24 — Wednesday, January 27, 1999 — North Shore News Boathouse hosts WV lobsterfest Fron page 23 oo Horseshoe Bay Boathouse, 6695 Nelson Vancouver, 921-8188. The ever-encrgetic band of Boathousers are inte another festival of the sea. Previous festivals have feacured such salty yet cummudgeonty favourites as crab. Gambrinus Restaurant Coupon expires Jan. 3199 AQ eae Not to be used with other offers Gift certificates and private parties _ 707 one vary Ave. ..No rth Van 2 Serving “World Famous Fish & Chipsi ' in HORSESHGE BAY since 1 9465 * Dine in only @ second entree of py. ] a a Qe 8 ' | a 8 1 a 5 ri Valid until Feb 2/99 © Monday to Friday only, 2 p.m. to closing * Horseshoe Bay location only ® Not volid with other promotional offers With this coupon, buy | the first entree, and receive oF egal or iesser value - -CONMUTER'S." BREAKFAST 6408 8 Bay Street West Vancouver } = in RED CHILLI coake RESTAURANT oe. << 741 Lonsdale, North Vancouver B.C. V7M 2G9 Tel: 986-2088 Ave., West north shore news ‘DINING This time around Jobster is the star attraction. And not just any 10- legged breed. The tivedink Boathouse chain has shipped in East Coast and Caribbean lobsters and the always papu far Langostinos. Dirterences in che varieties include size and numbee of 1 Piece Pacific Coa Jegs. For more detailed inior- mation on the finer points of taste and other lobster charac- teristics ask your server. Cr that gal atthe entrance vith the chpboard and winning smile. On the menu side the Soathouse features eversthing fran. a Lobster Clubhouse ro Chips & Small Chowder Tuesday - Saturday 11:30 - 3:30pm © (dine-in only) C-Lovers North Vancouver only @ Marine Drive i Pemberton (Behind Shelt) rot vaitd with any other promesianal offer. Celebrating 20 Years February ‘79 - February ‘99 fealucing Y, Net-au-Dent Specials until the end of february A Z= 1373 Marine Drive, Vest Vancouver 926-4913 Fresh Baked Kaiser Buns ottle Green _ Eiderfiower Pressé 99 Sirloin Medatiions with Langostine and Wok-fried Lobster Tails. Ips nora cheap festival to sample: lobster entree prices range from $20 up to $30. But, as they sav down at the cliche factory, vou only five once. The Boathouse Labsterfest °99 is scheduled to run until Feb. 7. a4s Vivace! Ristorante, 60 Semisch at West Esplanade., North Vancouver, 984- 027-4. The opulent Roman din ing room that Mario Corsi built back in 1996 closed its doors at the outset of 1999, It’s currently, as they sav in the business, closed for the holidays. Expect it to reopen soon, But expect that Vivace! as you knew it could well be © a permanent vacation. Stay tuned. 99a Daihatsu Japanese Restaurant, 1479 Clyde Ave., West Vancouver, 913- 8803. Another new Japanese sushi and sashimi bar in West Vancouver, This one in the Ambleside Village area opened in fate December. It has about 50 seats, a menu with 2 good selection of your all sushi favourites and a reasonable number of area parking slots. Being off Marine Drive, it’s a bit more tranquil than restaurants on the main dray. Amore in-depth critique of Daihatsu is scheduled for an upcoming Table Hopping adventure. 9909 Ichiban Japanese Restaurant, 1405 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, 913- 2322. And speaking of Ambfeside-area Japanese restaurants, Ichiban, the elder statesman of Japanese dining west of Taylor Way, has changed hands again. Tn 1995, Mark Park, for- merly of West Vancouver’ 's Arigato Sushi and Vancouver's Kama Sushi, took over Ichiban from Monica Han. But Park has since sold the second-storey sushi bar to for- mer North Shore resident Michael Cheung, who already operates the Kanikaze Japanese Bistro in Richmond. Cheung has added more substances to the previous Ichiban menu. Table Hopping has vet to visit the new Ichiban. Reader impact is invited. a4 Barolo Ristorante Italiano, 1560 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, 926-4228. The second annual Barolo cooking show js scheduled to kick offat 6:30 p.m. on Vhursday, fan. 28. Featured along with what promises to be another instructive and appetizing evening of passionate [afin cookery will be the renowned Attilio the “Singing Sicilian.” Barolo will present a series of dishes for diners to sample and fearn to prepare for themselves. The meal will include: © Melanzane Marninate © Gnocchial Pesto * © Inveltini alla Siciliani © Tiamisu al Fiori D’arance Recipes and wine sugges- tions vill accompany the meal. Tickets for the event are S45 per person. Table scraps: The Vancouver branch (2118 Burrard St., 739-1990) of North Vancouver's fine Moustache Cate (1265 Marine 987-8461) will be hosting the Feb. 4 Chefs for Life fundraiser. The annual event raises money for the Friends for Lift Society. The non-profit orga- nization provides suppor: ‘or people living with lite-threat- ening illnesses, their families and caregivers. This year’s Chef For Life extravaganza will bring . together 11 chefs from some of the Lower Mainland’s best restaurants, including Ernst Dorfler of the Five Sails at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Scott Kidd of the Raincity Grill, Robert Clark of C Restaurant and host chef Don Letendre of the Vancouver Moustache Cafe. Tickets for the Chef8 for Life event are $350 per per- son. Cali Kim Osborne at 685-6677 for reservations. Classico Pasia Sauce $ 058 each All Varieties 709m Fresh Lean Ground Beef 1” Prices elective January 27th - 30th, 1999 (while supplies last - we reserve the right to limit quantities.)