APPETIZING EXPLORATIONS...

Roma reborn as

Meat Dishes
from $5.95
-- | Vegetarian Diskes |
: from $4.95
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12:00 - 2:00 Servet prin to wrderng

Open Sundays
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RISTORANTE
Christmas Eve / Christmas Day

TURKEY DINNER

© Soup or Salad

¢ Turkey Dinner with all
the trimmings

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

(Left to right) Mike inkster, Thomas Lang, Bruce Farmer and chef
Muir Clark celebrate the opening of the new Expforers Restaurant in North Vancouver City.

New Year’s Eve

SPECIAL

(Regular Menu)
OR

Vivace!

From page 24

Ave., West Vancouver, 922-2828

Dropped by the Tudor room to
experience another of Guy Easter’s

_ B.C. winemakers dinners. Cedar

Creek's affable winemaker Ross
Mirko (former West Vancouver res-
ident) in attendance.

Cedar Creek’s 1994 Ehrenfelser
(a German cross between riesling
and sylvaner); 1994 Chardonnay;
and 1994 Pinot Noir were sampled
with Wild Rice Blinis topped with
smoked salmon; Radicchio,
Romaine and Endive Salad and a
first-class Scaloppine of Venison.

Mirko dispensed his oenological
expertise at the various Tudor room
tables while diners supped and
savored. Educational and enjoy-
able. Another round of winemak-
er’s diners at the Park Royal is

RESTAURANT

Chéz Mic.

scheduled to kick off in January.

See Nov. 29 Table Hopping col-
umn for details.

You do save them all don't you?
Third stop:

Vivace! Ristorante, 60 Semisch at
West Esplanade, North
Vancouver, 984-0274.

Whisked eastward for sneak
preview of Mario Corsi's newest
and most opulent venture. Vivace!,
which opened quietly on Dec. 11,
is Corsi’s refurbished Cafe Roma.

The second-storey restaurant,
which was mothballed in October,
has been transformed into a grand
Roman dining room. Diners are
greeted upon entry by an elegant
open bar and a sweeping view of
floor to ceiling windows, large
Italian pillars, rich mahogany
tables, hardwood and slate floors.

But Project Vivace! has not only

| pork

OPEN: Dec 24, 31 & Jan 1 Evenings only from 5pm
CLOSED: Dec 25 & 26

1373 Marine Drive, West Van

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926-4913.

revitalized what was an increasing-
ly tired Cafe Roma, it has reunited
Mario Corsi with Gamal Hana,
owner of West Vancouver's Salute.

Hana, who worked with Mario
and Antonio Corsi for years at
Corsi Trattoria, will now oversee
the operations of Vivace!, Salute
and Corsi Trattoria — three of the
North Shore's best Italian restau-
rants.

Vivace! is Italian for vivacious.

It promises to be that and more.

Paste Perea sees sae else eleelael

MYTHOS

TAVERNA

GREEK

@ Choice of dessert
© Coffee or tea

3 Course PRIME RIB
DINNER

*21* 516*

2168 MARINE DRIVE, W. VAN.
(across from W. Van Rec Centre)
FREE underground parking at rear

Open Daily except Saturday lunch 925-2765

Reservations Necessary

NEW YEAR'S BASH
MYTH Os

BRING INTHE NEW YEARAS ONLY THE GREEKS CAN

* GREEK FOLK DANCING

* PARTY FAVORS

e MALE AND FEMALE BELLY
DANCERS

« DOOR PRIZES

2 SEATINGS

EARLY SEATING:

REG MENU UNTIL 8PM

PARTY SEATING: FROM 9:30PM
TO WELL INTO THE MORNING

NEW YEAR’S MENU

» COLD APPETIZER PLATTER:
PATES TO CAVIAR
¢ GRILLED SEAFOOD APPETIZER

Not valid Valentines Day,
Mothers Day or New Years Eve
One coupon per group
No separate checks.

If you have ewo or more items from our

bay, dessert or qppetizer menu we will

Cordially invite you and your guest to enjoy one complimentary ENTREE
when a second ENFREE of equal or greater value is purchased

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