Jerry_A

I believe the only time I have seen him on FoodTV is when they were showing one of the old Bocuse D'Or competitions. He was either participating or consulting, I can't remember. Mrs. A loves his Carrot & Brie soup! I believe you are correct. We were at the tasting bar a couple of weeks ago and asked for some extra bread with our cheese course. We ended up with about a half a loaf of the stuff....not that I'm complaining. My father-in-law is in love with the fruit bread. Since he lives in the suburbs, his grocery store only gets one loaf every week or two so he has been stockpiling. Every time he sees a loaf he buys it and sticks it in his freezer, so he has an endless supply. When the apocalypse comes, I know we will be able to survive for weeks in his basement off of the fruit bread and canned soup - yum!

The grape foccaccia is dotted with grapes, however it is not overly sweet - just very delicious. The apple is my favourite, I think it has thyme sprinkled on it which gives it a fantastic savoury sweet taste with caramely (is that a word?) apples. BTW, was your goat cheese omelette from Chef Bernard's? That place is my favourite, we usually end up going there for breakfast every morning - fantastic!!

Roxy Burger is right down the street from The Roxy, and I also assume they are affiliated. I know a few people that have been there a while back, and they liked it, though I'm not sure whether the burgers were actually good or if the abundance of alcohol they had consumed enhanced their critique. As far as being too old for The Roxy I don't think anyone is too old for that place. Last time I was there (a long time ago), 'Cougars' were quite prevalent.

I agree with you completely. When reading about Save-on-Meats in Stanley Park, I said aloud to myself: "I will never go there". Not my cup of tea.

Somebody last night suggested The Red Onion in Kerrisdale. Here's a review I found: The Red Onion review Sounds pretty good to me.

Thanks for the pictures Ling! I have to agree with your assessment of Moderne Burger, good not great. Definitely should have had a little more seasoning, more grease, less fries, and was a bit expensive for what it was. Overall I think the average we score we gave is pretty much on target (Mrs. 'A' and I both gave it a 67). On a side note we both kind of smelled like smoky fry dip when we got home, which is not a good thing.

Welcome to the boards. In the ongoing struggle for supremacy among Vancouver's dining community, West and Lumiere are almost always 1 & 2. However, I have to say one of the best dining experiences I have had was at Vij's a few weeks ago. Great food, great atmosphere, and spectacular service. Maybe one day soon, the elite two will be shaken from their pedestals. And then again maybe Moderne Burger will blow them all away tonight

Roasted butternut squash and apple soup with a dollop of creme fraiche for the 4th day in a row. Obviously made way too much

Somebody posted this earlier, but here you go. Burger Evaluation form

Let me assure the subculture is alive and well in Canada too!

We went to a benefit for the Vancouver Public Library last week where John Bishop was presenting a five-course meal, and had the same experience. Once he had finished his demonstration, he said he would be walking around the dining room to chat and answer any questions. He did this, but only with the people he already knew, barely giving the time of day to the tables, like us, that had never met him, but had a question or comment. We were quite annoyed, and I don't think we were the only ones. If you're going to work the room, work the room. Don't just chat up your friends and regulars then breeze by everyone else!

