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CATERED SUMMER BBQ IN VANCOUVER WITH TRUFFLES FINE FOODS

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Let Truffles Fine Foods Cater the Perfect Summer BBQ

Endless sunshine, chilled cocktails, and sand between the toes:
some things are synonymous with summer, and we at Truffles Fine Foods believe that an extraordinary summer BBQ is no exception.

A summer BBQ catered by Truffles Fine Foods is the perfect way to entertain clients or recognize your colleagues’ hard work. With sunny days officially upon us, we invite you to leave the planning, grilling, and chopping to our team!

Our exclusive BBQ menu proudly features an extensive selection of options for all preferences and dietary needs. Meat lovers, vegetarians, and seafood savourers: everyone’s invited! We’ll bring all the toppings, side dishes, colourful salads, and mouth-watering desserts.

The Premiere
$19/plate – minimum 30 guests
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[list_item icon=”ss-check”]1 Dessert[/list_item]
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Silver Screen
$24/plate – minimum 30 guests
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The Oscar
$35/plate – minimum 30 guests
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[list_item icon=”ss-check”]1 Dessert[/list_item]
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We are also pleased to provide additional services at an extra cost:
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For more information or to book Truffles Fine Foods for your BBQ, please contact us by email.

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Events & Celebrations

CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY WITH A VISIT TO THE GARDEN

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Treat Mom This Mother’s Day with a Visit to VanDusen Gardens

MOMS DESERVE TO BE CELEBRATED, so show your mom how much you care this Mother’s Day with a memorable afternoon at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Stroll along walking trails that weave throughout 55 acres of exquisite flowers, plants and lakes, enjoy live jazz, or capture the day at the Heron Lake photo booth.

TRUFFLES FINE FOODS is adding a bit of sweetness to the day with our outdoor pop-up café exclusively for Mother’s Day. Located on the plaza in front of the visitors’ centre, our pop-up café will feature:

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Mother’s Day Schedule

Garden hours – 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Harpist in the plaza – 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Photo booth at Heron Lake – 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Jazz band at Heron Lake – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Truffles outdoor pop-up café in the plaza – 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Please note that regular garden admission applies. For more information on VanDusen Botanical Gardens’ Mother’s Day celebration, click here.

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Our Kitchens

COOK, SERVER, AND DISHWASHING JOBS

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Join the team at Truffles Fine Foods – we’re hiring!

ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD? Do others consider you to be friendly, welcoming, and outgoing? Truffles Fine Foods is seeking new members to add to our team at our commissary kitchen location in North Vancouver and at our VanDusen Gardens location in Vancouver. We create a fun and enjoyable working environment, and we also offer competitive wages and a benefits package. The Vancouver jobs and North Vancouver jobs available have an immediate start date.

Dishwasher (Full-Time)
Location: North Vancouver Commissary Kitchen

We are looking for a detail-oriented individual who can immerse themselves in the job, while also joining in on the fun working environment we have. We’re looking for the following qualifications and are willing to train a suitable applicant.

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Please click here to view the Craigslist ad for a full-time Dishwasher.

2nd Cook and 3rd Cook (Full-Time)
Location: North Vancouver Commissary Kitchen

We are looking for a passionate and self-motivated individual who can think outside of the box. If you have the following skills and assets we’d love to hear from you!

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[list_item icon=”ss-check”]Able to ensure safety, recipes and event procedures are followed[/list_item]
[list_item icon=”ss-check”]Highly organized with keen attention to detail[/list_item]
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Please click here to view the Craigslist ad for 2nd Cook and 3rd Cook.

Counter Servers (Full-Time and Part-Time)
Location: VanDusen Gardens – Vancouver

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Prep Cook (Full-Time and Part-Time)
Location: VanDusen Gardens – Vancouver

We are looking for the following skills and assets, and are willing to train suitable applicants.

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[list_item icon=”ss-check”]Able to handle high volumes in a quickly-paced environment[/list_item]
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Resumes for the North Vancouver Commissary Kitchen location jobs will be accepted by email (nin@trufflesfinefoods.com) only. Resumes for the VanDusen location jobs will be accepted by email (vandusen@trufflesfinefoods.com) or in-person at our cafe at 5151 Oak Street. Please indicate which position you are applying for when emailing in your resume.

We thank you for your interest; however, only those being considered for the positions will be contacted.

To learn more about us, please visit: www.trufflesfinefoods.com.

