Over the past year I have met many wonderful bartenders, Baristas, chefs, and personalities in not only the restaurant industry but in all sorts of places that are unique in one way or another.
Here are some random shots of those people who I caught on camera.
Chefs
Richard Wolak aka @Vanfoodster (left) and Chef Mark Singson (right)
Chef/owners Jean Francis and Alessandra Quaglia of Provence Marinaside
Chef Eugene Huang making long noodles at Peaceful Restaurant
Chef Cristina Marianetti at Robba da Matti
Chef Warren Chow – Juniper
Chef Dario Rossi at Italian Kitchen
Chef Wesley Young of Pidgin at Chefs Meet Grape
Torafuku chefs team at Chefs Meet Grape
Chef Ricardo Valverde of Ancora Dining at Chef Meets Grape
Chef Jesse Hochhausen of Showcase Restaurant
Chef Hiro Watanabe of Super Hiro’s Restaurant
Chef Sandy Chen of Torafuku Restaurant
Chef Chris Savino of Hendricks and the Westin Grand
Chef Jefferson Bueno at VCC Chefs Table Dinner
Chef Ned Bell at the Vancouver Club
Chef Greg McCallum, Le Crocodile at Slow Fish event
Chef Fumiko (left) and her chefs team from Mott32 at Chefs in the Hood
Chef Sean Murray (right) and his chefs team from Oceans 999 at Chefs in the Hood
Cookbook Authors
Joanne Sasvari – Author of Vancouver Eat’s
Adrian Harris and Jeremy Inglett – Authors of Cooking in Colour
Industry folk from Restaurants to Wineries
Partners, Chef Ryan Mah, Dong Lam and Michael Tran – Pacific Poke Opening
Liam Todd, Manager at Coquille
Ann Ford – Fairsing Vineyards – Portland, Oregon
Lucas (server with the burgers) at the Brewhall Opening party
Richard Wolak (aka Vanfoodster), Zahra Alani, with General Manager Hector Medina of Bodega on Main (left to right) at their 3rd Anniversary party
Anthony of Steel and Oak Brewery
Barista Manager of Origo Club
Benoit pouring Rose at Provence Marinaside
Bartender Juheon Lee at Wedgewood Hotel
There were so many people that I met this past year, these are just some of the special photos moments out of thousands of photos.
By: Richard Wolak