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Went there on Friday night and had a great meal: Started with a drink, the Moscow Mule, which is Vodka and the gingeriest ginger beer I've ever tasted. The first few sips burned my throat but it mellowed after some of the ice had melted. Not bad. We're not big drinkers so that is all I had in the alcohol department. On to the food: I ordered the four-course tasting menu ($48) which allows you to make a few choices as to what you would like, but otherwise it is completely up to the chef. Started with the only choice I made: Foie gras with spiced peaches and toasted brioche This was a fantastic dish, the butteriness of the warm brioche along with the melt in my mouth foie gras and the sweetness/spiciness of the peaches gave it a little bite. I could feel the calories piling onto my body. Second: Swiss chard and Gorgonzola tortellini with chantrelle mushrooms, peas, and artichokes Great dish to follow-up the foie gras with as this was much lighter. I burst the tortellini and the gorgonzola oozed out making the sauce a little stronger, and very delicious. This was not on the menu. Third: Steak tartare Finely chopped beef with lots of pepper and some other spices I could not determine. Was served with some potato crisps and a small pile of dressed greens on the side. This one lingered in my mind almost as much as the first dish. Very strong flavours, lots of bite, very delicious. Finally: Grilled seabass with chorizo sausage, green beans, and manilla clams Have to say I was a little disapointed by this one. All of the items tasted very good individually, but together as one dish, I think it failed. The seabass was moist, the skin crispy, beans crisp, just not very exciting overall. This was not on the menu. Brief comment on my wife's food (I didn't really try it): Started with the Lobster bisque cappuccino in a big coffee cup, lots of foam, and garnished with chopped chives. Second had pumpkin and mascarpone ravioli in a pistachio cream sauce. This was delicious (I was able to steal a bite). Good rich flavour, delicate pasta. Skipped dessert because we were way too full. Overall: delicious food and amazing value. I highly recommend Parkside and will be back there very soon. PS: Hopefully Coop will read this and report on his meal there, I read that he was going to be there on the same night that we were, and am very interested to here what he thought.

I agree, great site (love the plaid)!! I'm becoming overwhelmed by suggestions and have lots of research and planning to do before November. Thanks very much!

I'm going to Parkside on Friday night. The menu looks fantastic, and I am very excited. I'll stay away from the mojito though.

Thanks for all the help! I'll let you know how it goes!

My wife and I had the same waiter the first time we went to Feenie's, for lunch. We thought he was great! We both had the prix-fixe menu: roasted tomato & goat cheese tart to begin - this was the highlight, melt in your mouth, very rich & creamy. Second was the steak & frites which was very good, although my wife's fries were oversalted (mine were on the verge). We finished with a selection of ice creams and sorbets which were good but not very exciting. Our second visit was for brunch. We had the breakfast poutine which was pretty good but paled in comparison to the lobster benedict which was absolutely amazing , we highly recommend it. Finished off with the white chocolate creme brulee which was excellent. We'll be going back soon!

I've only been to Spago in Vegas, but the prices seem similar! However, the brunch seems reasonable, and sounds delicious!

I keep forgetting to convert from US to Canadian dollars

Wow!! I just read the menu for Chez Melange that was mentioned in a previous thread on Torrance. The brunch sounds spectacular, I will definitely be going there!! Is Creme de la Crepe better, or should we go to both?

We are from Vancouver, BC and can barely walk a straight line without walking into a sushi place. Also, would prefer to find places we can all go to as a group, without breaking the bank. I noticed a few places in the earlier posts, however I don't know which ones are easily accessible from our location.

My wife and I are taking a trip to California in early November and are looking for places to eat that will not offend our palates but also not offend our hosts' wallets. We love to eat out and are not too afraid of price as long as the food and service supports it, however our hosts have different interests than us and prefer to not spend all their money on eating out (unlike us). We will be staying in Redondo Beach and don't really know where that is relative to the rest of LA or any of the restaurants we have been looking at. One place that looked good to us was Joe's and we may try and get there either for Lunch, Dinner, or Brunch. So any suggestions will be welcome, but we don't need sushi (we are drowning in good sushi restaurants here at home so we don't generally eat it when we are away). Thanks in advance for the help!!

I think I read somewhere that it is where Zev's used to be. I would also like some more info though.

The best meal I have had in Paris (aside from the the crepe and sandwich stands on the street - magnifique) was definitely at L'Espadon in the Ritz hotel in Paris. The food was spectacular (we even gorged ourselves on the bread they had, there was a selection of five but we mainly stayed with the brioche and the miniature baguettes with bacon baked in them), and the service was even better than that. They made us feel very comfortable and took care of us from beginning to end, not pretentious in any way. It will definitely be our first stop the next time my wife and I are there.