{"id":28014,"date":"2014-10-20T20:46:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T03:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=28014"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:18:06","slug":"van-westen-at-the-french-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/van-westen-at-the-french-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Westen at The French Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-french-table.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/van-westen-at-the-french-table\/the-french-table\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-french-table.jpg?fit=550%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-french-table\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-french-table.jpg?fit=550%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-french-table-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"the-french-table\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-french-table.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-french-table.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Wednesday November 12th, 2014 Van Westen Winery from Naramata Bench will be pairing some of their best wines with special dishes from The French Table designed to showcase both our food and wine.<\/p>\n<p>The price for the menu is $125.00 including tax but not service.<br \/>\nWednesday November 12th, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Van Westen Winery<br \/>\nReception from 5:30 to 6:30pm<br \/>\nGoug\u00e8re: baked savory choux pastry made with cheese.<br \/>\nVino Grigio: An intriguing combination of riper cantaloupe melon, golden apple, pear and white peach with more restrained lime, lemon zest, apple peel, green apple and subtle floral notes.<br \/>\nDinner at 6.30<br \/>\nMENU<br \/>\nHouse smoked wild sockeye salmon mousse, curried flying fish caviar and paprika lotus chip.<br \/>\nVivacious Pinot Blanc: Predominantly Pinot Blanc, with a splach of Pinot Gris for complexity, sourced from the rocky soils on our Home Lot Vineyard high up on the Naramata Bench.<\/p>\n<p>Marinated and seared venison loin, red wine and port jus, crispy dauphine potato stuffed with sherry jelly, market vegetables and pickled chanterelles.<br \/>\nV 2010 French style Bordeaux: A complex and intense wine built to age. The concentrated and lively palate sings with juicy raspberry, sweet brambly fruit, prune plum, black olive, dusty cocoa and lingering dried sage flavours.<\/p>\n<p>Fromage<br \/>\nAlpindon, Kootenay Meadows, Lady Jane, Farmhouse Agassiz<br \/>\nBeddis Blue, Moonstruck, Salt Spring Island<br \/>\nVoluptuous: Elegance and ageability. Complex aromas of ripe prune plum, blueberry, dried herbs, dusty burlap, tobacco and bacon lead to an intense and structured palate with great tannin and acidity for ageing.<\/p>\n<p>Opera cake, dark chocolate ganache, marinated cherries<br \/>\nin port, white chocolate cream, toasted coconut flake.<br \/>\nVicicle: Intense sweetness, flavour intensity and aromatics have been captured with honey, baked apple, baking spices, dried apricot, pineapple, sultana and peach notes.<\/p>\n<p>Please call us at\u00a0604-689-3237 or use our <a href=\"http:\/\/thefrenchtable.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=aa71b34fd0d77ef8650b3b4e0&amp;id=1a2547116b&amp;e=00174573cb\">contact form here<\/a>\u00a0to make your reservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday November 12th, 2014 Van Westen Winery from Naramata Bench will be pairing some of their best wines with special dishes from The French Table designed to showcase both our food and wine. 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