Wednesday, December 27, 1995 — North Shore News - 11

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Andrew McCredie Layne Christensen

| Digesting Table Hopping’s
dining highlights of 1995

PRESENTING Table Hopping 95, a roundup of house and into some fine restaurants.
assorted highlights from the past year’s dining expe- oo
B riences. Cue the Lawrence Welk soundtrack and Fondest farewell:

* ‘To Peter and Sharman Wieser, who, after almost a decade of
belly up to the bar for a tall cool shot of nostalgia. establishing the reputation of the excellent La Toque Blanche,

All set? Good, Without further ado, and in no particular order, — sald the West Vancouver restaurant and its sister operation,
@ 1995's rock’em-sock’em dining highlights: Gourmet Catering Services, to take a sabbatical from the grueling

Biggest Gastronomic restaurant trade.
i timothy Gearshift: They have since launched an exclusive line of salad dressings

Restaurateur Jean marketed by their Unlimited Gourmet Foods Inc. company.

jRensh aw Claude Ramond — opera- La Toque (926-1006), meanwhile, was bought by the talented

tor of such haute cuisiner- — John-Carlo Felicella, and remains one of the North Shore’s finest

ies as La Creperie, La restaurants.

Brochette, Le Beaujolais, Midday Meal Manna:

L'Oraxgerie and Jean The North Shore has many good places to go for a luncheon

Claude's -~ flees the big or other midday refresher, but there is something cosmicly invig-

city restaurant pressure rating about dining at Capers Restaurant (925-3374) in Capers

cooker to take in the pas- food store in West Vancouver. The food is wholesome, hearty and

toral concessionary airs of — excelient, but the atmosphere of goodness and vitality just can't
‘West Vancouver's Galley be duplicated anywhere.

table at Whytecliff Park (921t- Makes you actually feel like listening to a side of New Age
. 6308) and bring some music. Well, almost.
hopping Ramondian flourish to the — Best Bayside Babe and Beautiful People Watching Locale:
-—==——=— North Shore park conces- On a hot summer day, the Beach House at Dundarave Pier
sion stand scene. (150-25th St., West Vancouver, 922-1414) has no equal.
Ramond can be seen during the summer months gazing out Situated at the Dundarave terminus to the Don Lanskail sea- . ‘ .
Mm over Whytecliff Park beach from the Galley's sundeck, a content- — walk, the Beach House !ooks out over the throngs of vigorous NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge
ed smile upon his face. West Van folk who navigate the waterfront walkway daily. LAUDABLE LUNCHEON ... David Craggs with
eee Secure a table out on its glassed-in sundeck, order a chilled an example of what made Capers in West .
Best Local Dining Tour idea: ale or magnum of chardonnay, don some stick sunshades and Vancouver a great place for a midday meal in -
_ Too bad it didn't pick up much of a head of steam, but David revel in your good fortune. 1995,
8 Frinton’s Taste of the North Shore tour took an inspired swing at ooo
leading locals through the wonders of North Shore cuisine. Elegant overhauls:
: Frinton, the idea-a-minute promo man behind Pacific Most ambitious honors would have to go
“Promotions Ltd., put together a tour package that included stops to Mario Corsi and his new Vivace!
t Salute, The Bridge House, The Park Royal Hotel, Cafe Roma, Ristorante (984-0274). The complete ‘ 4
The Savoury and La Toque Blanche. makeover of the old Cafe Roma has trans- i

The goal of the tour was two-fold: promote the North Shore’s —_ formed the second-storey Esplanade restau-
many great restaurants and rant into a grand Roman dining room.

bring together a diversit Not far behind in ambition but ahead i
frets y ‘i og Lt LUNCH

Not valid Valentines Day,
Mothers Day or New Years Eve

of diners for an evening of — elegance is Janet McGuire and her Beach
Save tp to — One coupon per group

fine food and social inter- Side Cafe (925-1945), which underwent a

course. major overhaul in mid-1995, No separate checks
Correction. Threefold: it ) "ranean apetinr nen ee wal.
got Mr. Frinton out of the See Chicken page 12 Cordially invite you and your guest te enjoy one complimentary ENTREE

when a second ENTREE of equal or greater value is purchased

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ma WIESER AWAY ... Peter
» Wieser sold La Toque Blanche
in 1995 to pursue other gas-
tronomic ventures.

Rated

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