BREAK out the chilled beverages, citizens: spring approaches.

Post-hibernazion appetites should be sharpening. To help take the edge off that hunger, Table Hopping pre- sents today a selection of loca! dining news items for your consumption.

Load your bowl, grab the salad tongs and dig i in.

The regular four-course Table Hopping review will return in the next episode

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It could be dream dining for all those who participate, but the working title for this March 22 evening of high culinary theatre is Dining for Dreams.

Tr’s a first-time event organized by West Vancouver's Beach House that has the creative potential to become an annual affair.

The dreams involved are those of the children with special needs who will benefit from the fundraiser.

The dining will be cour- tesy of some of the North Shore’s finest kitchen talent.

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DINING Dreamweavers ... North Share chefs (clockwise from seated left) John- Carlo Felicelia, Greg Shier, David Foot, Sonny Mendoza, Dan Atkinson and Genevieve Laplante will be showcasing their talents March 22 at the Beach House restaurant's Dining For Dreams ijundraiser.

Scheduled to star in che event are the chefs of the Salmon House on the Hill {Dan Atkinson); La Toque Blanche (John-Carlo Felicella); the Ambleside Bistro (David A. Foot); the Moustache Cafe North Vancouver (Genevieve Laplante); La Cucina (Greg Shier) and the Beach House’s own Sonny Mendoza.

Each will create a signa-

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Proceeds from the event will benefit the Children’s Centre for Ability. The chari- ty provides therapy and rehab services for children with such disabilities as cere- bral palsy, epilepsy and devel- opment delays on the North Shore and elsewhere around the Greater Vancouver area.

Gastronome about town, radio personality, food and wine journalist and all-round 100-watt media bright bulb Jurgen Gothe will be your

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And Juno-award-nominat- ed blues and jazz pianist Kenny Wayne will provide the musica! soundtrack for the production.

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