Campagnolo’s “Just Like Dinner at Nona’s House”
March 12, 2010 by cassandra
Filed under Restaurant News+
It’s your chance to get back out for a neighborhood get-together now that we are not elbow to elbow with tourists. We know that dining-out cash is a little harder to come by this time of year, so Campagnolo is happy to bring back six Family Dinner Nights in March on the 14/15th, 21/22th & 28/29th.
For only $19 Chefs Pillay & Belcham have been able to create a hearty meal while still using the great local suppliers with whom they have built relationships over the years.
The meal is paired with a wonderful Italian wine selection.
Having fielded many inquiries about taking reservations at Campagnolo, we decided that reservations are a must for these events. The event will take place for 25 lucky guests in our cozy back lounge for dinner to be served at 6pm sharp. To secure a spot for you and your friends. Please call ahead and make your reservation today.
Remember – 25 seats, 6pm dinner, $19, six nights in March reservations only.
Upcoming Menus…
March 14th & 15th
Brasato al Barbaresco, Bitter Greens, Parsnips
March 21st & 22nd
Porchetta, Cremini Mushrooms, Cavolo
March 28th & 29th
Stufato di Capretto, Dandelion, Tomato Sugo
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Campagnolo is open for Lunch Monday – Friday from 11:30am – 2:30pm, Brunch on Saturday & Sunday from 11:30am – 2:30pm,
Dinner served nightly from 5pm.
Seating is available on a first come first serve basis, and reservations are normally available only for parties of eight or more.
Campagnolo is located at 1020 Main Street, Vancouver BC.
For more information please call 604.484.6018 or visit:
Joe Fortes turns 25!
March 12, 2010 by cassandra
Filed under Restaurant News+
We are turning 25 this year. If we were a car, we’d officially be a classic. It so happens that 1985, the year we got started, was also the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Joe Fortes (the man) in Vancouver. Coincidence? We think not. Joe, the legendary English bay lifeguard, was named the city’s “citizen of the century” in 1986 for teaching so many people to swim, saving hundreds of lives and being an all-around classy guy.
To celebrate becoming a classic (and Joe’s namesake) we’re featuring some chop house classic dishes every month on the menu. March has a definite French flavour:
•French Onion Soup, Gruyère & Emmental cheese
•Beef Bourguignon
•Pear Tarte Tatin with honey crème fraiche.
And you can toast Joe Fortes (the man) with the Original Tequila Sunrise. Felicitations! Salut! Bon appétit! Our 25th anniversary wish? Joe Fortes is named restaurant of the century on our 50th anniversary in 2035.
IT AIN’T OVER…TILL MARCH 31st
Attention sports fans: Joe’s Sports Garden, the toasty warm and dry roof top oasis where all of you had so much fun watching all the dazzling Olympic performances, will be open until March 31st!
The tent, heaters, big-screen TV’s — it all stays. And so can you…and your family and friends, because Joe’s Sports Garden will be available for group bookings for your exclusive use – with special group menus.
Best of all, you also get total control of the remote! Contact our sales department today for more info.
DINING OUT FOR LIFE
Dining Out For Life is back! Join us for dinner at Joe Fortes on March 25th and 25% of your food bill will be donated to A Loving Spoonful and Friends for Life.
A Loving Spoonful provides free meals to men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS in Greater Vancouver and the surrounding areas.
Friends For Life supports people living with life-threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, their families and their caregivers.
Invite your friends or take the family out for dinner at Joe’s on March 25th. Either way, you’ll be feeding more than your nearest and dearest.
E. you next month!
L’Altro Buca Spring Menu
March 11, 2010 by cassandra
Filed under Restaurant News+
L’Altro Buca is celebrating the arrival of spring with fresh local fare served at an exceptional value. Our new menu features seventeen items under twenty-five dollars, family-style dining options, and prix fixe price breaks
Featuring king crab salad with wild prawns and avacado ($12), osso buco ragu and fazzoletti ($18), and crispy chicken from Rossdown Farms ($23.50). Our menu is a perfect balance of light tasty springtime dishes and the classic comfort food you know and love from Andrey Durbach.
17 items nothing over $25.
Click here to see the menu.
