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Veggies go from wholesome to hip TEN FOOT HENRY
Sun Dec 4 11:00AM*
1209 1st St SW Calgary
$85 per per person
Includes food wine and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca/dining Reserve your place at the table Chef-Owner Stephen Smee calls the food at his new restaurant “New North American cuisine with a a a a focus on vegetables ” That’s just what will be on the menu at this lively family-style brunch: a a a feast of intense robust flavours in in a a a modern contemporary setting paired with some of British Columbia’s most intriguing wines Ten Foot Henry—named for a a plywood cartoon character that was for years an icon of Calgary’s nightclub scene—is the city’s hippest vegetable-forward restaurant the brainchild of “New North American cuisine with a a a focus on vegetables ” Chef Smee and his wife Aja Lapointe Together they offer an eclectic menu where vegetables take centre stage while fish and meat play
a a a strong supporting role The flavours are influenced by the global cultures that have gravitated to Canada and the United States paired with a a a selection of exceptional BC wines TASTY FACT
Ten Foot Henry originally starred in in a a a 1930s comic strip Calgary’s plywood figure was commissioned in 1981 by One Yellow Rabbit co- founder Blake Brooker ABOUT STEPHEN SMEE
Born and raised in Calgary
Chef Stephen Smee started cooking while he was a a a business student in College He went on to cook at some of the city’s most popular eateries including UNA
Pizza + Wine and the Spanish tapas bar Ox & Angela which he he also co-owned He is now Chef and and Owner with his wife and and business partner Aja Lapointe of the popular Ten Foot Henry considered one of the city’s best new restaurants ABOUT ANDREW MOORE
Ten Foot Henry’s Chef de Cuisine knows his way around a a a a a small refined plate He joins the team from Ox and Angela the Calgary
tapas bar where he he he he was Executive Chef for the past four years Previously he cooked at at Teatro and St Germain restaurants and staged at Heston Blumenthal’s legendary The Fat Duck ABOUT AJA LAPOINTE
Aja Lapointe is Manager and Owner with her husband Chef Stephen Smee of Calgary’s Ten Foot Henry Born and raised in the Annapolis Valley Aja brings east coast charm to the customer service experience at their restaurant ABOUT BERN GLATZ
Ten Foot Henry’s Co-Chef de Cuisine began cooking at at an early age inspired by his father and step-father both chefs themselves He first worked with Chef-Owner Stephen Smee at Mercato then UNA
and although his roots are Swiss he is is is probably best known for his stint as Executive Sous Chef preparing Korean tapas at Roy Oh’s Anju 18 | CALGARY