The spotlight on the short seasonal Spot Prawn harvest continues to be a most popular focus here on the Pacific West Coast. Our thriving Chefs’ Table Society started this Festival 18 years ago and it continues to attract a lot of public attention with culinary presentations and demos plus sales directly from the boats. The latest was on Sunday May 25th with a great turnout at Fishermen’s Wharf on False Creek on a sunny Spring Day in Vancouver. Your scribe reported here on May 27, 2024 about last year with more details and referenced with a link to two earlier ones in 2023 and 2022. Some good coverage with insightful videos on our chefstablebc Instagram account to check out. It has turned into quite the culinary phenomenon!
This year again saw beautiful presentations by the contributing chefs for 6 dishes on the $79 grazing menu Brunch plus the 8 ounce delicious Spot Prawn Bisque + Bun for $10 orchestrated lighter this year using only 25% whipping cream by the inimitable Chef Robert Clark. The cooking demos well moderated by Chef Alex Tung were so educational and full of valuable tips. Talented Chef Ned Bell prepared his tasty Tacos dish and recommended getting those heads off the Spot Prawns asap and only cooking them with boiling water poured over them for the count of 10 and then immediately put into ice water. He advised you also could steam them but to be very careful not to overcook them using the BBQ. We are already gearing up for a special 20th Festival celebration in 2027.
The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia is active and contributes so much to our local community. Upcoming is their Dungeness Crab Festival at the Wharf on Sunday July 6 and the extraordinary CooksCamp 2025 at North Arm Farm in Pemberton B.C. September 10-12 for two days of hands-on learning and sharing to better both our industry and ourselves. Recommended. Breaking most exciting news is that CTS has signed a 5 year lease with options for space to develop a Culinary Hospitality Centre and Library in Vancouver. More details on the location and the date for the celebratory opening to follow. Stay tuned.
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