Dine Out Vancouver menus went live today. Here is one that should delight from Provence Marinaside dishes paired with Okanagan Crush Pad wines. Their announcement.
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(Vancouver, BC) – For Dine Out Vancouver 2023, Provence Marinaside is partnering with much-respected BC wine producer Okanagan Crush Pad (OCP) to create a ‘Perfect Pairing Dinner’ featuring a three-course dinner of Provence signature dishes paired with signature wines from OCP’s Haywire, Narrative and Garnet Valley Ranch vineyards. The three course dinner is available for $59 per person with the optional wine pairing available as either a regular pour for $36 for three wines or petit pour at $21 for three wines. Wines are also available individually by the glass or the bottle.
“Dine Out is a small slice of what we offer at Provence – a glimpse into the menu. We’ve been a part of DOV since its inception. It’s a great way for Vancouverites to test the dining scene by having a three- course meal at a reasonable price – kind of like speed dating for diners. Each year new faces have become new friends. These new friends have become regulars and are now old friends,” says Provence’s Owner and Executive Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia.
“In past years I found the wine pairings as an opportunity to showcase the diversity of British Columbian wines, carefully selecting wines from many different wineries. However, I started to think about how the wineries were not celebrated as much as perhaps they should be. Sure wine is something in a bottle to be drunk with food, but wine is also farming, and science, and sometimes a bit of magic. This year, I wanted to work with a winery with depth of wines we could select from for pairing to our menu – a winery with historical relevance, and ultimately a winery that had that bit of magic. That’s when I decided to see if we could collaborate with Summerland’s Okanagan Crush Pad. OCP was founded on a long history of friendship and shared respect for the land. They create wine that showcases the wild beauty of the Okanagan Valley. Their organic farming principles are taken into the cellar where they let nature shape and direct their wine. They have a full gamut of wineries under the OCP banner and the wines have plenty of variety to select from when pairing to a menu,” says Provence’s Wine Director Joshua Carlson. “I am so excited to be able to offer the Garnet Valley Ranch wines in this pairing as an exclusive to Provence as they will not be officially released until fall 2023.”
In October, Chef Quaglia along with Carlson, Asst. Wine Director Ryan Johnson and Manager Emrys Horton travelled to the Okanagan Valley to meet with OCP’s Co-Founder Christine Coletta and wine maker Matt Dumayne to taste a collection of wines to determine the pairings for this year’s menu, tour the vineyards, observe and participate in the grape harvest.“We have a valued relationship with the team at Provence for many years so we are excited to have their team bring our wines to life with their Dine Out Vancouver pairings. Diners are in for a treat,” comments Coletta.
This 2023 Dine Out Menu features three choices of Appetizers along with three choices of Entreés and two dessert choices. All of these dishes are favourites with Provence patrons, and some, like the warm Goat Cheese Salad and the Bouillabaisse for instance, have been on Provence Marinaside’s menu since the restaurant opened 21 years ago. “We wouldn’t dare take them off,” says Chef Quaglia. “The Bouillabaisse is representative of my upbringing in Marseille but of course we give it a West Coast nuance by using OceanWise local seafood. The rouille is a classic accompaniment.”
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Treat yourself to an evening of delicious food paired with wonderful wines from Okanagan Crush Pad at Provence Marinaside for this year’s Dine Out Vancouver. The 21st Annual Dine Out Vancouver Festival runs from January 20 through February 5. It is always an extremely busy time at Provence Marinaside and reservations are a must – either online or by calling the restaurant at 604-681-4144.
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