Vancouver’s acclaimed Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is hopping towards the April long weekend and helping holiday hosts set the table for seasonal spring feasts by offering multi-course Easter Dinner To-Go Packages from its onsite Blue Hat Bakery-Café on April 16 and 17.
Available now for pre-order via the PICA website, each Easter Dinner To-Go package is offered for $109 plus tax and features a ready-made traditional Easter feast with enough food for two hungry adults to share including a succulent and juicy main dish of Maple and Pineapple Glazed Roasted Ham, an array of mouth-watering seasonal side dishes and a pair of desserts to end the meal on a sweet note.
The Granville Island café will also offer its take on the old Easter favourite Hot Cross Buns — pillowy soft, sweet buns studded with dried and candied fruits — for $15 per half-dozen order beginning Friday, April 1. The Hot Cross Buns are also available as an optional add-on for all Easter Dinner Packages, along with wines such as Sea Star Ortega ($52.50), Zanatta Damasco ($36.75), Zanatta Pinot Nero ($42) and Black Sage Cabernet Franc ($68.25).
PICA BLUE HAT BAKERY-CAFÉE
ASTER DINNER TO-GO MENU
$109 per package plus tax, serves two people
Available for pickup Saturday, April 16 & Sunday, April 17
STARTER
Beet Salad with whipped goat cheese, harissa and rose vinaigrette, arugula, orange, granola
MAIN
Maple and Pineapple Glazed Roasted Ham
SIDES
Potato Parmigiano Pavé
Asparagus with brioche, lemon crunch
Roasted Carrots with caraway, butter, lemon
DESSERTS
Apricot-Orange Chocolate Sacher Torte
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler with Mascarpone Chantilly
HOW TO ORDER
Easter Holiday Dinner To-Go pre-orders will be accepted online until Wednesday, April 13 at 5 p.m. with specific pick-up times available Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. When checking out during ordering process, please specify preferred day and time for pickup. Pickups will be available at the northeast entrance at 1505 West 2nd Avenue just off Anderson Street. Complimentary parking is available in the adjacent building on 2nd Avenue.
Please note: Blue Hat Bakery-Café will be closed on Friday, April 15 in observance of Good Friday. Substitution requests will be politely declined, and dietary restrictions unfortunately cannot be accommodated for Easter Dinner To-Go menus. As the packages are only available in limited quantities, pre-ordering well in advance of pickup dates is strongly recommended.
