2nd Annual Guggenheimer Dog Gobble At Gastown’s Pourhouse

On the heels of The Money Shot game comes the 2nd annual Guggenheimer Dog Gobble on Monday, December 6th at Pourhouse. The sponsors this year include us, Red Racer, Windsor Meats, and West Broadway’s db Bistro (where the competition founder and namesake Nathan Guggenheimer toils as chef de cuisine).

If you’ve never heard of the Dog Gobble, watch the video above from the inaugural last year. It’s a hot dog eating contest that welcomes those in the restaurant industry who dabble in the the competitive eating arts. Plus it’s a nice way for the trade to get together and drink some beer. Entry is $25. Last year’s winner was Maenam’s Taylor Corrigan, who defied the competition slogan of “May The Fattest Fucker Win!” by being wicked thin.

Read the rules, check out the glorious poster (spoiler: drunk hot dog leaking mustard) and find out how to sign up after the jump… Read more

Scout Jobs: Opportunity At DB Bistro For Experienced Manager

db bistro moderne is located at 2551 West Broadway in Vancouver, BC | 604-739-7115 | www.dbbistro.ca

Posted by Scout supporter DB Bistro Moderne

Vancouver, BC | Kitsilano’s award-winning db Bistro Moderne is seeking an experienced restaurant manager for full-time employment. This is an excellent opportunity to work with Daniel Boulud and his Dinex restaurant group in a high volume, professional environment. Successful applicant must have a passion for exceptional food, wine and hospitality and possess intimate knowledge of Open Table and Micros. Responsibilities will be divided between administration and providing a strong presence on the floor during service. Duties include training/elevating the caliber of the front of house team, updating and maintaining menus, booking reservations, overseeing the dining room and catering to the needs of our clientele. At least three years restaurant experience is a must. Please apply in person with cover letter and CV between 3-5pm or in confidence via email at cgonzalez@lumiere.ca.

“DB Bistro Moderne” Enters Fall With Six Deals On Six Nights…

db bistro moderne is located at 2551 West Broadway in Vancouver, BC | 604-739-7115 | www.dbbistro.ca

News from Scout supporter db bistro moderne

Vancouver, BC | West Broadway’s db bistro moderne is entering Autumn with a unique deal for each night of the week save Monday. These include specials on each of chef Nathan Guggenheimer’s gourmet burgers (paired with a beer), cocktail deals, tableside apple tarte tatins, 45-day dry-aged Kettle Ridge Cote de Boeuf, and more. Take a look at all the details after the jump… Read more

Nathan Guggenheimer Up To Old Tricks With New Oyster Comp…

DB Bistro chef de cuisine Nathan Guggenheimer is a fun-loving shit disturber. His kitchen talents aside, it was he who dreamed up last year’s memorable Guggenheimer Dog Gobble (a truly terrifying hot dog eating contest for debaucherous restaurant industry staff). Now he’s got it in his head to host an oyster shucking showdown. A $10 entrance fee gets you in, a pint of Tree Brewing Co. beer, plus the loan of a chef’s towel and shucking knife. First place wins a wine-soaked dinner for two at sister restaurant Lumière. Second gets lunch for two at DB Bistro. Third scores winner a DB Bistro gift card. I presume fourth place receives only scorn and ridicule. They’re probably going to be sending out a press release with all the skinny, but we already have some of the awesome details – like the rules and what’s in store for spectators – after the leap. Read on, mothershuckers… Read more

Db Bistro Moderne To Continue “DINE OUT” Menus All Summer

db bistro moderne is located at 2551 West Broadway in Vancouver, BC | 604-739-7115 | www.dbbistro.ca

News from Scout supporter db bistro moderne

Vancouver, BC | db Bistro Moderne Vancouver is pleased to announce the continuation of special Dine Out Vancouver prix-fixe pricing, all summer long.  “It was an easy decision for us,” comments General Manager Chris González. “Our loyal clientele asked, and we answered with an enthusiastic commitment to continue the $38 and $28, three-course, prix-fixe menus we originally created during the popular Dine Out promotion.” Read more

10 Minutes With New “DB Bistro” Chef, Nathan Guggenheimer…

For our 64th interview on Scout, we chat with Nathan Guggenheimer, who was recently promoted from his sous chef position at Lumiere to the chef de cuisine job next door at DB Bistro. He is also the principal organiser (and namesake) of the restaurant industry’s annual Guggenheimer Dog Gobble, something of a shoe fetishist, and an all around quality guy.

