VANCOUVER, BC February 21, 2025 — Five Sails Culinary Director and 2025 Canadian Culinary Champion Chef Alex Kim is hosting a tasting menu showcasing the dishes that earned him the title of Canada’s Top Chef at the Glowbal Restaurant Group waterfront destination located in the Pan Pacific Hotel (999 Canada Place) until March 19 exclusively.

Available for $155 per guest plus tax and gratuity, the tasting menu spotlights the BC-focused fare that helped Chef Kim turn heads and tempt the palates of judges at the recent competition and includes dishes such as BC Side Stripe Shrimp (crudo, yuzu gel & vinaigrette, shrimp shell tuille, cucumber), Sablefish & Scallop (Haida Gwaii sablefish terrine, Pemberton roasted sunchokes, Okanagan pear, toasted sunflower seed), Duck & Mushroom (Fraser Valley dry aged duck breast, chestnut mushrooms lardo ragu, celeriac, Parisian gnocchi),and more.

The month-long tasting menu can also be complemented with wine pairings curated by Five Sails Head Sommelier Alexandre Blais that spotlights celebrated wineries in BC’s backyard like Little Engine, Tinhorn Creek, Cedar Creek, Hillside, La Stella and Cedar Creek for an additional $95++ per person, with an additional Signature Sommelier Pairing option available for $195++ per person. 

FIVE SAILS CANADIAN CULINARY

CHAMPIONSHIP TASTING MENU

Feb. 19-March 19 exclusively

$155 per person plus tax and gratuity

Optional wine pairings $95++

Signature Sommelier pairings $195++

• Signature 1 •

BC SIDE STRIPE SHRIMP

crudo, yuzu gel, vinaigrette, shrimp shell tuille, cucumber

Pairing:

Little Engine ‘Silver’ 2022 (Okanagan Valley, BC)

• Signature 2 •

‘THE OYSTER’

seared West Coast oyster, Pemberton salsify purée,

Okanagan apple & green shiso, sea lettuce oyster tartlet

Pairing:

Lemon Drop Martini

• Signature 3 •

SABLEFISH & SCALLOP

Haida Gwaii sablefish terrine, Pemberton roasted sunchokes,

Okanagan pear, toasted sunflower seed

Pairing:

Tinhorn Creek Blanc de Blanc 2019 (Okanagan Valley, BC)

• Mystery Wine •

FORTUNA

goat chevre & squash pasta, toasted almond & pumpkin

seeds, parsnip, brown butter emulsion

Pairings:

Cedar Creek Platinum Pinot Gris 2023 (Okanagan Valley, BC)

Hillside Winery Gamay Noir 2019 (Okanagan Valley, BC)

• Black Box •

DUCK & MUSHROOM

Fraser Valley dry aged duck breast, chestnut mushrooms

lardo ragu, celeriac Parisian gnocchi  

Pairing:

La Stella Maestoso Merlot 2018 (Okanagan Valley, BC)

• Sweet Ending •

‘GOLD’

golden honey crisp apple, crème Anglaise

Pairing:

Cedar Creek Riesling Icewine 2017 (Okanagan Valley, BC)

Chef Kim is the fifth BC-based chef to win a Canadian Culinary Championship title following Melissa Craig of Whistler’s Bearfoot Bistro in 2008, Alex Chen and Roger Ma of Vancouver’s Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar in 2018 and 2020, respectively, and Jasper Cruickshank of Whistler’s Wild Blue Restaurant + Bar in 2024. 

RESERVATIONS

As Five Sails’ Canadian Culinary Championship Tasting Menu is available exclusively until March 19 and demand is expected to be high, guests are advised to book early to avoid disappointment here.

Download hi-res photos here.

ABOUT GLOWBAL RESTAURANT GROUP

Immersing guests in an experience that is alive, fresh and vibrant, with flawless service, impressive wine and cocktail lists, and some of the most inventive, celebrated cuisine in the Pacific Northwest, it’s no wonder that Glowbal restaurants are exactly where everyone wants to be. glowbalgroup.com.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Michelle Lan

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604-788-8579

Tara Armstrong

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604-786-3957