Seattle’s Tomo joins The Acorn for an autumnal feast of all things veg-forward.
About this Visa Infinite Dining Series Experience
Vegetables have never had it so good, and neither have the diners who love them. Since it opened in 2012, The Acorn has been serving up beautiful vegetarian fine dining, its passionately local and seasonal fare earning recognition from everyone from CNN to Michelin along the way. For this special fall feast, Chef Matt Gostelow is joined by Brady Ishiwata Williams, the James Beard Award-winning chef formerly of Seattle’s famous Canlis restaurant. Now at the helm of his own establishment, the Japanese-American Tomo, he has a similar reverence for local ingredients and, like Chef Gostelow, learned his love of food from his grandmother. Expect exceptional plant-based cuisine from two talented chefs, paired with fine wines and well-crafted cocktails.
The Acorn, Vancouver
Wednesday Nov 19 | 5:30 & 8:30PM | 3995 Main St, Vancouver
$195 per person
(Includes canapés, multi-course meal, cocktail and wine pairings & gratuity; taxes extra.)
Note: This event has two seating times, 5:30 & 8:30 pm
AnnaLena celebrates the bold, tangy flavours
of a Filipino-inspired feast.
About this Visa Infinite Dining Series Experience
“Salo-salo” is a Filipino expression for sharing a feast or simply eating together, and that is the idea behind this very special dinner at the Michelin-starred AnnaLena. Enter into a space by the design team of Russell Recuenco and Justin Lintag, who will bring in touches of their Filipino-Canadian upbringing, along with lessons carried back from the motherland. Chef Mike Robbins, who grew up in Vancouver influenced by the tables of Filipino friends and families, will lead a seven-course menu reinterpreting some familiar classics. “While not a traditional Filipino dinner, this evening is a reflection of how the culture has influenced me, both personally and professionally,” says Mike. All this will be enhanced with beverage pairings from Michelin-awarded Wine Director Reverie Beall. While this may not be a traditional Filipino dinner, it recognizes the many Filipino cooks Chef Robbins has worked with over the years, and how their culture is woven into the way he cooks, creates and hosts guests around a table. Guests can expect a playful, thoughtful, and heartfelt evening.
MENU
K I N I L A W
cured scallop, coconut, squash, basil oil
Ursa Major “Love and Rage and Basketball” 2024, Peachland, BC
L U M P I A / S I S I G
pork and chicken liver spring roll, gem lettuce, apricot
Tanduay Rum Milk Punch
Calamansi, Ube Falernum, Coconut
P A N C I T / A D O B O
black cod, green vegetables, alkaline noodles, mushroom consommé
San Miguel Lager, Philippines
K U L M A
beef cheek, coconut velouté, torn bread
Averill Creek Chardonnay 2024, Cowichan Valley, BC
L O N G A N I S A
lamb, charred cabbage, vadouvan emulsion, black truffle
Ursa Major x AnnaLena “Rosie Brings the Sunshine” 2024, Kaleden, BC
P A N D A N
strawberry, goat cheese, white chocolate, pandan sourdough
Echo Bay “Synoptic” 2022, Okanagan Falls, BC
S U M A N M A L A G K I T
sticky rice, puffed rice, toasted rice ice cream
Esquimalt “Palmer’s Spiced Apple”, Esquimalt, BC
U B E
ube vanilla cream, tapioca pearls
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AnnaLena, Vancouver
Wednesday Oct 22 | 5:00PM (first seating) | 1809 W 1st Ave, Vancouver
$250 per person
(Includes canapés, multi-course meal, cocktail & wine pairings & gratuity; taxes extra.)
Note: This event has multiple seating times, beginning at 5:00 pm
