The Dirty Apron Cooking School Opens Sweet New Delicatessen…
November 25, 2010
The Dirty Apron Cooking School is located at 540 Beatty St. in Vancouver | 604-879-8588 | www.dirtyapron.com
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Vancouver, BC | The Dirty Apron Delicatessen, now open at 540 Beatty Street, will offer downtown-dwellers hot lunches, gourmet sandwiches, take-home carvery meals, deli meats and cheeses, produce, groceries and fresh flowers. Reminiscent of the general stores of old, the Delicatessen is housed in a historic brick and beam building in Vancouver’s Crosstown neighbourhood within the wildly popular Dirty Apron Cooking School.
Sandwich lovers will rejoice in the creations of Chef Nico Schuermans, whose pulled pork with Japanese mayo, pickled carrots, bean sprouts and cilantro on French baguette is a fresh take on a Vietnamese sub. Other sandwiches like chicken with chipotle mayo and roast tomatoes, prosciutto with fig and Cambozola cheese, hummus with avocado, mint carrot and pomegranate molasses, or the roast beef with chorizo, chimichurri, and charred tomato salsa are also sure to satisfy. Nico will also be offering a Roast of the Day and gourmet sides for healthy take-out family meals, the a perfect weeknight answer to that “what’s for dinner?” question.
In the grocery aisle, don’t miss Chambar Pastry Chef Eleanor Chow’s incredible toppings, previously only available as a delectable waffle side at Café Medina up the street. These indulgent sauces include flavours like white chocolate pistachio rosewater, raspberry caramel, milk chocolate lavender, dark chocolate and fig orange marmalade. If sweets are your thing continue to the freezer section for Eleanor’s homemade ice creams of vanilla bourbon, milk chocolate, and lemon buttermilk sorbet.
Far from your average deli, the Dirty Apron also offers organic fruits and vegetables, artisan cheeses, milk, yogurts, handcrafted dressings, pre-packed marinated meats, and anything else your epicurious heart desires.
The Dirty Apron Delicatessen is open from 10AM to 8PM, seven days a week. For more information please visit www.dirtyapron.com/deli. Read more
Chambar’s Take On A Copycat Restaurant Opened In Shanghai
August 5, 2010
This is a goodie. From Chambar’s new website comes news that a rather enterprising fellow named Fissal Oubida has decided to open a Chambar Belgian Bistro of his own in Shanghai, China, without consultation. Chambar’s response is a little tongue and cheek, but their more than justified annoyance comes across loud and clear.
We’d like to offer our assistance with your menu, which aside from the mussels is getting repeatedly slagged on shanghai blog sites. Although this blogging phenomenon by self proclaimed food critics and possibly sex deprived individuals (why else would you be posting these comments at 2am) are not always complimentary, there are some great people who are genuinely passionate about food. Anyways, feel free to peruse the menu section of our website as it’s continually changing and an easy way for the conceptually challenged to get new ideas.
Please switch to using sustainable seafood, we know this is not a priority in China, considering they’re still serving shark fin soup – but give the our oceans a break will you.
We would strongly advise against serving half waffles (give people the whole damn thing) and DO NOT top with spray can cream and chocolate out of a tube!!
Ditch the gingham table cloths, Belgium has no alpine chalets & Heidi is not from
this country – although there are some hot blondes.
If you are going to advertise a url (www.cham-bar.com) you may want to register it first. Now that we own it, it points to this news page which exposes your blatant incompetence for being original.
If you are going to blatantly steal our logo, which took owner & designer Karri Schuermans about 100 hours to create old school typography style, please don’t insult her further by adding brush script text below it, and definitely don’t add photoshop glow filters – please, this is graphic blasphemy.
It was nice of you to be a patron of Chambar while you lived in Vancouver. We hope all our guests take home a wonderful experience – but not the name, logo and concept. Granted a Belgian style restaurant is by no means an original concept, it helps to have a Belgian chef as good as Nico Schuermans. Don’t get us wrong, we take no ownership of the cuisine from this small country (with a big beer list) that many can’t locate on a map.
Be sure to take legal letters that arrive in the mail quite seriously, especially the ones stating that the ‘Chambar’ name and logo you’ve used are already registered in China. Take this from someone’s foresight, which has now become your hindsight.
What a goof.
Meet Your match In The Kitchen At Dirty Apron Cooking School
July 21, 2010
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Vancouver, BC | Love food but tired of cooking for one? The Dirty Apron Cooking School is bringing city singles together in a class designed to help students meet their match in the kitchen. The class will be a no-pressure combination of cooking, wining, dining and dating, matching male and female students together to co-create gourmet dishes.
With 20 spaces available, students will have the opportunity to meet 10 like-minded food lovers. Paired up at random, each student will cook smoked salmon blinis with lemon yogurt, harrissa prawns with herb salad, seared Hallumi with pomegranate molasses, herb crusted lamb medallions, and chocolate soufflé with chocolate dipped strawberries; rotating between stations to mingle and meet as they cook and eat. Breaking the ice a little further will be Michaela Morris and Michelle Bouffard of House Wine, who will offer commentary with each dish to help demystify wine pairings (and possibly the opposite sex).
The first Singles in the City class will run on Saturday, July 31st and will continue once each month thereafter. Each student is guaranteed to leave at the very least with a few new recipes. Hopefully they’ll pick up a few new phone numbers, too. For more information please visit www.dirtyapron.com. Read more
Chambar To Celebrate “National Belgian Day” in Medieval Style
July 16, 2010
Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
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Vancouver, BC | Join Chambar restaurant on Wednesday, July 21st to celebrate National Belgian Day with a feast fit for kings. History buffs will recognize this national holiday as a day that marks Leopold I taking the constitutional oath as the first King of Belgium on July 21st, 1831.
