That's a wrap on another season (though several听places have extended their set menus, so you may have a chance still!).
I was lucky enough to go on three outings, a , a , and听, all of which you can see below.
Craft Distillery Tour
Presented by Off the Eaten Track
Craft distilling in 麻豆传媒映画is certainly not as wide-spread as our craft beer movement, but it's slowly on the rise, and there are some great gems within our city limits and beyond.
Our first stop was to , where we got a crash course in how the liquor is produced, and got to sample some of their amazing cocktails.
Second stop was to on Granville Island to sample the vodka, gin, and white whiskey!
Finally stop was The Distillery Bar at the 听which provided us with some great snacks, and samples, and a tour of the facilities.
does a wide array of food tours, but the Distillery Tour is a unique and tasty experience - .
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Dinner at
I was lucky enough to get to sit down and try out the Dine Out menu from this past week. The 3 course meal involved smaller versions of the appies and desserts with a full sized entree. They also had excellent cocktails to choose from, wine and beer on tap, and a great location downtown on Robson and Beatty!
Check out the shots below of the delicious food put together by executive听chef 听Pascal Morin.
Pisco Sour听& Pink Lady cocktails
Scallops -听pan seared scallops with pancetta chips, cauliflower and goat cheese pur茅e and French lentil ragout
Beet Salad -听golden beet and arugula salad with candied pecans, goat cheese and balamic pearls
Arctic Char - parsnip puree, root vegetables and brussels sprouts hash
Chicken Pot Pie - house made puff pastry with roasted chicken and vegetable filling
Bison Ribs - bacon and apple braised red cabbage and gruyere cheese potato gratin
Bailey's Creme Brulee听- with orange almond biscotti
Chocolate Molten Cake -听with berry coulis & vanilla ice cream
The evening was great and we rolled ourselves home, so full and content. Bogart's is a great location for dinner before or after the game, but they also have a happy hour, and are starting to get live music going as well (including ). .
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Finally on the last day of Dine Out 麻豆传媒映画Festival, we toured our way through brunch on commercial drive with 's Brunch Crawl! Nothing like spending a gloomy day outside sampling some of the Drive's newest gems and meeting new people!
Our first stop was to Turks for coffee and to sample . It was a great way to get some caffeine into our system to keep us going through the afternoon.
Next up was for some cornbread waffles and beermosas - while cartoons and skeeball happened in the background!
We got to try out a traditional Lebanese breakfast tasting plate at on Commercial near 7th Ave. which was light and super tasty.
Next up was , which had live music happening while we dined on steamy beverages and a unique twist on eggs benny (avocado hollandaise!).听Oh, and the most delightful server Dolly made the whole experience great.
Finally, we were running out of time (and space in our stomaches), so we had to skips a few stops - but let me tell you, there is ALWAYS room for pizza and beer, esp when it's as light and tasty as (I had a margarita pizza) and 's Gypsy Tears.
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That's it! Thanks to 听for another awesome year. Did you guys get out to any of the events or find a new favourite restaurant? Let us know by commenting on our or !
