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Granville Island Public Market

Question: What’s all the buzz about BC Spot Prawns lately? What should I look for when I buy them and how should I cook them? Answer: The Spot Prawn - touted “Ingredient of The Year” by Vancouver Magazine in 2008 and headliner of its very own festival for the third...

The Vancouver Sun

Chefs’ Table Society member chefs from across the Lower Mainland serve you fresh-from-the-boat spot prawns each year at the Spot Prawn Festival. Tickets to the 2014 Spot Prawn Boil are $15 each, or purchase the Brine and Dine combo for a special day out. All proceeds...

The Georgia Straight – Contest

Win two tickets to the Spot Prawn Festival's Spot Prawn Boil Enter to win a pair of tickets to the spot prawn boil at the eighth annual Spot Prawn Festival...read more  

The Georgia Straight

THE B.C. SPOT Prawn Festival will take place May 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at False Creek Fisherman’s Wharf (1505 West 1 st Avenue). The eighth annual festival hosted by the Chefs’ Table Society of B.C., celebrates the start of the spot prawn season, which opens on...

Erin Ireland

The 8th Annual Spot Prawn Festival: A Family Festival Featuring Culinary Stars The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia is proud to kick off one of Metro Vancouver’s most beloved food festivals: the 8th Annual Spot Prawn Festival. Each year at this event, Chefs’...

Spot prawn rourou

This recipe is care of Alvin Pillay, Chefs' Table Society member and Executive Chef at The Blackbird. Spot prawn rourou Rourou is a classic dish that originates from the south pacific where fresh seafood is abundant. The natural sweetness of the BC spot prawns lends...