Scout Jobs: “Abigail’s Party” Seeks Chef To Lead Kitchen Team
November 2, 2010
Abigail's Party is located at 1685 Yew Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-739-4677 | www.abigailsparty.ca
Job Posting from Scout supporters Abigail’s Party
Vancouver, BC | Abigail’s Party is looking for a new Chef to lead our kitchen. Our ideal candidate has a passion for preparing comfort food dishes, both classic & innovative, and have great knowledge and interest in cooking with ethically-raised meats, sustainable seafood and seasonal produce. From the kitchen, we care most about two things: making amazing flavours, and where our ingredients come from. On top of that, we’d like to have an individual who:
- works cleanly and is highly organized;
- can work comfortably in high volume;
- has inventory experience and a strong grasp of effective food costing; and
- has at least two years’ experience as Chef or Sous-Chef.
We love being a neighbourhood restaurant, making tasty cocktails, whisky, craft beer and everything about wine. At five years old, we’re well-established and have a great brunch, dinner & late night following. We’re offering good pay, benefits and fun times. Email your resume to james@abigailsparty.ca and we’ll contact you to arrange to discuss the position in person. Applications will be kept confidential until permission is granted to contact references. Read more
New “Cartel” Invades Georgia & Burrard With Korean Tacos…
October 1, 2010
by Andrew Morrison | Several months ago, Abigail’s Party owner James Iranzad (interview) teamed up with Jesse Grasso and Joel Watanabe (the two kitchen rulers at Chinatown’s Bao Bei) to create “Cartel”, a street cart serving Korean-style tacos.
They’d hoped to win one of the coveted 17 mobile food vendor slots given out in City Hall’s famously messed up pilot project lottery, but no such luck. With concept, brand and menu ready to go, they were forced to wait patiently until granted a location and an operational green light. That assent from on high came late yesterday, and today – their first day of trade – went down swimmingly on the southwest corner of Georgia and Burrard.
The first thing I noticed when I arrived during noon’s final prep was the smell. It was intoxicating. It caused hundreds of hungry passersby on their lunch break to slow down long enough to catch the quick zephyr wiffs. “What are you guys cooking?” was asked just about every ten seconds. You’d think “Korean tacos” would be the least expected answer imaginable, but no one was overheard replying “that’s crazy” or worse, “ew, gross“. The expressions on all the passing faces seemed to say “whatever it is, it smells freakin’ good”. It’s rare that a deadly fine aroma is also unfamiliar. Our brains trick us into thinking we know all smells, but when a new one comes along and it’s so rad that it makes your olfactory toot, it also quickens the pulse.
The tacos come in three guises: pork, beef and vegetarian. Both the beef and the pork are done in the Bulgogi style (a wet Korean marinade, literally “fire meat”). As mentioned, it’s very aromatic stuff. Both meats are local and organic, with the pork from Fraser Valley Farms and the beef from Two Rivers. Thinly shaven, they’re sizzled on a square flat-top before landing on corn tortillas (also local, from Burnaby’s El Comal). Once plated, they’re topped with cilantro, onion and a mild kimchi. The vegetarian version is with mushroom and tofu from Sunrise Organics, but I could give a damn about that (sorry guys).
