Rocky Mountain Flatbread Shines a Light on the Magic of Mushrooms

 

Rocky Mountain Flatbread recently hosted the first in a series of monthly long table dinners which will take place at the Kitsilano and Main Street restaurants.  Each event will include cooking demos showing guests how to grow and cook with the seasons.  Demos will be followed by a delicious four course tasting menu paired with tastings from local craft breweries, wineries and distilleries.

Rocky Mountain Flatbread is also running a corresponding daytime workshop each month for moms and tots. 100% of the profits from the events will go to EarthBites, Rocky Mountain Flatbread’s school gardening program, which teaches students how to grow their own food and create nutritional and seasonal snacks.

First up on the menu was The Magic of Mushrooms, which took place at the newly renovated Kisilano location.   The welcoming décor now includes a beautiful and innovative Living Green Wall by Nature Design.

Guests were warmly welcomed and guided to the kitchen to enjoy a cooking demo with Chef Oliver who taught us how to make our own delicious local BC mushroom ragout.  I managed to snag a copy of the recipe and gave it a whirl at home and it is simple enough for even an undomesticated goddess such as myself to pull off.  Thank you Chef Oliver!

We were then treated to more useful tips from Brendan Young, Holistic Registered Nutritionist.  Good to know that one of the few vegetables I buy of my own volition can actually be very good for my health.  

Next up was a mouthwatering four course-sampling menu which I thoroughly enjoyed. Wild mushroom bruschetta followed by wild mushroom artisan pizza and rotini and creamy mushroom ragout.  Each dish was paired with a BC craft beer.

The highlight of the event for me was the exquisite and refreshing Earl Grey Gin Cocktail made with Long Table Gin.  That beauty alone was enough to warrant a return visit for me!

The next long table event will take place at Rocky Mountain Flatbread on Main Street and sounds just as informative and fun.  Aboriginal herbalist Lori Snyder will be shining a light on how plants can be used to create medicinal salves, which heal and nourish.

For more information and to get tickets to future events go to rockymountainflatbread.ca