For one night only, Chambar will celebrate this momentous occasion medieval style with communal tables loaded with platters of meat, seafood and of course, Belgian beers. Outside on Beatty Street, Chef Nico Schuermans will be roasting a pig on a spit, while inside Chambar staff will serve beers by the glass or the metre. Guests should note that due to the medieval nature of this celebration, eating is going to be a hands-on experience only. Please note that vegetarian options and cutlery will not be available. Costumes and furs are deemed festive, but not essential. Get ready to be a little debaucherous… Read more
Dirty Apron Offers Summer Camp For Budding Young Chefs
May 28, 2010
The Dirty Apron Cooking School is located at 540 Beatty St. in Vancouver | 604-879-8588 | www.dirtyapron.com
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Vancouver, BC | The Dirty Apron Cooking School is putting kids in the kitchen this summer. Beginning July 5th the school will launch its first kids camp with the goal of teaching children aged 7 to 11 and teens aged 12 to 17 the skills to prepare basic meals while learning about healthy eating and where their food comes from.
The weeklong camp will focus on how to use a knife safely and with confidence, the basic building blocks of nutrition, and sourcing local ingredients. In addition to being armed with kitchen know-how, students will be in charge of dishing up their own menus, so by week’s end they’ll be crafting a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner without furrowing a brow.
The camp will be offered for ages 7-11 and 12-17 with classes running Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm throughout the summer months. Space will be limited to 24 students per class. Tuition for the camp is priced at $450 and includes a daily recipe book, closely supervised hands-on instruction and all meals. For more information, including daily menus please visit: www.dirtyapron.com/classes. Read more
The Dirty Apron Cooking School Launching Culinary Bootcamp…
May 21, 2010
The Dirty Apron Cooking School is located at 540 Beatty St. in Vancouver | 604-879-8588 | www.dirtyapron.com
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Vancouver, BC | The team that taught you how to impress your dinner guests with delicious menus and savvy kitchen skills will soon take your cooking one step further. On June 21st The Dirty Apron Cooking School will launch Gourmet Bootcamp, the school’s first class series covering kitchen fundamentals. The weeklong program that will run throughout the summer and fall months is designed to teach the tricks of the trade, and students are guaranteed to leave with more than a few industry tricks under their toque.
Led by industry veteran and professional instructor Walter Messiah, Gourmet Bootcamp curriculum will focus on kitchen fundamentals and building a culinary foundation. Spread over the course of five days, instruction will begin with the basics of crafting stocks and sauces and will then move on to essential knife skills, meat and butchery, preparing and cleaning fish and shellfish, working with grains and vegetables, and the art of desserts and pastries. On the final day of the course, students will be tested with a Black Box style challenge that will have them crafting a three-course menu from a box of mystery ingredients. Read more
Chambar Takes Home Gold At The Van Mag Restaurant Awards
May 19, 2010
Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
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Vancouver, BC | Chambar Restaurant was recognized on several fronts at the Vancouver Magazine 21st Annual Restaurant Awards. The Beatty Street sensation was awarded Gold for Best Other European, with Pastry Chef Eleanor Chow receiving an honourable mention for Best Desserts and Wendy McGuinness’ bar program given an honourable mention for Best Bar/Lounge. In addition, Chambar’s Guest Relations guru Eryn Collins was honoured with a Premier Cru award for her outstanding contribution to Vancouver’s hospitality industry over the past 10 years.
“There is an incredible amount of talent and ambition in Vancouver right now,” says Chambar owner Karri Schuermans, “it’s wonderful to have so many members of the Chambar family recognized for their extraordinary efforts and achievements.” Read more
Chambar To Celebrate Craft Beer Week With Special Dinner
May 5, 2010
The award-winning Chambar is located at 562 Beatty St. in Vancouver | 604-879-7119 | www.chambar.com
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Vancouver, BC | In celebration of Vancouver’s inaugural Craft Beer Week Beatty Street’s Belgian sensation, Chambar Restaurant, will be putting on a five-course meal steeped in beer and paired with authentic Belgian brews including the restaurant’s own Chambar Ale. Being held on Tuesday, May 11th at 7:30pm, the dinner will be led by Chambar Bar Manager Wendy McGuinness and Chef Nico Schuermans. Tickets are priced at $100 (excluding tax and gratuity) per person. The full menu is available below after the jump… Read more
Get Cooking With Beer At The Dirty Apron Cooking School
May 5, 2010
The Dirty Apron Cooking School is located at 540 Beatty St. in Vancouver | 604-879-8588 | www.dirtyapron.com
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Vancouver, BC | Cooking with Beer is the theme on Monday, May 10th at The Dirty Apron Cooking School. Brew aficionados celebrating Vancouver’s first official Craft Beer Week are invited to flex their palates and culinary muscle through the creation of a three course meal that not only sees a touch of beer in every preparation, but is plated and paired with some of the Russell Brewing Company’s award-winning favourites. The class menu is after the jump… Read more
Dinner & Drinks On The House At Chambar For Canuck Medalists
February 19, 2010
Award Winning Cuisine for Award Winning Athletes at Beatty Street's Chambar
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Vancouver, BC | Beatty Street’s hot spot, Chambar Restaurant, will congratulate Canadian 2010 Olympic Winter Game medalists with a celebratory dinner for them and a guest on the house. Owners Nico and Karri Schuermans want to recognize the accomplishments of Canadian podium-bound athletes by offering them an evening to indulge in Chambar’s award-winning menus, service, atmosphere, and perhaps a little civilized debauchery. Read more
