Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2017 - WildTale Coastal Grill

It was girl's night last week at WildTale Coastal Grill in Yaletown. The Dine Out Festival menu sounded delicious for $30, so we all went with that. We tried to order one of each dish on the menu so we could try it all.

Organic beets and watercress with toasted almonds, crisp apples, horseradish crème fraîche.

Albacore tuna carpaccio with baby gem citrus salad.

WildTale seafood chowder corn and crab fritter.

7-hour braised Alberta beef short rib celeriac pomme puree, roasted bone marrow jus.

Herb-Crusted wild coho salmon on bay scallop risotto, brown butter caper sauce.

Bittersweet chocolate mousse - no biscotti?

We sat near the kitchen so were able to watch the chefs prepare the food, which was really cool. The food was delicious! The chocolate mousse was suppose to come with a housemade biscotti but we didn't get one and it seemed like none of the desserts coming out of the kitchen had it. Maybe they ran out :( We looked at the regular menu and the dishes sounded yummy, so we all might go back another day!

The Dine Out Vancouver Festival is on for another week, so make sure to make your reservations soon!

Candytown in Yaletown (Nov 23)

Get into the Christmas mood by visiting Candytown in Yaletown! Happening this Saturday, November 23, from noon to 9pm, this outdoor Christmas festival will be sure to help you kick off the holidays. Mainland Street will be transformed into a winter wonderland and local merchants and specialty markets will be selling unique gifts and treats. There will also be street performers and live music. Admission to this event is free so bring the whole family!

These are the featured activities:

•  “All I Want for Christmas” Gift Market
• Free Horse Carriage Rides
• Live Music
• Ice Carving Demo
• Visits with Santa
• Candy Making
• Yaletown Rotary Club Xmas Tree Lot
• CandyTown Cocktail Tour

For more details about the event, check out the Yaletown site here.

Dine Out Vancouver 2013: Yaletown Brewing Co.

I headed down to Yaletown after work to try out my first Dine Out Vancouver restaurant this year. Yaletown Brewing Co.'s menu caught my eye, with the simple, home-y menu. YBC has a nice relaxed atmosphere and is a great place to get some food and unwind or catch a Canucks game on the tv. Everything was delicious and you can probably guess what I enjoyed the most. The gelato - of course!

Heehee. This seems to be a theme of the restaurant, as all the staff wore tshirts that read the same.

Wild Salmon Chowder - wild salmon with Yukon gold potatoes, bacon, shallots, tomatoes, dill and cream.

Portobello Sandwich - portobello mushroom with Provolone, spinach, tomato and truffled garlic aioli.

Mario's Gelati - vanilla bean gelato with a house baked biscotti.

A fun bonus - some cotton candy!