Spicy bouillabaisse stands out

From page 26
a food philosophy championed by
the Corsis, who aiso own the
nearby Corsi Trattoria.

We began with a selection of
Tuscany Crostini, the traditional
opening to ail Tuscany meals:
simple, light but interesting ap-
petizers such as olive and
mushroom, chicken liver and
tomato, basil and olive oil on crisp
white toast.

Libaio, an experimental Tuscan
white wine blend of 85 per cent
Chardonnay and 15 per cent
Sauvignon Blanc grapes, provided
liquid accompaniment. It was light
and full of fruit.

The other three wines were all
Chiantis, ranging in complexity
from a simple Chianti Ruffino to a
rich, oak-barrel-aged Montesodi
Frescobaldi.

BENEDICT PATRICK

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Fridays & Saturdays until 5am

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Courses that followed the
crostini were (in order) Livarno-
style fish soup; Pinci pasta with
sausage in a Brunello wine sauce
and tortelli stuffed with veal,
chicken and ham; salad; Rolled
boned rabbit in bright yellow and
red sweet pepper sauces; Roast
chicken with lemon, accompanied
with a dish of broad beans with
prosciutto ham and pecorino
cheese; Tuscan trifle; and, finally,
a glass of golden orange Vin Santo
(a powerful herb-flavored wine
similar to Marsala, but less sweet)
with a slice of crisp almond biscuit
submerged in the wine.

Also served were twa superb
Tuscany flat breads or Schiacciata:
a crisp savory chunk with
rosemary and a sweeter spongy,
pizza-like bread baked with fresh

grapes.

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Standouts were the soup, which
was a simple, but spicy
bouillabaisse; the pasta, hand-
made, thick, chewy and full of ex-
cellent sauces; the chicken and its
broad bean accompaniment; and
the chocelate and espresse trifle,
which came drenched in Grand
Marnier.

Overall, the meal and its pres-
entation as an educational cele-
bration of food were first rate —
an idea that other restaurants
would do well to copy.

It presented food as a magical
substance that can fill the soul not
just the stomach, and will surely
inspire all lucky enough to have
experienced it to try more com-
plex and more interesting foods
from all nations, and to demand
more of those foods from more
restaurants.

300 Water Street
(Across from
the Steam Clock}

689-2832,

CUISINE OF INDIA
OPEN DAILY
Lunch & Dinner

8 POWELL ST.
687-0049
564 W. BROADWAY
879-4333

About one hundred years ago
{ the area of Vancouver known

“| as Gastown was the main

business district. It is named
after ‘Gassy’ Jack Deighton,

ff the entrepreneur who came to
1 Vancouver in 1867 to quench

the thirst of the mill workers.

Gastown has now heen
transformed into a thriving
community of restaurants, cof-
fee houses, boutiques, antique
stores and art galleries.

The entire area is now a fine
example of urban renewal and
historical preservation, com-
plete with brick streets and an-
tique lighting.

Restaurants in Gastown are

easily accessible from the
§ North Shore either over Lions
Gate or Second Narrows —
with ample parking. Alter-
natively, the SeaBus suns
regularly with last sailing from
Downtown 12.45 a.m.

27 - Wednesday, March 22, 1989 - North Shore News

From page 24

Ex-ClA ‘spooks’ are jolted out ot
retirement in their American
communities by a psychopathic
former employer and ‘forced’ to
litter the U.S. and Europe with
scores of bodies in a bizarre tale
involving Colombian drug cartels,
so-called ‘intelligence’ agencies,
an ex-New York cop nicknamed
“Lesko the Terrible’ and, believe
it or not, true love.

If you're ready to accept coke
dealers as ‘good guys’ and a novei
whose main protagonists keep
their communities safe by ex-
ecuting what they perceive as an-
ti-social elements (reckless drivers,
a sexually predatory psychiatrist,
bungling burglars and lawyers in
general) then John R. Maxim's The
Bannerman Solution (Bantam; 423
pp.) is the book you've been
waiting for. Just don't say you
weren't warned.

ses

Finishing on a positive note we
come to the unfortunately named
The Butcher’s Theatre. Coupled

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Butcher’s Theatre thrills

with a lurid cover, this title may
inadvertently give readers the mis-
taken impression that this paper-
back is just another bloody slasher
epic, but nothing could be farther
from the truth.

Jonathon Kellerman has come
up with a first-rate piece of detec-
tive fiction with action that sizzles
from beginning to end.

Kellerman has chosen an
unusual setting for this story of a
police inspector on the trail of,
and himself hunted ty, a serial
killer: Israel,

This is a highly welcome depar-
ure from most police-espionage
yarns not only for the originality of
the volatile background, But for
the depth of realism.

Politics, racia! animosities and
interdepartmental tensions are re-
curring themes as Inspector Daniel
Sharavi and his team of very
human misfits delve into the Israeli
underworld in search of a maniac
with a mission.

The Butcher's Theatre (Bantam;
628 pp.; $5.95 in paperback).

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