Active Restaurateur: Jack Evrensel

Proprietor
Top Table Group

Active Restaurateur BC Hall of Fame Inductee
BC Restaurant and Foodservice Association 2007

Restaurateur of the Year in Canada
Food Service and Hospitality Magazine 2006

Restaurateur of the Year in BC
BC Restaurant and Foodservice Association 1998

Jack Evrensel is known for his uncompromising standards, with each of his restaurants Araxi, CinCin, Blue and West firmly established as leading fine dining venues. Every restaurant Jack has opened has received significant critical acclaim, both locally and internationally and each continues to evolve in the pursuit of excellence.

He is a founding board member of the Chefs’ Table Society and The Podium Club which benefits the Canadian National Ski Team. As a member of the James Beard Culinary Foundation since 1998, Jack has brought teams of chefs and sommeliers to support the James Beard House in New York City (in 2006, 2002 and 1998). He was the first Honorary Chair of Taste of the Nation and supports many causes including the David Suzuki Foundation, Chefs for Life, Oceanwise and Green Table Society.

Jack Evrensel is passionate about working with talented and driven individuals, in a journey of discovery of what is possible.