Oysters at the Conference

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Komo Gway will have oysters on feature at the Conference in June, to the delight of many. They will be holding a seminar on oysters during the Conference, as well as hosting oyster bars at Tastes of CCFCC Canada (June 12) and the Presidents Ball (June 15), and an oyster booth during to Golf Tournament at Furry Creek on June 16, 2011. A little bird mentioned they will be serving their version of Oysters Rockefeller at the Golf Tournament!

Pentlatch Seafoods Ltd. is based in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, and is fully owned and operated by the K'ómoks First Nation. Their Oysters are marketed under the name Komo Gway, ruler of the undersea.

Their business places strong emphasis on sustainability and environmentalism, making as little impact on the environment as possible while harvesting natural, perfectly flavoured, firm-fleshed and briny beach-grown oysters.

Look forward to the oysters and other shellfish from Pentlatch Seafoods at the CCFCC 2011 National Conference in June!

CCFCC Presidents Ball

Wednesday June 15, 2011

5:00 pm – 11:55 pm

Renaissance Hotel Harbourside
1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Another exciting event at this year's CCFCC 2011 National Conference will be the CCFCC Presidents Ball.

Marking the climax of the conference, attendees at the Presidents Ball will enjoy a cocktail reception, an awards ceremony for the 5 chefs challenges taking place during the CCFCC 2011 National Conference, as well as a fundraiser for Culinary Team Canada, junior chefs programs, and culinary scholarships.

Culinary Team Canada will serve a six-course award winning dinner, with wine pairings, based on the theme “Canada welcomes the Americas”.

As with the rest of the conference, don't miss this opportunity to meet some of the world’s best chefs and industry professionals.

Dress up in your shiniest shoes, the dress code is black tie optional.

Conference Full Delegate packages include ticket to the Presidents Ball, see http://ccfcc.eventbrite.com for Conference tickets.

Individuals tickets are $196.00, corporate packages available as well.

For Presidents Ball ticket information, see http://presidentsball.eventbrite.com/

Contact conference2011@bcchefs.com.