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On this edition of ѻýToday in BCѻý, host Peter McCully chats with Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey of Pluvio Restaurant in Ucluelet.
TripAdvisor recently unveiled its Best of the Best Awards for 2022 and Pluvio Restaurant and Rooms topped the Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Canada category.
The couple opened the intimate 24-seat culinary business in 2019.
ѻýItѻýs very rewarding,ѻý said Verney-Downey. ѻýWe get a lot of cards, letters and even presents from guests after theyѻýve left just thanking us for a wonderful evening. Itѻýs pretty amazing to be able to impact people that much through a restaurant. Itѻýs awesome.ѻý
Chef Warren Barr was asked about the movement today to create as many items and ingredients on the menu as possible.
ѻýThereѻýs all sorts of different ideas about what Canadian food is,ѻý said Barr. ѻýBut I think where Iѻýve landed with it is we have all these cultural influences for sure, which is great because thereѻýs just so much to inspire us and for us to learn from and so many sort of resources are drawn as far as culinary inspiration goes. Executing these influences but keeping the product domestic, I think is what makes that interesting.ѻý
Because the restaurant is fairly small, Pluvio changes the menus fluidly in response to what ingredients are available.
Verney-Downey says they are fortunate to have a wonderful sommelier on staff and in 2020 made a wine specifically for Pluvio with Avril wineries.
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