32 - Wednesday, March 24, 1993 - North Shore News

Last. year Peppi's was 80, this year
Lam = and iny memories of Peppi's go
back a long way. In my late teens,
four of us owned a cabin on
Hollyburn Ridge ~ straight up the
mountain from Peppi's. From
Kerrisdale, we would take the
Interurban Tram, then a little ferry, I
think it held 30 people, to the foot of
25th Ave. in West Vancouver, The
Dundarave Pier, with 50 pounds on

our backs and hike up Hollyburn,
passing this lovely seafront building
which had been built in 1912. By the
way, in those days, the waterfront in
West Vancouver was the place the
wealthy Shaughnessy denizens had
their summer homes. We didn't have
a summer home, but we did have a
winter home - on the top of
Hollyburn, high above Peppi's.

Peppi's was famous even then,
although it was not called Peppi's,
but ‘The Clachan, a combination
tearcom and inn - always charming ~
we skiers envied the diners at their
landmark seaside inn, but it wasn't
until later that [| became a regular
patron — in the 50s, when it was
famous for spaghetti!

I remember well an evening with
the great actress Katharine Cornell
who was a close friend of Pat Prouds.
Pat was a leading journalist on The
Province and she lived near Peppi's —
we were going to an evening party at
Pat's and took Miss Cornell to dinner
at Peppi's before the party — she loved
the exquisite view — the ships passing
in front of the windows, the sound of
the waves breaking on the beach. A
couple of years later we took Miriam
Hopkins to Peppi's, and | remember
the scramble for autographs, since
Miriam was a big movie star at the
time. Jack Benny and Mary

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Klaus Fuerniss welcomes from left to right: Grace McCarthy, Arthur Griffiths,
West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager and internationally renowned woodcarver Frank
Carius.

Livingston dined happily at Peppi's spectacular sunsets, and violent
on one of their trips to Vancouver, windstorms — this ever changing
where Mary was born — they felt it canvas.
was like being in another world ~ the

peace, the nature, and the excellent

food and service. 1 think the last

celebrity 1 brought ta Peppi's was

Ginger Rogers. Ginger didn't drink

alcohol ~ and she wanted her pasta

"al dente"! She was thrilled at the

sight of the great Ocean Liners

arriving in the dark, and the smaller

boats, on their way to Victoria or the

Gulf Islands, reflecting their lights on

the water. You couldn't go to Peppi's

without experiencing a great feeling

ef romance and adventure, as you

Icok out the windows and watch the

see traffic, silently gliding by in front

of your eyes. A unique adventure

today, to see the huge white cruise

ships coming and going — and those

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Peppi's is the place to go for a
romumntic evening or just a casual spur
of the moment visit, a quest for
excellent dining, Now that Klaus
Fuerniss has taken Peppi's under his
wing, it has been upgraded to
unexcelled excellence, in cosy,
glamorous surroundings, with an
inspiring and constantly changing
view ~ you can order magnificent
dishes, prepared by renowned chef -
Fritz Handel, executive chef from
Switzerland — Oh, that chocolate
mousse cake!

There is more delicious seafoud
now, a lot of Northwest Cuisine,
mouth-watering salmon dishes, but
you can still order your favorite pasta
features.

As times changed, so did Peppi's —
movie stars used to come across the
Lions' Gate Bridge to dine at Peppi's
~ now they just take their makcup off,
hang up the costume, and drive down
the hill from the studios in North and

- West Vancouver ~ to dine, and wine

and relax. Tensions disappear when
you look aut those windows. This is a
favorite haunt of Grace and Ray

: McCarthy and Arthur Griffiths and
Shis family, and of Bill and Joy

Metcalf. Joy has dined at every
restaurant in the city, collecting irems
for her popular radio show, "Joy's
Journal" — and she can't speak highly
enough of the ambiance at Peppi's,
an atmosphere created by fine food,
great wines, top service and an
unparalled and ever changing view.

The Executive chef Fritz
Handel is demonstrating sample
dishes of his new menu.

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