BC-BASED KITCHEN TABLE RESTAURANTS OFFICIALLY OPENS
VENETIAN-INSPIRED ‘GIOVANE BACARO’ ON THURSDAY, JUNE 10
Venice-by-Way-of-Vancouver Experience Channels Signature Aspects of
Northern Italian Culture, Cuisine and Heritage
Award-winning, BC-based hospitality group Kitchen Table Restaurants will introduce a Northern Italian-inspired wine-and-cicchetti bar experience that brings the very best culinary aspects of Venice to the heart of Vancouver when it officially opens the doors of giovane bacaro on Thursday, June 10.
Opening on the lobby level at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel, giovane bacaro will take its guests on a sensory tour of the style, service, and atmosphere of Northern Italian’s quintessential ‘bacaros’ under the guiding hand of General Manager Mark Taylor (Cibo Trattoria, Siena).
Chef Scott Korzack’s (Ask For Luigi, Autostrada, L’Abattoir) food menu will be informed by the seasons and strong relationships with local farms and purveyors, infused with Italian sensibilities, traditions, and techniques, while encouraging patrons to explore and embrace a choose-your-own-adventure dining experience via Venice’s signature cicchetti (small plates).
Award-winning interior design firm Ste. Marie Studios has brought the space to life by paying homage to mid-century contemporary Italian style and design pioneers by incorporating feature marble, intermittent pops of colour, and the focal point and showpiece of the space — a metre-long forcola, (a wooden oarlock used in Venetian gondolas) — as a nod to the space’s heritage and mode of transportation in its storied canals.
Aperitivi rules the day — and night — at giovane bacaro with a beverage menu overseen by Bar Director Tyson Davies that includes cocktails, spritzes and spirits that incorporate an array of chilled Italian vermouths, artisanal amari, bitters and prosecco in drinks inspired by traditional Italian culture and the new Aperitivo movement.
giovane bacaro’s wine program follows the lead of Wine Director Cassandra Mosher, who believes “wine is meant to be enjoyed, not dissected, fawned over or fetishized” and aims to take the pretention out of the wine experience. Bacaro’s approachable yet thoughtfully curated selection will showcase varietals from small, family run wineries of Northern Italy as well as special, standout gems from BC’s own backyard in a list offering by the glass and bottle options and flights that encourage adventure.
In the newly dedicated giovane caffé space, espresso aficionados have a fresh destination to enjoy ‘caffé speciali’ and a thoughtfully curated selection of beverages that includes mandorlattes, marocchinos, bicerins and affogatos, among others. Guests can also enjoy singular espresso experiences via Italian engineer Alfonso Bialetti’s iconic Moka Pots — a staple in many Italian households and, at giovane caffé, one that marries old-world Italian heritage with contemporary techniques by utilizing a rotation of local small-batch roasted beans and ideal extraction times to produce superior coffee with each pour.
RESERVATIONS:
giovane bacaro will be open seven days a week from 11:30 am to late for dine-in restaurant and bar service. Reservations can now be made online by visiting the website at giovanebacaro.com.
For more information on giovane bacaro and to stay up to date on all the latest developments, go to giovanebacaro.com or follow @giovanebacaro on Instagram. For more information on Kitchen Table Restaurants, visit ktrestaurants.com.
ABOUT GIOVANE BACARO | The latest project for award-winning, BC-based hospitality group Kitchen Table Restaurants, giovane bacaro is a Northern Italian-inspired wine-and-cicchetti bar experience that brings the very best culinary and cultural aspects of Venice to the heart of Vancouver. Located in the lobby level of the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel, giovane bacaro takes guests on a sensory tour of the style, service and atmosphere of Venice’s beloved bacaros and offers a wide selection of wines by the glass, aperitivi, cicchetti, caffé speciali and handmade Italian pastries in a casual-yet-intimate enclave for those looking for a quick bite or a reason to linger longer with friends and family. | giovanebacaro.com
giovane caffe: 1049 W Cordova Street, Vancouver BC V6C 0B9 | 604-687-9887 | Seven days a week 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.(Sundays until 5 p.m.) | giovanecafe.com | Instagram: @giovanecafe
giovane bacaro: 1029 W Cordova Street, Vancouver BC V6C 0B9 | 604-687-9887 | Seven days a week 11:30 a.m to 10 p.m. | giovanebacaro.com | Instagram: @giovanebacaro
ABOUT KITCHEN TABLE RESTAURANTS | A mainstay of the local hospitality scene since 2009, Kitchen Table Restaurants places a premium on simplicity, integrity, giving back to the neighbourhoods in which it operates and the belief that the fondest memories are made at the kitchen table, not in the dining room. The brand operates a number of beloved and award-winning restaurants in the Greater Vancouver area, including: Gastown comfort-food-and-cocktail hotspot Pourhouse; Main Street’s Northern Italian-focused Pizzeria Farina; Railtown casual Italian eatery Ask For Luigi; authentically Italian caffé-by-day, ristorante-by-night Di Beppe in Gastown; Italian hotspot Farina a Legna in North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale district; Venetian-inspired wine and cicchetti bar giovane bacaro, located in the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel; and the highly anticipated Miantiao, slated to open in the Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver in spring 2021. Kitchen Table continues to set the gold standard for hospitality by placing a premium on simplicity, integrity, giving back to the neighbourhoods in which it operates and with the belief that the fondest memories are made at the kitchen table, not in the dining room. | ktrestaurants.com
ABOUT FAIRMONT PACIFIC RIM | Fairmont Pacific Rim – Vancouver’s definitive luxury hotel – rated the World’s Best Business Hotel by Condé Nast Traveler readers and awarded the coveted Forbes Travel Guide Five Star and AAA Five Diamond Rating. This ultramodern downtown hotel offers unobstructed mountain and harbour views, combining the best of the Pacific Rim in its architecture and décor. The hotel features two award-winning dining destinations, resort-style Willow Stream Spa, rooftop and pool sundeck, and guestrooms with lavish appointments, including a variety of the city’s most luxurious suites.
Media release and images provided by Kaylyn Storey, SMC Communications Inc
