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Fancy Day Out – Claude Monet & Tea at the Wedgewood Hotel

Posted in Afternoon tea, Baked Goods, Dessert, Hang-Out with Friends, Hotel Dining, Joyce, Lounge, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Snacks, Tea, Tea House, Vancouver, tagged Afternoon Tea, Art Exhibit, Bacchus Restaurant and Lounge, Claude Monet, Downtown Vancouver, Finger Sandwiches, Girls Day Out, pastries, scones, Vancouver Art Gallery, Wedgewood Hotel on October 3, 2017| Leave a Comment »

It was the final week of the Claude Monet Secret Garden exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery. I had no idea why it took me so long to finally check it out, but I made it! CC and I planned a fancy girls’ day out.

Claude Monet at Vancouver Art Gallery

I thoroughly enjoyed the exhibit, witnessing the evolution of Monet’s work. In addition to the Water Lilies, my favourite pieces were Taking a Walk Near Argenteuill, Wisteria, and Weeping Willow.

A pleasant surprise was Stephen Shore‘s photo exhibit in conversation with the Monet’s exhibit.

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Bacchus Restaurant and Lounge

Posted in Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, French, Joyce, Vancouver, tagged Bacchus Restaurant, Dine Out Vancouver 2011, Robson Street, Wedgewood Hotel on February 11, 2011| 2 Comments »

To wrap up this year’s Dine Out series, I went to the Bacchus Restaurant at Wedgewood Hotel. I’ve been wanting to check out this restaurant since I went to the Edible BC’s Best Market Dinner that featured Chef Lee Parsons. I was intrigued by Chef Parsons’ food so I paid his restaurant a visit.

Bacchus Restaurant Interior

The menu was $38 per person, with the option to add $14 for wine pairing. The wine pairing was only for the first two courses, with a 3oz glass each. That was a pretty good deal considering I thought about ordering a 6oz glass of one of the wine pairing options and that alone would’ve cost me $15.

Food

I ordered Chicken Liver and Cognac Parfait as appetizer. I like that it was creamy but not over-seasoned. The apple jelly was not too sweet and it balanced the richness of the liver parfait combining with the fruit chutney. The Duck Confit was done in the classic, French way. (more…)