Backyard Farm Chef's Table — Restaurant in Area C (Inkaneep/Willowbrook)

I had the pleasure of working with Chris Van Hooydonk, owner of Backyard Farm Chef's Table, to create a wonderful dining experience last week at Area 27 Race Track in Oliver, BC.

As an event planner for General Motors, I worked with Chris to orchestrate lunch and dinners over three days, for our group of media driving the new Camaro ZL1 1LE at the track.

In addition to excellent cuisine, Backyard Farm Chef's Table provided outstanding service and willingness to work with a very dynamic schedule for a group of 40 hungry people. Chris provided a wide of variety of foods, presented in a very, fresh, appealing buffet. Many of our guests commented on superb quality of these wonderful meals.

Not only was Chris and his team a pleasure to work with, their creativity and ability to work in a challenging remote location, in a tent, at a race track, was very much appreciated!

I would highly recommend Backyard Farm Chef's Table for your...

My guests from Let's Go Vino were blown away with the exclusive 5 course dinner prepared in a beautiful farmhouse turned to Chef's Table. Chef Chris Van Hooydonk is very passionate with his high quality of food selection and preparation, with many items selected steps away from his backyard farm-to-table. Your menu is tailored to the individual guests needs and preferences. He takes the time to explain where the foods are from, what they are, how they were prepared, and finally how they pair with your personally selected wines. My group loved the unique experience of watching their courses being prepared in the demonstration kitchen and selecting wines throughout the day from the neighboring wineries to share at the dinner. I would highly recommend this experience for your next...

Our group of 8 was lucky enough to join Chef Chris for the most amazing farm fresh dining experience! Each course was a picture, and the flavours were outstanding. Chef sat at our table and shared his inspiration for each dish, including his motivation for creating Backyard Farm Chef’s Table, and the whole reason behind his current culinary choices, his customer service vision, and even how it all fits together within his own family. The food and the service team stand above all on their own… but with Chef Chris leading our journey personally, this was the best dining experience of our lives. We will be booking ahead early to join him again next season! ...