Winter the season of the sea – Octopus and Uni!
As a chef that focuses on foraging and seasonality, winter always starts with sadness for me. Seeing those zombie tomatoes in the grocery store, slightly grey red and tasting of tart cardboard makes me want to scream and pout. Fortunately, three of my favourite winter delicacies are oysters, white truffles and uni. I love ingredients…
November 29, 2015
Secret Supper Soiree 2016
A sold out Dine Out Festival event every year, Secret Supper Soiree is Vancouver’s culinary road trip! Hop on board your private classic Vancouver trolley and be whisked off to three hidden locations for your mouth-watering canapé creations, beverages and dinner. This tour is the best way to explore the city’s culinary secrets and tantalize…
November 25, 2015
Foraging saffron milk caps in BC
I was out with Chef Jefferson Alvarez this week to hunt for unique, edible mushrooms. We were actually foraging for bears tooth, but we found these beauties instead by the basket load growing in rings on the mossy forest floor. The saffron milk cap or Lactarius deliciosus is enjoyed fried by Catalan chefs (called rovelló)…
November 4, 2015