DinnerWorks
Works - a New Food Experience in Vancouver!
[Editor's Note: Our Dinnerworks experience and review was
conducted independently and prior to Dinnerworks choosing to be an advertiser on
GayVancouver.Net.]
Looking for a fun afternoon or evening of cooking but without all
the chopping, prep work and clean-up? DinnerWorks is the answer!
In
less than two hours you can assemble some fabulous ready-to-cook meals for your
home freezer!
With guests in town for the weekend we were looking for some
fun and different things to do - Chinatown, Gastown and Stanley Park are great
but for a totally unique experience we chose to spend a couple hours indoors,
socialize and create a few gourmet entrees. Not only did we create some
entrees that we could share during the long weekend with our guests but could
also put in the freezer for those times when we simply did not want to cook
later in the month.
After
registering online
we arrived at their spotless storefront complete with restaurant quality work
stations ready to begin assembling our food choices.
The
in-laws chose flat iron steaks with citrus dipping sauce while my partner and I
chose the vegetarian options of summer vegetable lasagna, zucchini, sun-dried
tomato and mozzarella tarts and black bean enchiladas.
With the assistance of mother and daughter team and co-owners,
Gerry and Allie, we moved from station to station assembling our meals and
packaging them to take home.
And
it couldn't have been simpler. Clear recipes tell you exactly what you
need to do and it is simply a matter of selecting the necessary ingredients and
assembling the various dishes into either foil containers for later re-heating
or in the case of the tarts & steaks, placing all of the necessary ingredients
into plastic baggies for later assembly or final cooking at home.
In between the assembly, we sipped on home-made lemonade and
socialized with the other customers busy making their own meals at the various
food prep stations.
In the end we walked out with five fabulous meals that could
easily serve 4-6 people each and all for only $30 per meal!
With the Pride Parade
the next day we did the final assembly of the tarts at home the night before and
served one of them to a bunch of friends and family that had gathered before
heading off the to Pride festivities. The tart was a smash and made even
more special as we told everyone our story of making them the day before.
And we still have another tart, the lasagna and enchiladas to
enjoy another day (the in-laws took their meals back to Princeton with them in a
cooler).
DinnerWorks is open Wednesday through Sunday at
102 - 1669 West Third Avenue
(between Burrard and Granville Island).
Visit them online
or call 604.731.1185.
