Wednasday, August 30, 2000 — North Shore News - 33 DINING Cantina adds Latin spice to Lonsdale. | teedeeenenenenceeonne rags grocers Souvlaki (5 Lonsdale ). Meanwhile next door: Kin Sushi, 113-1760 a six-week rotation so thatno ‘Thursday for delivery the fol _ A little spice, a little Greek music lovers should Marine Dr., West meal is repeated within that lowing Monday. rumba, a lot of Latin at the stop into Thomas Makris’ Vancouver, 913-8831. six-week period. A minimum of three foot uf Lonsdale. excellent house of Greek and William Gong’s Kin Sushi Entrees such as Salad entrees is required, as is pre- Mambo No. 3, perhaps. Asia Minor cuisine and pick has been operating for the Micoise; Tortellini and payment with Visa or The Cantina, which up a copy of the locally pro- past 16 months tucked away Asparagus Spears with ‘MasterCard. opened in July, aims to fea- duced Yiorgos and Yiannis in smail corner shopping Chicken Salad; Grilled Beef Gourmet@Home also. ture live samba, flamenco and CD ($18.75). cove at 18th and Marine. Kabobs with Garlic and charges an initial $75 deposit : Latin music in its new our- The 18-song set features The 15-seat diner boasts Lemon; and Marinated for the serviec’s reusable con- door patio during good Malsis’ vocals on numerous an extensive 100-item menu. — Teriyaki Chicken with Rice tainers. eS ee weather. The entertainment tracks. Specials include 18 pieces _ Pilaf cast the at-home Order via phone or fax, A. COULD that be school __*ill move indoors when the While you're there order a of sushi plus miso soup for ourmet between $15 and Gourmet@Home Web site : monsoons set it.” late of Anatoli’s wonderful $5.95. 17, delivery included. is currently under con- salad, pita bread an taramosalata. Digest with chilled pilsner. Zeus would approve. O09 Barolo Ristorante Italiano, 1560 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, 926-4228. What began as a brother act starring Piero and Ezio Caparotta is now a father and son duet featuring original Barolo chef Giuseppe Lima and his son Herberto. The Caparottas departed fast year to pursue culinary adventures in other lands. And Luigi Marchese, orig- inal Barolo head waiter and long-time Caparotta compa- triot, departed from the West Vancouver restaurant earlier this summer bound for his home town of Salemi, Sicily. Herberto joined his father in mid-August, relocating _ from Ottawa. ‘The 27-year-old chefi is now Barolo’s general manag- er. He'll run the dining room while his father handles the’ restaurant’s kitchen. Barolo’s classic Italian cui- "Oh; dear. Be Tough to digest, I know, students. Here’s something less'so:'a selection of late. : summer restaurant industry news items. : The regular Table Hopping restaurant review will return in the | next install- ment. ~ Cantina Loca, 3° Lonsdale, North : ‘Vancouver, . 984- 3337. ; mething other than standard Mediterranean food No.:3 Lonsdale, you say? Unheard of! : Well; maybe not. : wnership of this Lower ~ Lonsdale restaurant is cook- :.’ ing up a spicier new persona: for what; over the past few ~ ‘years, has been a house of land Greco-Roman cuisine.” ° Did s someone say Latin? Yes ¢ did; but he’s ‘not Lonsdale, ° 924-4444); which is sched- -. open today, and ‘Thomas: Makris’-Anato Meanwhile its kitchen, headed by chef Trevor McDiarmid, turns out a wide range of tapas-style dishes ($4 to $10). Some are famil- iar (Deep Fried Calamari, Feta Fritters); many are not: : Chicken Crocante (Dijon- crusted chicken with cranber- ry vinaigrette apd rata- touille); Tuna Brocheta (a skewer of tuna served with mint salad and sweet and sour sauce); Prawn and . Scaliop Sensacion (grilled and ‘ served with black bean curry and savoy cabbage salad); ~. Grilled Vegetables on Polenta; Pork Tenderloin - Maravilla (pork tenderloin’ * with cranberry corn relish); ” Empanadas (baked pastries _ filled with beef and salsa or ricotta, jack cheese and green ..onion or feta cheese and spinach). The Cantina’s selection of thin-crust pizza ($10 to $17) features such interesting top- pings as peanut sauce, grilled amb, roasted garlic and pesto, Loca also offers a few _ pasta dishes ($9 and $10). Table Hopping has yet to 8 sample the Cantina’s food. ’ Stay tuned for an in-depth “review.” o00. , Anatoli Souvlaki, 5 Lonsdale. -Ave., North Nancouver, 985-9853. - sine will remain the core of the restaurant’s cuisine, but expect an updated menu in « the fall that will inclide some interesting twists from ~ Herberto. .° : oa00 Open from Monday to Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Cheap food; reasonable quality. A good bet fora quick bite or a last-minute takeout. Oo0O0Q Casual Gourmet, 770-333 Brooksbank, North Vancouver, 987-4300; fax: 987-4386. If you can’t get to the Gourmet, get the Gourmet to come to you. - The industrious duo of Peter and Sharman Wieser have never been short on delivery. . They’ve been delivering » gastronomic excellence to - North Shore fine dining fans for the past two decades — - from La Toque Blanche until 1995, when they sold the - West Vancouver restaurant to. . John-Carlo Felicelfa, and from the Casual Gourmet since they opened the infor- imal bistro three years ago. . Now they’re delivering the Wieser Soa experience door to door. Their Gourmet@home wel service was launched in carly’ - August. It provides diners with’ - weekly delivery of Casual: : Gourmet meals. Menu options range far ; and wide and are available on winemaker? “(Start your Christmas. wine now: Your hobby brewing source ~ “The Winemaker” 1470 Pemberton, N. Van 987-4464. Mon to Fri: 9-9, Sat & Sun: 9:5:30° are also available: soups, all- natural vinaigrettes, floren- tines, chocolate nougat rings, Jemon tart, sour cherry tart. _Orders are placed on struction. o00 Over and out to tunch for 7 now. Yh —trenshaw@nsnews.com : tase. one entrée at reguisr price ‘and receiv 2nd of equal or lesser value at 50% off. ; : only on Th jieeda nights Offer. cannot be combined with an: y