GOODS: Beatty’s Award-Winning “Chambar” On The Lookout For Experienced Line Cooks
February 18, 2012
Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
The GOODS from Chambar
Vancouver, BC | Chambar Restaurant is looking for full-time cooks with a minimum of 3 years of experience in fine dining. Chambar is a high volume and fast paced environment. The candidate must have a strong work ethic and be detail oriented. Wages are very competitive. Please email resumes to jobs@chambar.com. No phone calls please. Learn more about the restaurant after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Chambar Partners With Luxury Polish Export For “Do-or-Die” Vodka Dinner
February 7, 2012
Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
The GOODS from Chambar
Vancouver, BC | Vodka, what is it good for? Join Belvedere Vodka Ambassador Claire Smith, Chambar chef Nico Schuermans and Tales of the Cocktail frontrunner Jacob Sweetapple for a look into the past and present of this much-maligned spirit. This “do-or-die” dinner discussion will feature five courses and multiple pairings from an exclusive Belvedere library. Decide whether Poland’s most notable export should be labelled the comeback kid or be denoted as done. Details after the jump… Read more
Chow & Johnson’s Soon To Open “Cadeaux” Is Looking To Hire An Assistant Pastry Chef
January 9, 2012
We’ve received word that the much anticipated Cadeaux Bakery at 172 Powell (from Chambar veterans Eleanor Chow and Slavita Johnson) is looking for a full time assistant pastry chef. The successful candidate will be fun, energetic, and will have completed a professional pastry program with at least 2 years of pastry experience under his/her belt. The place is looking to open softly in a week or two, so we imagine this position starts immediately. Fine dining experience is an asset (those with no experience will not be considered). Your resumes with sparkling references will be happily received at cadeauxbakery [at] gmail [dot com].
GOODS: Beatty’s Award-Winning “Chambar” Achieves Carbon Neutral Certification
January 5, 2012
Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
The GOODS from Chambar
Vancouver, BC | It’s not easy being green, especially for a restaurant. For the last two years, Chambar owner Karri Schuermans has focused on the restaurant’s waste reduction: implementing innovative composting and recycling programs, sourcing environmentally friendly cleaning products, switching from hand towels to hand dryers, changing from plastic to corn straws, and focusing on water conservation. Partner and chef Nico Schuermans’ menu – now more than ever – features sustainably harvested and locally sourced ingredients. All of this combined with the purchase of carbon offsets has resulted in Chambar achieving Carbon Neutral certification, one of just two restaurants in British Columbia to hold this status. “After two years of research and implementation, we’ve been able to make a dramatic difference in Chambar’s carbon footprint,” says Karri Schuermans. “This is an initiative that is important to us both personally and professionally. We are continually addressing new challenges with the restaurant and seeking improved options for offsets that provide community benefit.” Read more
GOODS: Chambar Setting Up For An Evening Of Civilized Debauchery On New Year’s Eve
December 23, 2011
Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
The GOODS from Chambar
Vancouver, BC | As the new year begins and the old one ends, join us to celebrate in true Chambar form – an infamous evening of civilized debauchery. Expect great food, music from DJ Hebegebe (and guest), entertainment from Burlesque beauties, and next door Medina set up as a vodka and oyster bar. Doors open at 7:30pm and shut at 10:00pm. Dress is sexy formal. Call 604-879-7119 to reserve tickets at $150 (all inclusive), or visit chambar.com/nye. Learn more about the restaurant after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Beatty’s Celebrated “Chambar” Restaurant Hunting For Experienced Cooks
November 16, 2011
Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
The GOODS from Chambar
Vancouver, BC | Chambar Restaurant is looking for full-time cooks with a minimum of 3 years of experience in fine dining. Chambar is a high volume and fast paced environment. The candidate must have a strong work ethic and be detail oriented. Wages are very competitive. Please email resumes to jobs@chambar.com. No phone calls please. Learn more about the restaurant after the jump… Read more
Postcards From The Crazy Trans-America Trail From Chambar Chef Nico Schuermans
September 22, 2011
What does any right thinking chef do after opening three successful businesses in six years and becoming a father, twice? He grabs his motorcycle and leaves, of course (well, if only for a while).
We usually do enough field trips on Scout, but Karri Schuermans, wife and partner of chef Nico Schuermans (think Beatty St.’s Chambar, Medina, Dirty Apron) sent in these envy-inducing photos of Nico and his good friend Jesse Keefer (of the awesome Bodega Ridge on Galiano Island) riding the famously grueling Trans-America trail, which starts in northeastern Tennessee and ends at the Pacific at the bottom of Oregon. As a big fan of the Long Way Round films (and Nico and Jesse), I can only imagine how awesome it has been for them. The trail is over 4,800 miles of mostly off-road riding, so it’s quite different from the relative coziness of a Route 66. According to Karri – who has been getting updates and snapshots from the road – their travels have included a lot of dirt and great people (save for some Uncle Daddy weirdness in Mississippi). Nico t-boned a cow on his bike (both were fine) and had to tow Jesse for a while after his clutch broke, but beyond that, they’ve endured a lot of amazing scenery and had a wonderful time. They hit Oregon yesterday and are ecstatic to have real coffee for a change. Karri reports that “they may make it back tonight if the weather holds up, and are looking forward to a great meal and beers!” We hope the last of their journey is a safe one, and welcome both of them home.
GOODS: The Dirty Apron Delicatessen Is On The Hunt For An Experienced Sous Chef
September 21, 2011
The Dirty Apron Deli & Cooking School is located at 540 Beatty St. in Vancouver | 604-879-8588 | www.dirtyapron.com
The GOODS from The Dirty Apron
Vancouver, BC | The Dirty Apron Delicatessen needs a full time sous chef with 2 to 3 years experience in a fast paced deli or catering kitchen. Those keen to teach and willing to be taught please email your resumes to kitchen@dirtyapron.com (no phone calls). Learn more about us after the leap… Read more
GOODS: “Chambar” To Serve Up Hands-On Belgian National Day Feast This July 21st
July 8, 2011
Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
Job posting from GOODS member Chambar
Vancouver, BC | On Thursday, July 21st Chambar restaurant will host its annual Belgian National Day Feast in honour of Chef/Owner Nico Schuermans’ heritage and the popular restaurant’s vibrant cultural roots. A feast fit for kings, the evening will see 15 different dishes served family style, including a spit roast pig cooked just outside Chambar’s doors on Beatty Street, meters of Chambar Ale, decadent meat platters, friendly, communal tables and no-fuss, hands-on dining.
Those in tune with Belgian history will recognize this national holiday as the day that Leopold I took the constitutional oath as the first King of Belgium on July 21st, 1831. This July 21st, exactly 180 years later and for one night only, Chambar will honour the momentous occasion with medieval fare that calls for civilized debauchery. Get set to indulge… Read more
Cool Thing We Want #252: More Of The Awesome We Just Inhaled
January 7, 2011
Yeah, that’s ice cream. Meet our just finished little tub of super extra infinity awesome, courtesy of Chambar pastry chef Eleanor Chow. Available now at The Dirty Apron Delicatessen. Shiver-worthy.
