Celebrate L’Amour with Provence Marinaside

Celebrate L’Amour with Provence Marinaside
This Valentine’s Day

“What the world needs now is love, sweet love.” The words of the classic pop song couldn’t be truer, or more needed, right now.

Food is the ultimate love language, and the French have long understood its key role in wooing and romance. Provence Marinaside’s Owner/Executive Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia believes that cooking and sharing good food IS an act of love. “We wouldn’t be in this business, if we weren’t passionate about cooking for people and sharing a bit of comfort and love with every dish,” he says.

Chef Jean-Francis and his brigade of incurable romantics (chefs) have designed a special, one-night-only, seven-course Dîner d’Amoureux pour Deux (priced at $145 pp) that is sure to capture the heart of your beloved.

Of course, any romantic dinner must include wine. The job of pairing a dinner such as this with the right wines is a project eagerly embraced by Wine Director Joshua Carlson. “I concentrated on French wines from the Languedoc, for this romantic ‘dîner pour deux’ as they perfectly enhance the flavours in each dish. Of course, guests don’t have to order the pairing, it’s completely optional. They may wish instead to celebrate with a favourite wine or bubbles. Our extensive wine list offers more than 260 wines, including 26 champagnes/sparkling wines (13 of which are available by the glass).” The optional wine pairing is available for $65 per person.

Celebrate your someone special by whisking them off to Vancouver’s own ‘corner of the south of France’ at Provence Marinaside for a romantic Dîner d’Amoureux Pour Deux – available one night only on Friday, February 14. This will be the only menu served at Provence Marinaside that night, there will be no à la carte options available.

The restaurant requests that guests respect this as an adults-only event. Reservations are essential and must be secured with a credit card by calling Provence at 604-681-4144 or online.

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.

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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 (edited) and images provided by Nancy Wong, Culinary Communications.