Amuse Bouche
Defn: to tickle your palate, whet your appetite, make your mouth happy
Amuse Bouche is where we share with you the things that make our mouths happy. From recipes to wine reviews, from producer profiles to our culinary journeys - this is sightseeing for your tastebuds.
There are so many amazing food and wine events across this province. We recommend visiting Wine & Dine BC News - an excellent resource for keeping track of these events so you can plan your calendar and don't miss out. And Cityfood Magazine is a terrific site for keeping track of Vancouver's food & beverage related press releases, restaurant news, promotions and more.
Visit often - we'll be tasting, travelling and posting for you.
Cheers,
Treve Ring
Amuse Bouche Editor
Calling all foodies – Retail Associate wanted for Granville Island Retail Store
Edible British Columbia, Canada’s largest culinary tourism business, is seeking a part-time Retail Associate at our store in the Granville Island Public Market. We carry the highest quality BC and Canadian artisan food products.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
-Stocking shelves
-Receiving inventory
-Interacting with customers
-Answering phones
-Relaying product knowledge to clients
-Gift Basket design and assembly
The right candidate is flexible, hard working, reliable, and has great customer service skills, accompanied with a real passion for the local food scene. Must be available to work weekends and afternoon/evening shifts. Previous retail experience is an asset.
The Edible British Columbia Retail Store has been part of the Granville Island Public Market for almost 5 years, providing locals and visitors with a one-stop shop for top quality local artisan food products. We also offer chef guided tours of the Granville Island Market and Chinatown, Gourmet Kayaking Adventures, Market Dinners with local chefs, plus customized tour itineraries for individuals and groups.
Edible British Columbia – Sightseeing for your tastebuds.
Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@ediblebritishcolumbia.com. No phone calls, please.
2 Spaces Just Opened up for this Saturday’s Long Sold out Whisky Dinner
We’ve just had 2 spots open up for our long sold-out BC’s Best Whisky Dinner this Saturday, March 27. Popular doesn’t begin to describe these evenings – Cult-like is more like it.
Whisky expert Andrew Startitt of Cask Strength partners with EBC president Chef Eric Pateman for a night of sprited culinary magic.
Our demonstration-style Market Dinners take place in Granville Island, after hours, and allow you the unique opportunity to watch the chef prepare five seasonally-inspired courses in our open kitchen, right before your eyes. Enjoy your dinner with Andrew’s selected whiskies – many rare and exquisite.
Time: 7:45 PM – 10:30 PM
Cost: $130 per person, plus GST
Price Includes:
- five course seasonal meal with paired whisky
- recipes, photos and the opportunity to interact with a professional chef and whisky expert, up close and personal
- 15% off everything in the EBC store that evening, and a 10% discount on future tours and events booked that night.
Only 2 seats are available – you can book online, or by calling our office at 604.812.9660
An EBC Thanks! for Olympic Staff, Athletes & Volunteers
All of us at Edible BC would like to say thank you to all of the extraordinary people who have helped to make the Vancouver 2010 Olympics so memorable. For all of the Olympic Staff, Athletes & Volunteers, we are offering a 15% discount on everything in the Edible BC retail store at Granville Island as well as on our popular Granville Island Market Tours. The discount is valid from February 28 – March 6th.
Just show your VANOC credentials to our sales staff and they will automatically deduct 15% from your bill. This is the perfect opportunity to stock up or pick up those last minute gifts.
*Please pass on this info to anyone who has worked or volunteered during the Games.
Go Canada Go!!
Sunday Recipes – Oculus Cherry & Mascarpone Box
Every Sunday we share a recipe from EBC president Eric Pateman. This is a perfect – and delicious – last minute dessert to cap off a romantic Valentine’s Dinner. It literally takes just a couple of minutes from start to finish. We’ve even given you the shopping list for Granville Island. If you have a heart shaped cookie cutter at home, you can turn the box into a heart for your sweetie – and of course, you can make a stencil for the cocoa dusting to say any message you like…
OCULUS CHERRY & MASCARPONE BOX
Oculus Reduction
Serves 6
- ½ jar Mission Hill Wineries Oculus Cherries (Edible BC)
- 250 grams of Mascarpone Cheese (Duso’s)
- 2 tbsp of icing sugar (Grainry)
- 1 loaf of pound cake, any flavour (we used Tiramisu; from La Baguette)
- cocoa powder for garnishing plate (Edible BC)
Cut crusts off the pound cake and cut into 1” by 2.5” by 1” high rectangles. Hollow out a ¼ “ rectangle of the cake to make a box.
Pour syrup from cherries and reduce by half in a saucepan.
Beat mascarpone cheese with icing sugar until fluffy.
Half cherries to remove pits.
Fill piping bag with mascarpone cheese and fill boxes with cheese. Pipe top of box on an angle. Top with 3 cherry halves and drizzle syrup over cherries and cake. Garnish plate with a dusting of cocoa powder and enjoy!
EBC is Ready to Welcome the World!
EBC president Eric Pateman
The world is here and Edible British Columbia is ready to show off the best of BC.
Edible BC already has over 1,500 people booked for Granville Island Chef Guided Tasting Tours during the Winter Olympics! These private tours will introduce Olympic officials and sponsors from around the globe to our city’s vibrant culinary scene. In the spirit of sport and in appreciation of athletes’ dedication and hard work, WE ARE WELCOMING ALL OLYMPIC ATHLETES TO JOIN OUR GRANVILLE ISLAND MARKET TOURS FREE OF CHARGE.
But you don’t have to be an official part of the Olympics to join in – we also have Public Granville Island Market tours daily, and there are still a number of spaces available. You can taste your way through Granville Island – the culinary heart of our city – with a skilled local chef. Edible BC’s signature tour showcases passionate vendors and aisles bursting with fresh produce, meats, cheeses, charcuterie, seafood and much, much more. Tours are 90 minutes long and $49 per person, plus GST.
During the 2010 Games we will be running our public tours at various times as per the schedule below.
2010 Winter Games Public Granville Island Tour Schedule
Friday, February 12 – 1:30pm
Saturday, February 13 – 1pm
Sunday, February 14 – 1pm
Monday, February 15 – 3:30pm
Tuesday, February 16 – 11:30am
Wednesday, February 17 – 1:30pm
Thursday, February 18 – 2pm
Friday, February 19 – 10:30am
Saturday, February 20 – 12pm
Sunday, February 21 – 12pm
Monday, February 22 – 2:30pm
Tuesday, February 23 – 2:30pm
Wednesday, February 24 – 12:30pm
Thursday, February 25 – 12:30pm
Friday, February 26 – 1pm
Saturday, February 27 – 11am
Sunday, February 28 — 10:30am
All tours must be booked in advance by calling 604.662.3606, by email, in person at the EBC Retail Store, or on our online booking engine.
*Note – Olympic athletes cannot book their complimentary tour online.
Do you have guests coming to town for the Olympics or are you renting out your house? There is no better way to say ‘Welcome to BC’ than with a taste of our province’s artisan foodstuffs from our Granville Island Retail Store. And don’t forget, no one can offer you better selection, service or style when it comes to customized gifts. With over 800 unique BC artisan food products available for individual purchase, gift baskets or amenity kits we can fit every budget.
We look forward to welcoming you – and the world - and showing off the Best of BC!
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