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Unsworth Restaurant Community Supported Restaurant
Chris Turyk - I love wine, a lot. I’m a Certified Sommelier, WSET Diploma graduate, and get in everyones way at unsworthvineyards.
Each week I delight in opening my CSA box; I can’t wait to start chopping, but occasionally I wish somebody else would cook for me. Enter Chef Maartyn Hoogeveen!
Maartyn grew-up on his family’s large dairy farm in the Waikato region of New Zealand where he developed a deep appreciation of eating seasonally and locally from the large produce garden, orchard, and the animals they raised. He has over 13 years of experience working at some of the top restaurants around the world, cooking in New Zealand, Australia, France, Sweden and Canada. Most notably, he spent two years as Sous Chef at Craggy Range winery, one of the top winery restaurants in New Zealand, and spent one year as Sous Chef at 28+ in Gothenburg, Sweden, a long standing Michelin-starred restaurant.
“The abundance of local farms and producers in the Cowichan Valley allows me to live my culinary dream.”
While Cowichan Valley tends to keep a low profile, it’s gaining a reputation as an exciting destination in wine and foodie circles that’s almost definitely local. As Chef Maartyn Hoogeveen and Manager Jaclyn Kilkenny will attest, it’s about simple delights created from local love and ingredients. Over the years, we have fostered relationships with many neighboring farmers and producers. And it shows in Unsworth Restaurant’s menu and Community Supported Restaurant program.
As the squash, mustard greens and mushrooms roll in from the fields and forest, Maartyn revels in preparing hearty and delicious meals for our Community Supported Restaurant (CSR) members. Between now and April 3rd, each membership provides four meals, of three courses each, which can be redeemed during our regular posted hours with reservations required. Full details can be found on the restaurant and shop pages of our website. www.unsworthvineyards.com
