April 2008

Vancouver, BC – The Chefs’ Table Society of BC is pleased to announce the Second Annual Spot Prawn Festival. Lasting for the duration of the season, the six to eight week Spot Prawn Festival will kick off on Saturday May 3rd from 12 pm to 5 pm 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: Aurora Bistro, the Pear Tree, Wild Rice, Diva at the Met, Boneta, Hawksworth at the Georgia Hotel, Vij’s, Chambar, Cru, C Restaurant, Northwest Culinary Academy, the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Jericho Tennis Club, Provence, Elixir Bistro Moderne and the Moustache Café.

The Spot Prawn Festival will also feature cooking demonstrations at Granville Island Public Market taking place at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm on May 3rd, 4th and 10th. The incredible lineup of chefs preparing Spot Prawn recipes at the market include Peter Robertson, Raincity Grill; Tojo Hidekazu, Tojo’s; Frank Pabst, Blue Water Café; and James Walt from Araxi.

The goals of the Spot Prawn Festival are to highlight an environmentally sound and locally sourced product as a readily available and delicious alternative to Southeast Asian tiger; to help encourage the development of Vancouver’s first day-boat fishery delivering high quality spot prawns directly to the local community; and to remind us that farmer’s markets don’t stop at the water’s edge.

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.

Local. Sustainable. Delicious.

Join us for the 2nd Annual Local Spot Prawn Festival. Sponsored by the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association, False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf, Organic Ocean, Go Fish, OriginO Organics, Ethical Bean Coffee and the Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Program.

Launch date: Saturday May 3rd, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Duration: The Spot Prawn Festival will run for six to eight weeks.
Buying times: Between 2pm – 6pm daily
Location: False Creek Fishermen’ Wharf, 1505 West 1st Avenue
(North-West of Granville Island, between the Burrard Street Bridge and the Granville Street Bridge - http://www.falsecreek.com/p_map.htm)

For further event information please visit:

www.chefstablesociety.ca