The prices are reasonable. One double tortilla taco is $3. For two, it’s $5.75; three, $8; and four, $10. I had a pair, and I’m still thinking about them 10 hours later. I’ll talk about the taste in my column on five new and upcoming eateries in the next issue of the Westender. Some food porn above (video) and below (big photos) to tide you over until you bumrush the joint at lunch tomorrow… Read more
Friday Brunches Now A Fixture At Abigail’s Party In Kitsilano
June 10, 2010
Abigail's Party is located at 1685 Yew Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-739-4677 | www.abigailsparty.ca
News from Scout supporters Abigail’s Party
Vancouver, BC | Abigail’s Party is loving Friday brunch and the early start to the weekend. Delicious breakfasts made from scratch using locally sourced, ethically-raised ingredients and more than a pinch of love and care. Market fresh features, really good coffee, fresh juices & mimosas and a great Caesar, too. Indulge with friends and family, Friday to Sunday (and holidays), 9:00am to 2:30pm. Read more
Holiday Cheer Means Brunches, Late Nights & Asian Street Food
December 17, 2009
Popular west side restaurants Abigail's Party and The Flying Tiger are geared up for the holiday season
News from Scout supporters Abigail’s Party and Flying Tiger
Both popular restaurants are fully prepped for the holiday season, selling gift cards, organising Christmas parties, and shaping New Year’s Eve events that are coming cheaply and with bubbly. Get all the details after the jump… Read more
Province To Screw Restaurant Business In Broad Daylight…
July 25, 2009
Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of Finance Colin Hansen announcing their plan to engineer a projected $750 million drop in restaurant sales with their Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
By now our readers in the restaurant trade have likely heard about the provincial government’s promise-breaking plan to institute an HST, or “Harmonized Sales Tax”. For restaurant owners, it’s the taxing equivalent of a hard punch in the throat, translating to a new and absolutely absurd 7% levy on all restaurant meals. That means, come July 2010, customers will have to pay (with GST) a crippling 12% tax on restaurant food. And nevermind the liquor taxes… Read more
Proof That Art History Degrees Aren’t Useless
February 13, 2009
One or twice a week Scout poses 60 questions to a local who has made life in BC that much more interesting. They pick and choose which ones they’d prefer to answer, with a minimum response rate of 20. A Rorschach test, for sure…
32 year old restaurateur James Iranzad was born in Iran and came to Vancouver in 1983 by way of London, England. He holds a BA in Art History and Shakespearean Studies from UBC, which is precisely what you’d need if you were the co-owner and operating partner of Corkscrew Entertainment, the parent company that reigns over the Hell’s Kitchen, Flying Tiger, and Abigail’s Party restaurants in Kitsilano. Read more
Abigail’s Party
October 5, 2008
1685 Yew Street, Vancouver BC | MAP
604-739-4677
Email: james@abigailsparty.ca
www.abigailsparty.ca
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The People Who Make It Happen
Executive Chef | Cameron Picyk
Owner/Operating Partner | A. James Iranzad
Read Reviews
Abigail’s Party a great night out – Alexandra Gill, Globe & Mail
“I loved Abigail’s Party… Kitsilano’s new casual dining gem” – Andrew Morrison, Westender
Hours of Operation
5.30pm – 2am Monday – Saturday
9am – 2.30pm Weekend & holiday brunch
Cartel Taco
October 5, 2008
Details
Web: www.carteltaco.ca
Email: eat@carteltaco.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/carteltaco
Twitter: www.twitter.com/carteltaco
Gallery
Location
Hamilton & Dunsmuir (effective May 2011)
The People That Make It Happen
James Iranzad – Partner (center)
Joel Watanabe – Chef/Partner (right)
Jesse Grasso – Chef/Partner (left)
About Cartel Taco
Cartel Taco is the first project by the Cartel Street Food Company, the rolling obsession of its three founders and their collective forty years of restaurant life. Cartel Taco specializes in hand-making Mexican fusion tacos, using quality meats prepared in the traditional Korean style of Bulgogi. Using grass-fed, free range beef ribeye from Pemberton Meadows Farm and free range pork from Fraser Valley Farms, our meat is marinated and braised before being barbecued and served quickly to order on freshly baked corn tortillas with finely chopped onion, cilantro & kimchi accompaniment. All Cartel ingredients are made or sourced locally, including our kimchi and hand-made tortillas (safe for gluten-free diets), and our amazing salsas are prepared from scratch daily in the Cartel kitchen. For the summer season we’ll also have an excellent fresh papaya salad with kimchi vinaigrette & toasted pumpkin seeds.
Video
Reviews
“…these are solid fusion tacos that are priced right…” – Alexandra Gill
“With Cartel Taco, it’s like Korea and Mexico had gone and eloped and found happiness.” – Mia Stainsby
“I was thrilled by the unique flavours and aromas. Almost as good are the prices” – Andrew Morrison
