NEWS ohotet Cindy Goodman WELL BREAD. BREAD Garden partners Cam Watt (left) and Linda Meinhardt proudly present some . wares from the bakery-cafe chain’ ‘anew Park Royal outlet. Garden of baked de fans and curious visitors. Bread Garden Bakery Cafe, ; . Unit 550, Park Royal North, ©: West Vancouver, 925-0181. Visa . and MasterCard accepted. ‘ Open everyday from 6 a.m. to 2 pen Take the kids or calla babysitter? You could do zi- OW THIS isa diner-friendly BO garden. No weeding, no dirt on the * boots, no bligh ton the trees, no fliesin the ointment. | No green thumbs needed. Instead, a place of wholesome zeads, enticing baked goods, - fresh tarts, bracing cappuccinos : “and stimulating conversations. — The conversations will of course “depend more on your dining “partners and the diversity of the “surrounding clientele than will the ‘ other items, which tenders of the ‘Bread Garden have brought to full “and brilliant flower since the | “enterprise was launched i in 1982 i in ‘Kitsilano. The Park Royal Bread Garden, which opened on Dec. 29, brings to five the number of Bread Garden outlets in the Lower ‘Mainland area. ___., It is the largest garden in the chain. And.it will be a welcome _addition to the North Shore dining scene. Bread Gardens, you see, ment RALYAIS . * dinner. Timothy Renshaw TABLE HOPPING seem to cultivate a cafe-culture “atmosphere that bubbles with an informal West Coast joie de vivre no matter where they take root. ~ The fertile g ground for this social success is the glory of rich and well-made baked goods and good quality caffeine, the drug of choice for the ‘90s. : Toss in extroverted counter staff — try the West End location at about 2 a.m. for an entertaining example — and the reasons for the Bread Garden's success become instantly apparent. ’ A North Shore Bread Garden beachhead was a natural: the cafe bakery has a strong loca! follow- ing, and two of the four head Bread Gardeners, Cam Watt and Peter Bonner, are North Shore res- idents. ‘ An early visit to the Park Royal Bread Garden one day after it opened found it already packed with garden enthusiasts, caffeine ‘ght The median age of the crawd was several decades older than - that of the West End outlet, and the Bread Garden's system of ser- vice, which requires customers to. take a number, was new to many, West Vancouverites, but the bakery}. cafe’s instantly likable in-- gredients of good food, informality and friendly counter staff were al: ready winning a solid contingent of local Bread Gardeners. Its interior is bright and welcom- ° ing, trimmed in natural wood and stone upon a deep brown textured ard epoxied concrete floor. Sim-: ple touches like bouquets of - flowers in the washrooms set the upscale tone of the cafe. There is much room for accom. , panying food and drink with reading materials along the win- dowside counters and plenty of tables in various configurations for, accompanying, food and drink -, with conversation. wa And the selection of baked goods, breads, quick- delivery en- trees and steamed coffees is color--- fully presented in the, glass display « cases, behind which numerous: counter staff call out the numbers. being served, and on wall menus, in front of which patrons ponder their selections.’ Salads range from Orzo ($2. 75) . $3.75) to Chicken Caesar ($3.95); See Five page 28 Authentic Gourmet Cuisine (with this ad) for MON., TUES., WED. THUR. 1 FREE DINNER when a second dinner entree of equal or lesser value. Is purchased. *e Sunday Buffet $9950.p, ~ 5:00-3:000m " « Oinner from 5-10pm, Mon.-Sat. . = bunch 42:00-2:30 Mon.-Fri. © Excludes Severages ¢ Expires Jan. 28/93 985- 5477 fampie parking west side of baa) 175 E, 3rd St., N. Vancouver: | Willey En Wednesday, January 20, Where jeans are not welcome what looks Crisp and Tailored? ANiotast eh? Bf Made i Cai 1194 Marine Dr. at Pemberton $6/-6434 FREE Catalogue 1-800-387-0110 1993 — North Shore News - 25