Vancouver's best-kept restaurant secrets

Coast Restaurant is featuring Dungeness Crab on its menu from November 8th to November 19th, 2006. An example dish from the menu is as follows:

Salmon Ravioli with Dungeness Crab Sauce $27
sockeye salmon, scallions, white asparagus, grano padano

For more information on Coast please go here:

http://www.foodvancouver.com/dining-guide/restaurant.php?restaurant=616

Glowbal Grill and Satay Bar are having an escape to India promotion from November 9th to November 15th, 2006. An example dish from the menu is as follows:

Grilled Lamb Chops Vindaloo $34
tamarind & ginger marinated lamb, served with basmati rice, sautéed greens with spicy glaze

For more information on Glowbal Grill please go here:

http://www.foodvancouver.com/dining-guide/restaurant.php?restaurant=364

The winner this year for the Canada’s best new restaurant is Nu Restaurant.  For more information please go here:

 http://www.foodvancouver.com/dining-guide/restaurant.php?restaurant=742

Another Vancouver restaurant placed in the top ten.  In fifth place this year is Rare Restaurant.  For more information please go here:

http://www.foodvancouver.com/dining-guide/restaurant.php?restaurant=969

For more information on enRoute magazine please go to:

http://www.enroutemag.com/

This Sunday October 29th there is a very special dinner at Rare Restaurant in support of Tina who is pregant and fighting breast cancer.  For more information on this event and the auction items to assist Tina please go here:

www.rarevancouver.com

November wine tasting at The Hamilton Street Grill.  One night only Tuesday November 14th with two times 5:30pm and 7:30pm.  For more information please go here:

http://www.foodvancouver.com/dining-guide/restaurant.php?restaurant=103

From November 15th to 30th the BCRFA and the Food Bank of BC websites will be giving patrons a chance to donate to the food banks after their meals at select restaurants.  For more information please go to www.bcrfa.com

Are you looking for that perfect event before or during the holiday season?  If you are you should check out this site: http://hautespotsvancouver.com/event-planning.php

Also this site is a good resource for wine events in Vancouver.

There will be an Edible BC/Rare Restaurant black box and blind dinner held at Rare Restaurant on November 18th, 2006. For more information please go to:

http://www.edible-britishcolumbia.com/exclusiveactivites/blackbox.php

There is a Wines of the World festival held at UBC on November 2nd, 2006.  For more information please contact

David MacArthur at 604-822-4274, or mcarthur@interchange.ubc.ca

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Hamilton Street Grill

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Anadale’s Mexican

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U - Bento Japanese

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Pho 66 Vietnamese

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Dockside Restaurant

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Vancouver Symphony

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For all of our visitors that use our special dietary needs information, there is a new magazine that might be of interest to you.  Chronically Canadian has just released their premiere issue. The magazine is based on people living with chronic illness in Canada. For more information or to order your subscription please go: www.chronicallycanadian.ca

Rare Restaurant will be introducing a new fall menu. For information on Rare please go here:

http://www.foodvancouver.com/dining-guide/restaurant.php?restaurant=969

The Hamilton Street Grill will be holding two wine events. Monday October 16th and Tuesday October 17th, 2006. More information please go here:

http://www.foodvancouver.com/dining-guide/restaurant.php?restaurant=103

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