Its Salmon, NOT PINK! Round 2!!!

Well here we are at round 2 already, who would of thought I would get enough roses (3) so early! but hey I had some extra money and...well I wanted to drink some Rose.

This Round we have a.

2008 Pascual Toso Malbec A Rose [Liberty Wine Merchants Granville Island 15.99]
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2007 Domaine de l'Hortus Coteaux du Languedoc Rosé de Saignée [Marquis Wine Cellars 22.99]
a
2007 Domaine Lafond Tavel Roc-Epine [BCLD 39&Cambie 22.99]

BC Cold Show 2009 - May 24

Cold Show - To make real looking food by using any method necessary to with stand 8hrs of "Show time". AKA making Fake Food.

Basic Idea, you make a menu design it use whatever you can and glaze it in gelatin to give it a shine, and be able to hold for 8hrs

Also I did not get to help this year. I did not take these photos its with my camera just any bad pictures you can't blame me!

Fetzer Wine Competition 2009- Great Beginnings

Fetzer Wine Competion 2009

This event is a really good event for two reason, it promotes your restaurant with feeding of a couple hundred? people, and that we get free booze.

It happens during the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival here in Beautiful British Columbia. There are like a 100 events spread over like 3 or so days. With trade tasting and everything.

(*Image - Waiting at the Loading Dock of Fairmont Hotel)

Fetzer sponsors this event with wine pairing being the goal. Ten Restaurants 2 prizes. 1st Place Judge and 1st Place peoples choice. If you win the judging prize it is a write up in Wine Access Magazine, and 1500$ Travel voucher, so it definitely gets you motivated. So what we decided to do at the restaurant was to pair with the 2008 Gewurztraminer a Confit Duck [folded in with Duck Fat, Pomegrante Reduction which had Cinnamon, Cardamon, Fennel, Star Anise, Bay Leaf, Black Pepper and some other stuff] Wrapped with Duck Proscuitto, Goat Gouda Tart, Basil Citron Vinegrette with Baby Greens.

It was a great event, I didn't win but had lots of people love the food.

I have more images but I am waiting on trying to get some from the Hired Photographer, my camera doesn't do low lightning very well I need to buy me a new camera. so hopfully I can get them up in a week or so.