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    Vancouver Island Restaurants

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    don't forget about marley farm winery - also on the saanich peninsula - about 5 minutes drive from both church and state and winchester cellars. though they're known for their fruit wines, they also do dry grape wines - pinot grigio, pinot noir and blends - - and have a tasting room open year round.

    www.marelyfarm.ca

    glad you enjoyed your san pen tour barolo! :smile:

    Vancouver Island Restaurants

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    tigh-na-mara may be a beautiful place to stay (haven't been overnight myself) and is definetely the place to spa, but you should also check out parksville's quality resort bayside - - RIGHT on the beach - - and the on-site heron's restaurant - ahh.... that view...

    also try the landing restaurant - in the pacific shores, in nanoose. chef colin dunn is an egulleter and could probably enlighten more...

    Noshing in Nashville

    in Southeast: Dining

    Posted

    Hi there,

    My name is Ryan, and my partners and I recently opened a Victorian style restaurant and bar named Past Perfect in downtown Nashville.  We would love if you would stop by while you are in town.  Our wine list is not huge, but we have received great feedback from some of the oenophiles in Nashville.  I would also like to invite those of you in the industry to stop by (this means you, whifflechef!).  We offer 20% off all food and spirits every day to those in the industry, and 50% off cocktails on Monday.  You can find directions and the menu at pastperfectnashville.com .

    Warm regards,

    Ryan Mecum

    hi ryan - and welcome to egullet!! :biggrin:

    many thanks for the invite - - i'd love to stop by. i'll pm you when my schedule is finalized.

    same with you whifflechef - - great website, by the by.

    i really appreciate everyone's recommendations thus far. i'm a little bummed about union station hotel restaurant, but am thinking capitol grille (though sean brock is no longer there in may??) or wild boar (though it may be closed?) for fine dining eve. the other three nights are quickly falling into place - (watermark/radius10/bound'ry are in the running - and now tayst/pastperfect). and it looks like i might need to rent a car..

    i saw there's a wine festival on saturday, may 20th - taste of tn?? i had no idea there were wineries in the state - how exciting!! we have a thriving wine industry here in bc - mainly centered in the okanagan valley, but also growing rapidly here on vancouver island. what sort of grape varietals do you grow there? is the wine festival worth a car rental day for? (it's at the race track).

    thanks all!

    t

    Noshing in Nashville

    in Southeast: Dining

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    this is great stuff - many thanks :wink:

    roughly how much would a taxi cost from opryland hotel to the gulch area? is the gulch area downtown? if not - how much between opryland and downtown?

    leading to another area of questioning - - what about food shops/markets? anything i should make sure to visit? i arrive in town on a monday, leave on the following sunday morning, so if there's a saturday market or something, i could definitely hit that.

    Noshing in Nashville

    in Southeast: Dining

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    that would be Arthur's in Union Station - but it closed in January because the new owners of Union Station wouldn't renew the lease.

    oh - that's a shame. it looked like such a lovely room.

    so this fine dining restaurant is closed, and the wild boar is in bankruptcy - - is this reflective of the trend in nashville dining presently? not so high-end, but more casual eats?

    would you say there's a vibrant food culture in your town, or is it eclipsed by music fervour and cultural pursuits?

    Noshing in Nashville

    in Southeast: Dining

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      :shock:

    many thanks for everyone's feedback thus far.  my companion has a conference at the opryland hotel - which is why we're staying there.  i will definitely break away though to try restaurants off site. 

    Of course your companion has a conference at the hotel---it's the only reaon any sane person ever stays there. My last visit was for a chess tournament for my son, and you really haven't lived until you've been in a hotel with one bajillion geeky little chess kids, or one bajillion hematologists, or one bajillion quilt makers or, well, you get the picture.

    It could be worse, though. You could be visiting during Christmas, when it's mobbed by day trippers to see the decorated atria.

    Bring alcohol.

