TIRED of dig estin: ing poli
balderdash and boi danas

Righr this way, then, for a
cleansing meal cf local restau-
rant industry news.

Liberal portions now -

_. recommended.
Kash Cool, 222 Pemberton .-
Ave., North Vancouver, 904-.
3904.

‘A little Kash flow is what
this south-end Pemberton
Avenue location could use. It
was previously home to

-» Robert and Jill Zodichi’s
- Green House. -
.- The House, which opened
in late 1997, offered cut-rate
Canadian contemporary cui-

sine in the storefront that once _

. housed the Rally Peint diner.
‘© Butit closed after two
years, Not enough financial
© green to keep the House
«going. ;
~ Approximately eight ° .
: months ago, Mahtab Saraf i.

“~s began transforming the Green
"< House into something several 2

; degrees more exotic.”
In late November, she
o ‘unveiled Kash Ccol.’:
The 60-seat Persian bistro’ «
boasts an ornate Turkish/...
Persian interior complete with
cenwal fountain Tinged with. «
large hookah pipes.-:::

-.» Its menu offers a cross sec

tion of the traditional Persian :
cuisine that’s becoming ever-
more a part of North hore -
gastronomy: 3 ae
Kabobs and ‘other dishes
featuring grilled meats and fish ..
(beef, chicken, lamb and 2:
shrimp) and rice by the buck:

You'll also find Cormish"
Game Hen and quail marinat-
ed, » Foasted and kabobed:

. Salads; soups and
appetizers go for between $2

soup and pita bread sandwich:
or Bagala Polow (a rice, meat
and fava bean dish) for $5.
Fuli middav entrees such as
Mfahi Ghezelallah (whole
grilled tish) and Jojeh Kabob
(Cornish Game Hen, rice and

vegetable) will cost you $3.

Kash Cool is open every
day for lunch and dinner. Sarat
plans to add breakfast to the
restaurant’s repertoire soon.

Stay tuned for a full Table
* Hopping critique in a later
adventure.

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Milestone’s Restaurant,
1096 Park Roya! South,
West Vancouver, 925-9825.
A quick chew of. :
Milestone’s recent Viva Italia

*. promotion revealed: a brisk

trade in executive chef Jim
Romer’s ftalian culinary salute,

~ but uneven execution.

The special single sheet
menu (appetizers $4 to $8;
pasta and main entrees $13 to
$18) included a simple
roundup of italian-influenced
dishes such as Deep Fried. .
Smoked Mozzarella, Northern
Tralian Minestrone, Rainbow
Tortelloni and Portabello |
Mushroom Chicken. _

Sampled were the Tomato
and Bocconcini Salad,
Salmone Alla Griglia and
Sicilian New York Striploin. ~

The opener delivered lozs

‘ of bocconcini and thick tama- .
. to wedges decorated with fresh

basil leaves. But the tomatoes

were standard issue, not the
“advertised Roma variety. The
¢. salad’s lemon oregano vinai-

“ grette was also overly tart for
my tastes.

Sampled main entrees came

with sles of grilled zucchini
_and tomato. Accompanying,

“garlic mashed potatoes were
. Short on garlic and long on

_ ground pep;

- The steal was cooked to

order. No sign, however, of

"the black olive and parsley but-

“ter topping. :

-sized portions and

typically efficient Milestone’s

service, but I would've liked
more Italian character to dif.

* * ferentiate the dishes from the
-- est of the restaucant’s menu.

neo OOO CF
The Beach Side Cafe, 1362
Marine Dr., West Vancouver,

Wednesday, December 13, 2000 — North Shore Mews - 45 »

DINING

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‘Come in Tunday to Sunday betore 6 pm.

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1373 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

mon praheseeseas

SERVER Coby Germyn presents some liquid refresh- . :

ment in the dining room of North Vancouver's: new

Kash Cool restaurant.

925-1945. :

Janet McGuire’s excellent
Beach Side now features a
Foot with big shoes to fill.

. And his inaugural menu is
‘ready for sarnpling.

Those large shoes, of
_ course, belong to chef Carol
Chow, who left the West

Vancouver restaurant at the
end of September to join
Burnaby’s Hart House after
14) years at the Beach Side
kitchen helm.

The Foot is chef David
Foot, formerly of the late
Ambicside Bistro, who joined _
the Beach Side after working ©
most recently with Chef | -
Michael Noble at Vancouver’s
Diva at the Met.

offering:
Such appetizers ($7 to
“. $15) as Twice Baked .

Gorgonzola Souffle with reast- ee,
ed walnut vinaigrette; Lobster |),

On his opening Beach Side ~»-.

and Ricotta- filed Ravioli and
Half-cured Salmon with Key.

_ Lime preserve.

Entrees range from $18 for

Lentils and Wild Mushrooms \.

rolled in Brick Dough with

Roasted Red Pepper Confit wo

$32 for Roast Lobster Tail -
with Oven-Dried Tomato -

See Amici i following page.

_ Japanese Grocery
154 E 14th Stoo
North Vancouver
904-377 :
open Mon Sat 1} :30-119m
130-10 pm

Open Christmas Eve &
New Year's Eve Sunday,

from Spm Holidays

restaurant.

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