Dine Out Vancouver 2012 is set for Jan 20-Feb 5, 2012 and is now open for reservations. In its 10th year, 230 restaurants are participating in this event, offering prix fixe menus at $18, $28 or $38. I thought I'd round up some past Dine Out experience that we have had in recent years (2009-2011), good and bad. Maybe this will help your research as you try to determine which ones to try.
[Recipe] Roast Leg of Lamb
Tammy left us a comment that she wanted the recipe of the roast leg of lamb from our Winter Solstice/early Christmas dinner. Instead of sending it to only her, I thought I'll share with everyone here.
Burgoo Bistro (Main Street)
I made a promise to myself that I wanted to go to Burgoo before my birthday in December. Why? I've heard some good things about it which got me really curious about this restaurant, yet every time I went it was just too busy that I couldn't bear the long wait. Finally came the day I celebrated my birthday with some friends, I told myself I had to make it happen. No matter what. Seven of us tiny Chinese people ended up squishing around a table of 4. Seriously, we made it work. Cozy but it worked.
New York Continues – Halal Guys, Bread and Butter, Momofuku, Da Gennaro
In continuation to my last post, here's a few more places that we tried. Other than these ones we also tried sushi in New York (no, not Mr. Robato). It was awful, maybe because the fish quality in British Columbia is much higher, not sure. Also tried this supposedly "Vietnamese" restaurant, but for some reason it had a strange variety of items on their menu including various Chinese, Thai, and other dishes. Will not bother to review those thoroughly.
Christmas Fine Dining at Home, Again
For the last couple of years, my family has taken up a new tradition of going out for buffet brunch on Christmas Day, instead of a fancy dinner at home. This tradition continues this year, but in addition to that, to celebrate Winter Solstice, and as an early Christmas celebration, my mom also prepared this three-course dinner for us.
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