—,. —limothy
Renshaw

hopping

Inn Cogneato Bistro and
Bakery, 1857 Lonsdale Ave.,
North Vancouver, 988-
0201. Open every day for
reakfast, lunch and dinner.
Visa and MasterCard accept-
ed. Licensed to sell beer and
wine. Vegetarian options?
Some. Second hand smoke
factor. Small, well-patron-
ized diner. Expect smokers.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Take the kids.
Menu for tonight:
© Bottle of Beck's lager
(S4.50)
® Grilled Roast Beef Sandwich
($7.50)
© Chicken Wrap ($7.50)
© Spicy Potatoes ($8.95)

HEY, it’s no use trying

I's heal

to be incognito at David
Hossini’s place.

The guy never torgets a
fee.

Vin here a couple of vears
ago. dining with a mayoral
candidate in the West
Vancouver municipal elec:
tions. Phad a Cheese and
Broccoli Soup. Opened with a
glass of sparkling water. Twist
of lemon,

The candidate had the
Chicken Primavera. Tatked a
lot...

So Hossini informs me
anyway. And who am [to say
otherwise? The Table
Hopping department is lucky
if it remembers where it
parked the dining bus at the
end of an evening.

Bur there is more than a
sound memory at the heart of”
Inn Cogneato.

There is a hustling stat?
that is big on manners and
personality.

There is a well-appointed
50-seat classic big city diner
with a percolating open
kitchen and a luncheon
counter serviced with a pair of

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Anniversary

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Limit 1 coupon per couple & 2 coupons per table.
Offer valid until December 30/98.

Private Party Room Available

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Special This Wi Week

Pacific Sole "Bellevue".

Herb Crusted: Lamb Loin

$1195
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So $12.95:

‘Roast Leg of Lamb.

$11.95

Roast Prime Rib Tustay Friday and Saturday evenings

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To the thousands of
St. John Ambulance Volunteers:

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‘DINING

Sports obsessed TVs humming

awayon cach side ofthe dane
ine en ames

Vhere is a cosy neighbour
hood bar and gall ambicnee
that cultivates conversation,
and cumaradene.

Oh, and there is. a top
drawer menu of diner items
with a robust Middle Eastern
penonatity.

You will be remembered at
Inn Cogneato and you will be
ted — Hossini-snle. Which,

AN INN FELLOW ... David Hossini in front of his Inn Co

Vaacouver City.

im 165 HP, 2.5L engine
g All wheel drive
Four channel ABS
Power windows,
locks & mirrors
Air conditioning
Leather interior

Heated seats/mirrors

house

roughly translated. means vou
will eat fike a king ana sul
bkeh need a dagute bag tor
the fettovers

Those big round plates
you sce being prepped tor
adion are big and round tor a
reason: portions ar inn
Cogneato are generous,

eis the Inn C ogneato way,

Generosity of ‘dining eNperl-

ence, generosity of spirit,
Much of what is on the

menu is bread-based: sand-

7 8Owatt, AM/FM cassette/CD

Bm Halogen fog lamps
= Keyless entry

Wood grain trim Dash

fa 16" alloy wheels
me Sports rack system
§ and much more

1235 Marine Dr., No: .

Wednesday, December 2, 1998— North Shore News - 35

ome cooki

wiches galled, rewular and
open faved — featuring a wide
range of options, trom turkey,
tung and roast beer to ham
and chicken salad, and wraps

- pa stuffed with tresh
grilled vegetables, vogurt
sauce, Sliced cucumbers,
tomatoes, lettuce, grilled
chicken breast.

The bread is as much a
selling point as the filling. [1 is
baked on the premises —
thick Persian-stvle white bread

topped with sesame seeds
Aways tresh.

The bread used to come
trom Pars Bakery, which was a
partner in Hossini’s place
when it opened back in 1994,
Bur Pars is no longer around.
Hossini brought the bread
making in-house. And the
house and its guests have ben-
efited.

But there is more than

See Portions page 36

NEWS photo Cindy Gootman

gneato bistro bakery on Lonsdale Avenue in North

+P.DI& freight.
MSRP”

Purchase Finence

Sure! The Peopie Get Seat
Belts... but what about USI

Please be a responsible pet
owner and provide your dog
with a protective kennel
fastened to the centre of
your vehicie. Better yet,

leave your dog

at home.

“A message from your local S.P.C.A.