C'est la V

Van Doren is the founder of C’est la V production, a consulting company focus on the art of culinary and wine. She currently serves on the Board of Directors as Director of Events for Canadian Association of Professional Sommelier (BC Chapter) and contribute as both Board Director and Board Secretary of the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra.

She started her culinary career in the kitchen.  She worked her way up to Pastry Chef, honing her expertise at a number of Canadian restaurants including the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver and the noted Sooke Harbour House on Vancouver Island.  It was at the latter location that she learned to use and source only local sustainable and organic products within 100 miles and gained her passion for wine and eventually transitioned to the front of the house and became a Wine and Beverage Director at Opus Hotel, opening team as Restaurant Manager and Sommelier at Hawksworth Restaurant, Wine Director and General Manger at Le Crocodile and Co-Founded the award winning restaurant Ugly Dumpling. Following her passion, she worked at organic and biodynamic farm and vineyards in France, Germany and Canada where she learned about wine making, viticulture and the significant of relationship between farmers, producers and buyers. 

Her career mission is to promote and gain awareness the importance of sustainable relationship and practice from farm to table and from vine to glass.