Timothy Renshaw -
_ TABLE HOPPING

EAR NOT, merry olde

souls, that faint ringing

in your ears is not the
sound of deafness ap-
proachiny; it is the sound of
Christmas sleigh bells, and
they are approaching faster
‘than you might like to think.

For those readers who are ex-
tremely organized, Christmas Day
_ dinner menus have already been
set, the silverware has already
been polished and the goofy
Christmas dinner party hats have
already been selected.
_ The rest of us are still putting
Halloween costumes away.
Christmas Day dinner, to the
. disorganized, is as distant as Alpha
_ Centauri, which is also where the
overly organized seem to o7rigi-
nate, .

But as ail the wise folk know, -.
planning is everything, And ta the
festively wise, planning to get out

_ of hosting Christmas Day dinner is
oovital

So as a regular Christmas service
to all those readers who would
aather leave wrestling with turkeys
and slaving over hot Christmas
staves to others, especially profes-
sional others, Table Hopping pres-

” ants a list of Narth Shore restau-
rants that serve special Christmas
Day meals. ,

; The list is shorter this year than
ast.

> We have lost the Ambleside Inn,
which closed earlier this year, and

*, the Lonsdale Quay's Q-Cafe,

> which will not be open for
Christrnas Day dining in 1993.

As far as we know the following
list of Christmas Day survivors is
comprehensive,

” However, if we have missed
any, additions and suggestions for
next year are welcome,

The Anchor tn, 1301 Lonsdale
““Ave., North Vancouver, 980-9508
The Anchor, which enters its

sophomore year on the North
“Shore's Christmas Day dining
team, specializes in sturdy German

“cuisine that will be more than a
match for any Yuletide appetite.

Salads: Special house mixed salad.

- Entrees: Roast Duck German style, ’

* with German stuffing, red cabbage

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FESTIVE FOOD ... Park Roya! Hotel head chef Hans Schaub
propsres the special Christmas Day menu for the West Van-

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couver restaurant's Tudor dining roam.

and pommes croquette.
Desserts: Peach Melba.
Cost:$16.95 per person.

The Bridge House Restaurant,
3650 Capilano Rd., North Van-
couver, 987-3388

Now doubtless a fixture on the
calendars of Christmas Day diners
all over the North Shore, the
Bridge House offers a picturesque
‘setting and a festive log-cabin am-
bience courtesy of its heritage
house lacation,

It offers an annual turkey feast
on Christmas Day that delivers the
full range of seasonal flavers.

The Bridge Flouse also packs all
leftovers from its Christmas Gay
session so that diners may enjoy
their investment throughout the
Christmas week.

Appetizers: Pacific Seafood
Medley (shrimp, mini-scallops,
Dungeness crab with dry sherry
dressing).

Soups and Salads: Christmas Salad

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§ TA URAN F
Merry Christmas &
Happy Kew Year

Bridge House (two types of let-
tuce, radicchio and julienne of
fresh vegetables with blackberry
vinaigrette),
Entrees: Roast Turkey with all the
trimmings, carved at your table,
sweet potatotes, brussels sprouts
carrots, green beans and mashec
potatees, ‘
Desserts: Buffet (includes German
Christmas Stollen, plum pudding,
Danish Christmas Cake, trifle,
assorted chacalate cakes},
Cost: $30 per person; half price for
children,
The Park Royal Hotel, 540 Clyde
Ave., West Vanccaver, 922-2828
A traditional Christinas Day
dining spot for North Shore resi-
dents for the past 35 years, the
Park Royal features its tranquil rive
erside location, Tudor mansion
decor and the always festive Mario
Corsi as your host.

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