The notion of floating restaurants is nothing new, but a floating restaurant being buoyed by 1,700 plastic bottles? That's cool—and it's a world first.
It's happening Vancouver, Canada thanks to the School of Fish Foundation and celebrated chef Robert Clark of C Restaurant, who helped Condé Nast Traveler's Mark Schatzker tour Vancouver last year. Chef Clark will be cooking on the just-finished floating dining room to promote the use of sustainable seafood in culinary schools around the world, and money raised by the dinners will benefit the foundation.
The pop-up restaurant seats just 12 and will be only open for 60 days. But it doesn't come cheap, with a meal per person costing $195 CAD ($188), if booked before July 31. The price jumps to $215 CAD after August 1.
To book this once-in-a-lifetime dinner, call 778/997-6977.
I was one of the first people to eat in the floating dining room and the experience truly lived up to its billing. Here's a review from a local's perspective: http://bit.ly/bdoiq8