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Do they give you volume discounts if I order 200 wings and scarf em myself? The record for me at "red's" in victoria was 150 wings. Yeah thinking about it now it's pretty sick but at the time it was a brilliant idea!

Welcome Aboard Anchoress! I've eaten there too. Really good value is the right comment! I'm a sucker for butter chicken and they usually have some. Mmmm Indian desserts are a little too sweet and deadly for me, but I love Gulab Jamin. Man Alive. There's a place called 'tastey sweets' in Surrey with incredibal Gulab Jamin, but alas thats a topic for another thread

^ I agree. Chillies are insane here. I have a thai chilli plant at home which is REALLY not enjoying the turn of weather from summer. I need to eat all my chillie's before they all wilt up and look like raisins. I generally freeze chillie's I buy from T&T since they sell em in packs of like 50 and I end up using like 2 a week. Are there any good places to buy chillies round here?

I agree with Brian. I'd rather fly to Spain and eat and El Buli. At leasy then I get a vacation out of it too. If I go to Lumier's I would have to go to work the next day

If you want to go "over the top"... Check out Fly/Dine/Limo I did this for Sandy's birthday (I should have done it to propose!) You take her on a heli ride around vancouver and then the helicopter lands on grouse mountain and you get a table for two at the Observatory (back in 2000 it was really good I recall). Then you take the skyride down and a limo back home. [Note - depending on the anniversary date, the red skyride is currently being serviced so I'd suggest talking to grouse first] PM me if you want pics of the event. Sandy was really impressed!

^ Neil are you saying that now you have Yam Fries, Beer AND Hockey on TV? And how do you plan on controlling the mobs?

^Confirmed Wink Thread [dang canuckle beat me to it] I really ought to try it

^^ I got the porterhouse at Gothams. It was really really good. The Filet Mignon side was so soft when I put it in my mouth it melted like butter. I ate the WHOLE thing with a little help from Sandy and then proceeded to go into a Homer-esque meat coma (minus the drool). I need to have the Morton's [delete]Ribeye[/delete] [insert] oops i meant porterhouse! [/insert] to really do a comparison but I havn't been able to get myself psyched up for another meat coma The Morton's bread is really good though and ridiculoulsy huge!

Hanger Steak Lessons? Man I have NO idea who Chef Tony could get to teach that! I mean seriously who in Vancouver has the expertise needed to show a class full of egulleters and food lovers how to do THAT kind of thing right? Anyone? Anyone?

Thanks Moosh! Mm actually thats the thing. Typhoon is getting "Habit" BUT theres an empty commercial space in my building next to "Johnston and Olivia". This is the "mystery spot"! And yes I did have too much Vino. I was RED when I got home!

Ok where is wingnuts and why have I not seen it? I had a really good burger at Locus (wierd eh?) recently. Also we were dejected from Hatch on broadway (close to main) and ended up at Sunny Spot Cafe. It was pretty decent actually although the potatoes were a bit soggy. They have really good fresh squeezed OJ although I like the food at the Whip better. I like the Reef too and Hawker's is wonderful. Very street foody. Is Monsoon and Typhoon owned by the same people?

Nice. I'm a big fan of comfort food. I'll be making a trip when it opens. Rumour has it there's a few things on the go on Main street as well. Someone told me <gasp> that a Tim Horton's was opening on the main floor of my building on 10th and Main. I don't buy it. I guess we will find out soon enough.

Oh moosh, the cheeses were fontina and cambozola I'm wondering when we get to learn how to flip stuff in them pans like the pro's do! My lemon tart is at home in the fridge....must.go.home.eat.lemon.tart. mmmm

^ Hi Tete Carre, Totally agree! And we are all entitled to our opinions right? Thats what makes this a food forum! Value is a very hard thing to gauge since there's no right answer. Each person has their own valuation judgements. So I guess what I am saying is that Tojo's doesn't do it for me. And apparently it doesn't do it for others. Hey you can't have a restaurant that pleases everyone right? It is nice to hear different angles on the same place.

Class #4 ----------- Chicken Saltimbocca, Pizza with Proscuitto and white asparagus an Lemon Tart ----------- So first off! Make the dough for the pizza AND the tart! Here our partner Nathan is making the pastry dough. I kneaded the pizza dough and passed it off to Brian to add some love. You see, the thing about food lovers is that they do things like smoke meat and bring it to class! Here is Nathan's pulled pork and other fine meats. Mmmmm We let the pizza dough rise and went on to roll our tarts out. Here's Joie putting her tart in the tart tin. We then put the tarts in the fridge with some parchment paper and beans (yes beans! to weight it down)! Chef Tony showed us how to make tomato sauce the proper Italian way! We went back to our stations and punched down our risen pizza dough and rolled it out into nice thin "amoebas". Circles are so passe! We then put a little sauce on each pizza and dressed them with proscuitto, white asparagus, combazola and a mozza like cheese but i forget the name! The finished product? We enjoyed our pizza and then got a quick intro to making saltimbocca. We used chicken instead of veal and it was realy simple. Take chicken, lay one sage leaf on top, then top it off with a slice of proscuitto. Then POUND! We then seared the chicken proscuitto side down until it was nice and brown and left a lot of 'sucs' on the pan. Then deglaze with white wine sauce and add in some chicken sauce for volume. Finish with...butter! mmm! Toss some blanched green beans with an almond butter/water/olive oil mixture. Simple but SO good. And presto, Chicken Saltimbocca with green beans. Finish off dinner with a nice Lemon tart! Sit back and smile.

I've had a lunch at Fiddlehead Joe's and found it quite good too! Not sure about their wine selection tho! It's nice and cozy too!

You are not alone PaoPao. My fiancee and I were also underwhelmed with Tojo's. Perhaps it's just not "our thing". Coincidentally I was blown away by Toshi's. Not because I'm claiming he's a surperior chef or anything but because it was such a refreshing change from many restaurantes I've eaten at. Sweet miso eggplant? Oh my god. For $3.50. Someone get me 5.

Stressing the word BIG. Compared to normal "bow's" these guys are pretty heavy I did not know that!

^ When a manager from another spot comes over to return something and just starts bussing tables to help you out you know you're in a good 'hood. Comraderie is the greatest thing especially with people one might consider competitors - but you consider comrades Congrats on the successful ToY. Ever consider a Gingerbread pudding eating competition?

Havanna on Commercial north of First avenue. They are the only place I know of that offers you your food menu alongside a "cigar" menu. Order both or save the cigar for dessert. Cuban of course.

NTB also has really good "dai bow" (Big Buns). I like big buns

[note to self] Hide the date of wedding from sneaky foodies on egullet [/end note] Thanks for the feedback we are really interested in HH as it seems to be really suitable and cheaper than Brock House! - back on topic, anyone know when this promo ends?

^ I didn't know wasabi root could be grown in BC! I brougth some back from Osaka and the agriculture canada guys were perplexed on what to do with it when they found it in my carry-on. In fact I do believe they didnt know what wasabi was! That was rather alarming.

^ Sandy and I are planning possibly to do a wedding there so we will go have a look for sure!

I've never been to Hart House but I have been given good reviews from friends. And $29 is a wonderful deal for soup, dinner and dessert! Hart House - on Deer Lake The menu looks good!