Top Table’s Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin And West Shine At The Wine Festival
March 2, 2012
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Vancouver & Whistler, BC | Top Table Group’s restaurant wine lists were once again saluted at the 9th Annual Wine List Awards Luncheon convened earlier this afternoon during the 34th annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. In attendance at the Luncheon were Top Table wine directors Samantha Rahn (Araxi), as well as Andrea Vescovi (Blue Water Cafe) and Owen Knowlton (West), each of whom has previously been awarded ‘Sommelier of the Year’, in 2009 and 2011 respectively. Blue Water Cafe and West were two of only six restaurants awarded with the highest Platinum Wine List Award, while Araxi and CinCin Araxi and CinCin were among a distinguished group to win the Gold designation. Read more
GOODS: Chef Frank Pabst Reveals 2012 “Unsung Heroes” Menu At Blue Water Cafe
January 26, 2012
Blue Water Cafe is located at 1095 Hamilton Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-688-8078 | www.bluewatercafe.net
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Vancouver, BC | Executive Chef Frank Pabst’s eighth annual Unsung Heroes Festival takes pride of place at Vancouver’s multiple award-winning Blue Water Cafe throughout the month of February. Chef Pabst, who has won many culinary distinctions, has long been a champion of the sustainable fisheries movement. He created the Unsung Heroes Festival specifically to draw attention to the diversity of formerly under-utilized species. His concept is simple: Avoid species that are over-fished, or fished in ways that damage ocean beds or cause unnecessary by-catch, by introducing diners to new experiences and flavours using species found in abundance.
Since then, the Festival has become ‘wildly popular’ at Blue Water Cafe, as avid diners seek out new dishes, as well as returning favourites from Unsung Heroes past.
“Eight years ago, this was quite a radical concept,” Pabst says. “But now our guests are well-informed as to just how delicious and nutritional some of these lesser-known seafoods can be. I’m delighted that we’ve been able to introduce them in the mainstream.” Again this year, 10% of proceeds will be donated to the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise sustainable seafood program, of which Blue Water Cafe is a founding member. Take a look at the menu after the jump… Read more
DINER: A Repository Of Kitchen Memories In Exchange For Anthony Bourdain VIP Passes
October 29, 2011
As noted in an earlier post, Blue Water Cafe kindly supplied us with a pair of VIP passes to give away to a lucky Scout reader keen to see Anthony Bourdain speak tonight (Saturday, October) at the The Center In Vancouver For The Performing Arts. Many dozens have expressed their interest in the comment thread, some of whom are now writing down their fondest kitchen memories to win. They (and you) have between now and 8am to jot down between 100 and 500 words detailing a moment around food that really stood out. Maybe we’ll read of sorts similar to those which may have steered Anthony Bourdain toward a life of knives, late nights and finger condoms. Who knows? But please do them the honour of “liking” your favourites on our Facebook page up until noon, at which time with the memory with the most “likes” wins, and will land at the show later that night in premium seats with his/her presumably very pleased date. Afterwards, the winner + 1 will be invited to a post-performance meet and greet with Mr. Bourdain himself, which – fuck it – is pretty damn rad. So dig deep for all those memories, pick your fave, write it down and tell your friends to “like” what they may or may not remember of you. In any event, good luck to all. Happy writing. Happier reading.
UPDATE: Congrats to Darin Wall, the 1st Cook at Horizon’s Restaurant. You and a friend are going to the show!
SWAG: Who Wants To Win A VIP Package To Go See Anthony Bourdain Tomorrow Night?
October 28, 2011
The good folks at Yaletown’s award-winning Blue Water Cafe have given us two VIP passes to go see culinary polymath Anthony Bourdain speak at the Center In Vancouver For Performing Arts tomorrow (Saturday) night at 8pm.
Following the release of his newest best-seller, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook, Anthony Bourdain will visit The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts for one night only, Saturday, October 29, 2011. Chef, author of Kitchen Confidential, and host of Travel + Escape Channel’s No Reservations, Bourdain will spend the evening sharing candid, and often hard-hitting insights about his life’s work and travels, including an open question and answer session with the audience.
This is going to be a thousand kinds of awesome, as the package includes the following for two: premium seating; exclusive access to post-show reception meet and greet with Anthony Bourdain; hors d’oeuvres by Executive Chef Frank Pabst of Blue Water Cafe at reception; limited edition Anthony Bourdain poster (numbered exclusive to ticket packages); and goodness knows what else. To stand a chance at winning, express your interest in the comments below and keep an eye on our Twitter feed and our Facebook page for the giveaway late tonight!
GOODS: Yaletown’s “Blue Water Cafe” To Host Special Wine Dinners During October
September 21, 2011
Blue Water Cafe is located at 1095 Hamilton Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-688-8078 | www.bluewatercafe.net
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Vancouver, BC | Blue Water Cafe will welcome two leading wineries in two separate events during the month of October: Viña Errázuriz (Chile), as well as Maison Joseph Drouhin (Burgundy) and Domaine Drouhin (Oregon). Please join us for multi-course menus designed by executive chef Frank Pabst to complement each wine, and to hear from two legendary winemakers, who will provide expert commentary on their histories, and winemaking philosophies and techniques. Details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Private Blends Launched By “Top Table” Wine Directors And “Laughing Stock”
September 14, 2011
Top Table's partnership with Laughing Stock Vineyards produces two uniquely blended wines
The GOODS from CinCin, Araxi, West, & Blue Water Café
Vancouver & Whistler, BC | Top Table’s four wine directors—Araxi’s Samantha Rahn, Blue Water Cafe’s Andrea Vescovi, CinCin’s Sarah McCauley, and West’s Owen Knowlton—are excited to debut their inaugural wine label, Director’s Blend, a duo of personally blended wines produced by Laughing Stock Vineyards in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.
Augmenting the extensive international wine cellars at each restaurant, the 2009 Director’s Blend Red and 2010 Director’s Blend White are now available exclusively at Top Table restaurants and represent the first vintages of an ongoing project. Learn more after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Top Table Rooms Shine At The 22nd Annual VanMag Restaurant Awards
April 13, 2011
Veteran Top Table restaurant staff have been recognised for their contributions to the Vancouver restaurant scene...
The GOODS from CinCin, Araxi, West, & Blue Water Café
Vancouver & Whistler, BC | In British Columbia’s culinary industry, nothing salutes the advent of spring quite like the annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. Unique in Canada, and now in its 22nd year, the awards were convened on Tuesday, April 12th at the Sheraton Wall Centre. A panel of 19 judges acknowledged industry excellence as Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West were honoured before a standing-room-only audience of leading restaurateurs, chefs and service professionals. Read more
