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HARVEST COMMUNITY FOODS

April 16th, 2012 admin

243 Union Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-682-8851

Web: http://www.harvestunion.ca

Twitter: @harvestunion

Advice: 11am-8pm Tue-Fri, 10am-6pm Weekends.

It’s a market and eatery that aspires to serving the community with all that is local on the edge of Chinatown and Strathcona. Beginning as ‘this space’ which has evolved through feedback from the local community resulting in the establishment of this grocery/eatery. On the market side they sell dairy and packaged goods such as Beta 5 chocolates, Golden Ears Cheesecrafters cheese, and other gourmand items. On the eatery side they have an ever changing line-up of sandwiches along with chicken steam buns, in the evening they offer a daily ‘braise’.

Chicken & Avocado Sandwich

I had the Chicken & Avocado Sandwich ($8) filled with hot chicken breast and avocado. You will also find a daily soup, and salad offering along with cookies, chocolates and more! They also offer a brunch menu on weekends, you’ll see much more as this space constantly evolves.

Review By: Richard Wolak

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Vancouver’s Best Desserts

May 4th, 2011 admin

It’s no secret that I have always been fond of desserts, here are some of the best desserts that I have had in the past two months in and around Vancouver. These desserts would make wonderful treats not only for moms on, before or after Mother’s Day but also for all lovers of delicious sweets.

Here are 8 of my favourite desserts, in no particular order:

1)    Lindt Single Farm Chocolate & Soil -created by Chef Hamid  Salimian

Lindt Single Farm Chocolate & Soil

What looks like soil in a ceramic flower pot, is an outstanding surprise for your tastebuds, chocolate that has a slight salty meets sweet is very unique dessert created by the chef.

The Apron Restaurant

3099 Corvette Way, Richmond

Tel: 604-303-6565

2)    Lemon Merengue Pie -created by Chef Michael Deutsch

Lemon Merengue Pie

This pie is a deconstructed version of a Lemon Merengue Pie that is nothing like you thought it would be!

Fleuri Restaurant

845 Burrard Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-642-2900

3)    Marzipan Layer Cake – Created by Chef Jean-Georges

Marzipan Layer Cake

After eating one piece of this delicious cake with mixed glazed berries, and sour cherry sorbet, I was craving another, if you love Marzipan you will love this dessert.

Market by Jean-Georges

1128 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-689-1120

4) Shattered Baklava -created by Chef Hamid Saliliman

Shattered Baklava

A Persian dessert, broken down baklava saffron pistachio ice cream, cardamom dates, rosewater honey. One of a kind dessert!

The Apron Restaurant

3099 Corvette Way, Richmond

Tel: 604-303-6565

5)    Matcha Layer Cake -created by Chef Arthur Chen

Matcha Layer Cake

Matcha cream layered between a delicate white cake and its addicting!

Fairmont Pacific Rim Lobby Lounge

1038 Canada Place, Vancouver

Tel: 604- 695-5502

6)   Bounet

Bounet

A traditional Piemontese pudding made with amaretti and cocoa that is exquisite.

The Bibo Italian Restaurant

1835 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: 604-568-6177

7)    Walnut Cake with Carrot Sorbet -created by Chef Jennifer Peters

Walnut Cake with Carrot Sorbet

Savoury meets sweet, heavenly and left my palate in delight.

Raincity Grill

1193 Denman Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-685-7337

8)    Souffle Cheesecake -created by Chef Akiko Gonnami

Souffle Cheesecake

Strawberry-shiso compote, crystallized shiso leaf both rich and light.

Hapa Umi

110-909 West Cordova Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-420-4272

 

By: Richard Wolak

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Spring Menu Tasting at Market

April 20th, 2011 admin

I was into Market at the Shangri-la Hotel to taste their Spring Menu last week, Chef Wayne Harris presented us with a 6 course menu of some of their new dishes.

Salmon Sashimi

First Course was the Salmon Sashimi with green chilli, pistachio and mint

Blue Fin Tuna Sushi

Second Course was the Ranched Blue Fin Tuna Sushi with crispy rice, spring onion and chipotle

Spring Pea Soup

Third Course was the Spring Pea Soup with parmesan

Crunchy Roasted Halibut

Fourth Course was the Crunchy Roasted Halibut with glazed mushroom, chilli and mint

Hanger Steak

Fifth Course was the Hanger Steak with broccoli, chilli and garlic

Marzipan Layer Cake

Raspberry Charlotte Sundae

Sixth Course was the Marzipan Layer Cake with mixed glazed berries, and sour cherry sorbet and the Raspberry Charlotte Sundae

I loved the colourful green and pink theme of the spring menu that Chef Jean-Georges has created for Market Vancouver, my favourite dishes were the Ranched Blue Fin Tuna Sushi, Spring Pea Soup, Roasted Halibut and the most delicious Marzipan Layer Cake.

See the full menus here.

By: Richard Wolak

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THE DIRTY APRON DELI

December 16th, 2010 admin

540 Beatty Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604 879 8588

Web: http://www.dirtyapron.com/del

Twitter: @Dirty_Apron

Advice: Open daily 10am – 8pm.

Beginning as a cooking school, and then a market and now a deli, The Dirty Apron has come full circle. I visited the newly opened deli yesterday and fell in love with the market and the dining room, you could take your sandwich to go or you could have the sandwich to stay and enjoy eating in the dining room like I did.

Baguette Chicken Sandwich

The gourmet sandwiches (they can be grilled) in the cold case all looked good and so did the menu of Baguette sandwiches (all are served hot and made to order), I had the Baguette Chicken Sandwich ($7.99) baguette filled with hot rotisserie style chicken breast that is stewing in a thyme broth, with a tasty sauce making the whole sandwich so Yum! Asides from the sandwiches they also offer up salads, desserts and drinks!

Review by: Richard Wolak

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VIJ’S RANGOLI

November 7th, 2009 admin

1488 West 11th Avenue, Vancouver
Tel: 604-736-5711

Web: http://www.vijsrangoli.ca/

Advice: They don’t’ take reservations.

Rangoli1

Rangoli 2

Located next door to the sister restaurant Vij’s, Rangoli is the more casual of the two, a gem that is bright and colourful with an open kitchen for viewing the team of chefs preparing your dishes. It is a restaurant and a market which sells packaged versions of most of the same foods they serve in the restaurant, ideal for you to take home and prepare in minutes. I love dining in and over the years I have had many different dishes including the Black Chickpea, Peas and Onion Cakes in Spicy Coconut Curry ($12.50) with vegetable rice pilaf; the Tamarind and Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken ($16) with sprouts salad, rice and naan; and the  Lamb in cumin and light cream curry ($14.50) with salad, rice and naan. The Ginger Lemon Drink ($4.00) and the Mango Pineapple Lassi ($4.50) are both special drinks of the house and both are non-alcoholic. They have a few desserts as well as wine by the glass or bottle. Everything is made here from scratch, they even roast and grind their own spices. The packaged meals in the market are frozen and refrigerated ready-to-eat Indian dishes. They are open daily and it is a great place to go before seeing a play at The Stanley Theatre around the corner.

Review by: Richard Wolak

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