The Goods from Elementa

Vancouver, BC | Elementa is excited to welcome our dear friends Chris Wolff and Jonathan Tu, the masterminds behind Oakland’s Journeymen, to Vancouver. Chris and Jonathan met while working at Viajante in London around the same time Josh and Ashley (of Elementa) were also at the now shuttered temple of experimental cuisine. The guys from Journeymen have a wealth of experience in some of the best kitchens, both in the USA and Europe, including Rich Table (SF), Bar Tartine (SF), wd-50 (NYC) and Le Chateaubriand (Paris). Combining their experiences, Chris and Jonathan’s cooking is innovative, playful and extremely tasty. This dinner – held a Cafe Medina – will be a collaborative effort between both groups. Courses will go back and forth from the urban, intensely flavoured dishes of Journeymen to the natural, earthy offerings of Elementa. As always, sommelier Justin Everett (Wildebeest) will be offering beverages to pair as well as a la carte options. The event on September 26th is the follow-up to a similar dinner held in Oakland earlier this year, when the Elementa team headed to the Bay Area. We invite you to come and sample some autumnal offerings from Elementa and taste dishes prepared by two of the United States’ most exciting young culinary talents. Learn more and reserve here. Menu below.

ELEMENTA//Journeymen

Monday, September 26th

welcome

“Ketchup” Kelp Crisps

Potato Éclair

Chewy Carrots

Chicken Skin & Fried Egg Custard

bread

Baked Potato Brioche & Cultured Butter

principals

Lobster, “CelRay”, Douglas Fir

Geoduck, Fermented Rhubarb, Leek, Giant Kelp Toast

Parsley Soup & Root, Razor Clam, Salsify

Haida Gwaii Venison, Wild Mushroom “Choucroute”

intermission

dessert

Fraser Valley Watermelon, Lime Ice Cream

Preserved Wild & Cultivated Berries, Peach, Chanterelle

petit fours

Linzer Cookie
Toasted Grains, Lemon Verbena, Pine

Beverages to Pair $55

Details

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The People Who Make It Happen

Chef / Founder: ASHLEY KURTZ
Chef / Founder: JOSH BLUMENTHAL
Chef / Baker: MELANIE WITT
Beverage Director: JUSTIN EVERETT
Maitre’d: NICK MILLER

About Elementa

Elementa is a collective of young, ambitious culinary talents. We promote a modern approach to cooking in the Pacific Northwest. By harnessing the raw natural bounty and fertile abundance of the surrounding area, Elementa desires to connect people to place and to one another. Our goal is to explore our region through gastronomic endeavours.

We focus on small producers, building relationships with them, experimenting with wild edibles and forgotten ingredients. Injecting modern philosophy into the culinary landscape, we spend time rediscovering old culinary traditions, all the while creating new ones. Most importantly we are focused on driving the culinary culture of our region forward through collaboration and innovation.