5th Annual BC Spot Prawn Festival

5^th Annual BC Spot Prawn Festival

Saturday, May 7th – 11 am to 3 pm

False Creek Fisherman’s Wharf (just west of Granville Island)

On May 7^th the city’s top chefs prepare a spot prawn boil at False Creek’s Fishermen’s Wharf benefiting The Chefs’ Table Society of BC. Meet local chefs and fishermen at this fifth annual prawn boil featuring demonstrations from Vancouver’s top chefs including Tojo,  Bishop’s Andrea Carlson; Ned Bell, Executive Chef of Rosewood Hotel Georgia, The Pear Tree’s Scott Jaeger; Alessandra Quaglia of Provence Restaurant and Wayne Martin of Crave on Main, as well as a BC wine tasting from Neck of the Woods Winery in Langley, live music and autographed cookbooks. Vancouver Aquarium provides kids exploration of fabulous fish and other cool creatures through hands-on activities and other family friendly events.

This is a free family event with cooking demo’s and kids activities. Tickets for the prawn boil are available at $10, which includes fresh, off-the-boat Spot Prawns, salad side dish and Terra Breads to mop it all up with! Also included is a BC wine sample tasting and samples of Mogiana coffee. Please note: Parking for the day is OFF site.

Canada’s largest Spot Prawn Festival and Prawn Boil makes fresh, right off the boat, local spot prawns available for hundreds to taste so after you’ve been inspired by the demo’s, grab your own bagful off the fishing boats ($12 per lb) and recreate the chef inspired dishes at home.

The festival kicks off the spot prawn season, which continues on for six to eight weeks allowing the public an opportunity to buy live, locally sourced and sustainable prawns directly off the dock daily from 1 pm at Fisherman’s Wharf (just west of Granville Island).

For further event details, visit http://www.chefstablesociety.com/