GOODS: Kitsilano’s Maenam To Host Special Schloss Reinhartshausen Wine Dinner

West 4th's crticially acclaimed Maenam is located at 1938 West 4th Ave in Kits | 604-730-5579 | www.maenam.ca

The GOODS from Maenam

Vancouver, BC | Join chef Angus An and sommelier Brooke Delves on Tuesday, September 27th for a multi-vintage showcase of Schloss Reinhartshausen rieslings and pinot noirs paired with five courses of fresh Thai flavours. Set in Maenam’s intimate dining room, guests are encouraged to reserve tickets early for this single seating event. Dinner begins at 6:30pm and tickets are $75.00/person excluding taxes and gratuity. Details and menu after the jump… Read more

Scout List: Our Eclectic Agenda For Discerning Vancouverites…

The main objective of this website is to scout out and promote the things that make Vancouver such a sweet place to be. We do this with an emphasis on the city’s independent spirit to foster a sense of connectedness within and between our communities, and to introduce our readers to the people who grow and cook our food, play the raddest tunes in our better venues, create our most interesting art, and design everything from what we wear to the spaces we inhabit.

The Scout List is our carefully considered, first rate agenda of super awesome things that we’re either doing, wishing that we could do, or conspiring to do this week. From our calendar to yours… Read more

GOODS: West 4th’s Award-Winning Maenam Tailoring Take-Out For Canuck Playoff Run

West 4th's crticially acclaimed Maenam is located at 1938 West 4th Ave in Kits | 604-730-5579 | www.maenam.ca

The GOODS from Maenam

Vancouver, BC | It’s playoff time at Kitsilano’s Maenam restaurant, where chef Angus An is offering Canuck takeout dishes for fans hooked on hockey. Cheer the team into the next round with shared, family-style selections from Maenam’s full lunch and dinner takeout menus.

FIRST PERIOD: Get started with tom kaa gai, a creamy hot and sour soup of chicken thighs braised in coconut cream, or pass around tort man gung, wild prawn cakes made with sustainable baja prawns and served with cucumber relish.

SECOND PERIOD: Prepare for the sweet sound of a victorious buzzer with a variety of small plates, including naam, a fried house-fermented thai sausage dressed with garlic, chiles, and Maenam’s house-made sweet chili sauce. Soak up the goods with a side of roti.

THIRD PERIOD: Things heat up in your third and final course with the aromatic and smoky pad phed si krong neaua, beef short ribs braised in coconut cream then stir fried with pad prik king curry paste. For those glued to the screen, there’s always Maenam’s reliable and legendary pad thai (add your own chilies for extra spice). Read more

A Travelers Taste Of Southern Thailand At West 4th’s ‘Maenam’

West 4th's crticially acclaimed Maenam is located at 1938 West 4th Ave in Kits | 604-730-5579 | www.maenam.ca

News from Scout supporter Maenam

Vancouver, BC | Fresh off his annual three week exploration through Southeast Asia, Chef Angus An has launched a new menu highlighting the iconic street eats of Southern Thailand. This food vendor speckled region offers cuisine themed by local seafood, fruits, and nuts, with dishes that are typically fresh and sharp or nutty and spicy. Largely influenced by its proximity to coastlines and a land border with Malaysia, the south has a strong Muslim presence resulting in the widespread use of spices like cumin, fennel, anise, and turmeric.

In the months to come, guests at Maenam can expect to try dishes like Kao Yum Pak Tai, an elegant rice salad of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf, green mango, cucumber, pomelo, toasted coconut, betal leaves, and lime; Kua Kling Beef, an aromatic turmeric spiked dish with thinly sliced beef, kaffir lime zest, galangal and kaffir lime julienne; Tom Som Plah, hot and sour soup of sablefish and turmeric accented with dill; and Mussaman Gat, a mussaman curry of lamb leg, with toasted peanuts, perfumed with lots of dried spices and balanced with pineapples and pearl onions. To view Maenam’s new lunch, dinner and take out menus please visit www.maenam.ca. Read more

Scout Jobs: West 4th’s “Maenam” Seeking New General Manager

From Scout supporter Maenam today…

Maenam is seeking candidates for the position of General Manager. Applicants should be dynamic, self-motivated and have extensive wine knowledge. Previous management experience and leadership qualities required. Email resumes to chef/owner Angus An at angus@maenam.ca.

