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Carpaccio and Wild
Mushrooms sauteed in soy,
‘balsamic demi and little room

would remain fora main’
‘courses ‘
‘= Entrees ($13 to $22) are
iniformly excellent: From
f Angolotti stufted with
Dungeness Crab'Meat in an
Indian Corn Curry Sauce to
eal Tenderloin Medallions
na Cognac and Oyster,
Mushroom Sauce, there are -
few missteps. :
“£° Ona hor Friday in July, |
‘Spence delivered the’,
Moustache goods, j):)
med on the. °
é’s elegant outdoo
ur meal included a

tuna. Both were finely. ;
ichopped and mixed with
irius-clearing Japanese...
ewasabi;:To, be s
cri sp. melba:and washed down’
ith acrisp chardonnay... >:
Follow with Tiger Prawns

‘sauteed in-a sauce of lime'and:.
ding an island of.”

ped with'a quarter,

; “another: Moustache No. 2 in

f sweet corm."

Garnishing the plate; brilliant

‘sea asparagus from ~~.
Vancouver island, 'gtilled zuc-

‘chini, steamed baby carrots”,

nd ‘show peas.

the LDB bargai

able. '

ooned upon»: "|

~ one of the North Shore’s
best small restaurants, but

“to be open this fall.

rh

stache

Service provided by maitre
a’ Mikel Kanter elevates the
Moustache experience to a
new level.

Kanter, formerly with
Bishop’s in Vancouver, brings
with him a gastronomic
expertise and engaging, table-
side manner that are worth
the price of admission.’

The outdoor patio, mean-
while, is a pleasant open-air
-option for a hot summer
evening, but the adjacent
traffic noise from Marine
Drive is, at times, hopelessly
distracting. .

The Moustache’s wine list

“($23 to'$100 and beyond) is»
“well above average. Very

‘ ‘food bottles from France,’

taly and Califorria are avail-

”” Wines by the glass, how-

ever, are limited. Only house

red and white and a nightly

-featured selection are offered.
~ The; Moustache remains

owner Khazali remains ever.
restless." %
He has plans to open. *"

Vancouver at 2118 Burrard.
Expect the 90-seat affair
-oyste

-Another Moustache to.
_ Savor. a

sticker bearing a very low price.

be

think,I paid under $7-as an ae

impulse buy a'moath ago and when I:

went back’ to get more it.

as apparent

others had made the same discovery.
Made in the grassy herbal style of:
South ‘African sauvignon blancs, it was

ideal with the grilled hnlibut and -

prawns. | :
Their chardonnay would
j be worth trying‘at $10.45, :

Wine label Trivia for Today:
General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
was the Mexican Governor who plant-

fed the first European grape varieties in

probably

- Northern California. :
. » Viaa Porta Cabernet Sa
1992 (Chile) $13.95.

Edgemont Villa

r. dinner.

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

ot of the seed

“This wine keeps turning up at bare

-: becues and on dinner tables for reasons
‘obvious after the first sip.

might want to buy the 1992 to drink; -

. Another well-made forward user-
friendly cab from Chile you can drink
now, but has the legs to last a few years
if you're adding to your cellar. (You. -

“if you find it at the back of the bin,
“and the ‘94 to save.) oo

WINE SPOTS:

uvignon |

«The availability of so many good
wines at reasonable prices means. ~;

there’s never been a better time to wall |,

off that corner of the basement you've
alivays meant to turn into a wine cellar.

‘Rustic unit-shelving for wines can be». -

found at Ikea aiid similar inexpensive
modules: are often available at
Lumberland.

ll MONDAY TO FRIDAY
H QUICK LUNCH FROM *3” TO *6”
PATIO NOW OPEN!

fFlavour of India

’ @FREE PARKING WEST SIDE OF BUILD

A Tuck Sat 5-I0}pm, Sun & Mon 5-9pm

BY 175 E. ord ‘8}.. N.Von. FULLY

Rob

Wednesday-Sunday

The Portside Room
at the Seven Seas Restaurant
987-3344
Aug 15 Coco Love Akorn (Jazz Hip Hop)

Aug 16/17 J. Knutsen’s The Last Farnily
Aug 30/3! —_folin Bottomly (93 Juno Winner)

| CHEF Steve Myddleton (left).and associate Joe:
Perri have help to establish the Village Bistro in
ge with dishes like this salmon and

: The village restaurant opened in
January and is managed by Shawn Perger. ‘

HAVE ANY PLANS:
THIS WEEKEND: .

W

JA new menu-combining our well krown

favourites as well as some exciting new
ethnic features. re

DINNER
Fridays — Fish & Chips
Sundays — Roast Beef
Our heavenly harpist can behieard
every Wednesday night. —
or at Sunday Brunch ,

2427 Marine Drive
West Vancouver
926-8838 ©