26 — Wednesday, March 18, 1998 — North Shore News

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Capilano choir capers

From page 25

Dig in with fresh French
ioaf in hand.

The mussels were fol-
lowed with Veal Tenderloin
from the regular Ches Michel
menu (entrees range trom
$13 to $21) and an evening-
special Arctic Char.

Ragenard’s work was char-
acterized by fine plate presen-
tation that featured good
color and — especially for
this grey and grim time of
year — wonderfully diverse
accompaniment: sliced yellow
zucchini, bok choy, tincly
sauteed white turnips, baby
carrots, sauteed mushruoms,

yellow bell peppers and 4

Table Hopping revicws
for your consumption:

Casual Gourmet, 770-333
Brooksbank Ave., North
Vancouver, 987-4300. Visa
and MasterCard accepted.
Open everyday for lunch and
dinner. Fully licensed. But
serving wine and beer for
now. Vegetarian options? A
few. Take the kids or call a
babysitter? You could deo
either.

Peter Wieser’s new North

— Vancouver bistro in the Park

and ‘Tilford shopping centre.

The ex-La Toque Blanche
chef and “vvner serves excel-
lent fou § in un informal
atmosph 7. Takeouts and
catering available.

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The Stock Pot at the
Lonsdale Quay Public
Marker, 103—123 Carrie
Cates. ~ Crt., North
Vancouver, 983-2774; fax
984-0507. Visa accepted for
orders over $10. Open
everyday for lunch. Not
licensed to seil alcohol.
Vegetarian options? Many.

-Master chef Ralf Dauns’
masterful soup kitchen: a
place dedicated to the heart
and soul of dining all over the
globe — soups and stucks.
Close to 70 soups on take-our
soup and stock listing:
Borscht, Tomato Pesto,

— Reisted Garlic Mushroom,

Chilled Carrot-Sweer Potato
and many more.
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La Zuppa!, 1544 Lonsdale
Ave., North Vancouver,
986-6556; fax: 986-6534.
Cash only. accepted. Open
Monday to Saturday for
lunch. Not licensed to sell

. alcohol. Vegetarian options?
Lots.

Subtitled the Place for
Soup. And that it is. Also a
66d place for sandwiches
and cappuccinos. Founded
last summer by Dino
Paladino, former partner of

melange of roasted potatucy
and garlic claves.

The tenderloin was very
good bur it was finished ina
black currant sauce that. for
MV Tastes, was some hat
sWeer.

Meanwhile, the Arctic
Char, baked in lime juice,
came with tresh shrimps.

Desserts (around 34) are
worth saving room for
(Hazelnut Chocolate Mousse
Cake, Michel’s Caramel Port
Custard, Lemon Mousse,
Sorbet, or perhaps a plate of
French Brie or Danish Bluc
cheese),

Service at Ches Michel
remains formal French bistro
style infused with much

Carmelo Sortino, the original
owner of Carmelo’s in West
Vanecaver.

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The King of Donair, 125
West 3rd St., North
Vancouver. 990-6699. Cash
only. Open Monday to
Saturday from 11 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. Open at noon on
Sundays. Not licensed.
Vegetarian options? Some.

Small Middle Eastern fase
food outlet in the new store-
front strip in the 100-block of
West 3rd Street.

Mehrdad “Bob” Nazari
serves chicken and beef
Donair wrapped in your
choice of white or whole
wheat pita and presented in a
sauce resistant dining bag. For
Donair this is the place to go.

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Chefi’s Restaurant, 4371
Gailant Ave., Deep Cove
North Vancouver, 929-
3912. Visa and MasterCard
accepted. Open Tuesday to
Friday for lunch and dinner.
Open Saturday and Sunday
for brunch and dinner.
Licensed to sell beer and
wine. Vegetarian options? A
few. Take the kids or call a
babysitter? You could do
either.

Doug McCall's neighberly
Deep Cave diner boasts a
lively atmosphere, bright inte-
rior decor and goed food.

Well worth an eastern
excursion.

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Jagerhof Restaurant, 71
Lonsdale Ave. North
Vancouver, 980-4316. Visa,
MasterCard and American
Express accepted. Open
Tuesday to Sunday for din-

warmth and personal atten-
tion to detail by the restau:
rents namesake.

Little wonder that the
dining room fills carly and
stays that wav until the rest of!
West Vancouver shuts down
at about 10:30 p.m.

As it closes in oa its 20th
anniversary: Chez Michel
shows nu sign of slowing
down.

It and its owner appear,
instead, to be maturing like
tine French wines.

Tasty mor-el:

Capers Restaurant at Capers
food store, 2496 Marine
Dr., West Vancouver, 925-
3374; Fox- 925-9306.

ner. Open Tuesday to Friday
for lunch. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? Nein.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? You could do
either.

The North Shore's reign-
ing house of schnitzel. Alex
Doubrava has moved his
Jagerhof, one door north on
Lonsdale, but nothing much

& B

at Capers

the Capilano College
S:agers will be hosting a din-
ner on March 22 at this place
of wholesome cuisine. Phe
event has been organized to
help raise tunds tor the
choir’s tour of Europe this
spring.

Sunday nivhe’s menu will
iavlude such entrees as
Atlantic salmon phyilos, oven
roasted oreast at BUC. free-
run turkey marinated in tan
doori sauce and crab and
three cheese cannelloni.

Cost tor the meal, which
starts aL @ pon, is SYS per
person. For information call
Lars Kaario at 986-197),
local 2309; or Lana Robinson
at 984-1762.

else has changed. Same menu;
same quality schnitzel.

— Table Hoppina’s hist of

suinmary reviews appears requ-
larly in the News as a dinisig
guide for the newsraper’s read-
ers,

The summaries ave taken
Jrom previous Table Hopping
reviews published over the past

Lazy Bay Cafe apologizes to all customers
who did not receive free coffee on Sunday,
March 15 as advertised. Due to a staff mis-
understanding free coffee was not offered
for most of the day. We would like to extend
our renovation special and invite all cus-
tomers to join us:
SUNDAY, MARCH 22
for FREE
FRESH BREWED
COFFEE!
LAZY BAY CAFE & BAKERY
1151 Mt. Seymour Rd.

North Vancouver
924-1979

Dine and Dance
Enjoy a four course dinner in our Tt
beautiful Tudor Room. Then retreat ,

Dinner & Dance *45
Dance Only *10

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phone Guy for reservations

540 Clyde Ave., W. Van. 926-5511

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