THIRD ANNUAL SPOT PRAWN FESTIVAL
The Chefs’ Table Society of BC is gearing up to kick off the Third Annual Spot Prawn Festival. Lasting for the duration of the season, the six to eight week Spot Prawn Festival will begin on Saturday May 9th from 12pm – 3pm with a community and family-friendly event at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf.
This rain or shine launch will feature Vancouver’s top chefs preparing delicious spot prawn dishes, spot prawn specials at the award-winning Go Fish, a gathering of Vancouver’s chef and restaurant community, and the arrival of the season’s first spot prawns as local fishermen return to the wharf with their catch. Food lovers will enjoy incredible spot prawn dishes from: Robert Belcham, Fuel Restaurant; Andrea Carlson, Bishop’s; Quang Dang, C Restaurant, Scott Jeager, The Pear Tree; Don Letendre, Elixir; Tojo Hidekazu, Tojo’s; Frank Pabst, Blue Water; Jeff Van Geest, Diva at the Met, John Geneau, Bin 941; and Clement Chan from Mosaic Bar and Grille.
The Spot Prawn Festival will also feature cooking demonstrations at Granville Island Public Market taking place at 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm on Saturday May 9th, Sunday May 10th, and Saturday May 16th. The incredible lineup of chefs preparing Spot Prawn recipes at the market include Warren Geraghty, West; John Bishop, Bishops; Francois Gagnon Cin Cin; Don Dickson, South China Seas; Rob Feenie, Cactus Club; Dino Rinearts, Diva at the Met; Jean-Francis & Alessandra Quaglia, Provence Restaurants; Nico Scheurmans, Chambar; and Alana Peckham from Cru.
Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery is a tribute to the Okanagan Valley’s rich and colourful history, geography and incredible VQA wines. As the official wine sponsor of the BC Spot Prawn Festival, Prospect Winery will donate 50 cents of each bottle of wine sold at partner restaurants during the Spot Prawn season to support the Chefs’ Table Society and the Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Program.
The annual Spot Prawn Festival will provide another local, fresh, and sustainable ingredient for our restaurant chefs and home cooks to enjoy. Those who take pride in serving the bounty of British Columbia can use this annual six-to-eight week window of opportunity to purchase live, locally sourced and sustainable spot prawns directly from our local fishermen at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf and at participating restaurants serving local spot prawns. At $12 per pound for the public ($10 for Chefs’ Table members), they are an excellent and affordable alternative to the farmed tiger prawns served in most Vancouver restaurants.
Launch date: Saturday May 9th, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Duration: The Spot Prawn Festival will run for eight weeks
Buying times: After 1pm daily
Location: False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf
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[...] As we wrote about a couple of weeks back, the Chef’s Table Society kicked off their 3rd Annual Spot Prawn Festival in early May. And now Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island is also joining in the celebration. The first annual Cowichan Bay Spot Prawn Festival will take place on May 31st. The idea was hatched between local prawn fishermen and chefs to promote one of the most amazing and sustainable seafoods of our region. [...]