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On this edition of 鈥楾oday in BC鈥�, host Peter McCully chats with Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey of Pluvio Restaurant in Ucluelet.

TripAdvisor recently unveiled its Best of the Best Awards for 2022 and Pluvio Restaurant and Rooms topped the Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Canada category.

The couple opened the intimate 24-seat culinary business in 2019.

鈥淚t鈥檚 very rewarding,鈥� said Verney-Downey. 鈥淲e get a lot of cards, letters and even presents from guests after they鈥檝e left just thanking us for a wonderful evening. It鈥檚 pretty amazing to be able to impact people that much through a restaurant. It鈥檚 awesome.鈥�

Chef Warren Barr was asked about the movement today to create as many items and ingredients on the menu as possible.

鈥淭here鈥檚 all sorts of different ideas about what Canadian food is,鈥� said Barr. 鈥淏ut I think where I鈥檝e landed with it is we have all these cultural influences for sure, which is great because there鈥檚 just so much to inspire us and for us to learn from and so many sort of resources are drawn as far as culinary inspiration goes. Executing these influences but keeping the product domestic, I think is what makes that interesting.鈥�

Because the restaurant is fairly small, Pluvio changes the menus fluidly in response to what ingredients are available.

Verney-Downey says they are fortunate to have a wonderful sommelier on staff and in 2020 made a wine specifically for Pluvio with Avril wineries.

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