One of the most beautiful places to dine in the city on the summer is the garden at Orto Artisan Pasta; here guests are seated amidst the various fruits and vegetable plants where they can enjoy fresh air along with delicious Italian fare. I visited a couple times over the summer enjoying these dishes.

Chilled Organic Cucumber and Prawns Salad with a chilled gazpacho and fresh herbs

Tomato Tart with greens

Zucchini Fritters

Tagliolini Carbonara egg yolk, parmesan, pancetta sauce fresh cracked pepper

Ricotta Gnocchi house made ricotta dumplings, green and wild mushrooms

Tagliolini with asparagus, pine nuts, goat cheese

Lemon Crema citrus panna cotta, with citrus fruit topping and chocolate cookie

Chocolate and Hazelnut Tart -vanilla mascarpone cream, caramel and chocolate drizzle

Make sure you visit before summer ends.

Orto Artisan Pasta is located at 1600 Mackay Rd, North Vancouver; you can phone them at (604) 929-0203 and find them on instagram @ortoartisanpasta

By: Richard Wolak