About the ChefsAcclaimed Canadian chef and sustainable food advocate Chris Whittaker of prestigious Vancouver and BC restaurants including Forage, Timberand Quaaout Lodge & Spa brings San Francisco-based Chef Ryan McIlwraith back to his Vancouver roots. Born and raised in Vancouver, McIlwraith manned the kitchen at numerous award-winning restaurants across the Canada before landing at San Francisco’s Absinthe Group as executive chef of their portfolio of restaurants including Absinthe, Bellota, Barcino, and Comstock Saloon. In February 2017, they collaborated on a dinner at Timber restaurant in Vancouver that was also part of the Vancouver World Chef Exchange and Dine Out Vancouver Festival.
About the Vancouver World Chef ExchangeThe Vancouver World Chef Exchange is a collaborative project run by Tourism Vancouver’s Dine Out Vancouver Festival designed to spread Vancouver’s culinary story across the globe while bringing leading food hubs closer together and, of course, dish up a once-in-a-lifetime dining experiences. Since 2016, Vancouver has welcomed chefs from Puerto Vallarta, New York City, Copenhagen, Sydney, San Francisco, Boston, London, Galway, Los Angeles and Mexico City. Vancouver has hosted “pop-up” events in London, Brighton, New York, and soon… San Francisco. The Vancouver World Chef Exchange is presented by Aeroplan and supported by Air Canada and the Westin Bayshore hotel.
About the ChefsAcclaimed Canadian chef and sustainable food advocate Chris Whittaker of prestigious Vancouver and BC restaurants including Forage, Timberand Quaaout Lodge & Spa brings San Francisco-based Chef Ryan McIlwraith back to his Vancouver roots. Born and raised in Vancouver, McIlwraith manned the kitchen at numerous award-winning restaurants across the Canada before landing at San Francisco’s Absinthe Group as executive chef of their portfolio of restaurants including Absinthe, Bellota, Barcino, and Comstock Saloon. In February 2017, they collaborated on a dinner at Timber restaurant in Vancouver that was also part of the Vancouver World Chef Exchange and Dine Out Vancouver Festival.
About the Vancouver World Chef ExchangeThe Vancouver World Chef Exchange is a collaborative project run by Tourism Vancouver’s Dine Out Vancouver Festival designed to spread Vancouver’s culinary story across the globe while bringing leading food hubs closer together and, of course, dish up a once-in-a-lifetime dining experiences. Since 2016, Vancouver has welcomed chefs from Puerto Vallarta, New York City, Copenhagen, Sydney, San Francisco, Boston, London, Galway, Los Angeles and Mexico City. Vancouver has hosted “pop-up” events in London, Brighton, New York, and soon… San Francisco. The Vancouver World Chef Exchange is presented by Aeroplan and supported by Air Canada and the Westin Bayshore hotel.
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