Chef
Andrea Carlson
Chef, owner, and the creative force behind every menu at Burdock & Co, she pairs precision with a lightness of touch.
Shaped by a lifelong reverence for the land and its growers, Andrea Carlson champions a cuisine that is botanical, hyper-seasonal, and deeply rooted in place.
Called "The High Priestess of Pacific Northwest Cuisine" by the Globe and Mail's Alexandra Gill, she has spent more than two decades helping define what Canadian fine dining looks like — guided by the conviction that a restaurant's responsibility extends to its farmers, its foragers, and the ecosystems they tend.
Journey of the Moon
Andrea composes her Moon-themed tasting menus around hyper-regional botanical motifs that wax and wane with the micro-seasons. The full-moon names are drawn from Indigenous calendars and the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
“I keep thinking about the term ‘lighthearted" she says, "There is a light touch at Burdock, a lightness in the way we work — a lightness in the food. Our job is to let the food and wine tell a story — of the land they came from, of the people who spent so much effort growing, tending, foraging — and we are privileged to be a small part of that story.”
"My menus are personal explorations of the natural world that surrounds us on the West coast of Canada. I may take inspiration from my love of unique, of-the-moment ingredients, a longtime friendship with a farmer, or a certain ephemeral mood of optimism inherent in a blossom."
- Chef Andrea Carlson
