World Chaine Day 2023- Champagne Sunday Brunch
Champagne Sunday Brunch Featuring… Conseiller Culinaire Chef JC Felicella & Junior Culinary Team Canada Dear Chaîne Members and Friends, Come celebrate World Chaîne Day at what’s sure to be one of our most delicious and delightful culinary events of the year – Champagne Sunday Brunch at one of the city’s most unique venues – the iconic Russell Food Equipment building. Our infinitely creative Conseiller Culinaire Chef JC Felicella and the young chefs of Junior Culinary Team Canada (fresh off their Hot Chefs, Cool [Read More...]
Cioppino’s 2023
Please join us as we begin another exciting year of Chaîne des Rôtisseur dining events with our long-awaited return to one of the jewels of the Vancouver culinary scene and “one of the top 50 Italian restaurants in the world” – Cioppino’s. This special Chaîne Intimate event will begin with a sparkling reception with hors d’oeuvres followed by a multi-course dinner with wine pairings as curated for the Chaîne by our host and award-winning Maître Rôtisseur Chef Pino Posteraro. It’s been nine years [Read More...]
Spanish Cheese & Wine Pairings
Cheese and wine! Was there ever a most sublime pairing? Once again, in the spirit of our Bailliage’s desire to bring you events that both indulge your tastebuds and educate, you are warmly invited to join us for a fun, relaxed and informative exploration of Spanish cheeses and wines and how to best pair them for the optimal taste experience. This event will feature eight fine Spanish cheeses (as curated with the assistance of Allison Spurrell of Les amis du fromage) paired with [Read More...]
Mott 32
Come celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year with your fellow Chaîne members at one of our city’s finest and most elegant Chinese restaurants – Mott 32. Please join us on Thursday, February 9th, as we welcome the Year of the Rabbit with a custom curated multi-course dinner of delectable dishes that capture the amazing freshness, flavours and boundless creativity of Chinese culinary culture. Living on the Pacific Rim, most of us are well acquainted with Chinese cooking, however, this special dinner promises to take [Read More...]
Classic Le Crocodile
Among the many joys of the holiday season is our always warmly anticipated festive dinner, which this year returns to a much-loved Chaîne member restaurant – Le Crocodile. Please join me and our gracious host chef, Grand Maître Rôtisseur Michel Jacob, for a truly memorable evening. Chef Jacob, together with his superb culinary team and front-of-house staff, has planned a “classic” Le Crocodile culinary experience for our enjoyment, with each sumptuous course complemented by a fine wine from our Chaîne cellar. This is [Read More...]
2022 Chaîne Intronisation Dinner & Celebration
Please join us on Sunday, November 6th for our most glittering event of the Chaîne calendar year – our 2022 Chaîne Intronisation, Dinner and Celebration, which this year will be celebrated at the venerable Vancouver Club under the direction of general manager and Chaîne Maître Restaurateur Mr. Tim Ellison. This very special evening marks our opportunity to come together to welcome new members, confer important promotions and honour old friends. Our formal induction ceremony, which will be led by Canadian [Read More...]
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Get ready to experience West Coast cuisine at its finest at our next Chaîne dining event to take place at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar – one of Canada’s top restaurants and Vancouver’s best-loved dining destinations. Please join us in Boulevard’s quietly elegant private back dining room where we can savour each sumptuous morsel of a multi-course custom dinner created especially for la Chaîne by Boulevard’s Executive Chef Roger Ma. As ever, each course will be complemented by a fine wine as selected [Read More...]
Wines of the Rhone
Wines of the Rhone, An exploration of the red wines of one of France’s great wine regions. Dear OM and Chaîne Members, the beautiful, crisp days of autumn are here. As temperatures cool it's time to start thinking about the warmth you get from a good glass of red wine.
Bailli’s Picnic – “A Taste of Competition”
Please join us in the garden of our North Vancouver home for the happy return of our summer Chaîne culinary get-together – The Bailli’s Picnic! This year, members of Culinary Team BC & Junior Culinary Team Canada, under the direction of our Vice-Conseiller Culinaire Chef John Carlo Felicella, will delight you with a sneak peek testing of menu ideas the teams are exploring for the international culinary competition called ExpoGast, which will be taking place in Luxembourg this fall. (The two teams are [Read More...]
Chinatown Tour & Dumpling Master Class
Come celebrate the arrival of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival with a delightful exploration of Chinese culture and cuisine with our own local historian and celebrated culinarian Judy Lam Maxwell. On Saturday, September 17, please join us for a delightful guided tour through some of the Chinatown neighbourhood’s most historic sites, then learn how to prepare, cook and ultimately enjoy traditional Chinese dumplings nicely accompanied by a lovely Chardonnay. During this fun, multi-dimensional event, Judy, one of the city’s most knowledgeable authorities on the [Read More...]