. . . and a bit of science, too From a distance, chocolate sculpture might seem like magic as you wonder how simple chocolate can be turned into such spectacular shapes and colours. In the interest of helping you understand it a little better, I’d like to explain a few basics of chocolate sculpture. Like [...]
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A great brunch is the perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day. After all, moms love to see their children eat well, and sharing the most relaxed meal of the week together gives them the gift they all want: more quality time with their loved ones. This year, celebrate Mother’s Day with the Chef’s Grand Mother’s [...]
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When I think of a lazy mimosa drenched breakfast on a patio in the sun, it’s hard for me not to conjure images of bright yellow creamy fatty hollandaise drenching soft poached goodness on something with a little bite to it. The image is synonymous with breakfast around the English-speaking patios and greasy spoons of [...]
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For some of us in food service, work life is a regular, balanced, and mindless routine acted out day after day. Change is but a novelty and the absence of mental provocation lulls us. It’s quietly comforting to know that every step we take or task we perform has been etched into our brain over [...]
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For thousands of service staff all over the city, Valentine’s Day was not the romantic, rose petal-strewn, relaxed candle lit evening that we read about in press releases, it was a hard day of set up and a long busy night making sure all of you had a wonderful experience with your significant other. For service management, [...]
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Here’s a preview of one of the appetizers we’ll be passing around during tonight’s Vancouver Foodster Food Talks event. Take a Mini French Fry Cup, filled with Crab and Corn bisque and topped with melted Cheddar, it becomes…. Mini Crab Poutine!!! You saw it here first!
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We’re running a four course menu for Valentines Day, if you add in the chocolates I am going to make and the artisan rolls its six courses, not bad for the price and the ambiance! Were running the menu for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I wanted some photos of the Valentines menu on our web [...]
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My name is Chef Simon James McNeil, and for the last fifteen months I have headed up the culinary team at Dockside Restaurant and Brewing Company at the Granville Island Hotel. As first years often do, the last year has had more than its fair share of super deluxe achievements and catastrophes alike. Things have [...]
Read moreStay tuned, we have added a new section to the website and will be posting up regular blog posts about the restaurant.
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