47 - Friday, February 15, 1985 - North Shore News

Reaping the Harvest’s bounty

House, a restaurant I hadn’t visited in years.

I had lunch the other day at The Harvest Eating

Interesting. It felt as though I had been there
just last month, so little had changed.

Industrial strength
“funky-junky’’, the decor is
definitely Early Plank.
Planks everywhere — walls,
floors, and especially tables.
Chairs are natura! wood, and
a mixed bag of styles to boot,
obviously built during the

*30s for offices, (govern-
ment, {'d bet), with no
upholstery.

You might say ‘‘built for
speed, not comfort.’’ A large
stone fireplace ~ no fire
though - is sort of the focal
point of the dining room. .-
Heavy. theme decor, y'know?

When’! arzived at the lob-

high atop the dining area, |
was treated to the view of
dusty tops of the hanging
“objects d'art’’, a.k.a. ox-

harnesses, milk can lights,

table hopping

by John Levine

by, the hostess approached
and asked if she could help
me, and then seemed surpris-
ed that | wanted lunch. The
few customers might have
been the reason, as no more
than six tables were occupied
in the 168 seat dining room.

My tabie was situated ona
spacious balcony which over-
looked office vuildings and
the Lonsdaie Quay/Market
development under con-
struction. The table itself
secmed to be under construc-
tion, considering the 4 inch
gap between the (what else?)
planks. And from my perch,

jiue pencii

LOCAL WRITERS have an opportunity to obtain
a professional assessment of their fiction, poetry or
playwriting manuscripts at the Kootenay Schoo! of
Writing, 165-1645 West Broadway, Saturday.

The following week, Satur-
day, February 23 at the
KSW, all those interested can
attend a session to learn how
to market their creative
writing, likely financial
returns, tax tips, what hap-
pens to a manuscript at a
publisher and more.

Both events will take place
from noon to 4 p.m. and are
offered on a.drop-in basis.
The. sessions will be con-
ducted by instructors from
the Kootenay School of
Writing, a non-profit society
which has held writing,

publishing, and editing
courses in Vancouver and
Nelson, since last September.

The KSW calls its manu-
script evaluation session the
Blue Pencil Cafe. ‘*We held
Blue Pencil Cafes last fall in
Vancouver and found them
very popular,” said Gary
Whitehead, one of the in-
structors involved.

“The sessions are designed
for writers who want a useful
critique of their work — both
what is working and sugges-
tions for improvement."*

Whitehead said authors

and other oddments. The
feeling was like being in the
loft of an old, and I mean
old, prairie barn. I think even
the original dust is still there!

The waiter arrived - a
polite young fellow - bearing,
guess what? Another plank.
This one was small and con-
tained the best loaf of warm
fresh multi-grain country
bread I’ve tasted in years.
You could make 2 mea! of
this fragrant crusty delight
and a simple bowl of soup. A
tepret was that they didn’t
serve unsalted butter.

The soup of the day was

Chicken Noodle and it was
simply delicious - with em-
phasis on ‘‘simply’’. A real
bowl of Jewish Penicillin (1
should know!) laden with
broad noodles, vegetables
and chicken bits. Herbs and
bay leaf added just the right
touch of, what else, herbs
and bay leaf! {t was a hefty
portion for a hearty appetite,
at $2.25.

Because The Harvest is
featuring a special on their
Beef Long Ribs, { decided to
see if they had changed over
the 12 years that they have
been on the menu. They had
not, and were up to their
smoky best. | smelled them
on their way to the table, and
a most inviting aroma it was.

Sort of reminded you of
being in a smoke house (on
the prairies?) as the meat was
being taken out of a hot
smoker. And they don’t even
have a smoker on the
premises! The ‘‘smoke’’ is
provided from a bottle in the
kitchen, but it tasted as
authentic as you'd want. The
three rib portion served at
lunch with baked beans - at
$5.25 - was easily sufficient
for all but the most ravenous.

I'm no midget, and there
was plenty for me. These
iender juicy beef ribs are rib-
stickin’, finger-lickin’ and
beard-messin’. You eat with
fork and knife, and finish off
with your fingers. (You
shouldn’t miss a single drop
of the great honeyed spicy
sauce). But no finger bowl
was offered, a serious omis-
sion with ribs.

I decided against the beans
- I mean enough is enough -
and opted for julienned car-
tots instead. O.K., but or-
dinary. The plate garnish was
definitely a quick after-
thought - a small wedge of
orange and a tiny sprig of
parsley. As good as it all
tasted, the presentation was
farm-house simple and dull
looking. More attention to
the visual eppeal of the plat-
ter would be a big asset.

The lunch menu is small
and basic. Your usual quiche,

shrimp sandwich, omelette, ”

crepe etc. A good hard look

at the menu by management ;

is definitely in order.

Dinner features a larger
menu, but with nothing ex-
citing, except those ribs -
usually $10.95, which are on

tips for writers

can bring up to 10 pages of
their manuscripts to the KSW
on February 16 or they can
pre-register by contacting the
school at 105-1045 West
Broadway, phone 732-1013.

’ People wishing to attend
the February 23 literary in-
formation session can also
either pre-register with the
school or simply show up,
Whitehead said.

‘We're also pleased with
the response to the informa-
tion session, which we call
the ‘literary groceries’
workshop,'’ Whitehead said.
**It deals with the basic ‘meat
and potatoes’ issues of being
a writer in Canada today.”

Fees for the Blue Pencil
Cafe are $15 for about a half-

eS

Special
of the
Week!

$F95

99° Bev.

\. BLACK SHEEP

121 East 12th St.
(off Lonsdale}
North Vancouver

“SHEED BOOK THE LOFT FOR PRIVATE
PARTY SEATING UP TO 30 j

For Reservation, phone

984-9595

hour spent with a writer's
manuscript and $10 for the
four-hour ‘‘Literary
Groceries’? workshop.

For mote information con-
tact the Kootenay Schoo! of,
Writing at 105-1045 West
Broadway or phone
732-1013.

Be Water Wise

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Play it Safe.

Feb. 18/85 only. 50% off all burgers.

Feb. 19/85 only, free appetizer (max. value
$2.95 items only) with your burgers, or
steaks from reg. menu.

No coupon required. Served 2-8pm.

CHICKEN MADEIRA

6 oz. Beneless Chicken Breast
covered with a rich Madeira Sauce
with Fresh Mushrooms & Cream,
served with Rice & Vegetable.

Served 7 days a | week
From 2-8 pi
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1106 Davie St.

Large Pizza

5 Toppings:
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e Plus any 3 others

Fully Licensed
986-3010

ite Tokay Restaurant

Live Gypsy Music dally

Fine European Cuisine
Open for Lunch 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
For reservations phone Tokay 685-4531

Open 7 Days a Week

All During February

Take a whole Montreal style BBQ
chicken home

2988 Mountain Hwy.

at $7.77 for 1% Ibs.
Still, I'd return to try din-
ner, which on average would
cost $50 for 2 with wine.
Lunch would be $20 with a
couple of glasses of wine or
beer. The wine album has no
surprises, and markups are
100 per cent, and drinks are
on the prices side. Phone

980-8368 for reservations.

So...

Have you heard
| about "Tommy
Africa’s New
Menu? Coming
February 18 to
your favorite
restaurant at
1010 Beach Ave.

683-1993

Zod

Phone 685-4531

THE PIZZA
MADNESS
continues
inge

986-2475