Top Chef Canada News: Chef Dale MacKay Blows a Gasket

Dale Mackay's new restaurant Ensemble (Vancouver B.C.) has been forced to close after a hot water heater burst causing damage to his restaurant.

And now the good news, the closure of the restaurant comes on the heels of a 4.5 star review in the Vancouver Sun. You can read the review here.

Dale & the Deluge

Surrealist Cinéaste To Open Le Club Silencio

From Eater.com, David Lynch is set to open the Club Silencio in Paris. The Club, based on his movie Mulholland Drive, will feature, a bar, concert hall, library and movie-theatre.

No word yet if Lynch is planning to open a chain of Double R Diners from Twin Peaks but we can only hope.

David Lynch Cooks Quinoa

Dog Blog: Ralph the Poodle Interviews Fabio Viviani

Dog Blogger, Ralph the Poodle has an exclusive interview with Top Chef All Star Fabio Vivani who talks about his pet turtles. 


P.S. We are extremely jealous that these turtles have Fabio as their own personal Chef. 


Read the interview here: Ralph the Poodle: My First interview with Fabio Viviani!

Daniel Boulud to open Montreal eatery @ The Ritz

The Montreal Gazette has reported that Chef Daniel Boulud will be opening a restaurant at the newly renovated Ritz-Carlton on Sherbrooke street.

Take note that Boulud's Vancouver project, Lumière, closed in March. Despite rave reviews from critics there was just not enough diners to keep the restaurant afloat. You can watch Lumière's former executive Chef, Dale Mackay, in action on episodes of  Top Chef Canada that airs Mondays on the Food Network.

Our sources have told us that hotel rooms at the Ritz will start at $450 dollars per night. If this is an indication of the price range of the restaurant we we wonder what business will be like. At Lumière you could get a three course meal with petit-fours for $65.

Read the full article here.