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FORAGING VANCOUVER WITH FIELD TRIPS + POP-UP DINING, & ONLINE CLASSES

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DISCOVER EDIBLE MUSHROOMS + PLANTS IN BC | FORAGE IN VANCOUVER WITH OUR EXPERTS

The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook

Long-time West Coast forager and the chef behind the popular Swallow Tail Supper Club, Robin Kort’s approach to cooking is a blend of simplicity and experimentation. Showcasing foraged ingredients like wild mushrooms, seaweed, fish and molluscs, flowers and evergreen tips, she brings together 40 recipes to inspire forays into tide and woods and a sense of adventure in the kitchen.

 

OUR VIRTUAL FORAGING VANCOUVER COURSES

MUSHROOM FORAGING TRIP

You’re invited to join Chef Robin Kort on a virtual mushroom foraging tripLearn how to safely identify 25 different wild mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest.  Learn how to ID, when and where to find culinary mushrooms like chanterelles and one of the most expensive mushrooms on the globe, the prized matsutake.

WHAT OUR GUESTS HAVE TO SAY…

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Incredible Experience!

Chef Robin has been a huge inspiration and influence on my culinary style, I have taken her courses and went on a couple of foraging walks and loved them! I have been wanting to attend one of her dinners for a while and I can't believe I wanted so long! We went for her Outstanding in the Forest dinner this weekend and it was absolutely incredible! The setting was beautiful, beside a stunning lake. The menu was out of this world! I couldn't answer the question about which dish was my favourite. Everything was unique, delicious and beautiful! I loved the demo about the ingredients the dinner was made from and the fact that they were lovingly foraged by the research forest staff. I discovered a few ingredients I am very excited about, I will definitely try to find some and cook with them. This was a gorgeous way to spend a weekend and meet new people. We will definitely try to attend more of these now!

– Elena B | Tripadvisor
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Unique Experiences

Chef Robin Kort is a master at creating intimate, unique experiences. Swallow Tail Supper Club is one of the gems of Vancouver’s culinary scene.

– A’aron P
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Superb Spring Foraging Feast

The Spring Foraging Feast was absolutely delicious. It was a fun event in the “Secret Supper” category, so dining was at the chef’s house, which is always a unique experience. 7 courses of absolutely delicious, interesting, expertly prepared and beautifully presented food, all including wild foraged ingredients. The chef explained each course and provided extra information on harvesting, preparing and other particulars of the wild ingredients. The events are BYOB, so we brought along sake which paired wonderfully with each course. Staff was courteous and the event ran smoothly. A great culinary experience which I would recommend and will attend in the future.

– Glenda | Tripadvisor
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“Wow, What An Experience!

Wild Mushroom Foraging… “Wow, what an experience! My colleagues and I had an private tour at UBC Farms and our tour-guide was an amazing forager. Tasting huckleberries, thimbleberries and edible weeds, really made us appreciate what the wild has to offer us as food. The forest path led us to fir trees and we learnt about making fir infused drinks. The lunch provided after our tour was so delicious – every bite was full of new flavours. I love farmers markets and organic food, but Swallow Tail tours gave me the chance to try food even closer to the earth and nature. Looking forward to my next tour!

– Nikki G
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Super-friendly Guide!

Had a great time on our wine tour last week. Our guide was super-friendly, outgoing, and knowledgeable and he chose several wineries for us based on our interests. Highlight of our trip to BC.

– Steve A | Facebook
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Highly recommend!

Love Swallowtail dinners. Me and my two best friends have started a tradition of celebrating our birthdays by booking a table for just us 3 at the Swallowtail Secret Suppers. Even though it's shared tables and food, there's still a nice intimate ambiance that we block out everyone else out and have our own enjoyable dinner experience. Of course, getting to know your table mates is encouraged. But we are snobs haha The dinners we have enjoyed is at a secret location at someone's house. It's BYOB which is fantastic so you can put together your own sort of wine dinner. They have themed dinners and average $70/pp for 5 courses.

– K Chew | Google
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Educational and Delicious!

Had a fantastic time learning how to catch crab and learned everything we needed including what equipment and regulations that are associated with foraging for our own seafood. It was a lot of fun. This was followed up by an amazing gourmet seaside meal of fresh seafood dishes. A wonderful sea foraging tour, highly recommended!

– Priscilla P