Provence Marinaside Features Fairview Cellars in Fall Supper Winemaker Dinner

Provence Marinaside Features Fairview Cellars
in Fall Supper Winemaker Dinner

On October 29 Provence Marinaside celebrates the bounty of the harvest season with a very special Winemaker Dinner featuring the wines of Fairview Cellars with special guests Danielle and Dermott Hutton.

The Huttons, who purchased the Golden Mile boutique winery from legendary Okanagan wine pioneer Bill Eggert when he retired in 2022, are well known from their past careers in Vancouver’s hospitality sector at restaurants such as Blue Water Cafe and West. In 2020, while still under Eggert’s ownership, Danielle Hutton took over the reins as Fairview’s General Manager and apprentice winemaker under Eggert while Dermott assumed responsibility as the vineyard manager. This event marks their first winemaker dinner outside of the winery and features mainly wines that they have made – the one exception being the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon which is poured with the last course.

“In France, Fall Suppers are traditionally about community coming together to honour the end of the vendage,” comments Jean-Francis Quaglia, Provence’s Owner and Executive Chef. “Our six-course dinner features typical hearty autumn fare such as Paté, Rabbit Fricassée, Beef Tenderloin, Pears and blue cheese. We’re also pleased to include Flavour Theory Chocolates in the last course. These artisan chocolates are created by our former sommelier Rachelle Goudreau, who relocated to the Okanagan a few years ago to pursue a new venture in confectionary.”

Wine Director, Joshua Carlson and his team visited Fairview Cellars in the summer of 2023 to work with the winery on developing wines for the restaurant’s ‘wines-on-tap’ program. “In my opinion, Fairview Cellars makes the best Cabernet Sauvignon in the whole valley,” says Carlson. “A few months ago, Danielle was in town, and she met with me, and Chef Richard Hondier from Provence’s kitchen team. Together we planned the menu and the pairings that will demonstrate the exceptional depth of flavour these wines exhibit. I’m very excited to present them for the first time in a winemaker dinner outside of the Okanagan.”

This October, imagine yourself in the south of France, or the south Okanagan, at this very special celebration of the harvest. Tickets are priced at $199.99 per person including taxes, gratuity and Open Table booking fee. Dinner details and reservations are available on Provence’s website.

Provence notes:
Established in February 2002, Provence Marinaside is the ‘bebe’ of Owner/Executive Chef (and Chevalier of France) Jean-Francis Quaglia. Reminiscent of Chef Qualia’s native Marseille, Provence is located at the south end of Yaletown, adjacent to the False Creek Seawall and with patios overlooking the Quayside Marina. Open every day for Brunch, Lunch, Happy Hour and Dinner.

Hours are:
Tuesday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

In addition to Dine-In service, Provence Marinaside continues to offer its regular menus for brunch, lunch and dinner as Takeout for personal pick-up or through delivery services Door Dash and Uber Eats.

Wine and Cocktails List , Brunch Menu, Lunch Menu, Happy Hour Menu, Dinner Menu, Dessert Menu

Provence Marinaside is also supporting The DowntownEastside Women’s Centre with the donation of meals and funds along with a donation option on their should the public also wish to support the organization. Details can be found on Provence Marinaside’s Home Page.

About Chef Jean Francis Quaglia
A native of Marseille, France, Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia comes naturally to the culinary world as his mother was acclaimed Chef Suzanne Quaglia of Marseille’s famed Le Patalain and one of the very first female chefs in France. At age eight, he made his first Tarte au Citron from his mother’s recipe. This same tarte is now featured on Provence’s menu. Following graduation, Chef Quaglia apprenticed at Hôtel Sofitel in Marseille, worked Chef Elie Mazot at Relais et Chateau’s Le Chateau de la Chevre D’Or in Eze and was Chef de Partie Tournant under the direction of his mentor, Chef Dominique LeStanc, at Hôtel Negresco in Nice (2 Michelin stars). Upon arrival in Vancouver he was Sous Chef under Chef Bruno Born at Le Coq D’Or and followed him to the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel where he became Executive Chef of the hotel’s Indigo Bistro Moderne. He opened his first restaurant, Provence Mediterranean Grill in 1997 in Point Grey and went on to open Provence Marinaside in 2002 and TWB-The Wine Bar next door in 2012 (it is now amalgamated into Provence Marinaside). In August 2021, the government of France honoured Chef Jean-Francis by naming him a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre du Merite Agricole – one of France’s highest honours, second only to the Legion of Honour.

Media release and images provided by Nancy Wong, Culinary Communications.