You are... Todd Angman, co-owner of Relish GastroPub & Bar (888 Nelson, 604-669-1962, RelishThePub.com)
Describe the theme of Relish... Weve been open since 2004 and have always been a place where people can get amazing comfort food and enjoy a drink without having to get a second job to afford it.
We might also find you drinking/dining out... visiting the crew at Coast, Keg Yaletown, Gotham, Shore Club, Joe Fortes, Charles Bar, Shark Club and Hells Kitchen and Ive occasionally been known to visit The Roller (yeah, I get out a bit!).
Your dream dinner date... I would have loved to have sat at a table with Don Cherry, John Candy and Gord Downie and discuss all things Canadian while sipping Crown Royal and eating back bacon sandwiches.
Last nights dinner... a fat prime rib to which I added a lobster tail from the Keg in Yaletown with a couple of pints of cold beer.
If you had a date with the electric chair, your last meal order would be... our chef Dan Kushners house-made burger with a side of his Relish Chili. Both are to die for!
Youd gag if you ate... liver (with or without onions).
Youd be happiest at Happy Hour with... as many of my friends as I could possibly fit around our bar while pouring drinks. But lets not kid ourselves, happy hours are illegal in B.C. because obviously its 1922.
Secret treats... digging into a bowl of Relish Poutine again and again and again...
Youd take a long flight in economy class for that one meal in... we have friends that have lived on Grand Cayman Island for eight years and they go out in their boat and snare lobster right off the reef, bring it back and get it onto the BBQ done simply with butter and a sprinkle of garlic. Its about the best thing I can fathom.
Culinary/bar confession... Ive been sworn to secrecy so many times, late at night at bars around this city including my own that Ive got more saucy stories than the National Enquirer. One of the reasons I get so many though is because I never kiss and tell! Nothings going to change here.
Five must-have ingredients in your bar... simple syrup, fresh berries, ice, Fireball (it has become a cult classic at Relish over the last seven years) and Jameson (this ones for me!).
