Yowza!culinary + concepts

05/17/2018

Our Owner/Executive Chef Alex Tung is launching a new venture called the Melt Shop Truck. It looks pretty cheesy, but we're sure it'll be amazing. Congratulations Vince Morlet and Chef Alex.

Who doesn't love grilled cheese?

Vince Morlet (The Grand Fromage) and Alex Tung (Head Cheese) are very proud to announce that on Friday May 18, 2018, we'll be launching the Melt Shop Truck. We could not be more excited to get the ball rolling and we look forward to serving you all very soon.

In a short amount of time, we've put together an operation we're super stoked about. We've assembled a fantastically cheesy team and we're very enthused about the summer ahead. We'll be offering inspired, but approachable MELTS and some cool extras at the BC Ferries Tsawwassen Terminal Tsawwassen Quay Market. We'll be located right next to the playground on a dedicated and exclusive food truck pad and we promise you can't miss us. Next time you are travelling to Victoria, Nanaimo or the Southern Gulf Islands, please come check us out. Allow us to serve you some delicious food and we will engage you with our Melt Shop hospitality.

Please follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for updates and the Melt Shop website will be going live soon.

https://www.instagram.com/meltshoptruck/
https://www.facebook.com/meltshoptruck/
https://twitter.com/meltshoptruck

09/09/2015

Our chef Alex Tung will be teaching a class about Primograno Pasta on September 24, benefiting Earth Bites, a fantastic program teaching Vancouver kids where there food comes from.

All proceed go toward kids cooking and gardening classes. Follow the link for ticket information.

PRIMOGRANO PASTA Chef: Alex Tung from La Grotta Del Formaggio Date: Thursday, September 24, 2015 Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Class Details: Pasta is one of those things that everyone cooks, yet it is so remarkably hard to master. Attend this pasta masterclass and learn some pasta secrets

12/11/2014

Chef Alex Tung recaps a delicious 2014. Check it out.

It's that time of the year again; recap time and a list of my favorite bites and food highlights from the past year. 2014 was a great year of eating, shared with amazing family and fabulous friend...

11/16/2014

Chef Alex Tung blogs again. This time about a recent truffle dinner at Notturno in Gastown.

Notturno (280 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BC, 604-720-3145) is a small Gastown restaurant, focused on a constantly evolving selection of share plates and craft cocktails. I've dined there recently d...

09/04/2014

Chef Alex Tung blogs again. Read about their Napoletana here.

Day 7 Part 2After an amazing week on the Rustichella d'Abruzzo Primograno Tour, my Italian adventure continues as “Follow Me Foodie” and I leave Pescara, trapped in a glass domed bus with minimal a...

08/16/2014

A recap of Chef Alex Tung's recent victory at Rustichella d'Abruzzo International Pasta Competition, in this week's Westender.

What a way to wrap up the trip in Abruzzo! Chef Alex Tung, corporate chef of La Grotta Del Formaggio in Vancouver, and I have spent the last week exploring the world of Rustichella PrimoGrano . . .

05/28/2014

Burrata, burrata, we all love burrata.

Fresh-from-Italy Burrata cheese has been appearing on menus across the city and we asked one of its biggest fans, La Grotta Del Formaggio's chef Alex Tung to compile a map...

04/24/2014

Dish ‘N Dazzle returns on Thursday, May 1 at the Vancouver Convention Centre East. The BC Hospitality Foundation and Wines of New Zealand present a spectacular night of food, wine and cocktails that is sure to delight and entertain. We'll be there and we hope to see you as well.

Tickets available via https://www.eply.com/dishndazzle2014

05/30/2012

Chef Alex Tung blogs again. Napoletana pizza and LA's dining culture.

At the beginning of May, I had the luxury of enjoying a 5 day business/R&D trip to Los Angeles. The trip was multifaceted, but primarily, it was to train and research for the development of C...

04/02/2012

First of the season halibut, duck fat fries, duck fat popcorn? Yes please.

On Friday afternoon, I had the pleasure of enjoying a three hour lunch with two of my favorite dining companions. I had not seen “Tugboat Annie” and my old sous chef “Bunessa& #8...

04/01/2012

Check out some pics from some recent cooking classes.

04/01/2012

Chef Alex Tung blogs again!

Hello, my name is Alex Tung and I’m a big fan of Canelés de Bordeaux. I would imagine that most of you, probably have never heard of these little bundles of joy before. I was first intro...