Apr 26, 2015 | Press Coverage, Updates
HONOUR BOUND | Secure Your Tickets To The 9th Annual “Spot Prawn Festival” On May 17th April 21, 2015. The Chefs’ Table Society’s annual Spot Prawn Festival is set for May 17th. We advise that you score your tickets early, which you can do here. Below is a press...
Apr 26, 2015 | Press Coverage, Updates
Get ready for Vancouver’s Spot Prawn Festival 2015 by Carolyn Ali in Food & Drink on April 17, 2015 Photo credit: Karen Hamilton Wriggly, pink, and beautiful, they’re the darling of every chef in town. Home cooks and restaurant diners alike get googly-eyed just...
Jun 12, 2014 | Press Coverage
My Excellent Spot Prawn Fishing Adventure What was I thinking? Why did I propose going out on a spot prawn fishing boat? I’ve barfed on a gentle train trip from Toronto to Mississauga, on a winding road in Maui, on a flight just after lifting off and resorted to...
Jun 12, 2014 | Press Coverage
If you tell a fisherman a secret, rest assured that he will keep it. About an hour into a spot-prawn fishing trip on the Organic Oceanboat, I can tell that long-time fishermen Steve Johansen and Frank Keitsch have many secrets. I can also tell that I’m probably...
Jun 12, 2014 | Press Coverage
Pricey prawns forcing Vancouver chefs to make tough decisions It may be spot prawn season, but not all Vancouver chefs are biting this year. Spooked by drastic price increases, restaurateurs are serving much less – in some cases none – of the local celebrity...
Jun 12, 2014 | Press Coverage
Were you one of the 1800+ people that attended the 8th Annual(!) Spot Prawn Festival last Saturday at Fisherman’s Wharf? The skies might have been dark and stormy but the weather held off of the patrons to sample some fresh off the boat spot prawns, buy some to take...
