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Thanksgiving To-Go Takeout in Metro Vancouver 2021

Posted in Delivery, Dinner, Downtown Vancouver, Holiday, Home Cooking, Joyce, News, Restaurants, Roundup, Special Occasion, Surrey, Take-Out, Vancouver, tagged #TakeOutDay, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, H Tasting Lounge, Meal Kits, Notch8 Restaurant & Bar, Railtown Catering, Takeout, Tap Restaurant, Thanksgiving, The Boathouse Restaurant, Truffles Fine Foods, Turkey Dinner, Turkey To Go, Westin Bayshore on September 15, 2021| Leave a Comment »

While we are working towards establishing some new normalcy, it is still important to remain vigilant and stay safe. Most restaurants are open for dine-in again now, but some of us may still prefer to eat in the comfort of their own home. Therefore, this Thanksgiving, some local restaurants continue to offer a to-go option so we can celebrate with friends and family safely at home. Here is my round-up. I will continue to update this list as restaurants continue to promote their offering.

And make sure to check the order details for each one to not miss out!

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[Dine Out Vancouver 2017] Notch8 Restaurant & Bar – What Beautiful Plating! #DOVF

Posted in Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Hotel Dining, Joyce, Meat, Restaurants, Seafood, Vancouver, West Coast, tagged Beef Short Rib, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2017, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, ice cream, ling cod, Mushroom Tart, Notch8 Restaurant & Bar, Savoury Macaron, wagyu beef on February 1, 2017| 2 Comments »

Since the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver renovated the ground floor restaurant space, naming it Notch8 Restaurant, I’ve been wanting to eat there. I really like the big light fixture in the middle of the restaurant (in case you forgot, I’m often fascinated by lights!) and it just looks like a huge upgrade/improvement from what it was before. Then, without much hesitation, I made a reservation there for Dine Out.

Priced at $40, Notch8’s menu was intriguing and interesting. The menu has items or ingredient combinations that you don’t often see on a Dine Out menu, or they have some unique way of preparing the usual ingredients, so I was quite excited going into it.

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The dinner was off to a good start. I was immediately blown away by how pretty my appetizer was. Look at this Savoury Macaron! Caviar, smoked salmon, scallop mousse, roe…all sitting on a piece of slightly sweet, slightly chewy macaron cookie. There was a good balance of sweet and savoury, and umami flavours from the seafood. It’s so pretty!!

It was a bit puzzling to us why they would serve the Forest Mushroom Tart on such a big plate, but I guess having negative space on a plate is also a thing. (more…)