Author Archives: Owen Lightly

I am honored that my good friend Tonio Creanza has invited me to travel with him to Puglia, Italy this June to help out with his Messors Culinary Workshops. Messors is an exploration into the Mediterranean culture in Tonio’s hometown … Read More…

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Smoked Oyster Chowder

I like chowder. Do you like chowder? We recently made a smoked oyster chowder for a party and it was a hit. The first step was to get some beach oysters from Steve at Sawmill Bay Shellfish on the Island. … Read More…

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Our friend Luis Valdizon shot and edited this video capturing the vibe of our last dining event, Railway Moonshiner. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported!

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(photo: Luis Valdizon) Thanks to everyone who came out to Railway Moonshiner, our latest culinary happening. We were lucky to collaborate with some of the city’s best on this one. Craig and the team at Union Wood & Supply Company … Read More…

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We are once again honored to be collaborating with the city’s finest for an event on September 29th, 2012 that’s called Railway Moonshiner: hand-crafted wood, cask ale, & eats. In partnership with Union Wood & Supply Company, Inner City Farms, and Todd Graham … Read More…

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Eel

If you appreciate supreme technical wizardry and like watching things get crispy and glazed, then you will like this video of Tokyo chef Seiji Yamamoto preparing eel. Thanks to Cooking Issues for the link.

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Marinated Cherries

Cherries are here and it is time to do fun things with them. One thing that is really awesome, and somewhat unexpected, is to marinate them as you would olives. It was first shown to me by James Walt at … Read More…

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Chef In Residence Recap

photo: michael sider Before Butter on the Endive moves on to our next project (stay tuned people!), I want to thank everyone who collaborated on the Chef in Residence I & II dinners last month. The response for tickets exceeded … Read More…

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At our last Chef in Residence pop-up, Butter on the Endive had the great pleasure of working with Tonio Creanza as one of our collaborators. Originally from Puglia, Tonio now splits his time between Italy and Vancouver, returning home each … Read More…

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Butter on the Endive Pops-Up Again   Chef Owen Lightly of Butter on the Endive is pleased to be hosting the second Chef In Residence, with collaborators Adam Chandler of BETA 5 Chocolates, James Town of Mikuni Wild Harvest, Blue … Read More…

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