Dinner train back on
track for trips over
valentine’s weekend

John Goodman

This Week Editor
jgoodman@nsnews.com

BC Rail has announced they are
putting the popular Pacific Starlight
Dinner Train back in service for three
special valentine’s weekend runs.

The schedule includes two 6:15 p.m. depar-
tures on Saturday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb.
14 plus a brunch departure at 11:30 a.m. on
Sunday, Feb. 13. The price per person is
$83.95 tor salon seating and $99.95 tor dome
seating.

The Starlight, nine cars of vintage rolling
stock, departs from BC Rail’s North Vancouver
station and takes diners on a chree-hour plus jour-
ney north along the scenic Sea to Sky route to
Howe Sound's Porteau Cove.

The dinner train’s fourth season gets underway
officially on Wednesday, Mav 3. In June Tuesdays
will be added creating a six-day weekly schedui¢
for the rest of the summer. For more information
contact BC Rail at 984-5246.

VALENTINE’S MENU
Appetizer
-— Warm Woodland Mushroom ‘Tart:
Mixed mushroonis, Emmanthal cheese, seared
sweet onions and savory custard, ina pastry
shell, Served with bitter leaves and braised
vinaigrette.
Choice of Enrré
— Sesame Crusted Salmon: Fresh BC salmon
marinated with sesame and soya, crusted with
roasted sesame seeds. Served with Basmati rice.
seasonal vegetables and wasabi cream sauce.
— Pan-seared Sirloin: Certitied Black Angus
sirloin, cooked medium with five-peppercorn
sauce, roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
— Ragout of Vegetables: Red-skinned pota-
roes, leeks, mushrooms and broccoli baked
with lemon béchaimel, tresh herbs and mixed
cheese with Brown Basmati rice, served with
seasonal vegetables and a wasabi cream sauce.
Dessert
— Chocolare Cherry Mousse Cup: Cailebeau
chocolate mousse in a dark chocolate cup part-
nered with sour cherry compore and fresh
cream.
— Creme Caramet: Classic custard garnished
with marinated strawberries.

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THE SPORTING LIFE

Hockey
rules in
rogtown

Bob Mackin

Sports Reporter
bmackin@nusnews.com

TORONTO: the centre
of the universe?

The hockey universe.

It can’t be denied, whatev-
er your opinion of Hogtown,

Torontonians have Major
League Baseball, the CN.
Tower, and a better basketball
team than Vancouver. But
hockey is their passion.

That’s why the 50th
National Hockey League All-
Star Game is there on Sunday.
{t's the eighth dime the exhibi-
tion has been played there
since it was launched in 1947.
The Leafs lost chat game 4-3
to the NHL All-Stars. Until
1969, the reigning Stanley
Cup champion was challenged
by the rest of the league's
finest in the annual exhibition.

This time the North
Americs vs. the World All-Star
Game will be at the Air

Ser Heritage Page 20

NEWS photo Bob Mackin
MAPLE Leafs’ goalie
Curtis Joseph before
facing the Canadiens
last October at Air
Canada Centre.

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