    :laugh: you're hilarious!! thanks for the info/warning. i'll treat the hotel like disneyworld - suspend belief and enjoy the ride.

    Noshing in Nashville

    in Southeast: Dining

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    Change hotels. Now. Really, I'm not kidding. Opryland Hotel is not only way outside of town, it's also it's own little slice of hell. Enormous place, really several huge hotels linked by miles and miles and miles of low ceilinged hallways (pay attention to the carpet patterns, as they'll help you navigate) and atria. The atria are sort of cool, as they're densely planted with lots of interesting things, but they do not make up for the other shortcomings of this hotel. The rooms range from okay to downright unpleasant, and the food on property is icky, all of it.

    :shock:

    many thanks for everyone's feedback thus far. my companion has a conference at the opryland hotel - which is why we're staying there. i will definitely break away though to try restaurants off site.

    i've heard something about a high end restaurant in a hotel that used to be a train station...??? we'd like to do at least one fine dining experience during our trip. sorry to hear about wild boar - i understand they had a vast wine cellar.

    Noshing in Nashville

    in Southeast: Dining

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    hello all - i'm a food/wine writer from victoria, british columbia, visiting nashville for the first time in early may. i'd love to hear recommendations on where to find the best dining experiences. i'm there for almost a week, so lots of time to spend munching. i'm also interested in finding out places with great wine lists - doesn't have to be fancy, just well chosen.

    i'm staying at gaylord opryland hotel, so would love to hear about the eateries on site, as well as in other areas of nashville (downtown?). i won't have a car, but don't mind cabbing or grabbing a shuttle in search of good food.

    thanks kindly for your help :smile:

    Chef of the Year!

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    hi matt r. - this is what i know:

    November 6 – Vancouver Island Chef of the Year Competition

    Inaugural event put on by the Canadian Culinary Federation (CCF) Victoria branch. Ten Chefs have been selected from entries open to all professional chefs and cooks resident on Vancouver Island. Their task involves incorporating Island products in a four course dinner menu for 10 people – the winner receives a $1000 cash prize and the illustrious Chef of the Year title.

    Camosun College, Interurban Campus. $100.00.

    598 5817 or mikepitre@shaw.ca

    i also know they're trying to get local wineries to match wines with the courses - should be an interesting event.

    Interesting eats in Parksville/Qualicum

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    i would check out herons restaurant in the quality inn bayside resort. absolutely beautiful oceanfront view, mid priced west coast cuisine. open for breaky, lunch and dinner - and awesome sunday brunch. they also have a sports pub on site if that's your mood.

    www.qualityresortparksville.com

    if you're up there at the end of the month, they're doing a import winemakers dinner - september 29th. they have a series that runs throughout the year - i've been up to every one now... :)

    Vancouver Island Restaurants

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    thanks shelora - i keep meaning to meander over the bridge to check them out.

    another great reason to visit is general manager mark wachtin - late of nanaimo's glow restaurant, as well as new arrival stuart brown on the floor - ex manager extraordinaire of the hotel grand pacific's mark restaurant. with those two professionals on board, i have zero doubts that service levels will be top notch.

    Vancouver Island Restaurants

    in Western Canada: Dining

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    i had a drink at lure at the opr last saturday - we were told it was three days after opening. definitely some issues to resolve - it took nearly 10 minutes for someone to come over to us, even though the place was near deserted at 4pm, and my bubbly came nearly 10 minutes after my date's cocktail arrived - but i'll chalk it up to newbie jitterbugs to be worked out. a nice little cup o nibblies arrived - peanuts and the like - and the view is certainly tops. we didn't stay for sup, but i perused the menu - so many typos that i couldn't go on! i'm a writer - these things are pet peeves! beautiful menu covers and presentation - just get thee a proofreader!

    prices are reasonable - and on par with like restaurants. chef mike weaver is a gem - order any of the desserts and you won't be disappointed.

    i'll certainly make my way back - maybe in a few months tho :wink:

    and good luck in vancouver marnie! victoria will miss you!

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