ATED PATIO’, With this receive 50%. two main courses act on Coffer valid til Sept. 20198) not valid uth uny other promotions oF set price meals “CHESA- 1734 Marine Drive, W. Vancouver © 922-2411 Closed Mondays. The SUNDOWNER cok from Sem DECK OPEN 921-8161 8995 Lawrence Way Sali. fom Horseshoe Bay on Seo Sty Hwy I Special This Week $11.95 ~ Honey Mustard Chicken Kebab $11.95 Rosemary Roast Lamb Crab Cutlet, Cajun Salsa $11.95 West Coast Seafood Medley $12.95 Roast Prime Rib Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings * beed in Grappa » tomatoes and fenne THEY’RE baaack! In school. And if you have played your cards right you might be back in the lounger with nothing bur the waning days of summer humming about you. . If so, dining might be a diversion high on your list of riorities. To start you off, a late summer selection of din- ing news items. Savor at your leisure: agg Barolo Ristorante Italiano, 1560 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, 926-4228. Picro Caparotta has unveiled a new menu at his excellent 80-seat West Vancouver Italian restaurant. And with brother Ezio, fel- low Baroio founder and head chef, secking culinary inspira- tion in New York and Italy, Piero has also unveiled new Barolo chef Michael Lyons — formerly of such highly regarded Vancouver restau- rants as Il Ducato and Anderson’ s ' A quick synopsis of the Lyons-influenced Barolo menu: Zuppe, Insalata and other openers ($5 to $13) include the already top-selling Antipasto. Barolo for two; Insalata di Gamberetti and Calamari (shrimp and squid marinated in olive oil, lemon, garlic, cilantro and red pep- pers), Gamberoni alla Luigi © (tiger prawns sauteed with garlic, lemon butter and flam- ) and Cozze e Vongole (mussels and Manila clams with roasted ic, steamed north shore news ‘DINING Photo BC Children's Hospits! Foundation ALL HAIL HEDGEHOGS ... Helping to support this year’s Hedgehog Campaign are (clockwise from left to right) Corey Wittig, product development Joey Tomato's Kitchen; White Spot Restaurants president Warren Erhart; Keg president David Aisenstat; Boston Pizza president George Meiville; Earls presi- dent Stan Fuller; and Purdy’s Chocolates president Karen Fiavelle. in Verdicchio wine). Entrees include: A selection of pasta ($11 to $16 — Rigatoni Mafiosi; Linguine Gamberoni, Gnocchi delle casa; Penne Michelangelo); and assorted red mear, chicken and fish dishes ($13 to $22) — includ- ing, such winners out of the gate as Salmon Barolo (bone- less filet wrapped i in radicchio - and Romaine iettuce braised in lemox, dill and champagne sauce) and Gamberoni allo Zafferano (pan-grilled tiger prawns with fresh mango in saffron cream sauce flambeed in cognac). Other items of interest: Cioppino Liguria (spicy food stew); Involtini della ~ Casa (rolled veal stuffed with spinach, mushrooms and mozzarella then baked in port wine sauce and raisins); Pollo della Tigre (chicken breast stuffed with tiger prawns and braised lecks in a sweet roast- ed pepper sauce); and Five Roses Flour $539 With 60¢ Flyer Coupon IGA 100% Canola Oil 10Kg. Costolette d’. cllo alla Pizzaiola ( grilled lamb chops with spicy tomato sauce, olives, garlic and capers), . And on a musical note: Barolo’s live Friday and Saturday night accordion sere- nades will restart ons Sept. 15. “The Dundarave Cafe, 2427 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, 926-8838. And while we are on the | subject of music: harpist Llewellynne Adam is sched-" uled to return to the Dundarave Cafe on Sept. 13. Adam performs Sunday brunches at the cafe from 12 Snug Cove, Bowen. Island, 947-0550; 219-8769; - fax: 947-0315. Visa. and Sunday during Nescafe Instant Coffee $499 150/200 Prices effective Sept 6 to Sept 12 1998 . Tf you are ae teveling to the: Island, do not return until vou have sampled Brad Ovenell- Carter’s Beggar’s Purse resrau- rant. Ivis, as the definition for the restaurant’s name says, “a small package containing a welcome surprise.” The welcome surprise is a first-class West Coast bistro with subde French overtones on Bowen’s Grafton Road strip. Food served is carctully and artfislly prepared in the restaurant's open kitchen using the best in local ingredi- ents and foods. Even the crockery i islocal, courtesy of Bowen Island pot- ter Libby Beck. wo ‘The Purse serves a set three- to four-course table . d’hote menu. You might, for” example, open with a Red : Pepper soup or Tomato, : Pepper and Olive Tart and fol-: low that with Shallow-fried _. “ Cod in Cornmeal with Rouille or Beef Filet with Meriot..- Sauce and finish with a Rustic Cheiry Tait or fresh Granny Smith ‘and Blackberry Sorbet quartet of gourmet pizza fo! takeout Thursday. through: Sunday’ ($10. for! 10 inches: (while supplies last - we reserve the right to limit quantities.)