page 6, September 8, 1976 - North Shore News

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September being the ‘last dying kick of the means a good meal (food
_ tourist season in these parts, I finally got around,
the other day, to reading a new paperback that has
been scoring some modest publicity successes
during, the past couple of weeks or‘ so. Which, in

itself, is a little surprising when | you consider the -

only) for an average of under
$5; a double $$ sign denotes —
an average $5'to $10 range;
S10. $SS signs i indicate over
$10.

The best, however, are » not ;

. subject matier and the distinctly penny-plain title . always the dearest: In fact,

of the book. .
atte called. ‘BEST ‘REST-

and priced at $3.50.

Considering the volumes
of. “‘where-to-eat’”’ informa-
tion pouredforth every. week
and. month in newspapers

and magazines, Mr. Rubin-
stein obviously scores’ very:

few marks for the originality’
of his theme. But Ihave to

hand it to him on a plate (if

you’ll pardon the metaphor)
for the way he treats it.

It’s very definitely not your
see neny kind of restaurant

ordinar y

_ directory. - ;
OREGON TO VANCOUVER
To begin with, as-the title

indicates, it.covers the area ‘
from Oregon to Vancouver.
Geographically, the contents”

_are arranged in five tidy

sections: Portland, ‘the rest of

Oregon, Washington State
‘(predominantly __ Seattle),
Vancouver and Victoria. :

The ‘second | ‘point:
interest is. that Mr. Rubin-
stein is extremely choosy,
considering the sizeof the.
_ territory he roams throughon

his gastronomic Odyssey.

The entire listing consists of
only 75 restaurants—2t of
- them in Vancouver. . ;

Seniors help ‘Salers in :W.Von

A unique volunteer’ group -

in. West Vancouver called

_ Senior, Citizens Special Ser-
vices ‘is holding’ its first.
anniversary |
next week, with Mayor Peter
Jones welcoming the guests.

As the name implies, the
group has been formed to
help senior citizens—espec-
ially those living alone and
suffering from

by keeping constantly" in
touch with them, providing
‘companionship and assisting .

‘add that |

of

get-together |

loneliness ‘
and/or physical disability—

It’s: hardly ‘necessary to
none of -the -
mass-production chain. eat-
eries appear in this: select
company (as
observes, they are highly
visible on their own). In--

“stead, he explains, hundred |

of serious. dining establish-

_ ments were reviewed, rang-

ing from unpretentious coff-.
ee houses to elegant rest-
aurants specializing in haute

- cuisine.

7

INCOGNITO

soe eee

today’ s vent in Mr. Rubin-:
.stein’s judgement.
_standably, therefore, he des- -
cribes them with correspon- :

Under-

ding enthusiasm. And, just —
in case you were about-to ask
a- question “at this point,

here’s how the: author ©
outlines his’. method ” of
selection. | ono

“The . final” decision to .

. include a restaurant or:not,’’
he. ‘writes in his’ preface,.
‘was based solely on my own,
_ judgement: and personal di-.
ning experience. In review-_
ing ..these.. restaurants, I.
incognito, - :

always - travel |
accept no compensation from:

any restaurant, nor do-l ever -
allow them. to pick. up. my
tab.”

ve
et

program devised to. help _,

others is also, ‘in. fact,. an

excellent self-help Program. ne

which all senior. citizens
“assisted by the p are
invited—-takes place Wed-

nesday, September 15, start-.

‘ing at 2 p.m., in the Cypress
Room of the West Vancouver

e author —

The anniversary event--to

Recreation Centre, 22nd and ;

Mr. Rubinstein divides them

- into three ‘basic price classes

- (as of the spring of this year), -
“‘using’a simple but instantly
informative coding against
_each name. A single 3 sign

MENU CARDS
‘The selection, you'll be
.glad to hear, includes a

giatifying number of ‘‘S’’—
and “SS establishments. - 7

In addition to the half-page

** or three-quarter-page write-

ups, ~each . listing” includes.
precise details of the loca-
tion, phone number, hours,
credit cards acrepted, avail-

and parking § facilities.

In: Europe, unlike North
America; . it is common

practice for -restaurants—.

from the lowliest to the
-poshest—to display their
menu cards, complete with
‘prices, outside their door for -
_ ‘passers-by on the street to.
read..Mr. Rubinstein’s adap- _
- tation of: this? “eminently *
.sensible.custom is one of his
. book’s* most original -. and

ne welcome: features. 7

page the menit card for that
‘restaurant

- cluding,
instance, ‘a: tra
» Serawled i in 1 Chinese)

receiv: tke

‘Y. wl! ¢..

- another one!’’

 Gpposite each “sniteup..

‘reproduced . f
exactly as ‘iti is 5 printed—or i in §
“some cases haridwritten‘(in-- #7: .
in at least’ one: f

SOME SURPRISES

Apart from the wealth of
instant information these
menu reproductions give,
they add tremendously to the
‘visual appeal of the pages.

So also, incidentally, do.
the delightful line drawings °
of the various establishments
by Roy Killeen.

I’m obviously not about to
tell you which 21 of Vancou-
ver’s 4 cdred of hostelries
*ubinstein’s
accciade--except; to say that
_-bly be surprised
by some of rose ‘that don’t,

-as well as. b; one or two that
‘do. ; . _ so . : a .

_ Frankly, I approached his °
book -sighing ‘‘Oh no...not
But as I
browsed through it, I real-
ized again the truth of the old
saying that there are no dull
subjects, only dull writers. .
And a_ dull writer Mr.

Rubinstein very definitely. i is
not. -

As 1 hinted at the 2
beginning, this is a book of e
particular interest to tourists §
and travellers in the Pacific §
Northwest, ‘as. well as to
residents in the five areas
covered. It fits. convenientiy.
‘into .your glove compart-

ment, and for $3.50 my guess §

sis that it will lead you to a lot §
-of memorable dining exper-
-tences. co

Marine’ “Drive. ; ‘Welcoming. :

“formalities by the. mayor, and a
other. dignitaries: : will: be" @
“followed by.a free: tea’ ‘and a
. “social afternoon.’ ” :

For this special. occasion. S

offers of help with transpor-
tation from people under 65
will be sincerely appreciated.
Phone Senior Citizens Spec-
ial Services at 926- 8641.

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special services. —

The unusual feature of the =§
group, however, is that all its ~
members ‘are. themselves ©
senior citizens over the age.
of 65. All of them, however,
are active and mobile, and”
numerous of them still drive |
their own cars.

‘The group is believed to be -
the only one of its kind in
. Canada.

Spokesmen ‘for thie group
point out that the work of .
caring for less fortunate
members of their — own
generation is also first-rate,
therapy. for senior citizens
who still have active minds
and hands, so that their

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