Chef Knows Best At The Vancouver Home + Design Show

We're one month away from the Vancouver Home + Design Show! Can you believe it? Happening October 16-19 at BC Place, this ultimate showcase of all things home improvement is the source for design inspiration and culinary creativity. This year, we're welcoming 12 local chefs to the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage, where they'll dish out live, full-action cooking demonstrations to tantalize taste buds. Now that's a tasty treat!

Without further delay, say hello to three of Vancouver's top culinary talents: David Robertson, Hamid Salimian, and Spencer Watts.

David Robertson, The Dirty Apron Cooking School & Delicatessen

For 20 years, David Robertson has built and extraordinarily successful culinary career. With training in classic French fine dining, David's passion for new flavours has taken him all over the world as he sought to expand his culinary repertoire and skills. Together with his wife, Sara, David fulfilled his dream to educate people about how to cook good food by opening The Dirty Apron Cooking School & Delicatessen in a beautifully restored heritage building in Vancouver's chic Crosstown neighbourhood. We're thrilled to have this jet-setting chef on our stage!

Find David on the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage on Sunday, October 19 at 2PM.

Hamid Salimian, Earls Kitchen & Bar

Born in Iran, executive chef Hamid Salimian brings an exotic palate to Earls Kitchen & Bar, creating new signature dishes and spicing up existing items. Balancing his classic French training with heady traditional Persian flavours, chef Hamid is a master at marrying unexpected elements in perfect culinary harmony. His background in award-wining fine dining restaurants led him to his current position at one of Vancouver's favourite eateries.

Find Hamid on the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage on Sunday, October 19 at 3:30PM.

Spencer Watts, Left Bank

Spencer Watts, executive chef for new French sensation Left Bank, is known for his passion for sustainability, dynamic creativity, and his willingness to push culinary boundaries in the pursuit of the perfect plate. He believes that knowing where your food comes from is an important part of being a chef, and having the confidence to seek out the freshest ingredients is the catalyst for creating exquisite dishes. We're certain you'll love his sustainable style.

Find Spencer on the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage on Thursday, October 16 at 7PM.

We can't wait to see what all the local chefs cook up! Buy your tickets to the Vancouver Home + Design Show so you can too - grab 'em now and save $3 courtesy of HomeStars.

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Feature Forecast: What's Happening at the Vancouver Home + Design Show!

It should come as no surprise that we can’t wait for fall - even with the gorgeous weather outside. Why, you ask? The Vancouver Home + Design Show, that’s why! We’re thrilled to announce exciting new features that are sure to capture your attention this October. To pump up the pre-show anticipation, we present you with the top 5 features at this year’s Vancouver Home + Design Show, happening October 16-19 at BC Place Stadium.

1. Urban Barn’s Next Top Designer: Reloaded

Back after a hugely successful inaugural year, three of Vancouver’s up-and-coming interior designers will go head-to-head in Urban Barn’s Next Top Designer: Reloaded. It’s the ultimate micro-management exercise: designing a 150 ft² space with $5,000 worth of Urban Barn furniture and accessories for display. Cast your vote at the Urban Barn booth and you could walk away with a $5,000 Urban Barn shopping spree! 

2. Ultimate Upcycling Challenge 3: ChairLIFT

Local media personalities, designers and tastemakers will each upcycle a pre-loved chair for silent auction, with 100% of proceeds benefitting Habitat for HumanityGreater Vancouver and its affiliated ReStores. Be sure to stop by and bid on your favourite stylish seat – but best keep close tabs on the action, or it could be lost to a higher bidder!

3. Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage

Home cooks, take note. Catch well-known chefs, like Food Network’s Corbin Tomaszeski and local favourites, as they demonstrate top recipes and expert techniques live on stage! Plus, don’t miss the Samsung Cooking Challenge: Tag Team Kitchen, where three home cooks will partner with a top chef in a battle for culinary supremacy (not to mention $5,000 worth of Samsung home appliances for their kitchen).

4. BC Hydro Power Smart Home

Eco-lovers, rejoice! BC Hydro’s Power Smart Home is back by popular demand. Design darling Jennifer Scott from A Good Chick To Know will marry cool style and electricity conservation in this green-loving space. Learn how to stay chic and shrink your home’s carbon footprint at the same time – now that’s called sustainable style.

5. Floform Lounge presented by Western Living  

After a day of digging up design inspiration, you’ll need to recharge and study up on fall’s must-have home trends, courtesy of Western Living magazine. Enter the Floform Lounge, designed by Megan Baker from A Good Chick to Know. Located just steps away from the Metrie Main Stage, you can lay back and relax without missing any of the celebrity action – vino in hand, of course.

Join us this October for these exciting features (and much more!) at the Vancouver Home + Design Show. Remember to buy your tickets online now, for the best deals. 

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