Celebrated Tofino Chef Lisa Ahier brings her `SoBo Cookbook` to

Celebrated Tofino Chef Lisa Ahier brings her ‘SoBo Cookbook’ to
Spinnakers to launch new Victoria dinner series; ‘Houseguest’.
OnTheLeftCoast.com ​
and ​
EAT Magazine present a three part dinner series and industry outreach program featuring edible
highlights from Tofino, Portland and Vancouver at rotating host of local venues in an exciting pop-up format on the third
Sunday of each month.
April 15th, 2015​
- Victoria, BC, Canada - For Immediate Release
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It started with a road trip down the coast; ​
A scenic drive through the Pacific Northwest to enjoy the
culinary highlights of a nearby city. Inspired by a warm welcome and a unique local connection with
our new friends, we decided to invite them to visit us back home.
The idea was simple. Our group of industry professionals will curate a guest list of exciting talent from
the west coast with presenting partner, EAT Magazine. ​
A pop-up style program, serving as a catalyst
for edible journeys to the coastal communities within reach of a road trip along the Left Coast.
‘Houseguest​
’ is a new series that will challenge diners to discover the hidden treasures close to home,
build new creative culinary partnerships in nearby markets and showcase the quality of the
burgeoning Vancouver Island culinary scene.
Our first Houseguest to take the road trip to share a dinner with Victoria, is Culinary Institute of
America trained ​
Chef Lisa Ahier ​
from SoBo Restaurant in Tofino, BC. ​
It has been an exceptional year
for Lisa, releasing the extremely popular SoBo cookbook to critical acclaim. A visually appealing
collection of comfort food recipes rooted in the idea that good food starts with good ingredients,
Ahier shares the stories of the foragers, fishermen, farmers and producers who supply the elements
of SoBo’s delicious menu offerings.
Beginning April 19th, we will present an edible experience on the third Sunday of each month. Our
featured Houseguest will be paired with a local culinary standout and their venue to share their ideas
and a meal with Victoria. This gives them the chance to experience our world class hospitality first
hand, take home their impression of the growing Vancouver Island market, and tell the story of their
trip to their friends and customers.
Houseguest SoBo’s Sustainable Dining - April 19th, 2015
Selections from Chef Lisa Ahier with Chef Ali Ryan
7pm - 9pm
Tickets: $60
Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub and Guest Houses
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pinnakers and leftcoasthouseguest.com
About our Houseguest - Chef Lisa Ahier::
“​
Lisa’s food is marked by a sense of adventure that alludes to the vocabulary of western ranch cooking
but speaks more natural of her global intuitions​
.” ​
Gourmet Magazine
SoBo (Sophisticated Bohemian) started out in 2003 as a purple food truck in the parking lot behind a
surf shop, way before food trucks were cool. Despite its remoteness, it attracted rave reviews from
food media across North America, with the likes of ​
Saveur magazine calling it: "perhaps the most
exciting lunch stand in North America". The back of the staff's t-shirts read: "Quite possibly the second
best thing you can do in a parking lot"--and that same fun, authentic West Coast vibe weaves
throughout the stories and recipes in this book.
SoBo has since become a destination restaurant, having outgrown its food truck beginnings, with
visitors making the pilgrimage to the west coast of Vancouver Island just to taste chef Lisa Ahier's
cooking--which is, to use Tofino slang, simply "killer". The restaurant's menu focuses on
locally-sourced, seasonally-inspired ingredients from family-owned producers. The dishes are shaped
by Lisa's Tex Mex and Southwestern culinary roots, and her experience gained across several US
states, including her stint as executive chef of Cibolo Creek Ranch in Texas.
About our Local Host - Chef Ali Ryan:
Chef Ali Ryan’s dedication to the local food movement and lessening the environmental ‘footprint’ of
the establishment is apparent in each and every dish on their innovative menu.
Growing on the preexisting network of producers Spinnakers kitchen know pulls from over 25
different Vancouver Island & BC based small artisan producers including farmers, fisherfolk & seafood
co-ops, ranchers, spice grinders, butchers & cheese makers. These relationships allow their patrons to
experience all the exciting delicacies from across the Island and British Columbia, sometimes doing so
beside a table of farmers who have helped supply the food that is being eaten.
The heart of Spinnakers resides in the brewery & the soul in kitchen’, that pretty much says it all.
Links
SoBo:
www.sobo.ca
Spinnakers:
www.spinnakers.com
Carmen Parry
cp@ontheleftcoast.com
(250) 888 - 6966
Media Contact
The Left Coast
www.ontheleftcoast.com
Morgan Blake
mb@ontheleftcoast.com
(604) 341 - 5434