Click here to make a reservation.
| ANTIPASTI |
| Zuppa Porcini mushroom soup with truffled crema 8.5 |
| Insalata romana Romaine lettuce salad, fried anchovies, lemon, garlic and capers 9.5 |
| Asparagi Grilled asparagus with housemade pork cheek bacon, poached egg, Reggiano Parmesan sauce 11 |
| Antipasti Antipasto della casa, for two 15 |
| Insalata del granchio Salad of king crab, wild prawns and avocado; tomato and basil dressing 12.5 |
| PRIMI |
| Spaghetti: choice of pomodori or pesto sauce 15 |
| Risotto frutti di mare: prawns, scallops, king crab, fresh fish 22 |
| Tortellini: hand made duck tortellini in brodo 17 |
| Fazzoletti: with osso buco ragu and gremolata 18 |
| SECONDI |
| Pesce Pesce del giorno, fresh fish every day A/Q |
| Pollo Crisp roasted Rossdown Farms chicken, olive oil mashed potato, lemon, rosemary, confit garlic, fresh baby artichokes 23.5 |
| Vitello Milk fed veal scallopine with mushroom risotto and marsala sauce 25 |
| Manzo Grilled Angus beef shortrib, truffled cauliflower purée, lemon-pepper tagliatelle, Chianti wine sauce 24 |
| DOLCI |
| Sorbetto with moscato d’asti 7.5 |
| Caffe latte pannacotta with milk foam & fresh zeppolini 7.5 |
| Chocolate torta with pistachio crema & salted caramel 7.5 |
| Crème fraîche cheesecake with sour cherries 7.5 |
| focaccia bread 3.75 | sparkling mineral water 5.95 | filtered still water 2.95 desserts 7.5 | dark-roast Italian coffee 2.75 with biscotti 3.75 | hot water & lemon 1.95 split charge 2.5 | Visa, Mastercard, Amex & Interac accepted | One check per table please |
| Dinner served seven nights from 5 pm. |
News from Top Table Group – Earth Hour – Cookbook
March 11, 2010 by cassandra
Filed under Restaurant News+
Like yours, our Olympic memories are rife with wonderful individual moments and the spirit that celebrated excellence at every turn. We enjoyed a great mix of our regulars and locals at each of our restaurants – Araxi in Whistler, and Blue Water Cafe, CinCin, and West in Vancouver – along with many visitors, royals and celebrities of an extraordinary diversity.
But in our eyes, the true stars of the Olympics were the athletes.
In concert with Champagne Nicholas Feuillatte, we offered complimentary bottles to every Olympic medalist to accompany the sparkling toasts of thanks they made to friends and family. It made for many intimate moments and we were delighted to share in so many of them in Whistler and Vancouver, including Canadian Gold Medalists Ashleigh McIvor, Maëlle Ricker, and Jon Montgomery, and Canadian Silver Medalists Mike Robertson, Jennifer Heil, Shelley-Ann Brown and Helen Upperton, to name a few.
Araxi and Blue Water Cafe win Cordon d’ Or Cookbook Awards
On the heels of our recent cookbook awards in the Gourmand ‘Best in the World’ competition, Araxi: Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant and Blue Water Cafe: Seafood have been awarded Cordon d’ Or – Gold Ribbon International Culinary Academy Awards. Two of four awarded in Canada and out of only 16 worldwide, Araxi won ‘Best Illustrated Cookbook’, while Blue Water Cafe took the ‘Best Fish and Seafood Cuisine Cookbook’ category. Congratulations to chefs James Walt and Frank Pabst, and the teams at Araxi and Blue Water Cafe, for these accomplishments.
Earth Hour
Why is Saturday, March 27th more romantic than Valentine’s Day? Because on that night, the world turns off the electricity in honour of Earth Hour. For the third consecutive year, our four restaurants will join hundreds of millions of people around the world and will go candlelight for one hour starting at 8:30 pm, in an effort to show it’s possible to take positive action on climate change. To reserve your table, visit: Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West.
Mis Trucos kicks off patio season with a Spring BBQ on March 21
March 11, 2010 by cassandra
Filed under Lower Mainland Events
Vancouver’s unseasonably warm weather means one thing … it’s BBQ time! On Sunday, March 21, from 5 pm to 10 pm, Mis Trucos will host a Spring BBQ Kickoff, hosted by Mobio and the Give a Better Life Foundation. Guests can enjoy a full meal with starting with Mis Trucos’ signature tapas, like chorizo-stuffed squid, crispy bread-wrapped prawns and scallop ceviche, followed by an all-you-can-eat spread that includes roast suckling pig, BBQ beef ribs, grilled wild salmon and grilled sausages.
R&B beer, Mis Trucos’ sangria and Hendricks gin cocktails are also included.
Tickets are $50 (inclusive of tax and gratuity) and all proceeds will go towards the Give a Better Life Foundation, which supports various causes including the Vancouver Downtown Eastside Aboriginal Mother Centre.
Tickets can be purchased at Mis Trucos or by calling them at 604.566.3960.
For more information on Mis Trucos, please visit www.mistrucos.ca. For more information on Mobio iPhone payment systems please visit www.mobioidenitiy.com. And for more information on the Give a Better Life Foundation, please visit http://betterlifebrands.com/foundation/.
Restaurant Information:
Mis Trucos
1141 Davie St., Vancouver BC
604.566.3960
www.mistrucos.ca
