The Goods from Botanist

Vancouver, BC | On August 21, San Francisco’s acclaimed Birdsong restaurant team helmed by award-winning Chef Chris Bleidorn will visit Vancouver’s Botanist restaurant for a multi-course collaboration dinner experience with Chef Hector Laguna. For one night only, the chefs will join forces on a tasting menu that fuses Birdsong’s cuisine – which emphasizes seasonality and the use of whole ingredients – with Laguna’s innovative and creative approach to the botany of the Pacific Northwest.

Chef Bleidorn and his team will profile an amuse and three of his signature creations from the Birdsong kitchen while Chef Laguna will feature three Botanist dishes, followed by a pre-dessert by Birdsong’s Chef Zoee Wong, and dessert by Botanist’s Pastry Chef, Kate Siegel, accompanied by two cocktails and wine pairings. Menu highlights from Chef Bleidorn include marinated seaweeds from the Vancouver and Mendocino coasts served alongside local halibut, as well as the sea urchin cream puff with savoury butterscotch filling, and from Chef Laguna, sweet corn & truffles, and grilled black lamb with black garlic mole.

“Chef Bleidorn’s approach to ingredient-driven cuisine is something I’ve admired for years,” says Chef Laguna. “We share a core ethos which is deeply rooted in celebrating and supporting local purveyors through the dishes we create.”

Birdsong, located in San Francisco’s Theater District, opened its doors in 2018. Their menu focuses on ingredients in the most whole form, grown and raised by producers who understand and respect the rhythms of the ecosystems they inhabit. The way ingredients are sourced at Birdsong is a reflection of Chef Bleidorn’s dedication to supporting the work of farmers and ranchers who see their role as part of an ecosystem, a similar approach that Chef Laguna works to achieve with local Vancouver farmers.

“There’s such a wonderful alignment between Birdsong and Botanist, as the source of our pristine ingredients is right in our backyard–the Pacific Northwest,” says Chef Chris Bleidorn. “We’re very excited to come to Vancouver for this collaboration.”

These collaborations are part of an ongoing series at Fairmont Pacific Rim, which aim to provide unrivaled, immersive culinary experiences in partnership with renowned restaurants and bars from around the world. The illustrious lineup of past collaborations with the world’s best bars and restaurants includes Katana Kitten and Overstory (New York), Hanky Panky and Baltra Bar (Mexico City), Lazy Bear and True Laurel (San Francisco), Alo and Quetzal (Toronto), Published on Main and L’Abattoir (Vancouver), and Marilena (Victoria).

The eight-course, cocktail and wine-paired tasting menu will be available for dinner service on August 21 for $350.00 ++ CAD per person. Reservations are now open and can be made online.

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