SCOUT Q&A

First memory? Standing and crying outside of school on my very first day of kindergarten, refusing to go inside (my mom took me home).

First album that made you love music? Meatloaf ‘Bat of Hell’. Not the second one! That was crap.

The first three things you do every morning? Open my eyes, hit the snooze button, think about what I have to get done throughout the day.

Three things about your home base of Kitsilano that make you want to live there: It’s close to work, close to [Lumiere chef] Dale Mackay, and jogging on the beach.

The thing that excites you most about your new position at DB Bistro: Getting to work directly with Daniel.

The thing that you eat that is bad for you that you will never stop eating: The fat drippings that are left over in the pans from the meat section.

Default drink of choice when you walk into a bar or restaurant: one shot of Campari, two ice cubes, one splash of water. Read more

Nathan Guggenheimer Named New Chef de Cuisine At DB Bistro

db bistro moderne is located at 2551 West Broadway in Vancouver, BC | 604-739-7115 | www.dbbistro.ca

News from Scout supporter db bistro moderne

Vancouver, BC | Nurturing and promoting talent from within is a trademark of Daniel Boulud and the management style of his restaurant group. So it comes as no surprise that the new Chef de Cuisine for DB Bistro Moderne in Vancouver has been a sous chef at the restaurant since it’s opening in December 2008. In fact, Nathan Guggenheimer, just promoted to lead the kitchen of this French inflected British Columbia bistro is a veteran of both DB Bistro and its adjacent more upscale sister restaurant, Lumière. Read more

Scout Photos: Goodbye January We’re So Bummed To See You Go…

Michael Eckford photobombs competing barman Geoff Robinson (who would ultimately win) at the Inniskillin icewine cocktail competition held at The Diamond on January 18th

It’s been a good and interesting month. It began with my friend Nathan, notorious dog gobbler and sous chef at Lumiere, inviting my wife and I to dine at the Relais Gourmand restaurant. Not since a lunch with the CCC folks at West a couple of months ago had I done a fine dining, multi-course affair with paired wines and petit fours or felt compelled to don a jacket while in a restaurant, so this was something of a special occasion. For certain, I’d been on a tear reviewing inexpensive restaurants for the newspaper, and felt like I’d paid enough dues in poutine, ramen, and burgers to warrant a little foray back into the world of refined excess. I don’t mean to say that I had deserved or earned it, but rather that I supped and drank heartily and naturally in good conscience. Read more

Maenam’s Taylor Corrigan Wins The Guggenheimer Dog Gobble

Debauchery at 4pm in the afternoon? Why not. Dozens of people from around the Vancouver restaurant scene descended on Pourhouse yesterday for the 1st annual Guggenheimer Dog Gobble, a hotdog eating competition pitting citywide restaurant employees against one another for a trophy, bragging rights, and a fillingly good time. Several photos after the leap… Read more

How Many Weiners Can You Cram In Your Face In Just 5 Minutes?

Scout is proud to present the 1st annual Guggenheimer Dog Gobble, a hot dog eating competition held at Pourhouse for the Vancouver restaurant community on the afternoon of November 2nd (beginning at 3pm). Organised by Lumiere and DB Bistro sous chef Nathan Guggenheimer and Pourhouse co-owner Jay Jones, the friendly scarfdown is being held with generous sponsorship from Okanagan Spring (beer) and Windsor Meats (hot dogs). Anyone currently employed in the local food and beverage trade is welcome to register by adding their name in the comments below (please also email your contact and t-shirt size info to Nathan at natointhesquare@hotmail.com).

As the event draws nearer we will be posting more details, but in the meantime, take a look at the rules… Read more