BREAK out the chilled
beverages, citizens:
spring approaches.

Post-hibernazion appetites
should be sharpening. To
help take the edge off that
hunger, Table Hopping pre-
sents today a selection of
loca! dining news items for
your consumption.

Load your bowl, grab the
salad tongs and dig i in.

The regular four-course
Table Hopping review will
return in the next episode

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The Beach House at
Dundarave Pier, 150 —
25th St., West Vancouver,
922-1414.

It could be dream dining
for all those who participate,
but the working title for this
March 22 evening of high
culinary theatre is Dining for
Dreams.

Tr’s a first-time event
organized by West
Vancouver's Beach House
that has the creative potential
to become an annual affair.

The dreams involved are
those of the children with
special needs who will benefit
from the fundraiser.

The dining will be cour-
tesy of some of the North
Shore’s finest kitchen talent.

north shore news

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DINING Dreamweavers ... North Share chefs (clockwise from seated left) John-
Carlo Felicelia, Greg Shier, David Foot, Sonny Mendoza, Dan Atkinson and
Genevieve Laplante will be showcasing their talents March 22 at the Beach House
restaurant's Dining For Dreams ijundraiser.

Scheduled to star in che
event are the chefs of the
Salmon House on the Hill
{Dan Atkinson); La Toque
Blanche (John-Carlo
Felicella); the Ambleside
Bistro (David A. Foot); the
Moustache Cafe North
Vancouver (Genevieve
Laplante); La Cucina (Greg
Shier) and the Beach
House’s own Sonny
Mendoza.

Each will create a signa-

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Proceeds from the event
will benefit the Children’s
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ty provides therapy and
rehab services for children
with such disabilities as cere-
bral palsy, epilepsy and devel-
opment delays on the North
Shore and elsewhere around
the Greater Vancouver area.

Gastronome about town,
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wine journalist and all-round
100-watt media bright bulb
Jurgen Gothe will be your

Dining for Dreams master of

ceremonies.

And Juno-award-nominat-
ed blues and jazz pianist
Kenny Wayne will provide
the musica! soundtrack for
the production.

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