rel -].nis Foon’s play New Ca- Entertainment 41 - Friday, April 5, 1985 - North Shore News Food to make you say Olé best films, the best music, have the ability to passion for and expertise in suspend the grey of day-to-day reality and Spanish cuisine honestly: P Brey 4 4 y they are Spaniards by birth as opposed to Spaniards by In its brief four-week ex- Owners Antonio Calderon book or osmosis. The dif- istence, El Meson, 3108 and Carlos Ortega have ference is immediately Edgemont Boulevard, has transposed, totally intact, an apparent. Te best restaurants, like the best books, the Shore. The two come by their replace it with more romantic interpretations. table hopping bLy Timothy Renshaw El] Meson is white-washed slice of Spain to the North stucco walls, intimacy, and managed to achieve this uni- elegant and truly authentic que standard: THEY. “SHOOT, - they score,’ Wendy’ Noel and ]- Brian Linds: play in: Den- |. ' Lunch is better at Bennington’ Ss 986-5274 nadian “Kid, ‘put’ on by’ Green ‘Thumb «Theatre, which will be appearing at Centennial Theatre Sunday, April 7 at I p.m. at the quay reservations Ain't no jive, , Chicken Wings os Friday hight Fri. & Sat. nite Mike skinner’ s Co. WHATSAMACALLITS RESTAURANTS 64 Lonsdale North Van 984-7333 oy Free parking in’ fear’: a Mon: Wed 41am-10pm, Thurs.-Sat. 1tam-lam Sun 4-9 rouiance. Its 52 seats are ar- ranged in window nooks, behind white stucco separa- tions, and in quiet corners to insure maximum dining privacy. A central fireplace flickers a warmth that is contagious. The menu offers a cross- section of seafood, poultry, and red meat all rendered with Spanish culinary vivaci- ty, and all reasonably priced. There are five cold and five hot appetizers (none over $4.50) -from Salicon de Mariscos (seafood marinated in lime juice and herbs, $4.00) to Mollejas Salteadas (sweetbreads braised in Ar- magnac with mushrooms and pinenuts, $4.50); three soups and three salads, none over $3.50, the majority under $3.00. Entres, or more correctly, Platos Fuertes, range from the distinctly Spanish, Bacalao a la Vizcaina (dry cod sauteed in olive oi! served beneath a green pepper and wine sauce, $7.75) to the broadly international, Solomillo a la Parrilla (grilled filet mignon, $11.50). All” orders require proper tongue Book now for *. limbering exercises before any attempt at pronuncia- tion. El Meson wine selection — 12 whites, 12 reds and six sparkling — predominates in the $10 to $20 range with good Spanish representation in the reds, including such in- ternationally respected bot- tles as Marques de Riscal ($17.50), My wife and 1, merrily drifting into matdlin reminiscence of past Spanish excursions, began with an Ensalada de tomate, sliced tomatoes beneath house dressing ($2.50) and an outstanding creain of leek soup ($2,50) with tiny but po- tent islands of Stilton cheese which gave off steady waves of bite and tang. Platos Fuertes: Zarzuela de Pescado ($10.75), a Spanish rendition of bouillabaise heaped with clams,. sole, shrimps, halibut, mussels, and scallops ankle-deep in rich tomato fish stock; and Perdiz al Cazadora ($11.50), partridge cooked in Spanish paprika, white wine and vinegar sauce topped with diced ham. Both platos were 921-8161 Easter Sunday. Brunch » Restcurcant 3 miles north of Horseshoe Bay th beef! Long, meaty ribs of Canadian beef glazed and baked ina smoked-honey sauce and served with all the usual Harvest trimmings. 1% Ib. Sunday to Thursday cHarvest Eating House- Esplanade at Chesterfield “North Vancouver a Ee od 980-8368 outstanding, my Spanish ac- cent inproving with each mouthful, much to my wife's enibarrassment. tn such congenial cir- cumstatice, Postres could hardly be resisted. We finish- ed with Gran Marnier souffle ($2.50) and Feuittelage (flak- ed pastry) covered with custard and fresh fruit. ($2.50), and as the Spanish guitarist began to strum and sing, as he does every night except Monday, it was possi- ble, for a perfect moment, to be in Barcelona, Alicante, Madrid. Dinner total with bottle of wine was $42. El Meson is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. It is undoubtedly one of the finest new addi- tions to North Shore dining. Olé. Pasta s7o0 . with meatballs per plate 7.50 Sat. March 30 to April 6 Lasagna ' Raviolli Tortillini Pasta all Fomo | - > “Rigatoni.” $500 Pizza | Bread Our Host Carmello welcomes you to join us for dinner nm 10:00-10:00 One e 5:00-10:00 La Tavoila Calida 112 West 15th, North Vancouver 980-0761 , B.C. 5. Heart Foundation