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Food And Wine At Toast To The Coast

Toast to the Coast is a wine-tasting fundraiser that features wines from various vineyards and pairs them with food provided by members of the Aquarium’s Ocean Wise™ program, which is committed to helping restaurants and their patrons make sustainable seafood choices. These delicious wine and food pairings are the perfect accompaniment to your exploration of the Aquarium’s galleries in this after-hours event. It’s a unique opportunity to visit the Aquarium’s 50,000 animals amongst charming ambience.
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Food and Wine

Our Participating Restaurants

Restaurants supplying food to Toast to the Coast are committed to providing sustainable, ocean-friendly seafood through the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise™ program. These restaurants demonstrate that having seafood can be both delicious and guilt-free. Visit their websites for more information on each restaurant.

2012 Restaurants

C Restaurant
Blackened wild salmon, jalapeno gel, lime, cilantro

The Donnelly Group 
Beef tartare, watercress, caramelized vinegar, hazelnuts

The Fish House in Stanley Park
Rainbow dungeness crab California roll

Hillside Winery & Bistro
Spiced carrot apple soup with golden apple froth

Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek
Okanagan's finest beef neck sandwich with heirloom tomato jam and micro arugula
 
Oyster - Seafood & Raw Bar
Oysters on a Half Shell

Provence Restaurants
Belizean prawns provencal

Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company
Ocean Wise flatbread pizza
Sundried tomato and goat cheese pizza

Savoury Chef
Pepper crusted seared albacore tuna, tomato gelee and crispy onion ring

Sonora Room @ Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
Okanagan sockeye salmon roulade, forbidden rice cracker, peach relish

Tableau Bar Bistro
Duck rillette on french baguette served with peach mustarda and house made pickles

Wild Rice
Smoked kabocha squash, braised shitake mushrooms, sesame cracker

YEW Restaurant + Bar
Albacore tuna burgers, truffle brioche, pear and golden raisin relish, honey aioli, avocado
 

Accompaniments

Benton Brothers Fine Cheese
Selection of Cheese

Choices Markets Bakery
Selection of Bread

Gone Crackers

Dessert

The Observatory at Grouse Mountain
Beet root chocolate cake, pecan sauce, nitrogen sour cream ice cream

Soirette Macarons and Tea
Aqua pops
Chocolate truffles
Milk Tea and Cookies
Panna Cotta
Parisian macarons
Reef brownies

Nespresso
Arpeggio: Dark full bodied espresso from 110% arabica
Dulsao do Brasil: Sweet, smooth medium roast espresso
Decaffeinato Intenso: Full bodied espresso with an intense flavour, decaffeinated

All 3 offered as an Espresso, Cappuccino, Latte or Americano.




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2012 Participating Wineries

Wineries participating in Toast to the Coast are located in British Columbia’s beautiful Okanagan Valley or Gulf Islands—two of the best wine regions in Canada. You’d be amazed at the memorable tastes of these remarkable wineries. For more information, please visit their websites.

8th Generation Vineyard

Blasted Church Vineyards    

Calliope Wines

Covert Farms Family Estate

Ex Nihilo Vineyards

Fort Berens Estate Winery

Hester Creek Estate Winery

Hillside Estate Winery

Howling Bluff Estate Wines

Inniskillin Wines

Jackson Triggs Winery      

Mission Hill Family Estate   

Neck of the Woods Winery 

Niche Wine Company

Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery

Nk'Mip Cellars

Peacock & Martin B.C. Wines

Poplar Grove Winery

Quail's Gate Estate Winery

Sanduz Estate Wines

See Ya Later Ranch

Thornhaven Estates Winery

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards

Wild Goose Winery

Other Available Beverages

Donnelly Group
Welcome Cocktail
Served by Trevor Kallies    

Granville Island Brewery
Cypress Honey Lager
English Bay Pale Ale
Lions Winter Ale

 

 
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