20 ~ Wednesday, January 18, 1989 - North Shore News

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Appetizers for early year dining

IF YOU are still trying to digest the passing of 1988, behold
a selection of Table Hopping appetizers for less filling con-
sumpticn in this new, but rapidly aging, year. The regular
review will appear in next Friday’s column.

THE WHITE SPOT RESTAURANT
AND DRIVE-IN AT PARK AND
TILFORD CENTRE, #200-333
BROOKSBANK AVENUE,
NORTH VANCOUVER, 988-6717
The newest White Spot, the
North Shore's third, is scheduled
to open Jan, 29 at the massive Park
and Tilford development.
Legendary hamburger and other
traditional White Spot aromas will
thenceforth fill the Tilfordian airs.
The new restaurant will seat ap-
proximately 150 and, for the car-
bound or car-infatuated, there wi!!
also be a drive-in facility.
THE RATTLESNAKE GRILL, SE-
COND FLOOR, 2340 WEST ~
FOURTH AVENUE, YAN-
COUVER, 733-2911
No Rattlesnake shakes here, but
the Rattlesnake Grill offers an en-

ticing selection of Southwestern
grub for hungry and hep urban
posses.

The Grillis owned by North
Shore resident Ed Disher, who was
born and bred in West Vancouver
and began his restaurant career in
1971 with the original Keg and
Cleaver on Esplanade in North
Vancouver.

Its menu features such items as
Sidewinder Salad ($3.95), a lively
combination of red and yellow
peppers, mushrooms, spinach, red
onion, feta cheese and pumpkin
seeds; Fresh Corn Chowder
($2.45) with sauteed green and red
peppers; Louisiana Lamb Cur
($9.95), a spicy lamb dish cooked
in Cajun spices, coconut, banana,
currants and pecans; and West
Texas BBQ Ribs ($11.95) grilled in

ted chili sauce.

There is also a good variety of
dishes for diners with tamer ap-
petites and a small children’s
menu section.

% TIMOTHY
2 RENSHAW

table hopping

Live entertainment is featured at
the Rattlesnake. Such familiar local
names as Doc Fingers provide
some heated sounds to go with the
hot grub.

SCANDALS BAR & GRILL RES-
TAURANT, 127 LONSDALE
AVENUE, NORTH VANCOUVER,
988-2040

What the scandals were or are !
know not, perhaps they are con-

Acciden tal Tourist needs

The Accidental Tourist **
(Warner Brothers) Rated M (at the
Vancouver Centre, Dunbar, Sta-
tion Square 7, Guildford,
Willowbrook 6)

MACON LEARY (William
Hurt) is aptly named.

After the murder of his young
son, he is leery of life. Macon
takes careful, measured steps to
avoid surprises, eyes unfocussed,
expression bewildered. Even the
travel books he writes for grey-
suited businessmen recommend
building a coceon of familiar sur-
roundings — eating at American-
style restaurants, taking a book to
ward off the attention of strangers
and trudging along the well-beaten
tourist path. No surprises here.

And it’s no surprise when his
wife, Sarah (Kathleen Turner) asks
for a divorce. Macon lifelessly
agrees. Exit Kathleen Turner. Enter
Geena Davis (Muriel).

For Muriel, nothing exceeds like
excess — hot-pink press-on
fingernails, fake animal print
clothing and an exotic variety of
costume jewelry, all topped off

TIM
BELL

film reviewer

with a toothy grin.

Owner of the Bow-Meow pet
kernel, Muriel agrees to board
Edward, Macon’s mutt. Using the
dog as a lever, the splashy Muriel
breaks through his defences. With
her warmth, Macon slowly begins
to heal.

And the emphasis is on slowly.
The pace of the movie is slow;
everything is muted — colors,
sounds, reactions. Even Macan’s
offbeat siblings can’t bring this film
to life. Oh, they try. They store
food alphabetically, don’t answer
the telephone when it rings (but
discuss who the caller might be)
and have severe directional pro-
blems. But his two brothers and
sister are just different shades of
his character.

