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29 07, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast TJ Conwi

July 29th, 2025|Podcast|

On this weeks podcast we are happy to have Chef TJ Conwi of Ono Vancouver. I have never known anyone in our industry or others that have given of themselves so incredibly selflessly to help his community. I am happy that he is on the CTS board and I am proud to Read More …

26 07, 2025

False Creek Crab Fest – July 6, 2025: A Feast by the Sea to Remember

July 26th, 2025|CTS News, Events|

Sunday, July 6, 2025, under clear blue skies at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf, Vancouver’s much-loved False Creek Crab Fest returned for its third annual celebration. Chefs’ Table Society of BC took on the planning of the festival this year in support of BC Crab Fishermen’s Association and turned the waterfront into a festive hub of community, crab, Read More …

22 07, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast Mo Jessa

July 22nd, 2025|Podcast|

On this weeks podcast we have Mo Jessa, President emeritus of Earls Restaurants. From very humble beginnings starting as a dishwasher at Earls, through hard work and ambition he was able to work his way up the company ladder to being the first non family member as President. Mo help spearhead the Read More …

15 07, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast James Walt

July 15th, 2025|Podcast|

On this weeks Podcast we have one of my favourite Chef's, James Walt of the Top Table Group. If you have been to Araxi, you know his food and if you have eaten at a Top Table restaurant you can feel his influence. I hope you enjoy his insights into our business Read More …

1 07, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast Angus An

July 1st, 2025|Podcast|

In the summer of 2006 I met a young Chef opening his first new restaurant Gastropod, right beside my new restaurant, Fuel. We became fast friends and have been working together in one way or another ever since, Chef Angus An is a Chef and Restaurateur in the truest definition. He and Read More …

24 06, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast Mark von Shellwitz

June 24th, 2025|Podcast|

I am very happy to have this next guest to the Podcast. I love talking with people who are trying to affect change in our hospitality industry. Mark von Shellwitz has been representing Western Canada on behalf of Restaurants Canada for almost 30years. We dive right into some of the tough subjects, Read More …

6 06, 2025

Restaurant Culture Shift

June 6th, 2025|CTS News, Uncategorized|

After two years of development, we’re excited to share that the Chefs’ Table Society’s Restaurant Workplace Culture Toolkit is ready to share! Reach out to learn more to: ed@chefstablesociety.com

This toolkit includes over 30 practical tools designed to help small- and medium-sized restaurants strengthen their policies, improve retention, support staff, and build a positive workplace culture WHILE saving you time! From Read More …

3 06, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast Lesley Stav

June 3rd, 2025|Podcast|

I am so happy to share this Podcast with you. I first met Lesley in 2022, the North Vancouver Island Chefs Association was putting on the first meal of of first in person COOKSCAMP. Remember this was the first time we were really able to get together after the pandemic. Lesley and Read More …

20 05, 2025

Chefs in the Field – Growing Connections Between Kitchen & Farm

May 20th, 2025|CTS News, Sustainability, Uncategorized|

I’ll admit that for years I didn’t know how Brussels sprouts grow.
Because I’d worked with ‘regular’ cabbage for years, I assumed these ‘micro cabbages’ (as one of my more pretentious chefs had called them) grew generally the same way. I assumed they popped out of the ground in a gorgeous array of leaves and were plucked from the center when Read More …

20 05, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast Alex Kim

May 20th, 2025|Podcast|

On this weeks episode of Mise en Place, we have Chef Alex Kim, the Chef and Culinary Director of Five Sails and Glowbal Restaurant in Vancouver. He joins us to share his journey from Seoul, South Korea, to becoming a Chef here in Canada. He moved from Korea to Edmonton as a Read More …

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