GOODS: Gastown’s “Cork & Fin” Hosting 2nd Annual Oyster Shucking Fest Wednesday

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The GOODS from Cork & Fin

Vancouver, BC | We’re hosting our 2nd Annual Oyster Shucking Festival at the restaurant this Wednesday, September 7th at 3pm. Entrance is $10, which gets diners bivalves and drink.

Restaurants In Gastown & The DTES Launch “Eat Drink Local”

News from some of our Gastown and DTES friends…

This fall, many of the Downtown East Side’s (DTES) best restaurants are joining together for Eat Drink Local, a celebration of the food scene in Vancouver’s most energetic culinary neighbourhood.

Drawn by accessible heritage commercial spaces and the growing community of restaurateurs, the neighbourhoods of the DTES—Gastown, Railtown and East Hastings– have emerged as the engine driving Vancouver’s food and cocktail culture. The young, dynamic chefs, operators and bartenders who have moved into the neighbourhood have helped to define a unique Vancouver food style that’s built on local ingredients, excellence without pretention, the spirit of adventure and a passion for the art and craft of food and cocktail preparation.

In the spirit of the fall harvest and Thanksgiving, this October will see the launch of the inaugural Eat Drink Local food celebration. From October 31—November 3 and November 7-10. Eat Drink Local will shine the spotlight on a group of Downtown restaurants with special menus and events.

Read more info and to see which restaurants are involved, click past the jump… Read more

Cork & Fin

Details

221 Carrall Street, Gastown, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2J2
Tel: 604-569-2215 Fax: 604-569-2214
Email: francis@corkandfin.ca
Web: www.corkandfin.ca | Twitter | Facebook

GALLERY

Hours of Operation

Sunday through Thursday: 5:00 pm till close
Friday & Saturday: 4:00 pm till close

The Team

Francis Regio: Owner/General Manager
Elliott Hashimoto: Owner/Executive Chef
Doug Stephen: Restaurant Manager
Peter Niermann: Sous-Chef

About The Restaurant

Set in the heart of Gastown in the historic Alhambra building, Cork & Fin is one of Vancouvers top seafood restaurants. The restaurant glows with the warmth of soft candle light, exposed brick and the antique banister framing the bar. The Raw Bar at the front provides the launching area for dozens of oysters a night as well as our famed Seafood Towers. The hot kitchen plays host to wonderful grilled whole fish, scallops and an array of carnivorous options.

Owners Elliott Hashimoto and Francis Regio work tirelessly to provide the best seafood experience for an affordable price. Working with local purveyors and farmers as much as possible has become de rigueur for the entire Cork & Fin team.

A small concise wine list is the backbone to the bar program that strives to deliver on all fronts, whether it be the seasonally changing cocktail list or an ever changing selection of local and international beers.

Accolades

Open Table Diner Choice Awards: “Hot Spot, Fit for Foodies & Seafood”

Vancouver Magazine: Eating & Drinking Guide 2011

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Seen In Vancouver #254: Times They Are A-Changin’ In Gastown

A purple (yes, purple) Bentley Arnage was parked in the loading zone on Carrall St. in front of Cork & Fin and L’Abattoir for close to three hours last night and it didn’t receive a single scratch. A couple of drunk Surrey douches fresh from The Blarney may have peed close to one of the tires, but beyond that…yeah…not a scratch!

The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
rapidly fadin’
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin’.

“Cork & Fin” Coming Together Swimmingly In Heart Of Gastown

Cork & Fin executive chef Elliott Hashimoto gets his hands dirty trying to get the restaurant ready for opening

A dozen new shots of the soon-to-open Gastown joint, Cork & Fin, brought to us by Francis Regio, long of Tapastree. Take a look after the jump… Read more

Gastown To Land Likely Keeper With The Upcoming Cork & Fin…

Francis Regio, formerly (and long) a fixture at the West End’s much loved Tapastree, has taken over the old Blake’s location at 221 Carrall St. (corner of Blood Alley next to the original Irish Heather). He plans to open a new seafood and wine bar called Cork & Fin by the middle of February. I caught up with Francis yesterday at the location with the restaurant’s chef, Elliott Hashimoto (ex-Brix, Tapastree), and took the nickel tour. It’s a small, two level spot with an open raw bar and dining room on the main floor and some more seating up the short and very beautiful set of stairs. From what I was told, it sounds like we can expect something akin to a hip and considerably more casual Blue Water Café. A few snaps below… Read more