This is a ho-hum adaption of
Anne Tyler's novel, The Acciden-
tal Tourist. You know, I've always
liked her books; they make my
family seem so normal.
Hellbound: Hellraiser {1 ** (New

World) Rated R (at the Granville,
Fraser, Scott 72, Park & Tilford,
Station Square and Clearbrook
Cinemas)

Ah, Pinhead Revisited.

If amplified squish sounds and
macabre one-liners are your
pleasure, then this sequel to Clive
Barker’s horror hit is for you.

The story picks up a few hours
later with Kirsty (Ashley Laurence)

waking up in hospital! after her
hellish ordeal with Uncle Frank
and the demons that he angered.
Her dead father pops up briefly
from the underworld to plead for
her help. Kirsty determines to
release Dad with the help of a
doctor and a mute ally, Tiffany
(Imogen Boorman). Their way is
impeded by her evil psychiatrist,
Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham)

Why Buy When
You Can Reni?

L Enjoy a lot more music for
a fraction of the price.

2 Preview entire albums
before you buy

HOT WAX OFFERS
1 Aftullline ot —
albums and discs
fiom rock to classicay
jozz and country.
2 A professional *
mobile DJ service 3
3. Accessory sales f:
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tapes to
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Norgate Centre
1453 Marine Dr. N. Vancouver

986-1393
Mon.-Fri NOON-? PM
Sat 11 AM-7 PM
Sur. NOON-6 PM

nected to the food served in the
Lonsdale Village Cafe Chinese and
Canadian food diner before it was
resurrected and exorcized by the
original Scandals ownership.

The restaurant has since chang-
ed hands and menus, though from
an initial perusal the new menu
does not appear to be overly orig-
inal: Chicken Fingers ($3.95);
Potato Skins ($3.50); Scandalicous
Gourmet Burger ($4.95); and
Nina’s Spring Lamb Chops ($8.95).

But originality is not always a
harbinger of good food, so a
complete review of Scandals new
menu will appear in a future Table
Hepping column.

THE DUTCH PANNEKOEK
HOUSE, 1633 CAPILANO ROAD,
NORTH VANCOUVER, 985-0328.

The original North Shore house
o’ pannekoeks has been tem-
porarily displaced to make way for
an entirely new building.

Pannekoek headquarters
estimates it will be reopened in its
new Pannekoek House in about

shot of adrenalin -

who has resurrected the nasty Julia
(Clare Higgins) in a bloody ritual
and opened the gates of hell once
again.

For fright fans, Hellbound offers
a good score, decent acting and
impressive, if graphic, effects.
Others be warned: Clive Barker
regularly attends autopsies and has
a keen eye for detail.

FRESH MAHI MAHI

JANUARY 16 TO JANUARY 31/89

GRILLED MAHI MAHI

Cajun Butter Sauce

POACHED MAHI MAHI
with Pineapple & Ginger

Beurreblanca

NORTH VANCOUVER’S Matthew
Allsopp was recently awarded the

Prestigious Student Council
Award from the Culinary Institute
of America (CIA). The Windsor
Secondary school graduate won
the honor for his outstanding
contribution to the institute,
which is the leading culinary
school in North America. Allsopp
was the only Canadian student ta
graduate from the institute fast
year.

four months.

Meanwhile, further to the east
the fabulous and hefty crepe-like
pannekoeks will roll into the truck
stop that used to house the old Pitt
Grill on Third Street sometime
next month when a second Pan-
nekoek House is scheduled to
open on the North Shore.

NORTH SHORE VIEWS
West Van Odeon: Without a Clue;
Twins; Buster
Park Royal: Tequila Sunrise;

. Oliver & Co.; Naked Gun; Deep

Star Six

Park & Tilford: Twins; Dirty Rot-
ten Scoundrels; Land Before Time;
Hellbound; My Stepmother is an
Alien; Working Girl; Mississippi
Burning

Dinner

$8.50
$8.50

.

CHESA SEAFOOD

2168 MARINE DRIVE, WEST VAN
RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED

922-3312
Dinner Tuesday to Sunday 5:00pm on
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