Culinary Capers Creates a Taste of BC for Beijing

Winning the job to host the world as the official caterer for the British Columbia Canada Pavilion in Beijing is a true win-win for Culinary Capers Catering. Not only is it a chance to share the best of home-grown BC ingredients and cuisine from May through September with officials, Olympic athletes and business owners who visit the Pavilion, Culinary Capers will be sharing the spotlight and their knowledge with a team of students and teachers from Vancouver Community College who will be part of our catering team.

Culinary Capers is flying a total of 24 VCC students and six staff to Beijing and providing accommodation, and the students will be an active part of the Pavilion’s kitchen and serving staff while earning credits for their school program.

“These students are growing their skills in a highly important and unusual environment in the Pavilion, and Culinary Capers is helping to grow our cooking and catering field, said Debra Lykkemark, president of Culinary Capers. “This is a great example of how British Columbia Canada Pavilion and the Province are working to create legacies for BC”

Culinary Capers will be showcasing the best of BC food, beer and wine for many business delegations and special events at the Pavilion. “Food can make or break an event, so we’re honoured to be chosen to cater for the thousands of guests to the Pavilion. We’re really out to wow them and leave a lasting impression of our cuisine and BC produce,” said Debra. “It’s always been part of our practice to use local produce whenever possible, but to showcase our delicious, high-quality foods to the world is very exciting.”

Getting Greener – Making a Measurable Difference

Culinary Capers is now a member of the Green Table Network, a new Vancouver-based social enterprise with a simple yet innovative program to help restaurants and food service operators do more for the environment by:

• Reducing environmental impacts by using less energy, water and creating less waste
• Utilizing more local foods and green products and services
• Building support from your customers and our community

We will be working with them to continue to assess ways we can effectively reduce our operations’ impact on the environment and help set the benchmark for sustainable foodservice.

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Ocean Wise

Culinary Capers Catering is proud to be a founding caterer and event partner with the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise program in providing sustainable, ocean-friendly seafood choices.

Sustainable seafood is seafood that is caught in such a way that ensures the health of our oceans for years to come. An Ocean Wise recommended option is one that is:

• Abundant and resilient
• Managed as part of a comprehensive plan based on current research
• Harvested in ways that limit accidental bycatch of other, possibly endangered species
• Harvested in ways that limit damage to ocean habitats
  

By looking for the Ocean Wise symbol beside our seafood menu items, you can be assured that you are making the best choices for the oceans.

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Canadian Wedding Industry Awards’ Winner

Culinary Capers Catering is thrilled to announce that our very own Culinary Cakes Designer Eve Lacabanne was chosen as one of two winners for Wedding Cake Designer of the Year
by the Canadian Wedding Industry Awards.

The Awards recognize and celebrate excellence with Canada’s most innovative and inspiring wedding suppliers in 12 categories within the Canadian wedding industry. Judges included Angela Deseaux, Publisher & Editor of Wedluxe Magazine, Allison McGill, Editor of Wedding Bells Magazine and Preston Bailey of Preston Bailey Design in New York.

Eve’s passion for pastry is evident in all her custom designed and handcrafted cakes. She loves the endless design possibilities involved in creating cakes that not only look exquisite but taste delicious!

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TORINO

"Culinary Capers were such good team players – British Columbia Canada Place honestly couldn’t have wished for anything nearly as professional and stunning as your production and presentation.  It was a privilege and pleasure to work with you and I’m hoping it will happen again.”

BC Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat
2006 Torino Olympic Games

One of the highlights of our 20th Anniversary in 2006 was our participation as the caterer of choice for the wildly successful British Columbia Canada Place in Torino, Italy. BC Canada Place was B.C.’s home in Torino for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, and a key part in the province’s effort to leverage the 2010 Olympic opportunity to increase investment and economic development in B.C.

Culinary President Debra Lykkemark headed a nine member team in Torino, with talented Chef de Cuisine Jonathan Chovancek in charge of the kitchen. The goal of Culinary Capers’ involvement was to present the best of west coast cuisine and hospitality to the international audience attending events in Torino.

We look forward to being the premier caterer of choice when the world comes to Vancouver and Whistler for 2010.

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