‘Tis the season for all things wild and forest-like and that definitely includes mushrooms and game meats. Several restaurants around town are celebrating the bounty with ingredient-forward menus . At La Buca, Pied a Terre, The Sardine Can and The Abbey, the Wild Game and Mushroom Festival takes place October 16 to November 2 with three or…
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Vancouver’s Game and Wild Mushroom Festival
La Buca, Pied a Terre, Sardine Can, and The Abbey celebrate the harvest with seasonally foraged mushrooms and abundantly flavourful meats Now in its ninth year, the Game and Wild Mushroom Festival takes place October 15 to November 2 with three or four course prix fixe menus at La Buca and Pied a Terre, and…
La Buca’s Game and Wild Mushroom Festival
Dine on Game and Mushrooms from Oct 11-23 at Kitsilano’s La Buca. Rabbit braised with tomato, wine, herbs, porcini Squab charcoal grilled with lemon, herbs, spicy devil oil Veal with chanterelle mushrooms, sage Pan fried trout with brown butter, apples, rosemary, crisp guanciale ~~~ Mushroom risotto Pappardelle venison ragu/bolognese Tagliolini with truffles and pine mushrooms…
Holiday Lunch at Pied à Terre
‘Tis the season to skip out of the office and join a friend for holiday lunch. Dishes like scallop ravioli with tomato, gin and fines herbes crème fraiche; crisp duck confit and Toulouse sausage with lentils du puy; or coq au vin, served with pommes puree and French beans are all sure to warm you…
Game and Wild Mushroom Festival
GAME ON, FIVE YEARS STRONG Andrey Durbach featuring Forest Fare from October 12th to 21st For ten days in October, diners at cozy neighbourhood rooms Pied-à-Terre, La Buca and Cafeteria will have the opportunity to experience the earthy flavours of forest fare. Running from October 12th to 21st, Andrey Durbach’s fifth annual Game and Wild…
Celebrate New Year’s Eve
CELEBRATE NEW YEARS EVE WITH DOWN-TO-EARTH DECADENCE Andrey Durbach offering set menus and à la carte options for New Year’s Eve. On December 31st, L’Altro Buca, Pied-à-Terre and La Buca will be opening their doors for those looking to ring in the New Year with classic comfort food in one of three of Andrey Durbach’s…
Celebrating the holidays at La Buca, L’Altro Buca, and Pied-à-Terre…
Holiday Lunch Join us for lunch at Pied-à-Terre during the holiday season. Our bistro will be serving classic French fare and prix-fixe three course menus that will warm even the chilliest December afternoon. For more information click here. Looking to lunch in one of our cozy Italian settings? La Buca and L’Altro Buca will be…
Dine Italia at La Buca
Featuring classic Italian dishes such as roast veal carpaccio with savory and spicy tuna aioli; pumpkin ravioli with brown butter, fresh sage and toasted pecans; milk fed veal chop with Parma ham and melted fontina cheese; followed by cannoli siciliani – a sweet pastry dough filled with ricotta cheese. 3 courses for $40 4 courses…
The Good Life on The Buzz 1410 a.m. – Weekly picks
This week on The Good Life we sample a big red blend from Misconduct – The Big Take, sip some Gonzales Byass Palo Cortado Sherry, and check out a Thanksgiving meal from Whole Foods. Listen live at 4:15 pm on Wednesdays on the Joe Leary show at Buzz 1410 or listen to the podcast on…
Wild About Game and Mushrooms
Annual Festival brings Fall Flavours to Andrey Durbach’s menus October 15th to 24th Join Pied-à-Terre, La Buca and L’Altro Buca in celebrating an adventurous selection of rare game, bold sauces and the finest fungi during this year’s Game and Wild Mushroom Festival, held October 15th to October 24th. Chef Andrey Durbach’s distinctive menus highlight the…
The Good Life September 23
[podcast]http://69.89.27.205/~goodlig4/oldsite/wp-content/uploads/Cassandra-Sep-23.mp3[/podcast] This week on The Good Life we talk with Andre Durbach, owner of La Buca, L’Altro Buca and Pied a Terre. Wine this week is a fruit forward Gamay from Oak Bay Vineyards (St. Hubertus), and we chat about events in and around town. Definitely plan to check out the upcoming Okanagan Fall Wine…
