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57 - Friday, April 19, 1985 - North Shore News

RESTAURANT LONGEVITY demands more
than good food. It demands the intangible: at-

mosphere and magic.

Augusto Pecorelli has the
food and he has the in-

 tangibles. As owner of Deep

Cove's Savoury Restaurant,
4382 Gallant Avenue, he. has
been successfully. mixing’ the

two with, quality :European .

cuisine’ for.;11- years. The

a “North... Shore

‘culina ary landmark, far. from

the beaten track and far from
the run of the mill.

The’ Savoury is Pecorelli’s
living room,.a warm
bacxwater of hospitality

where: ‘excellent. food and

authentic geniality are

. dispensed: ; with. ‘casual
elegance. “

; Even those of us whodon't
ie laughing while watching it

seeing: every.: ‘known murder
novie.cliche hacked to death

mogils can’t: ‘take. credit’ fo
this’: ‘one independent “pro:

heart: ‘out. ae every. eo ce
h thriller’ masters

‘turned’ ‘the: ‘terror’ ‘into’ tears

o -edy is’set ‘deep i in the heart of |
terrible Texas,. always a good |.

location. for .a, murder-mad

(986-6222

| SAE VOICE OF NOMI AN WEST VANCOUVER

isa killer. _
to ‘the. sound of swishing
: windshield wipers.

‘will Rave: the: Satisfaction of ©

‘Hedaya) .is
_ Martin may wear cowboy

The restaurant's menu
reflects its owner’s Por-
tuguese origins. Seafood
dominates with five entre
selections, from Sole Floren-
tine ($13.95) sauteed with
shrimps, served atop a bed of
spinach to the visually spec-

table hopping

by Timoth y Renshaw

tacutar Seafood Miramar
($17.95), prawns and scallops

_flambed tableside with bran-
dy,- pernod, and. waitorial -

flourish.

Carnivores can rest easy,
There are two steak selections
starting’ ata New York for

$14.95. There is also milk-fed ©

veal, Veau _ Princess, at

$13.95.

Ray (John’ Gates) is help-
ing. Abbey’ (Frances
McDormand) run away from

her husband. Ray, a lanky
- Texan style: cowboy, ‘tends _
. bar. for her old’ man but
. decides to help the innocent
‘ looking..: brunette - because

‘“‘l’ve-always liked: you, Ab-
bey.’” So. where else can they

“wind. up that night but the

nearest.sleazy, neon lit motel

‘room? °.-

. Needless to say, Abbey’s
husband Martin (Dan
not pleased.

boots but his heart is filled
with the fire of a vengeful
Greek-American and _ his
blood runs. hotter: than the

.’ped-neck “cast. ‘of characters.
What better way to Start that~
/ With va’ dark “and. :stormy
nighty. and, two persons driv- / fi
ing: the rain-swept highway iB

steak & Lobster
§Q95

5 02 Sirloin Steak and
Lobster tail with baked
potato or french fries
Sat. thru Thurs.

5 - 7:30 p.m.
With this ad
Friday $12.95

Not vabd wath decount cards

FREE UNDERGROUND
PARKING

. aroma to-

aly a | killer’

FREE HORS D’OUVRES
‘WITH YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE
3-5:30pm Mon-Fri.

Reservations. 987-8812
1301 Lonsdale, North Van

By TIMOTHY RENSHAW

Appetizer speciality at the
Savoury is oyster represented
in four of the nine appetizer
offerings, from the classic
Raw Oyster on the half shell
($5.50) to Oysters Chatn-
pagne (35.95).

Three salads are led by the
noble Caesar for two ($9.95),

again, prepared with suitable
waitorial flash at your table.
A good part. of the

Savoury’s magic lies in such -

at-table preparation. A con-
voy of. waiter-drawn flambe,
Caesar. Salad, and- dessert
trolleys regularly: rumbles

between tables, adding a sen- |

sory circus of -flame and
the restaurant.

tequila that his ‘tavern cus-
tomers swill back. * |

Time for the fat, sweating,
sleazy, private detective to
enter: (M. Emmet . Walsh)
with lurid photos of Ray and

Abbey playing house at. the

cheap, sleazy motel.
Get the picture? Blood
Simple strings together every

‘thriller..ever imagined - and
paints the town red with the .

blood of corpses and corny
capers.

