Smitty’s Oyster house on Main Street Head Chef Alan Older welcomes a roster of Vancouver’s top culinary talent for a month-long Friday Night Paella Series at the popular Mount Pleasant seafood restaurant (3124 Main Street).
During each date, Older will collaborate with a fellow chef to develop a unique recipe that offers a delicious spin on the signature Valencian staple of saffron-flavored rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables before both chefs prepare their creation on the restaurant patio and serve it up before the eyes of guests starting at 7 p.m.
The series kicks off with Chef Alvaro Montes de Oca (Ubuntu Canteen, Hapa Izakaya) on March 24 and continues with Chef Jose Galindo (The Sardine Can) on March 31 and Slim’s BBQ’s Oscar Rubio on April 7 before wrapping up on April 14 with a guest appearance by Christian Chaumont, former Provisions Head Chef and current Co-Owner and Head Chef at The Painted Ship.
Older has made Paella Nights a can’t-miss staple on the weekly calendar at Smitty’s Oyster House on Main Street since it opened in the former home of The Five Spot in late 2021.
He first developed his love for the dish while helming the kitchen of a popular seafood restaurant in Playa del Carmen, where it was a Sunday night menu staple.
Smitty’s Oyster House on Main Street will also offer a special wine feature: Beronia Rioja Reserva from La Rioja Spain for $13/$19/$50 (6oz/9oz/bottle) on the Paella Nights.
Guests in the mood to keep the good times going can stick around for Late Night Happy Hour from 9 p.m. to close and enjoy food and drink features like 16oz sleeves of Steamworks, Phillips, Red Truck, and Bridge Brewing craft beer ($6.50), glasses of house red and white wine ($7), raw oysters ($2.50), panko-breaded pan-fried oysters ($3.25), Salt Spring Island mussels & Fries ($15), crab cakes ($18) and more.
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