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LA TOQUE Blanche owner and chef John-Carlo Felicella at his
fine West Vancouver restaurant. To be sure, a 1996 best dining
expesience.

NEWS photo Mike Wekefletd

“@ime LAUDABLE LUNCHEON... Quattro owner Antonio Corsi (left)
joined La Cucina owner Tiberio Faedo to relaunch tunch at
Faedo’'s North Vancouver restaurant.

MIDWAY through
Table Hopping’s
best dining adven-
tures of 1996, which
began in the Jan. I,
1997, News, adven-
tures outran news

space.

In keeping with the spirit

of New Year's renewal,

Part One of those adven-

tures began with restaurant birth and revival in 1996. Part
Two wraps up the year’s restaurant milestones on its way to
delivering Table Hopping’s best dining experiences and some
fond farewells.

Starting with First things first:

Nn Czechoslovakian Restaurant, 707 Queensbury Ave.,  § aS eo a ;
orth Vancouver, 988-1331. ED
Vera and Denny Zavoral and their First Czechostovakian NEWS photo We Wakefield
Restaurant are as sturdy as the dumplings, borscht and goulah TOMAHAWK Owner . Chuck
they turn out in their Queensbury Avenue catery. The First is
now 20. A key player in warding off the chill effects of winter
on the North Shore.

Earts Tin Palace, 303 Marine Dr., North/West Vancouver,
984-4341.

On the subject of family and food, Earls deserves special
mention. Bus Fuller’s place — and the British Properties’ res-
ident has got more than a fistful (58 outlets in all 49 of them
Earls, the balance Jocy Tomatoes) — is all about buth.

Earl is the real family name. The moniker is borne by all male
members of the Fuller clan, and just about all those members
work somewhere in the Earls operation. Probably the best all-
round quality food chain in these parts. The Tin Palace has
always been one of Earls’ biggest and best locations.
Renovated and renewed in 1996, it is surely now Earls’ best.
A quick lunch break:

On the North Shore good luncheon abounds. Some of the
best 1996 Table Hopping luncheon counters were:

ta seein, 1509 Marine Dr., North Vancouver, 986-

La Cucina owner Tiberio Facdo teamed up with Quattro’s
Antonio Corsi to relaunch lunch service at his Marine Drive
restaurant. Renovated in 1995, La Cucina makes for a great
summer place of midday dining. The food is superb; the ser-
vice its equal.

Sorsi Trattoria, No. 1 Lonsdale, North Vancouver, 987-
The original Corsi brothers restaurant at the very toe-end of
Lonsdale Strasse. Prime waterfront location with Italian food
and service to match.

Carmelo’s Ristorante Italiano1448 Marine Dr., West
Vancouver, 922-4719,

Jean Claude LoCicero’s first-class Italian restaurant serves as
good a lunch as it does dinner.

Salute! Restaurant, 1747 Marine Dr., West Vancouver,
922-6282.

Gamal Hanna’s fine Corsi Trattoria off-shoot. Renovated,
updated and first-class all the way. Salute! manager Sergio
Gallo delivers a peerless dining experience from midday to
midnight.

Cafe Norte, 3108 Edgemont Bivd., North Vancouver,
255-1188.

Has been the best Mexican restaurant on the North Shore
since it opened in 1989. Linda and Philip Mitchell run a cosy
dining retreat for all ages at all times of the day.

Inn Cogneato Bistro and Bakery, 1857
Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, 988-0201.
A rea] down-home main street lunch bar that
serves great plates of sandwiches and soups.
Service bar with stools. TVs overhead. David
Hossini on the grill. Excels in fine baked goods
and high neighborly spirits.

The Beach Side, 1362 Maris:z Dr., West
Vancouver, 925-1945,

Janet McGuire’s perennial best place ro dine.
Carol Chow in the kitchen, sommelier Mark
Davidson at your service and Janet overseeing the
whole package. A winning combination.
Honorable mentions:

Chez Mitchel!, 1373 Marine Dr., West
Vancouver, 926-4913.

Village Bistro, 3135 Edgemont Bivd., North
Vancouver, 980-5535.

The Beach House at Dundarave Pier, 150-25th
St., West Vancouver, 922-1414.

And for something completely different:

The Galley in Whytecliff Park, 7120 Marine
Dr., West Vancouver, 921-6308.

Visit high-strung chef and reluctant concessionaire
Jean-Claude Ramond in his West Vancouver par-
adise. The former owner of such notable Lower

TEAM...

Chamberlain (seated) and his son Chuck ‘Jr..
celebrated the 70th anniversary of their. fami-
ly’s North Vancouver dining landmark. .

MOUSTACHE MEN... Chef Ross Spence {ieft)

and maitre d’ Mikel Kanter cooked up one of
the best dining experiences of 1996. .. .

NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge
AT EARLS... Earis owner Bus Fuiler (third from lett)
joins son Stewart (second from left), Adelphia Silva (far
left) and special guest chef Susana Palazuelos in Earts

See Digesting page 23. Tin Patace kitchen.