New lunch lineup showcases $17 handmade Diva Corndog
Diva at the Met, located in the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, takes street-eats to the next level with food truck-inspired lunch features. Leading the lineup is the Diva Corndog, a handmade gourmet corndog that consists of a sweetbread sausage battered in buttermilk and cornmeal and topped with truffle mayo, grainy mustard and homemade sauerkraut for $17.
Executive Chef, Hamid Salimian, puts his creative twist on trendy food truck basics. From the Diva Corndog to tricked-out fries, gourmet sammies and killer curries and kabobs; this rotating menu offers a selection of lunch items that will tempt any palate.
“In creating our food truck-inspired dishes we were looking at fun ways to reinvent some of those classic street foods that people crave,” said Salimian. “We’ve taken the basics and amped them up with the high-end ingredients and bold flavours that guests expect from Diva.”
Kicking off the new lunch theme will be Korean fries consisting of Yukon potato fries topped with pork belly, kimchi, green onions and nori powder; a grilled mortadella sandwich with basil, tomato, pickled hot peppers and truffle mayo served on a fresh ciabatta bun; and a chicken Thai curry on rice with cilantro and peanuts.
Diva at the Met’s food truck menu items are available starting on Wednesday, November 14. Each week three new gourmet street-eats will be available on the menu, with the Diva Corndog as the anchor item throughout the ten-week run. Prices for the dishes range from $14 to $17.
A sample of what guests can expect to enjoy as part of Diva’s food truck dishes are outlined below:
Food Truck Fries:
Montreal fries – Yukon potato fries covered with tender braised brisket, gravy and cheese curds
Turkish fries – crisp fries topped with Turkish sausage, fresh basil, ripe tomato, feta and parsley
Louisiana fries – golden fries topped with crispy sweetbread and Tabasco mayo
Gourmet Sandwiches:
Pulled pork – 24-hour, slow-cooked pork shoulder on a sesame seed bun dressed with coleslaw and havarti cheese
Vietnamese sub – a classic sub bun filled with BBQ chicken, fresh cucumber, pickled carrot topped with a smear of hoisin sauce
Fennel Salami – Diva’s own fennel salami with spicy peppers, fresh pesto and ripe tomato on a mini baguette
One Pot Wonders:
Persian kabob – kabob koobideh served with black tail rice, grilled tomato and sumac
Braised short ribs – tender braised short ribs with parsley, dry lime and kidney beans on basmati rice
Coconut curry – aromatic coconut and lamb curry served over a bed of rice and topped with mint and fried onions
Diva at the Met is located in the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver. Reservations for Diva can be made online at www.divamet.com or by calling the restaurant at 604-602-7788.
Social media links:
Twitter – @diva_met
Facebook – www.facebook.com/divaatthemet
About Metropolitan Hotels
Metropolitan Hotels operates three luxury properties: Metropolitan Toronto, the SoHo Metropolitan and the Metropolitan Vancouver. With more than 750 rooms, Metropolitan Hotels is committed to providing luxury accommodation for business and leisure travellers seeking an independent choice. A member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Metropolitan Hotels strives to provide superior service with distinctive accommodations. Award-winning restaurants at Metropolitan Hotels include Hemispheres and Lai Wah Heen (Metropolitan Toronto), Senses (SoHo Metropolitan), and Diva at the Met (Metropolitan Vancouver).
