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Winner — a small 50-seater
filled with bold Italian chavm
and color. A place for an int-
mate romance involving fin
food arid wine.

Additions since then
include a large central setting
of flowers in grand ceramic
vase atop Durie pillar; an
ory bust of Caesar on the
wall; decorative wooden wine
cases stocked with fine fralian
Vintages along the service end
wali.

Anda steady i improv ‘c-
ment in the dining room per-
sonnel:

_ 2 Wairers such as Michael
Halldorson bring a profes- .
sionalis to Bravo's delivery
that docs justice to the food
prepared in the restaurant’s
kitchen. ~

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finish: the efforts of aay

“kitchen, no matter how tal-

: And speaking of ‘the.
kitchen; a word from the
maestro himself. ,.

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NEWS photo Paul McGrath

GRILLED vea! Join joins a poached pear and Se!gian endive saiad cn a table at
North Vancouver's Bravo Cucina.

example, a mussel man of
Jocal renown, |.

: The sampled mussels spe-
cial of the evening presented
a steaming pyramid of sweet
Prince Edward Island mussels
in a rich curry cream sauce
that added an element of
exotic flavor without over-

»Whelming the subde charac-

teristics of the shellfish.

A mussel inan with a fine
tonch,

Two of the main dishes
sameled included prawns.
The first combined them
with a simple herb cream

. sauce and Bravo fettuceine;

the second married prawns
with fresh scallops in a rart
and buttery mushroom

’ chardonnay citrus.’

tsewhere on the Brave
memu seafood fans will find
salmon baked with pine nuts,
herbs, sundried tomatoes and
olives; red snapper prepared
with lemon and lime butters;

-¢rab and'shrimp in a tomato

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aurora sauce; and clams pre-
pared in red or white wine.

Red mear and poultry are
also weli represented.

Veal, lamb, beef and
chicken variations abound.

Sample a jamb loin wich
mustard seed, veal scallops ir
Jemon sauce, roasted rack of
lamb or chicken brease. with
porcini mushrooms.

No. bad options here.

The sampted beef tender-
loin was layered with delicate
puff pastry and served with

“cabernet butter.

Plate accompaniment
included good color and vari-
ety: grilled eggplant finished
with asiago cheese, carrots
sauteed in orange juice and
balsamic vinegar, grilled red

pepper and zucchini and a
saute of leeks and julienne
potatoes. A wonderfully rich

and satisfying meal.

Maestro Bentroudi con-
ducting td the rest of the
Bravo sy mphony plying their
parts Eon anima.

The restaurant’s wine list
is a relatively simple affair. A
single sheer ($24 10 $50)
that includes some Iralian
bordes (Salice Salentino;
Santo Stefano Repassa del
Verones; Boscaini Amarone;
Libaio Ruffino Chardonnay,
etc.) but adds in selections
fram California, B.C., Chile
and Australia, Sound accom-
paniment can be found for
anv dish on the menu.

Bentroudi and the rest of
te Brave crew are in fine
form these days. Ifyou
haven't tried Bravo Cucina
yet, a sampling is in order. 1F
vou have, an encore is
advised.

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