Vancouver rain bringing you down? I've got a few solutions...

Published: Wed, 02/10/16

Hi ,

Chef Robin here, I'm feeling as blue as these lumpy Vancouver clouds too.  So, I wrote a blog post on my favourite winter food, sea urchins!  Curl up with a cup of tea and have a look if you like.  The article is on how to harvest fresh uni in BC (and where to buy it if you don't want to work for it:)  But, enough about me, here are my rainy day cheer-ups for you...


A Rainy Day Gift for you:  If you are a Swallow Tail member that has never been to an underground dinner,  I'd like to offer the first 4 guests that email me their favourite Vancouver restaurant $20 off a supper club dinner.  First timers only please.


Cloudy Blues Remedy #2: The gift of good food and excellent health!  Chef Jacob (of West/Wildebeest Restaurants) is creating a wonderful menu for our vegetarian dinner coming up Saturday, Feb 20th, 7:30pm.  He calls it, “The world begins to sing when the garden does thaw”, how romantic:)  An 8 course for $69! 

Reserve your Seat!

  1. Parsley root & Olives - Romesco verde, broccoli and olives
  2. Sunchoke & Egg - Fraser valley sunchokes in textures with 64 degree egg and Fermier cheese (served
  3. with sourdough)
  4. Beets & Buratta - Slow cooked beets, fresh burrata with charred shallot and hazelnut vinaigrette
  5. Squash & Garlic - Stuffed squash agniolotti, black garlic sauce and pickled wild onions
  6. Carrots & grains - Smoked carrots, Canadian chickpeas, cioppolini onions, carrot jus  
  7. Date & almond - Date, pears and frangipane tart with tonka cream
  8. Truffles, lovely truffles

Hope I made you feel better:)

Chef Robin