Giddy up.

West 4th’s Maenam Honoured At The Van Mag Restaurant Awards

West 4th's acclaimed Maenam is located at 1938 West 4th Ave in Kits | 604-730-5579 | www.maenam.ca

News from Scout supporter Maenam

Vancouver, BC | Executive chef Angus An was honoured with Gold for Best Thai and Silver for Best New Restaurant at the 21st annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. It was just one short year ago that An decided to re-brand his west coast inspired Gastropod (winner of Best New Fine Dining at the 18th Annual Vancouver Magazine Awards) and reopen as Maenam, a restaurant dedicated to serving authentic Thai cuisine rooted in traditional recipes. In that short time, the West 4th Avenue wonder has been applauded by both customers and critics alike. “These awards are an incredible honour,” says Angus, “and it is wonderful to be recognized by such a distinguished panel amongst such a talented group of industry professionals for creating dishes that are true to Thai tradition.” Read more

Annual Spot Prawn Season Gets Touch of Thai At Maenam In Kits

Chef Angus An celebrates coastal bounty of local spot prawns with traditional Thai recipes at West 4th's Maenam

News from Scout supporter Maenam

Vancouver, BC | In celebration of British Columbia’s annual Spot Prawn season, Maenam’s executive chef Angus An will be serving this fresh, regionally and sustainably sourced ingredient with Thai flare. Wild prawns are especially popular among Thai people and An’s recipes for this season are derived from some of his favourite Thai dishes. Both a la carte and multi-course dining menus will be available from May 10th until the season is complete, offering guests the opportunity to work their way through three courses of Maenam’s cuisine in sweet, salty, sour and spicy variations. The eight dishes on the menu are after the jump… Read more

Inside The Kitchen At “Maenam” For Some Gratuitous Food Porn

A good friend of mine, Bobby from Tofino, is here staying with us for the Olympics. He’s been keeping himself busy by – among other things – picking up shifts with Angus in his kitchen at West 4th’s Maenam (my pick for the best new restaurant of the year). When I went there last night to join up with him after work, there wasn’t room enough for me to wait in the dining room or at the bar. They allowed me to hold tight in a little corner of the kitchen, where I fiddled with my new camera, a Canon T1I. And thus, the gratuitous food porn above. If it could reproduce smells half as well as it does imagery, I’d likely be felled, happy.

Kitsilano’s Thai Resto “Maenam” Dishing Huge On New Year’s Eve

West 4th's acclaimed Maenam primed for New Year's Eve at 1938 W. 4th Ave | 604-730-5579 | www.maenam.ca

News from Scout supporter Maenam

Vancouver, BC | Ring in the New Year at Maenam with a special four-course chef’s menu. Chef Angus An has prepared a menu multi-course experience that will take diners through all of the components of a full Thai meal, including a starter, soup, salad, stir fry, curry and dessert for $55/person (vegetarian version available for $50/person). Reservations are being accepted at seatings throughout the evening.  Please visit Open Table or call (604) 730-5579 to make a reservation. Full menu after the jump… Read more

Kitsilano’s “Maenam” Soon To Be Open For Seven Days A Week

Kitsilano's popular Maenam to stay open seven days a week (up from five) beginning this Sunday

News from Scout supporter Maenam

Vancouver, BC | Beginning Sunday, December 13, Maenam will open for dinner seven days a week (Maenam is currently closed on Sunday and Monday). The new hours will be Monday to Saturday, 5pm to 2am – with last call for food at 1am and last call for drinks at 1:30am – and 5pm to midnight on Sunday. Lunch service at Maenam will remain five days a week; Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 2:30 pm. Read more

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