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4 different juices, 4 different muffins, scrambled eggs, bacon,
sausages, fresh fruit, Saskatoon Berry pancakes with Saskatoon
Berry syrup or maple syrup, oven baked beans $79

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9am-10am
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$65
includes free coffee
7:30am-11:00am

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Dining explorations

SOME TRAVELLING
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on the road; sampling forks
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Valid until: December 26, 1995
Closed Dec. 25
3650 Capilano Road

North Vancouver

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tuned? Good, drive on.
Godfrey.

First stop:
Explorers Restaurani, 1) West
Esplanade, North Vancouver,

Swaggered into Explorers’ Dec.
8 grand opening party. Stopped at
the door by efficient gent garbed in
new Explorers’ safari shirt (goes
well with theme of new Ace
Ventura laughfest showing across
the street ai Raplanade cinemas).
Demanded to see invite ticket.
Good God, man, don’t you know
who I am?

No! Where's my publicist?

Gained entry after brief arm-
wrestling contest. Once inside
toured the former Harvest/Mr.
Munchie's/Pepitas building.

New owners Bruce Farmer, Tom
Lang and Mike Inkster have invest-
ed much personal blood, sweat and
tears in bringing Explorers to mar-
ket. But, I fear, they will have to
invest much more to it alive in
the mercilessly competitive local
restaurant market.

Still, good ideas they have.

Explorers’ lounge is outfitted in
African Big Game Safari motif.
The 26-seater has a good exotic
feel. A good place to guzzle an ale
and spin a good hunting yarn.

The large 110-seat split-level
dining room remains largely
unchanged from previous restau-

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Executive CHEF ANDREY DurBACH
IS CREATING A SPECIAL MENU FOR New YEAR'S

Your Choice of:

At Least 3 Different Salads
At Least 4 Different Appetizers
Plus a - Fish, Poultry, Beef or Game Entrée

Excellent Wine Selection

Limited Seating

RESERVE NOW

(Littte Yettow House on Manne Dave)

1265 MARINE DRIVE, NORTH VANCOUVER 987-8461

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OPEN 11:30 AM — 9PM MON. - THUR.

OPEN 11:30 AM - 10 PM FRI. & SAT.

TAKE OUT NUMBER

1250A LYNN VALLEY ROADN.YAN 988-8657

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now to the crackle of new owner-
ship energy.

Party attendees were treated to
assorted liquid refreshment while

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His menu (salads and
$5 to $8; entrees $11 to $16) isa i
careful selection of the hearty 4
(Rack of Lamb, Filet Mignon, New |
York Steak, Mustard ‘
Roasted Chicken) and the
smart (Seafood Linguine,
Vegetarian Platter, led Halibut
with Fruit Salsa, Seafood
Brochettes) enlivened with a dash

of international exotica (Ostrich

ppetizers, Musk ox Rib Eye °
Medallions, South African Stir

Fry).
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