Cabrito

When an opportunity arose for chef Alexandre Carrière to open his own restaurant on Commercial Drive in December 2015, he welcomed the chance. Alexandre is no stranger to taking risks; the accomplished chef relocated to Vancouver in 2008, leaving his native France, where he had experience at several Michelin-starred restaurants, to experiment with a different work-life balance here in Canada.

Since coming to Vancouver, Alexandre has done stints at a some of the city's finest dining French rooms, including DB Bistro Moderne, Le Parisien and Les Faux Bourgeois, as well as Middle Eastern favourite Nuba. While he was happy to hone his expertise in French cooking over the years, the curious chef eventually began to crave a new adventure.

Alexandre is a traveller at heart, and he was looking to expand his talents beyond French cuisine. “I think we can travel through cooking," he explains. "And I really needed to change my routine.” He had been too long in one place. and was ready to try something new. “I’ve been to Spain many times,” he says. “I love it there...the food, the music.”