Fable Kitchen Chef Matthew Villamoran and his culinary team are launching an ongoing series of can’t-miss monthly culinary events starting this April and continuing throughout the spring and summer at the Michelin-recognized Kitsilano farm-to-table landmark (1944 W 4th Avenue).
The dinners will take centre stage at Fable Kitchen the first Wednesday of every month and kick off on Wednesday, April 3 at 5 p.m. when Villamoran welcomes El Santo Chef Sam Fabbro to collaborate on a three-course dinner that showcases the very best fresh, local ingredients from BC farmers, foragers and fishers and features the following:
Fable X El Santo Collab Dinner
Wednesday, April 3 / $60 per person plus tax, gratuity
Optional wine pairings $18 per person
- STARTER
- choice of:
- CONFIT DUCK SALAD
- Confit duck leg, roasted beet,
- arugula, heavily spiced vinaigrette
- ALBACORE KINILAW
- Shallot, ginger, red bell pepper,
- coconut vinegar, coconut milk
- BURRATA SALAD
- fresh gem tomato, agrodolce tomato,
- compressed cucumber, burrata crema,
- arugula walnut pesto, sherry gastrique
- CONFIT DUCK SALAD
- choice of:
- MAIN
- choice of:
- PACIFIC LING COD
- Citrus-cured ling cod, chive & sweet corn
- gnocchi, acqua pazza
- CLAM ‘CHOWDER’
- steamed Manila clam, kohlrabi sofrito, lardon,
- fingerling potato, herb sauce, clam broth,
- reduced cream, watercress purée
- STINGING NETTLE RISOTTO
- Carnaroli rice, nettle pesto, preseved lemon,
- fresh herbs, Parmesan
- PACIFIC LING COD
- choice of:
- FINISH
- choice of:
- CORNMEAL CAKE
- duck fat caramel, thyme, candied tomato coulis
- BLUEBERRY SHORT CAKE
- blueberry fluid gel, whipped cream
- LEMON CREAM
- freeze-dried blueberries, toasted coconut
- chips, aged balsamic vinegar
- CORNMEAL CAKE
- choice of:
The Wednesday night dinners continue on Wednesday, May 1 when Villamoran hosts a prix-fixe four-course pairing dinner showcasing an array of cocktails comprising products from artisanal Vancouver Island distillery Driftwood Spirits. Tickets to the event are available for $125 per person inclusive of taxes and gratuity here.
Villamoran and his team will continue the series on Wednesday, June 5 with a Salt Spring Wild Cider Tasting Dinner that will see guests enjoy a four-course, prix-fixe affair paired with ciders from the Salt Spring Island cidery. Tickets to the event are available for $125 inclusive of taxes and gratuity here.
Last year, Fable Kitchen retained its Michelin ‘Bib Gourmand’ status — awarded to restaurants that serve “exceptionally good food at moderate prices” — that was first bestowed by the world-renowned culinary guide in 2022. Fable was one of just 77 Vancouver-area restaurants that were given 2023 Michelin Stars, Bib Gourmand nods or Recommendations.
Villamoran, who joined the Fable Kitchen team last year, is no stranger to the city’s fine dining scene or Fable’s farm-to-table culinary philosophy, having compiled a portfolio that spans two decades and has included stops at Raincity Grill, Bao Bei, The Parlour and Tractor Foods.
Stay tuned for more tasting dinners and collaborations to be added to Fable Kitchen’s ongoing Wednesday night dinner series in the coming months.
Fable Kitchen is open for dinner seven days a week from 5 to 10 p.m. and brunch Thursday to Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.