16 - Friday, April 22, 1988 - North Shore News

"What's happening on
the local dining scene

IN THE i interests of all those watching their waistlines, to-
‘day’s,column provides a lighter selection of easily digestible
local restaurant tidbits. The regular review will appear in

~ sauce and salami.

next Friday’ s column. i
LOOPS RESTAURANT, THE |
LONSDALE QUAY HOTEL, 123
CARRIE CATES COURT, .
NORTH VANCOUVER, 986-8439
The roaring success of the res-!
’ taurant's adjacent Waterfront

4, Bistro has now been sealed off

from the quieter, more refined airs
of the;hotel’ 8 restaurant.
\ Complaints from Loops patrons
: ‘preferring to dine fo the strains of
piano and hushed mealtime banter
rather than the sonic thud of °80s
:. disco, inspired hotel management
to seek a solution before diners :
began assaulting bistro-goers on.
the! Waterfront dance floor with!
‘dinner cutlery, 4
The result is a new glass ;
enclosure that surrounds the -..
“stairwell corinecting, and now:
parating, Loops and the bi

estaurant incarnation at a now.
notoriously. restaurant-hostile loca-
tion refers to the food it serves:

“v remains to be seen or, better still,

“savored. es
The Lonsdale ‘and 13th Street
‘locale has already:made short:work:

of the Cork and Vine,°Le Parisien, ~:
50 Noble .

Lonsdale’ ‘sand Garuda’

SikT MUSIC STUDENTS. from
‘North's ; Vancouver’ Ss”. Carson.

Touring are. the concert band,

% the junior and senior jazz. bands
-- and ‘the chamber choir; , concerts
will be ‘given: both in the ‘school

° ‘system. “and the communities. ~*:
We? ve: toured : east A s Joti: but

ne

table hopping

‘Householders have their work cut
out for them,.

LER quick glance through the No-

i ble' House menu will reveal a stan-
dard cross- ‘section of Chinese-
! " Canadian: ¢ cuisine.’
Prices: run from $4 to $13, but

é

" most of the dishes are well below )

Thus far nothing has undergon
Table Hopping scrutiny. .
‘ CHEEZ AND CHOPSTIX, 902
WEST 16th STREET NORTH’
COUVER, 985-8888
mised previously, a'small

food take-out operation's menu)
appear in this column when

that rrienu ‘was made available to
,, the Table Hopping bureau... © ,
So: Combination Chinese food
dinners range from $12.95 for a
Dinner for Two to $37.50 for a
Dinner for Six. Dishes in the com-
bos include familiar. sweet and |
sours, chow meins and chop sueys.
Soups, rice and various other

Chinese cuisine favorites, including :

Shrimp in Black. Bean Sauce '
($8.95), can‘ be ordered separately
‘along a all combo bits and

we’ ve never ‘gone north: on a! major «
‘said Carson music director * .*
“We . wanted to do’... ,

‘tour,’’
“Rob °Karr. in
something different.”? ”

older,

‘Pizzas are available in small, .
medium and large (S7 to 314) with
a simple topping selection i
cluding grcen peppers, pepperoni,
ham, mushrooms, bacon, shrimp,
onions, olives, Pineapple, tomato
1

Cheez and Chopstix is is the: culi-
nary brainchild of Jack: Young, the
man behind Yie’s Dining Lounge.
WINES FOR. YOUR NEXT. ”
DIPLOMATIC FUNCTION =

‘A list of Canadian wines judged
of sufficient quality for use at
Deparment of External Affairs
functions was released at a recent
gala government vino-lauding ses-!
sion. iv
, Official selections from the 147

A wines submitted by 24 wineries for -
: the External Affairs taste test were

‘announced by former.Minister for
Internationa! Trade Pat Carney
(now Treasury’ Board president) ;
following her-own sniff and gargle
through the viticultural potpourri.

Among the chosen 25 were
| Gehringer Brothers 1986 Johan-

. Risberg Riesling, Gray Monk -.

