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[julienne]

Come one, come all to the inaugural Victoria Spot Prawn Festival, held this year on May 26th from 11 AM to 5 PM.
Presented in part by the Island Chefs Collaborative (ICC), this exciting event will be held at the historic Carshop Building at Bayview Place. The festival is a free event open to all. Check the website for more information, http://www.iccbc.ca

On the May 25th, the ICC will kick off the festival with a Long Table Seafood Dinner. There are only 250 seats available for this incredible seven course dinner of local, sustainable seafood paired with local beverages, and cooked by some of the city's most talented chefs. Tickets are $125. and can be purchased through Niagara Grocery, Origin Bakery, Vintage Spirits at The Hotel Rialto, Whole Beast and Cook Culture.

[gumgum]

Sounds good.

[ZGsta]

This looks pretty cool. Will be neat to get into that building at the Roundhouse too.

[Dimitrios]

This looks like a very cool event, though the meal is pretty pricey. The Facebook page suggests $150 each for tickets. Have prices gone up?

[Mike K.]

Yikes, that is pricey. Compare that to $63 with fees for Brewery and the Beast. But of course B&B is located in Phillips Brewery's compound so they don't have to rent a facility.

[mik]

This looks like a very cool event, though the meal is pretty pricey. The Facebook page suggests $150 each for tickets. Have prices gone up?

I think this will be a stellar, and very unique, experience. The price is $150.00 per person, all food and beverage included. It is a fundraiser for the Island Chef Collaborative's 'Zero Interest Micro Loan' program to support small scale, sustainable farming here on Vancouver Island. (all chefs are donating their time).
If budget does not allow you to attend the dinner on Sat. then be sure to attend on Sun. between 11am - 5pm.

[pontcanna]

I went Sunday afternoon and had a good time. Some of that might have been due to the beer garden It was a mini beer-fest, including Moon Under Water, Driftwood, Hoyne, Lighthouse, Saltspring, Phillips and Vancouver Island Brewing - plus Merridale Cider.

Free tasty smoked salmon flavoured popcorn, prawns everywhere, a free raw prawn to whoever wanted to try one, a good Celtic style band when I was there, kids seemed to be having fun - even the rain held off. Hopefully back next year

[dasmo]

Yep thumbs up. Good music selection too. A highlight of island food and culture. Show the commercial promise of the site big time!