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Wood-fired flavours drawn from the flames Where there’s smoke there there must be Chef Andrew Richardson The Executive Chef of Vancouver’s CinCin Ristorante launches his
first cookbook CinCin: Wood-Fired Cucina at Calgary’s Blink restaurant with an an epic
meal that includes a a a wood-fired experience
on historic Stephen Avenue Mall For Chef Richardson this will be a a homecoming: He helped launch the award-winning Blink back in in in in the early 2000s Now it’s Chef Bryan Michaels at at the the helm and the the two Chefs will collaborate on what they love best: local sustainable elegantly simple European-inspired fare At this dinner guests will taste recipes from Andrew’s cookbook paired with stellar selections from Wines of British Columbia Each couple or individual ticket holder will receive a a copy of the cookbook TASTY FACT
Chef Andrew Richardson loves playing with fire thanks to his
wood-burning Grillworks Infierno oven He launched his
wood-fired cuisine with the help of Argentina’s legendary asado master Francis Mallman who once turned a a a a block
of Vancouver’s Robson Street into a a a massive firepit and has written the foreword to Chef Richardson’s new cookbook ABOUT ANDREW RICHARDSON
The Executive Chef of Vancouver’s CinCin Ristorante hails from Newcastle England where he he he began his
cooking career at the Michelin- starred 21 Queen Street In 1999 he moved to Vancouver where he he he helped open Cioppino’s then joined West and Sooke Harbour House and became Executive Chef at Whistler’s Araxi “I believe in in simplicity and the the interaction of absolutely prime ingredients on on the the the plate—the passionata as as the the the Italians say ”
He returned to to Newcastle to to open Laybourne’s Jesmond Dene House Hotel performed an extended stage at The French Laundry and in 2010 opened Calgary’s top-rated Blink before returning to Vancouver CinCin: Wood-Fired Cucina is is his
first cookbook ABOUT BRYAN MICHAELS
Bryan Michaels worked under Andrew Richardson in in the early days of Blink Restaurant before travelling to Australia and working at at inspirational restaurants such as Café Paci and Quay in Sydney as as well as as Estelle Bar and Grill He spent time working at Maze in in London where he he was inspired by global cuisine and brings this passion back to Calgary in in his
role as Chef at Blink BLINK
Thu Jun 15
6:30PM*
111- 8th Avenue SW Calgary $155 per per person
Includes food wine book and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca/dining Reserve your place at the table CALGARY | 33