Highly Anticipated Araxi Cook book Soon To Hit Store Shelves
September 23, 2009
Araxi's elegant yet easily approachable cookbook champions the seasons and its locale
News from Scout supporter Araxi
Whistler, B.C. – From the pans of Whistler’s famed Araxi Restaurant and executive chef James Walt, to the pages of Araxi’s new cookbook, come seasonal recipes accessible to the home cook, and packed with regional flavours of ranch, field and sea.
Available at fine booksellers on October 3rd or online now, Araxi: Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant, champions its locale in Whistler’s two distinct seasons: summer and winter. Read more
Araxi
October 4, 2008
4222 Village Square | Whistler, BC | VON 1B4 | MAP
Voice: 604 932 4540
Web: Araxi.com
Email: info@araxi.com
Gallery
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Hours
Restaurant + Lounge 5pm – 11pm
Bar + Raw Bar 3pm – midnight
Sunday Brunch 10am – 2:30pm
Our Team
James Walt, Executive Chef
Aaron Heath, Pastry Chef
Neil Henderson, Restaurant Director
Samantha Rahn, Wine Director
Pat Allan, Restaurant Manager + Assistant Wine Director
About Araxi Restaurant
Best of the Pacific Northwest
The culinary cornerstone in the heart of Whistler Village, Araxi enjoys a long-held international reputation for excellence in food, wine and hospitality.
Executive Chef James Walt celebrates carefully sourced local ingredients from nearby Pemberton Valley farms, where he collaborates frequently with local growers. His seasonally rotating menus also feature the freshest seafood catches direct from the Pacific Ocean. Walt’s innovative and skillfully executed dishes deliver intelligent compositions and delightful flavours, carefully married to our award-winning wine list. Chef’s tasting menus, and a la carte selections, are popular with Whistler residents and visitors alike.
The dining room resonates with lively ambiance enhanced with fresh flowers and original works of art. The adjoining Bar is the mountain’s popular gathering place for locals and visitors, and in the summer season the patio is the nexus of Whistler’s village life, wrapped by stunning mountain vistas.
The Cookbook
Araxi, Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant
by James Walt $45.00
Gorgeous photography and accessible recipes frame the seasons and chef James Walt’s celebration of our region’s bounty in Araxi: Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant. A graduate of Stratford, Walt’s sterling career includes the executive chef position at the Canadian Embassy in Rome. The highly anticipated cookbook was just released to high praise by both patrons and Walt’s peers, including chefs Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal. Walt’s distinct Canadian style – that celebrates both local farms and coastal fisheries – has won praise and ovations at New York City’s James Beard House where he has showcased his talents three times. Now long established as Whistler’s finest dining experience, Araxi also features exceptional dessert recipes from pastry chef Aaron Heath and wine pairings from Samantha Rahn.
Best Chef Book in Canada, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, 2009.
Nominee, Cooking from a Professional Point of View, James Beard Foundation Awards, 2010
Best Illustrated Cookbook, Cordon d’ Or – Gold Ribbon, International Culinary Academy Awards, 2010
For more details and to order a copy, click here.
Accolades
“This splendid restaurant is one of the best things about Whistler.” “The commitment to local products and suppliers shines through the inventive dishes from chef James Walt’s kitchen.”
Vancouver magazine, 2011
“Standout restaurant…”
Wall Street Journal, 2011
“Araxi is a restaurant hitting on all cylinders and clearly at the top of its game. Ambiance and service are impeccable – a real model for other restaurants to emulate.”
Food Network Canada, 2010
“Locally minded, universally delicious dishes.”
Food & Wine magazine, 2010
“Everything at Araxi is of the finest quality and is always executed with brilliant precision and
thoughtful sophistication.”
Huffington Post, 2010
Best Whistler, Gold
Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2011
Best Whistler Restaurant
Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards, 2011
Best Whistler Restaurant
WHERE Magazine ‘To DIne’ Awards, 2011
Wine List Award, Silver
Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, 2011
‘Best of’ Award of Excellence
Wine Spectator, 2010
Nominee, Cooking from a Professional Point of View – Araxi: Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant
James Beard Foundation Awards, 2010
Best Illustrated Cookbook – Araxi: Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant
Cordon d’ Or – Gold Ribbon, International Culinary Academy Awards, 2010
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