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Raincoaster – Lorraine Murphy at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar – Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver
April Smith of AHA MEDIA had the most exquisite dinner with very dear friend and mentor Raincoaster – Lorraine Murphy at the very exclusive Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar in the 5-star Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Vancouver.
Our drinks were Rosé wine and Scotch, while we admired the dinner menu.
Jess, our server was delightful and attentive while guiding us through our fresh seafood choices.
We began with the highly recommended crispy chicken wings created with fish sauce caramel, sambal chilli, and tangly refreshing pickled vegetables was a lovely way to start this sumptuous dinner. Thanks to Raj Taneja for his fantastic foodie endorsement of how good the crispy chicken wings were!
Feasting on the Seafood Tower for two was a true decadent and savory delight with wild sidestripe shrimp ceviche, albacore tuna poke, read island mussel escabèche, dungeness crab louie, snow crab legs, wild shrimp, with local oysters on ice topping a most impressive 2 tier seafood platter!
Love the welcoming entrance tiles.
Raincoaster – Lorraine Murphy steps into Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar.
A baby grand piano underneath a beautiful light sculputure.
A very seafood focused dinner menu with a wide variety of palate pleasing plates!
Seafood tower for the two! So divinely delicious!
Rosé wine and Scotch
Raincoaster – Lorraine Murphy gazes at the crispy chicken wings.
Plump, moist, tender and crispy with a sweet caramel crust coating!
Glorious chicken wing coated with fish sauce caramel and sambal chilli!
Raincoaster – Lorraine Murphy admires the stunning celebration of fresh local seafood!
A sip of Rosé wine before dining on an oyster!
First tier with Oysters on the Half Shell with classic mignonette, horseradish and cocktail sauce.
Second tier with wild sidestripe shrimp ceviche, albacore tuna poke, read island mussel escabèche, dungeness crab louie and snow crab legs.
A look at the albacore tuna poke and read island mussel escabèche.
A perfect wild shrimp!
Flavourful read island mussel escabèche.
Amazing wild sidestripe shrimp ceviche.
Marvelous morsels of albacore tuna poke.
Taro root and tortilla chips to scoop up every last delicious bite!
We noted with great joy our lemon wrapped in Muslin to hold in the pips.
Raincoaster – Lorraine Murphy remarked “It’s like a Lemon Cozy!”
Our evening at the Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar will always be remembered fondly.
We can’t wait to come back and enjoy more delicious meals!
A lunch visit to Nicli Antica Pizzeria
Recently AHA MEDIA was invited to lunch at Nicli Antica Pizzeria, Vancouver’s first VPN certified Neapolitan pizzeria.
We were very impressed with the delicious and drinks!
Special cocktails made especially for us!
Impressive Bar!
We dined on the Salsiccia pizza with delicious fennel sausage and fresh basil.
A wonderful experience to eat real pizza!
Dancing Sushi Chef Jaesung Hong dances to Gangnam Style by Psy and Take on Me by A-ha!
Dancing Sushi Chef Jaesung Hong of Sushi Mania in North Vancouver energetically dances to Gangnam Style by Psy and Take on Me by A-ha!
What an incredibly happy Sushi Chef!
Jaesung Hong’s enthusiasm and love for life delighted his audience as he shared Sushi Menus from his restaurant with the crowd 🙂
Please check out Dancing Chef Jaesung Hong at his Sushi Mania Restaurant in North Vancouver 🙂
Dining at On Lok Restaurant
AHA MEDIA and ACCESS TV recently dined at On Lok Restaurant in Vancouver
Shabusen Restaurant on Burrard St in Vancouver
Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA says of Shabusen on Burrard St in Vancouver
We had the privilege to eat at a very unique restaurant today in Downtown Vancouver. ShabuSen, a Korean BBQ and “All you can eat Sushi” restaurant sits in a fairly easy to find location and the food and the experience were excellent! We arrived at 1pm, were immediately seated, and were able to browse the easy to read menu while drinking delicious Jasmine tea. We ordered and our food came quickly. Bowls of raw beef, pork, and chicken (to cook over the BBQ that was in the middle of the table), plates of Gyoza (or dumplings), salmon and tuna sashimi, and California rolls, made up our delicious lunch. We enjoyed grilling pieces of beef, pork, and chicken over the BBQ with big metal tongs so that our chopsticks would not get contaminated. The pork was spiced with chili and quite spicy, the beef was tender and delicious, and the chicken was moist and tender.
I recommend Shabusen as it is a great place to eat and I would most certainly return when I find the time.
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