Andrew Morrison

Furry Creek has excellent food for a golf course. Even their hot dogs are outstanding. Westwood Plateau also plates some surprising goodies.

Has anyone visited Prego lately? How are things going there?

Thanks Neil, Joan and waiter Luke for the hospitality and good times. I loved the mini hangar (gone in three bites), the variety of beers (I took mental notes like "I should probably slow down after this one" ), and the company. Meeting the Lynes and their great kids was as much a treat as meeting Mrs. Talent, who along with Keith kept me laughing for the duration.

Holy smokes that sounds awesome! Thanks a bunch for the pic and the sharing your day with us stuck in cityville (spent 45 in bridge traffic this morning ).

I still....haven't....had....a....Kolachy.... Brian, there is a tiny space for rent between the Red Lion Pub and the Dundarave Fish Market.

Maybe it was one of Jamie's less colourful alter egos like Sven Chen and F. Morris Chatters...

To add to the late-night offerings in Yaletown, the folks at Brix (with others) are on track to open up George next month. It will have a Hamilton Street address but will share the kitchen with Brix (which is just upstairs), giving this London-style lounge a menu that'll feed the cool kids until 2am. Went by yesterday and the place is really coming together quickly. The bar looks like a stunner.

Thanks Peppyre. It's my "local" and I was just so damn lazy and tired (setting up baby room), I didn't want to deal with takeout...I wanted delivery. Ended up just hobbling down with my son and feasting. It's still good.

Anyone have any suggestions for good Chinese delivery on the North Shore? Too lazy and tired for takeout.

Tangerine Sophies Cosmic Cafe Tomahawk Cindy's Cafe

New? Might as well put William Tell on that list as well. Hot? Where's the Ovaltine. Good to know the big guns have their fingers on B.C.'s pulse.

Matt, I think you should probably do a pilgrimage to the HSG and have a wander around Yaletown. Beyond that, maybe Adesso in Kits (just a stone's throw from the beach).

I had a wonderful BBQ burger at LilyKate today at lunch. Two strips of the most perfect bacon. Kind of weird buying a $12 burger that doesn't come with fries (just a ramikan of coleslaw bordering on boring). $12 burgers...

Story in both the Province and the Sun, but both are pay to play. According to the Province there were 20 guests inside that had to be evacuated when the fire started in the bar. I once had the sprinkler system malfunction and shower my section (all my guests were totally soaked and I panicked), but this is much worse by the sounds of it. I feel for the owner, but I also feel bad for the guy who was working that 20 person section! I hope their insurance is good and everything gets patched up quick as DV8 is a true Vancouver original. Any news or walk-by reports from those nearby would be appreciated. And if anyone still needs to hire staff, it would be mighty nice to get their phone list and do some cold calls. What a bummer!

Interesting point, TFA. I'd argue that every one of the mid to big restaurants in Vancouver have someone on their staff who lurks these boards and every positive/negative comment about their restaurant makes it to the attention of the mmanager/owner lickety split. That's a good thing. An excellent thing. As Neil points out, eG reviews are like comment cards, but with one major difference: they're not kept in a box at the front desk. They can be accessed by anyone, anywhere (as long as they're a bit geeky and have a computer) and are therefore taken more seriously. Also, consider who are on these boards and measure the weight of their opinions against the anonymous hit and run screeds that fill a comment box. If a restauranteur or chef pipes up or down about a restaurant, a restaurant practice, or anything regarding ethics, criticism, et cetera...what an invaluable place this is for those being criticized! Some might scoff at eGullet, but I have a feeling that soon you'll see more lurkers outing themselves, and being a member will be something that (believe it or not) a busser drops in a job interview. Again, it ain't the Last Supper, as Neil notes, but it nonetheless carries some weight in my world. In the end, anything that can spark improvement or awareness is a wonderful thing. The restaurant business in Vancouver needs to be pushed and be held accountable otherwise only those with the drive and inspiration already in place will advance.

The new Red Door on South Granville does take out. You call, they cook. You arrive. They run it out to your car. Pretty cool and the food is passable and inexpensive, too (plus it's pan Asian - so you get Chinese, Indian, Thai, et cetera).

Yeah. Whatever, man.

Hmm, our self-gratifying pats also have a lot to do with the speed of acceleration our food/wine scene has experienced over the last few years. In the short time I've lived in Vancouver, I've seen the pulse quicken significantly. We all have. That's what the excitement is all about. No comparisons to Toronto are necessary (though I agree that it was only a matter of time before we surpassed them). In the end it's about expectations, and you've set yours so incredibly high that you may be in danger of never getting them fulfillled. A hyper-critical bent will almost always defeat the purpose of dining out, and it's pretty wasteful when you drop $100 a head on an exercise in improbability. It's plain you've had some phenomenal dining experiences, dillybravo, and you've made it clear that those reference points are seldom exceeded in Vancouver. But it's self-defeating to walk into a restaurant with the Ark of the Covenant in one pocket and the Holy Grail in the other and expect to be blown away. While it's difficult to surrender all past experiences when you critique a restaurant, if you can say that a "hole in the wall" can still get you excited about food and that $3.99 in Montreal can get you orgasmic, then you're not totally irredeemable. If I gave in to my critical urges all the time, I'd have to take my meals through a straw whille strapped down in a psych ward.

I know it's an old industry joke, but it never hurts to spell Evian backwards. $36 for two large bottles of Pellegrino? WTF? That can't be right! Love the lively discussion. Some honeymoon, eh Rob?

No. Sometimes when I'm out eating at another restaurant I get the urge to uppercut a passing tray of wine glasses. Call it restorative malice.

Asian restaurants on South Granville? Bueller?

interesting thread as it's rare that I look beyond my own section! through the prism of my own little world: tonight I served 18 people - one sixtop and six deuces - and worked. The restaurant did about 150 people, but does usually 200+ on the weekends (with the patio). 23 seatings? sign me up! typos can be amusing.

Miniature phyllo-wrapped beef wellingtons and potato wrapped prawns with kumquat marmalade at Fiction are stupidly addictive. 4 for 11 bucks. Cupcakes on Denman. Biltong from Serengeti Foods.

I just posted a prenatal snapshot of the beachside bohemoth here. Anyone know what the tower to the left will be used for? And despite our jestful ribbings, consider the location again. This is probably going to be one hell of a restaurant even if they sell smoky bacon chips and pilsener. Bring on the summer.

I'm of a similar mindset. Having grown up in downtown Victoria, places like Esquimalt and Brentwood were both viewed as the sticks, with one being closer to the city core ( ). For Vancouverites, the distance equivalents would be La Belle Auberge, the Hart House, or the Pear Tree. Are residents of Oak Bay, for example, really crossing the Johnson Street Bridge to eat, because I find it difficult to believe the majority of Esquimalt residents could give a crap about fine dining. Of course, I'm viewing this development through the skewed prism of a 25 year old (the last time I lived in Vic was 7 years ago), but the prospect of a neighbourhood success for Rosemeade strikes me as far-fetched. Shelora, Mr. Kendal, Memo, care to fill us in?