16 - Friday, March 13, 1987 - North Shore News

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‘CULINARY FRESH AiR’

Grand,

THE REAL view -from
Windows at the Interna-
tional Plaza Hotel is more
internal than external.

Sure, the old heavy curtains
from its Heritage Room
predecessor have been drawn to let
the glow of the body-conscious
stream in from the adjacent fitness
centre, but that vista is only of
passing interest.

Windows throws back the blinds
and sheds its purest light on the
peculiar magnificence of grand and
subtle cuisine.

Not the flambees, heavy sauces
and sombre atmospheres of what
has occupied that definition for so
long, but the imagination, vivacity
and glorious sense of what can
elevate food so far above simple
nutrition.

Plaza general manager Gordon
Chow is obsessed with food, its
presentation and its bountiful
variation, and he has surrounded
himself with staff of a similar
bent.

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by Timothy Renshaw

Plaza head chef Bruce Milligan,

a hometown talent whose abilities
have been developed in the employ
of Umberto Menghi and honed to
a fine edge in Japan, has the vi-
sion, too, that will surely keep him
at the head of the gastronomic
herd. .

To. the conservative, his cre-
ations. may seem a touch flam-
boyant for traditional hote! grub;
to the adventuresome, they are
welcome blasts of culinary fresh
air.

In addition to Milligan, the
Plaza’s pastry chef Tim Huot adds
a special flair and personality to
Windows’ breads and crusts and
regularly wins awards with his ex-
cellent dessert creations.

Windows then provides a view
of the talents that make it more
than just a good restaurant, but an
interesting and innovative one.

Its concept, Chow says, ‘is to
define B.C. cuisine,” by featuring
the best of what is produced in the
province, but is so rarely celebrat-
ed.

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subtle cuisine
Windows

NEWS photo Tom Burley

RADIO’S Roving Gourmets Mike Doodson (left) and Kevin Moe dig into
the culinary wonders available at Windows Restaurant in the Interna-
tional Plaza Hotel. Windows recently opened in the hotel’s former
Heritage Dining Room.

To all who were lost
without a place to celebrate
St. Patrick’s Day last year,
O'Doul’s says:

WE'RE BACK!

Vancouver's only Irish restaurant and hotel is
putting on the green as never before. Come for
traditional Irish dishes and green drink specials

from March 13 to 17... stay for a St. Patrick's
Day weekend. Go for the green on March 17th
when we really celebrate the luck o' the Irish.

The best St. Patrick's Day party in town has

returned. ..at O'Doul's, of course!

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The best is now better.

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Open 7 days a week, 7am - 1am
Brunch Saturdays, Sundays & holidays
Free underground parking

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Reservations 986-1351 | Tues.-Thurs.

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Seafood Platter

Sole, Prawns, Oysters, Scallops $9.50
Saimon Oscar $8.75
Shish Kebab $7.95
Baked Lasagne

Served with Salad & Garlic Toast $6.75

10% off any pick-up order for a limited time only

When you want a bite or a feast. We are
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