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own culinary reality no mat-
ter where he is.

Cook it and they will
come.

With Wieser’s arrival,
Park and Tilford has upped
its gastronomic conscious-
ness several degrees.

Wieser, of course, previ-
cusly spent eight years in
Wesz Vancouver establishing
his La Toque Blanche restau-
rant as one of that munici-
pality’s best restaurants.

Not on his own, of
course. His bubbly and con-
genial wife Sharman was a
key ingredient i in La Togue
Blanche’s success.

Combined with his cater-
ing expertise and his work as
an instructor in Vancouver
Vocational Institute’s highly

-segarded chef training
"course, Wieser was a one-
man gastronomic industry.

But the restaurant trade

is hard on the system.

: In 1995, the Wiesers

~ needed a breather. Wanted
to have a few nights off;
enjoy a weekend lecting

» someone else doing the
cooking and serving.

A change of life.

. They downed tools, sold
‘La Toque to the gifted "John-

Carlo Felicella and rode off

into the sunset.
“They dabbled i in other

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A Wieser winner in N. Van

areas, launched a line of fine
Unlimited Gourmet Foods
Inc. vinaigrettes, travelled
back to Germany, unwound
and loosened some of the
tighter knots that a decade
in the haute cuisine world
had bound in the system.

But this Wieser guy was
born to cook.

It is what he is all about.

After he returned from
Germany, Wieser began to
look around for another
restaurant.

Not a full-fledged white
linen and four-course table
dhote operation. He’d done
that.

No, he wanted some-
thing a little more free
wheeling, a little less struc-
tured.

Something casual. An
eat-in-take-out kind of
place. But done with some
style.

He looked at many places
on the North Shore. Some
were too old; some too
small; some too expensive;
some too far gone.

He finally settled on the

* storefront vacated earlier
this year by the operators of
Brummy’s fish and chip
shop.

It doesn’t have the
secluded glamor of La
Togu#e, and its window seats
look out over a shopping
mall parking lot and the

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gaudy neon light of Save On
Foods, but inside is pure
Wieser — Peter and
Sharman both.

The walls are finished in
a soft caramel tone and dec-
orated with the works of
local artists. Tables are cuv-
ered in brightly colored
Aztec-style table clothes.
Illumination is courtesy of
elegant track lighting, which
gives way to candle light
after dark.

And from the Gourmet’s
open kitchen comes wonder-
ful examples of the new
bistro Wieser. La Tague sans
tux and tie.

Casual continental. That
gocs for pricing too: appe-
tizers and soups $4 to $9;
sandwiches $5 to $7; entrees
$8 to $17.

Try some of Peter's
Carrot and Ginger Soup.

It’s a deep orange criss-
crossed with a lattice of
cream. The sweet savory
carrot stock is rich with
cream and fitelled with a
subtle ginger-root heat. Top
with a sprinkle of fresh pars-
key and mop it up with slabs’

french bread.

You could stop right
there if you wanted.

But there is much more,
and it’s all simple appealing
fare.

Caesar salad prepared
with a dash of the Wiesers’
patented Unlimited
Gourmet Foods Inc. vinai-
grette; Fetruccini with
salmon and shrimp in a dill
sauce; New York Steak fin-
ished in a brandied pepper-
corn sauce; Chicken Breast
with sesame seed crust and
honey-lemon butter.

And an excellent Salmon
Filet that is grilled and pre-
pared in a simple sauce of
sundried tomatoes, shallots,
lemon and olive oil.

On Table Hopping’s
recent visit, the Casual
Gourmet had only a few
wines by the glass and a
couple of good beer avaii-
able. But selection should
increase as the Wiesers settle
in and iron out those awk-
ward opening restaurant
wrinkles.

Service is also very infor-
mal,

But don’t be fooled by
the term casual. This is
gourmet dining all the way.
Stripped of four-star preten-
sions.

The new Wieser way.

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