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Signature Items

VANCOUVER FOODSTER CHEESECAKE CHALLENGE

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Truffles Fine Foods has joined the Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge!

The Vancouver Foodster Cheesecake Challenge is officially underway and Truffles Fine Foods hopes to destroy the competition! Restaurants, bakeries, and cafés from across Vancouver are competing for the title of Best Cheesecake in the city, and it’s up to you – our customers – to decide who wins.

The pastry team at Truffles Fine Foods is confident in its famous berry cheesecake-in-a-jar dish. With three tempting layers, it’s the perfect triple threat. A graham crumb base is smothered in sweet, creamy cheesecake filling, followed by a sumptuous topping of fresh berries, all served in a portable and charming latch-lid jar.

Running from April 14^th until May 8^th, you’ve got plenty of time to eat as many berry cheesecakes-in-a-jar while getting your votes in. When deciding on the winning cheesecake, look for originality, creativity, price, value, unique characteristics and, most importantly, taste! Voters are eligible to vote once per day throughout the promotion. For more information, check out the Vancouver Foodster Best Cheesecake Competition online.

We’d love to see your photos of you enjoying our berry cheesecake-in-a-jar! Be sure to Tweet at us, include us in your Instagram posts, and make sure you use the hashtag #CheesecakeChallengeYVR!

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Corporate

ONCE UPON A TIME CELEBRATES ITS 100th EPISODE

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Once Upon A Time celebrated its 100th episode with Truffles Fine Foods

Like something out of a fairytale, our team recently created a legendary feast fit for kings, queens, and all the heroes in between. ABC’s Once Upon A Time has famously filmed in the Greater Vancouver area for several years, often transforming downtown Steveston into the fictional village of Storybrooke. The show recently celebrated its 100^th episode and commemorated the event in spectacular style at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery in Richmond.

The order was a tall one as we crafted an exclusive menu for more than 475 guests, including the show’s crew, actors, and VIPs. As guests mingled and reflected on the show’s success, our staff passed around a selection of inventive Hors d’Oeuvres featuring ingredients with undeniably Canadian flavour:

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In between sips of champagne and wine, guests were treated to platters of French macarons to satiate those with a sweet tooth.

Truffles Fine Foods has proudly catered to the cast and crew of Once Upon A Time for more than five years, and in that time we have cultivated a great relationship with each of them. We were honoured to help mark this milestone, and wish them every success for the next 100 episodes!

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Signature Items

CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY’S DAFFODIL MONTH

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Truffles Fine Foods is proud to support the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month

Throughout the month of April, Truffles Fine Foods is proud to once again support the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month initiative. By supporting Daffodil Month, we’re helping to raise funds to help those living with cancer while also supporting their families. The Truffles team’s reason is simple: “Cancer impacts everyone in our community, so supporting this cause is something we really care for,” said Fanny Dufour, our Marketing & Business Development Manager.

2016 is the fourth year Truffles has partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society, and to honour that our pastry chef has created a delectable Daffodil Shortbread Cookie. Sugary sweet with tangy lemon and a hint of orange in the buttercream, these cookies are a tasty way to let our customers lend their support. Selling for $3 each before tax, $1 from the sale of each cookie will go directly to the Canadian Cancer Society.

The cookies will be available at our café locations in North Vancouver, at VanDusen Gardens, and in downtown Vancouver throughout the month of April. Symbolic of strength and courage, wearing a daffodil pin is an easy way to show you care. When you stop by one of our locations, be sure to also pick up a daffodil pin with all funds from the sale of pins going directly to the Canadian Cancer Society.

For more information, visit the Canadian Cancer Society’s website.

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Events & Celebrations

EASTER DINNER TO GO

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EASTER DINNER TO GO FOR FOUR

Let our Truffles team help you make your family Easter Dinner stress-free and memorable. Order our Easter Dinner-To-Go and let us take care of the details so you can enjoy your long weekend with family & friends.

