Chef Koo Love at Dockside Restaurant
I previewed a few restaurants on Granville Island that are participating in this year’s Dine Out Festival which runs January 18 – February 3rd. I had a chance to see and taste the different dishes on the special menus and these are my favourites from each of them. Each of the restaurants are offering 3 course menus with most offering 3 different choices of dishes within each category.
Dockside Restaurant
$35 menu
Korean spiced Arancini
Appetizers
Beef Empanadas (2 pc), avocado crema, charred tomato bell pepper relish
Korean spiced Arancini (2 pc), chili lime aioli
Grilled Lamb rack
Mains
Grilled Lamb rack (3 pc), lemon herb gnocchi, chimichurri
Crispy Braised Chicken thigh, flageolet bean cassoulet, pan jus
Apple Pie “lollipop” a la mode
Desserts
Chocolate Crème Brûlée, house made biscotti
Apple Pie “lollipop” a la mode
The Sandbar
$35 menu
Sablefish Croquette miso aioli
Appetizers
Sablefish Croquette miso aioli
Sapa Rau Bowl
Mains
Sapa Rau Bowl coconut jasmine rice, lemongrass yogurt, pickled papaya, mushrooms, yams, fresh vegetables, cashews, Singapore sauce
Buttermilk Pannacotta
Desserts
Buttermilk Pannacotta berry compote, citrus crumble
The Vancouver Fish Company
$45 Menu
VFC Maple Walnut Prawns
Appetizers
VFC Maple Walnut Prawns
lightly fried VFC tempura prawns, Yuzu mayo, walnuts, toasted sesame, Togarashi
Poached Atlantic Lobster
Mains
Poached Atlantic Lobster
whole Nova Scotia lobster, Klipper’s Farm organic vegetables, garlic roasted potatoes, drawn butter
Apple Tarte Tatin
Desserts
Apple Tarte Tatin
caramel Granny Smith apples, vanilla gelato
Reservations for these and the other restaurants in this year’s festival can me made here.
By: Richard Wolak