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Breakfast at Hawksworth

Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, By Invitations, Fine dining, Food Bloggers, Joyce, Media Events, Restaurants, Seafood, Special Occasion, Vancouver, tagged Almond Croissant, Bel Cafe, Black Pudding, Croissant, David Hawksworth, Eggs Benedict, Hawksworth Restaurant, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Sablefish on May 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to a blogger breakfast at Hawksworth Restaurant. It’s the earliest blogger duty I have ever attended, and I think other ones around the table can attest to this. A large cup of hot coffee, please!

I was surprised to learn that most others didn’t know that Hawksworth serves brunch on the weekends. My mom and I was there just last year for Mother’s Day. The experience was quite positive last time, so I was looking forward to another great breakfast at this event.

Blogger Brunch at Hawksworth

Food

To start the morning, we had a great selection of Artisan Pastries. I was told that the Almond Croissant is always a popular item and often times sold out at Bel Cafe next door, so I went for a piece. It was very good. It’s denser than a regular croissant, more bread-like and less crumbly, and it was fresh and slightly crispy on the outside. (more…)

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Mother’s Day Brunch at Hawksworth Restaurant

Posted in Brunch, Fine dining, Joyce, Lunch, Restaurants, Special Occasion, Vancouver, West Coast, tagged Bel Cafe, David Hawksworth, Eggs Benedict, French Toast, Hawksworth Restaurant, Macarons, Mother's Day, Rosewood Hotel Georgia on May 14, 2012| 2 Comments »

For Mother’s Day, my plan was to take Mama Lam out for brunch. After much hinting, I made reservations at Hawksworth Restaurant at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia. Winner of many restaurant awards since its opening, we have been wanting to try the restaurant for a few times so finally we made it happen.

Brunch at Hawksworth Restaurant

Food

Walk-in wine cellar

Hawksworth didn’t offer a special brunch menu for Mother’s Day. We simply ordered from its regular menu. Despite two lobster dishes were featured, Mama Lam opted for the Dungeness Crab Benedict, which comes with hash browns and tomato jam. Compared to the Crab Benedict I had at the Wildflower Grill, this one was a bit underwhelming. It was pretty good for a traditional benny, with eggs poached just right and a good amount of crab meat – just not in a pile like it did in Lincoln City nor was it on a crispy thick toast (Gee I missed the little town already). Mama Lam actually picked out a big piece of cartilage out of the claw meat, which is hard to avoid since they wanted to keep the entire claw intact. The hash browns were okay, crispy skin with sea salt sprinkled on the outside. The tomato jam was not bad but I wish there was more, and more tart. Hash browns are still better with ketchup.

Dungeness Crab Benedict – arugula, hollandaise sauce, hash browns and tomato jam

I surprised myself by ordering a sweet item. As you know I’m a sucker for brioche so my eyes just set on the Brioche French Toast as I scanned the menu. (more…)