Cellars’ 1987 Pinot Auxerrois, ‘In-
‘niskillin Wines Inc.'s 1986 Gamay
Blanc, Mission Hill Vineyards' ©
1985 Private Reserve Chenin Blanc
and Hillebrand Estates‘ 1986
Marechal Foch. °-

Nothing from High River,
Alberta made the list...
MCDONALD'S, ALMOST...
EVERYWHERE ON EARTH |. .

~The Big Mac has taken the.
vegetable plunge and added three :
salads to its menu. —
: The McSalads (Garden, Chicken -

and Chef) include such unfried in- |

‘gredients as tomatoes, cucumbers,
carrots, yadishes, iceberg lettuce,
chicken, turkey and ham.

And don’ t forget the McDress-
ings: Blue Cheese, Thousand
Island, French; House, Oriental
and Vinaigrette, | ‘ ,

While i incorporation of the :
vegetable world in the McDonald’s

: Machine might not convert hard-
_ ened vegetarians to the World Ac- -..
‘cording to Mac, it represents con-
inuing evidence of McDanald’s. ..*.-

astute corporate awareness of the
‘world’s shifting fast- food ap- =
petites: hs

? The international restauraint
chain,’ now in its 21st year in «
Canada, recently. opened its :

, 10, 000th location.”

It currently has restaurants in 46:

“Phota subanittod _ countries around the world and

~-more than 530 outlets in Canada
alone, ‘employing more than 50, 000
‘Canadians: ‘

McAwesome.

: LA TOQUE BLANCHE, 4363...
MARINE DRIVE, WEST VAN-. -

“ COUVER, 926-1006 - :

One of the North Shore’ s best, ;
restaurants celebrated its first an-
niversary earlier this month.

For those who appreciate inter-
esting food, prepared well and ;
presented with artistic flourish, a
visit to La Toque is highly recom-
mended.

Such support will not only help
satisfy the gastronome in everyone,
but will ensure the continued ex-
istence of a first-rate North Shore
restaurant in its Somewhat obscure.
location. . we ‘

*:The Grade 10:to "12..music stu- .

dents’ will perform eight concerts °

‘over the 10-day ‘tour, for which.’

they. worked ‘over the past: year. to
. raise money to fund. .
‘Students will also take in the

sights of Alaska: while they ares

visiting. et 3
: #

Hear sounds of spring

The West Vancouver Seniors
Centre choir will be presenting. its
annual Sounds of Spring concert
with special guests the B.C. Boys
Choir April 23.

The choir of 40 women and 12
men has the motto of ‘Not getting

getting better’ and per-

cal
formp locally - regularly, noted.

condictor Betty Downing.

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. concert
at St. David's United Church at
Taylor Way and the Upper Levels
Highway are available at the centre
or at the door.

“OUR CUSTOMERS

ALWAYS
COME BACK

929-7363

Because of the

quality!
Maplewood Plaza
065 Dollarton Hwy.

‘Riverside

Chinese
me
free ogaver’ &

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your “favorite restaurant*

“n May 25 the North Shore News will be publishing a special
feature’ entitled ‘Readers’. Favorite Summer Recipes’:

“When you: submit your. favorite recipe, we'll, have: Barbara
McCreadié compare ‘it. ‘with’ the other entries. She'll pick three
‘recipes‘that!sound the most: promising. from: each’ ofthe’ five :
categories — appetizers, salads and vegetables,’ breads: entrees

~ or desserts. Those entrants will be invited to prepare ‘their recipe,

- and join Barbara and four North Shore News executives in a'Taste
off in in the NEWS boardroom, May 10 at.4:00 p.m. The ‘Taste-’ |
off will include refreshments, a tour of the NEWS operation and:

a chance to trade secrets with other fine cooks.”

* The cooks whose entries are judged best overall will win a
dinner for two at the North: Shore restaurant, of their choice.
(Value $50).”.

“Those entries that’ are not picked as finalists still have a good .

’ chance of appearing in the newspaper May 25, so join in the con,

test and send us your favorite summertime recipe. ; in

ENTRIES MUST BE. RECEIVED
, BEFORE: APRIL. 29, 5° Pm.

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Category .

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' North Vancouver, B. C.
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