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menu since the orivinal was
launched along with the
restaurant late last year.

Chef Steve McKinley pre-
sents Kilby’s Mark [.

Highlights of an initial
scan:

Openers (S4 to $10):

Spinach and Bleu Cheese
Salad; Giant Cornmeal Blini
and Concord Smoked
Salmon; Thai Mussels with
red curry and coconut milk.

~ Atthe burger, pasta and
_ lighter end of the scale ($9 to
$12):

Greek Lamb burger;
Chicken Rigaroni Salsa Cruda,
Rock Shrimp Risotto, and
Watercress and Mango
Chicken Salad.

And in the full entree divi-
sion (S15 to $20):

Dry Cured Pork
Tenderloin; Pine nut crusted
Halibut Filet; Kilbv’s
California Lamb; Grilled Beet”
Tenderloin with Rock Shrimp,
Chicken Breast Printaniere.

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Meanwhile on the east
side:

The Savoury Restaurant,
4390 Gallant Ave., North
Vancouver, 929-2373.

Savoury partners August.
Pecorelli and Laurent Neveu,
along with chef Joe Warde,
present a Savorsy spring with
a simple single page offering
thar features evervthing from
Prawns Piri Piri ($8.95) and
Crab Tartar ($9.95) to
Canard Vigneron (roasted
duck topped with port and
grain Dijon mustard demi-
sauce — $19.95), Lamb Osso
Buco ($17.95) and Salmon
Basilic (grilled salmon topped
with fresh pesto mayonnaise

— $17.95).
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_At the Lonsdale Quay:
Cheshire Cheese Inn, 123
Carrie Cates Crt., North
Vancouver, 987-3322.

The Cheese continues to
age gracefully. It has been a
Quay: stalwart for the past 12
years slinging our a British
brand of food and retresh-
ment for legions of Quay
shoppers and Quay hotel
patrons.

The latest Cheese selection
retains the inn’s core British
‘fare ($8 to S11 for such items
as London Stew, Steak and
Kidney, Toad in Hole, Bubble
and Squeak, Bangers and
Mash, Fisherman's Pie) and
bolsters it with selections of
Burgers (Veggic, Lamb,
Chicken — around $7)
Seafood (S9 to $13 will get
you Cioppino, Baked Salmon,
Black Tiger Prawns, Mussels),
Pasta (a quartet SY to $11),
Grilled Chicken and Steaks
(S11 to $16).

Add to the above a good
stock of Great British ales
(Caffrey’s, Kilkenny,
Guinness) and local brew
(Shafiebury Cream, Graaville
Island, Okanagan Springs).

While we're on matters
Celtic: North Vancouver's
Afarmalade Cafe (999 Marine
Tr., 983-3463) will be featur-
ing Scottish food June 23
through 26.

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A suggestion for a

shore news

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spring /summer’s eve:

Take in Capers Restaurant
at Capers food store (2496
Marine De., West Vancouver,
925-3374, Fay: 925-9300)
where vou can digest some
excellent whalesoine dishes (a
recent tresh sheet sampling
included Blackened Sea Bass
with roasted corm salsay seu
sonal vegetables and organic
brown basmati nce: Grilled
Swordfish topped with wasabi
ime barter) with some live
jazz music.

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Just deoserts and dining
news Odds and ends:

Such as the rumored
Jauneh of what could be calied
the Copper Grill across from
the Eagie Harbor yacht club,

Nice building with good
size deck and possible 100-
seater inside.

Northing definite vet.

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Over and outs:

North Vancouver's
Lonsdale Quay Hotel (986-
6111) has closed the doors on
its O-Cafe.

General manager Amin
Karim savs the hotel has yet to
determine what will All the
old Q space, but it bkely
won't be another restauranc,

Options range from meet-
ing, rooms to additional guest
rooms. A smull coffee shop
could be part of the mix.

Bur, as Kanm says, the Q
location is Jess than conducive

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te housing a high-volume
upscale restaurant.

Tt is out of the way -—
thre. Jights up and down a
long f otel corridor —- parking
ean be a challenge, and the
pavot? at the end has never
been high enough to warrant
the adventure of gering to
the @ or its predecessor Laups.
A decision on whai will fil the
toermer @ space should be
made by the end of the sum-
mer.

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Pars Bakervaud Del:
(1643 Lonsdale Ave., North
Vancouver), the excellent mid-
Lonsdale Persian tunch bar
has likewise pulled the plug
on ffs operation.

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And trom the old Table
Hopping mail bag, this read-
ers rocket into the depart:
mental bunker:

“Twas absolutely stunned
to read Timothy Renshaw’s
restaurant {Mav 20) review of
avisron’son Marine.

~The article was downright
insulting and 3 flagrant
defamation of character of the
previous and present opera-
tors. “Phe wav it was written,
nobody would bother to uv
the place — it Was so nega-
tive.

ST have beet a small basi-
ness owner myself and knew
how hard itis to make an
honest living, especially in
today’s cconomle climate and

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times fickle West Van crowd. [
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owner of the restaurant (now
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