Martin puts out a contract
on his cheating wife and, his
amorous _ bartender, vRay.

The beefy, low-life’ detective

with the drawl ends up
pumping lead into Marty
and stealing his hit money.
Ray finds the \ody and
thinks that the lovely Abbey

.shot him. Time to help out -

per person

Limit CORI)
Dittner tom & pat

Sundays from
Sunday Bunch) HE

Amidst which
Pecorelli, stopping at his
various tables, dispensing
cordiality and conversation
to his various guests with the
confident ease of 2 chess
grand master playing 12 dif-
ferent games at once.

With senses suitably
stimulated, my wife and I
began with Consome Au Por-
to’ ($2.95), a clear broth
delicately fortified with port;
and a-Spring Salad, butter
lettuce, mushrooms, and ar-
tichoke hearts beneath house
dressing ($2.95). Together

strolls

with a bottle of Beaujolais La .

Marquisat ($17.50), we were
off to an excellent running

| start.

In the main event, my wife
tossed restraint to the wind
and: ordered the evening’s
special, Fresh Lobster

(318.95) with asparagus,

spears,- both of which she
dispatched between whoops

_ of joy.

Ichose the Savoury’s own
classic, :Rack.of Lamb
Djakarta ($16.95), a stroke of
Indonesian. ‘culinary
brilliance: lamb marinated in
red wine, Indonesi2a spices,
roasted and served: with a
marvelous - peanut sauce---

his - lover and dump the:

body.
dead. Blood soaked’: and

bullet-riddled’ he: just won’t -

die and Ray finds out just

how. resourceful a guy has to

be to kill a corpse. _ .
‘All in all, if you~ have

(sometime) to kill,-and don’t °
mind getting a bit of blood.

on your hands, Blood ‘Sim-

ple is your kind of movie. .
’ Blood Simple is now play-
ing at: Dunbar and Royal ;

Centre.

3rd & St. Georges
North Van

But “Martin only ° looks.

Ben’: s Montreal
Smoked Meat

Taste what Montrealers have
been raving about for years.

Mare’s Sandwich Bar

BAKERY

Mon.-Sat. 10am-8pm

surely one of lamb’s finest
hours.

We went out in a fiame of
glory with Pepper Strawber-
ries for two ($9.95), an off-
menu suggestion from the
ever-attentive Pecorelli, they
were flambed tableside,
dusted with black pepper,
and served over vanilla ice
cream. My wife’s standing
ovation turned as many
heads as did the dessert’s
preparation.

Large Pizza
5 Toppings: .
« Sauce * Cheese.”
e Plus any 3. others.

Hours: Sun: Thurs 5pm-11pm/
FI’ Sat. Spm-lam

Fully Licensed :
986-5010"

A lot of people” o
calilife: :: 7

"The Survival of
the Fittest".

All bread,
buns, muffins
& donuis are
fresh baked
daily and
coniain no
preservatives

985-7503

Toul oe Gz mi e
Bree,

Tes Conan emcees treet!

Savoury taste for the palate

Pecorelli has recently
renovated the Savoury's
front section to a_ bistro’
motif. It features 16 finger

‘food and appetizer selec-

tions, most under $6.00. The
atmosphere is less formal; the
food and service are Savoury
standard.

The Savoury .is open for
dinner Tuesday to Sunday
and will be opening Mondays.

- It remains one of the North
Shore’ s finest restaurants.

j wo
_ continues

“8 tort.

your choice of.

PASTA |
Lasagne. qo

Raviolli

Tortillini
served with salad
Fri. April 19 to

Pasta all Forno.
Rigatoni
Fri. April 26
.
Pizza Bread
3 toppings .
$§ 00.
$8 ned
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Licencec premises
‘Open Mon.to Sat.

10:00 - 10:00 pm
Open Sunday 5-10

La Tavola Calda
112 West 15th, North
Vancouver 980-0761

in back of
The Bank of Montreal.