Dineout – A few recommendations

Reservations at http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/dining/dineout.php

Best of the new – Oru at the Fairmont – Au Petit Chavignol

Oru – $28

Appetizer – Lettuce & Plum Salad -fuji apple, pea tendrils, apple-miso vinaigrette-or Sake Kasu Sablefish – gingered cherry tomatoes, sweet miso sauce – or Marinated Flank Steak Salad – pickled green papaya, chili-lime peanuts, vermicelli, calamansi lime dressing

Entree – Korean BBQ Pork Chop sweet potato, cabbage, kimchi vinaigrette or – Butter Chicken
tandoor roasted chicken, himalayan steamed rice, naan bread,mint chutney or – Homemade Tofu maitake mushroom, braised daikon, Mongolian truffle sauce

Dessert – Traditional Japanese Cheesecake, matcha angalise, orange salad or Silken Ganache Chocolate Tart, cardamom chantilly, toasted coconut, or Mango Parfait vanilla mousse, ginger chocolate cookies

Au Petit Chavignol $18

Appetizer – Daily Soup– or –Prosciutto di Parma

Entree – Macaroni & Cheese– or –Duo of Cheeses with Duck Rillettes

Dessert – Warm Chocolate Cookies

Best Steakhouse – glowbal steak and satay – $38

Appetizer Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad, whipped garlic boursin cheese, sherry vinaigrette or Sweet Pea Soup dungeness crab and crème fraîche

Entree Grilled 8oz Canadian Prime Tenderloin confit of fingerling potato, double smoked bacon, sour cream and chives or Pan Seared Queen Charlotte Halibut ragout of cannellini beans, green onion, tomato, and spinach or Wild Mushroom Risotto shaved parmesan, watercress salad

Dessert Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble fresh berries and biscotti

Best of the Burbs – Hart House – $38

Appetizer – TOMATO FENNEL BROTH GRUYERE TOAST or ASPARAGUS SALAD SHAVED SERRANO HAM, MANCHEGO CHEESE & CITRUS “SABAYON”

Entree – SMOKED PORK TENDERLOIN BRAISED WHITE BEANS, MARINATED BEETS & SMALL POTATO SALAD OR PAN ROASTED OCEAN PERCH GRILLED BABY LEEKS, CREAMY POLENTA & ROMESCO SAUCE OR TOASTED ALMOND PEARL BARLEY RISOTTO BLACK KALE, SOY BEANS, TOMATO & CORIANDER INFUSED OIL

Dessert PECAN PIE BOURBON CARAMEL & SWEET CREAM GELATO or VANILLA BEAN PANNA COTTA PRESERVED CHERRIES & BRANDYSNAP TUILLE

Best $18 Wild Rice – $18

Appetizer – hot & sour soup – cloud ear mushroom, tofu, leek, black vinegar or haida gwaii salmon crispy wonton or sloping hill cha siu congee- traditional rice soup with housemade chinese bbq pork

Entree – buddha’s noodles – shitake mushroom, su choy, red pepper, eggplant or fraser valley lamb curry – choy miu, green peas, yellow shanghai noodle or spicy kung po chicken, twice cooked peanuts – maple hill free range, broccoli, rice noodles(vegan version available)

Dessert – gluten free mountain berry teacake or white chocolate red bean steam bun or teacup chocolate pudding

Best Lunch – Cru 2 for $19 – 3 for $24

Appetizer – Mixed Baby Greens Salad mustard vinaigrette Or Crushed Tomato Soup sourdough croutons and goat cheese cream

EntreeCavatelli Bolognese hand rolled pasta in a rich red wine meat sauce Or Crispy Duck Leg Confit warm bacon vinaigrette, spätzle goat cheese hash Or Roasted Citus Cured BC Sablefish olive oil crushed potatoes, creamed leeks and oven-dried tomato

Dessert Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Brownie vanilla chantilly and raspberry compote

One Comment

  1. M.T. says:

    Thanks for the mention, Cassandra! See you on the tasting floor this week.

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