VANCOUVER — Bishop’s Restaurant in Vancouver is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, reports Georgia Straight.
Owner Jon Bishop, who previously worked at Vancouver-based Umberto’s, opened Bishop’s in 1985. His menu focused on fresh, local and seasonal ingredients — a new concept at that time. “Prior to 1985, you didn’t change your menu; people came to you for a particular dish you had a reputation for,” he said. “The concept of changing your menu was reckless. Fine dining was made up of stuff we wouldn’t have here: New Zealand lamb, Icelandic scampi, Dover sole. There were no local oysters on those menus; it had to be Belon oysters from France. Even mushrooms — this is mushrooms central, but we used to bring in mushrooms from Germany.”
To celebrate its anniversary, Bishop’s is offering a three-course 30th Anniversary Classics menu for $55. [straight.com]