$125 (plus tax)

Mezze for 4
Sliced Genoa Salami and Prosciutto, Grilled Pepper and Zucchini,
Marinated Mushroom, Cubed Feta, Artichoke, Olives, Crackers,
Flatbread and Dips

Salad
Sunchoke, Jicama and Baby Frisée Salad
With toasted sesame dressing and sunflower seeds

Mains / Choice of:
Pan Seared Skin on Seabass
With vanilla bean and parsnip puree with fresh sorrel beurre blanc
Or
Star Anise and Cinnamon Dusted Lamb Sirloin
With coconut taro mash with a blackberry and red wine reduction

Both accompanied with a Spring mélange

Dessert
Seasonal Berry-Misu
Fresh seasonal mascaraed berries layered between lady fingers and a vanilla Frangelico cream

CONDITIONS:

– Orders must be placed by 12pm Wednesday March 23rd to ensure pickup at any of our four locations on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th or Sunday 27th
– Orders require a 50% deposit.
– Participating locations: VanDusen Kitchen * Davie St. * New Westminster * North Vancouver

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Inspirations

TRUFFLES’ SOUS-CHEF TO WIN CHOPPED CANADA

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The Truffles Fine Foods‘ team watched the Food Network last February 6th to watch its Jr. Sous Chef, Josh Karbelnik, become the new champion on Chopped Canada.

Josh stepped behind the stoves to face four chefs before an all-star rotating panel of three expert Chopped Canada judges. Armed with skill and ingenuity, the competitors race against the clock to turn the mystery ingredients from their iconic baskets into an extraordinary three-course meal. Course-by-course, the judges decide which competitor host Brad Smith will “chop” from the competition until only the winner remains.

The Chopped Canada Episode

In episode five of Chopped Canada – “Cooking with Courage” – Josh strived at presenting a creative menu that included a Carribean chicken patty, a deconstructed scotch egg and myrtle blueberry ice cream. Watch the full episode here.

Josh brings a well-honed fine dining background to the competition. He spent several years studying at Niagara College prior to working at North 44 under the culinary tutelage of Sash Simpson and Mark McEwen (of Top Chef). He then shifted to Zest Restaurant in the heart of Niagara and begun training under David Watt until a tragic accident cost him two of his fingers. Not to be detered by this setback, it was his true passion for the culinary world that drove Josh to continue to pursue his career and he begun to retrain with the help of Bocuse competitor, Scott Jager of Pear Tree Restaurant in Burnaby, and we’re glad he did!

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Events & Celebrations

PLAN THE ULTIMATE VALENTINE’S DAY

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Let our Truffles team help you make your Valentine’s Day Dinner incredible! Order our Valentine’s Day Dinner To-Go and let us take care of the details so you can enjoy a romantic evening for only $125 (plus tax)!

Starters

Creamy Field Mushroom Soup
Finished with a truffle essence

Fresh Arugula Salad
With roasted candy beets, orange segments, fresh berries and glazed pecans in a citrus vinaigrette

Choice of Entrées

Seared Beef Tenderloin
Topped with goat cheese and Pancetta bacon in a balsamic red wine reduction

Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken Breast
With tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella stuffing in a balsamic red wine reduction

Accompanied by…

Lemon Thyme Risotto
&
Charred kohlrabi and shimeji mushroom mélange

Dessert
Heart Shaped Chocolate Ganache Torte for Two

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Please note: orders must be placed by Thursday, February 11^th to ensure pickup at any of our four locations on Saturday or Sunday *New Westminster to be decided.

Email requests can be sent to MaryAnn Alteen at info@trufflesfinefoods.com.

Orders require a 50% deposit to complete AND are not complete until you have spoken to MaryAnn.

Participating locations: VanDusen Kitchen * Davie St. * New Westminster * North Vancouver

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Industry News

TRUFFLES FINE FOODS JOSH KARBELNIK TACKLES CHOPPED CANADA!

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Truffles own Chef de Partie on Chopped Canada!

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news! Our very own Jr. Sous Chef, Josh Karbelnik is all set to heat up the kitchen on Chopped Canada on the Food Network! Watch the complete episode online.

Josh brought his well-honed fine dining background and experience to our Truffles team having moved across the country from Toronto. He spent several years studying at Niagara College prior to working at North 44 under the culinary tutelage of Sash Simpson and Mark McEwen (of Top Chef).

Next up: Josh shifted to Zest Restaurant in the heart of Niagara and begun training under David Watt until a tragic accident cost him two of his fingers.

Not to be detered by this setback, it was his true passion for the culinary world that drove Josh to continue to pursue his career and he begun to retrain with the help of Bocuse competitor, Scott Jager of Pear Tree Restaurant in Burnaby.

Josh continued to perfect his own style of cooking and favors one that is a blend of modern classic Canadian cuisine.

We can’t wait to see what he cooks up for the judges on Chopped Canada! Be sure to catch him on the show airing on Food Network February 6^th at 9PM!

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