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The First Tastes of Fall at Hawksworth Restaurant #DineWithAmex

Posted in By Invitations, Canadian, Chocolate, Culinary Events, Dessert, Dinner, Eat Local, Fine dining, Joyce, Meat, Seafood, Soup, Vancouver, West Coast, Wine Pairing, tagged Acorn Squash, American Express, Amex, Amex Platinum Card, Chocolate, David Hawksworth, Fall, halibut, Hawksworth Restaurant, lamb, Raviolo, Taste from Platinum Dining, veloute, WineOnline.ca on October 14, 2014| 1 Comment »

As mentioned in my earlier post, we were invited to attend the private Amex Platinum Cardmember Dinner at Hawksworth Restaurant, joining roughly 60 Amex Platinum Cardmembers at the York Room.

As soon as we arrived, we were greeted with a glass of champagne. Chef David Hawksworth made an appearance and walked us through the menu that was designed to celebrate the kickoff of the fall season. Each course was paired with wines provided by WineOnline.ca. Let me tempt you with some delicious photos!

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Our dinner started with a Roasted Acorn Squash and Pear Salad. It’s finished with chèvre (goat cheese) and a walnut vinaigrette. What a perfect combination to represent the fall. Wine Pairing: Nicolas Maillart Rose Champagne.

Then our server brought over this plate of seared scallop with crispy cauliflower and capers. It was difficult to stop ourselves from digging into the perfectly seared scallop, but we had to wait till they poured the silky Cauliflower Veloute into the dish. The surprise was in the lemon supremes (the naked flesh of the lemon — no rind, pith, or seeds), as well as the fried capers; they helped cut through the richness in the creamy veloute. Wine Pairing: Vinos Sanz’s Sanz Rueda Clasico.

Next, the Duck Conft Raviolo was definitely encore-worthy!

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Diva at the Met

Posted in Dessert, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Group Dinner, Guest Post, Joyce, Mr., Vancouver, tagged blue cheese, cilantro foam, Diva at the Met, duck liver parfait, lamb cheek, Polderside Farm, Quang Dang, Stilton Cheesecake, Valrhona Chocolate, veloute on May 3, 2010| 2 Comments »

For the first time on VanFoodies.com, all three writers have joined forces to provide you with a full scope of the Dine Out dinner at Diva at the Met. None of us has ever been there before, but we have heard good things about the restaurant. Intrigued by all the praises it receives, despite the recent personnel change in the kitchen (Quang Dang replaced Dino Renaerts as the Executive Chef), I personally was hoping for a treat.

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Let us each share our thoughts on the menu. We may have the same dishes but we certainly have different views on them.

Joyce: Roasted Beet and Potato Veloute + Braised Lamb Cheeks + Stilton Cheesecake

Being the black sheep at the table, I was the only one ordering the veloute. The Roasted Beet and Potato Veloute came in a saucer, of which the server poured into a bowl with the dill crème fraiche and croutons – I really liked this extra touch and reminded me of the Dine Out I had at C Restaurant a couple of years ago.