Tickets went on sale Tuesday for the B.C. Shellfish Festival, which has finalized the lineup for the Chefs’ Dinner on June 17 at the historic Filberg Lodge and Park.
This year’s dinner will bring in chefs from far and wide with a passion for preparing sustainably raised shellfish to treat 200 guests to a truly authentic taste of the West Coast.
This year’s lineup of chefs is:
Robert Clark, executive chef, C Restaurant, Vancouver
Garrett Schack, executive chef, Vista 18, Victoria
Andrew Springett, executive chef, Black Rock Resort, Ucluelet
Andrew Stigant, executive chef, Crown Isle Resort, Courtenay
Richard Verhagen, Raven Street Market Café, Salt Spring Island
Belinda Jones, Gatehouse Bistro, Cumberland
Chefs have been paired with a B.C. shellfish grower and their product to bring their combined creations to guests. Every course will be expertly paired with a B.C. wine and served outdoors along the banks of Baynes Sound. Tickets go on sale March 15.
The music lineup for the festival day June 18 at Comox Marina Park features Luke Blu Guthrie, Nanaimo bluegrass band Skagway, and headlined by Vancouver’s Blackberry Wood.
Also on hand to judge the B.C. Oyster Shucking Championships and Comox Valley Best Chowder competition will be CBC’s Don Genova and Global TV’s Nathan Fong.
More information about the festival and all the events taking place can be found at www.bcshellfishfestival and www.facebook.com/BCShellfishFestival.
— B.C. Shellfish Growers’ Association