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    "Sweets And The City"

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    ETA: My favourite thing at the Empress was the carrot, ginger, and cream cheese tea sandwiches. What a flavour combination.  :wub:

    Ling, could you describe these sandwiches for me? A friend is putting on an afternoon tea in a couple of weeks & has asked me to help ...these sound great.

    "Sweets And The City"

    in Western Canada: Dining

    Posted · Edited by jayhay (log)

    Stilton Cheesecake with Rhubarb Compote from Sen5es

    Epicurious uses shortbread as a base. The rhubarb compote provided a nice tart/sweet component. I'm in love with this cheesecake  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:(Rating: 9.5)

    Ling...have you seen the version THE VANCOUVER SUN printed?

    "This is the recipe for Diva's legendary stilton cheesecake...not as the vaunted GOURMET magazine published it... (we tried that version & it has a number of problems with it,) but as tested last week in the Sun's Kitchen, with the pastry chef Susie Findlay guiding through it."

    Truth be told: Where've you eaten lately? (Part 1)

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    Too much food this week, but I enjoyed it all.... :rolleyes:

    Last three being:

    FEENIES: Lunch on Thursday for the Feenie Burger. Huge pattie cooked to meduim, leaving it very moist & flavourful. Nice selection of condiments...good fries.

    GOLDEN OCEAN SEAFOOD: Group dinner on Thursday night. Still full after the Feenie burger, but did my best to eat my way through a selection of 12 dishes. Couldn't do it, gave up after about 9, but enjoyed those I tried. Most impressed with the shrimp spring roll appetizers.

    HENRY'S KITCHEN: Lunch on Friday, & the place was packed! We arrived at 12:00 pm (with a reservation) , & all the unoccupied tables had "reserved" signs on them. Throughout the time we were there, people without reservations were being turned away at the door, & heard dinner was fully booked as well.

    I had a crab cake (1) appetizer as my main...it was very crisp, nice flavour, & served with a small avocado salad. One friend had the vegetarian sandwich on focaccia bread with fries. & said it was lovely. Other friend had cream of broccoli soup, which she thought was very good, & a house salad of mixed baby greens, that she thought could have used a tastier dressing ( although she did admit that her head cold may have had something to do with the lack of flavour.) We had a half litre of white house wine (don't know what it was, didn't see the list), & it was sickly sweet. As we were finishing up the last of our wine, the waitress asked if we'd mind leaving, as they needed the table. The small entrance way was plugged with people waiting for a table, & a line up had formed up outside on the sidewalk.

    So, we found ourself out on the street after being in there for an hour, wondering if we should sit out in the car, & finish our visit! :huh:

    Can I quickly mention a fourth one a few days ago? RUBINA TANDOORI, for one last visit before they close in April. Every dish was wonderful!

    West Coast Musings

    in Western Canada: Dining

    Posted · Edited by jayhay (log)

    We just returned from a short trip to beautiful Victoria & area, & used suggestions from our fellow eGullet members.

    We found CUCINA, and our lunch there was one of the highlights of the trip. The food was good, but it was Mirjana herself that made it unforgettable. What a character!

    Can't say we've ever had the opportunity to hear the F- word & be told to "piss off" (jokingly), by a chef/owner before. As I said, she's very interesting..:blink:

    Also got to:

    CAFE BRIO

    BRASSERIE L'ECOLE

    PAPRIKA

    IRISH TIMES PUB

    J&J NOODLE HOUSE

    LITTLE VIENNA CAFE/BAKERY

    LA COLLINA BAKERY

    CHIARELLIE'S (sp?) CHEESE SHOP

    All the choices were excellent! Most places, when they heard we were from Vancouver, asked how we heard about them, giving us a chance to pass along eGullet's website to those not in the know.

    Mark went on & on about you Merlin, you're a legend at L'Ecole! :raz:

    Iron Chef America (Part 1)

    in Food Media & Arts

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    Rob was on "Studio 4" yesterday, & I believe he said that they were given a list of possible surprise ingredients a day or two ahead of time.

    An hour and a half before they start the show, they're told what it actually will be.

    He also said they'll be serving the five dishes he prepared, in in his restaurant.

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