Burnaby NOW • Wednesday, December 5, 2012 • A33
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Winter food: EBO Restaurant and Delta Burnaby executive chef Dan Craig and food and beverage services manager Richard Wischnewski.
EBO is the place to be THE DISH
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Alfie Lau
ith many people counting down anxiously to Christmas and the requisite Christmas meals, why wait for a great meal when you can try out the great new seasonal menu at EBO Restaurant in the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre? Executive chef Dan Craig has been working with new food and beverage services manager Richard Wischnewski and the Delta Burnaby’s director of sales and marketing, Sebastien Theriault, to create a plethora of holiday dining options that can only mean good news for discerning Burnaby diners. Running until Dec. 23, the fresh and festive threecourse dinner for $45 per person will be on offer nightly from 5:30 p.m. For those who love lunch instead, the festive lunch buffet for $28 per person runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily (excluding weekends) from Dec. 3 to 21. But the fun doesn’t stop there, as Christmas sees EBO hosting a Christmas Eve and Night buffet for $49 per person, with seating times at 5, 5:30, 7:30 and 8 p.m.
On Christmas Day, brunch is $42 per person, with seating times at 11 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 2 p.m. If you’re not full by then, New Year’s Eve will feature a tapas buffet for $75 per person, seating at 5:30 p.m., and the next day will feature a $42 New Year’s brunch, with seating times from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. “It’s certainly an ambitious plan,” said Wischnewski. “But chef (Dan Craig) and I have such a great working relationship that we’re very confident that we can continue to exceed our customers’ expectations.” Nodding approvingly is Delta Burnaby general manager Eda Koot, who is happy to let Wischnewski, Theriault and Craig do their things. “I’m very lucky to have such a talented chef like Dan,” said Koot. “His cooking is unparalleled, but it’s also his leadership qualities. He wants to train and inspire the people in his kitchen. There’s such a strong respect in his kitchen and they are creating some unbelievable dishes. ... I’m very comfortable with what Dan, Richard and Sebastien are doing.” When the Burnaby NOW sat down recently with the EBO and Delta Burnaby team, we were wowed by the nuanced food selections, wine pairings and overall service. As Koot and Theriault
entertained us with stories, Wischnewski was working a crowded dining room and Craig was cooking up a storm. We started with the appetizer before the appetizer, the delectable amuse bouche of puffed parmesan cracker, longanisa sausage and red pepper and it was a great way to start the meal, especially since Wischnewski also came with the Purple Villa martini, featuring raspberry vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice and a little champagne to give it that extra kick. With martinis in hand, we could then dig into our appetizers, which started with a divinely-plated house-cured schinkenspeck, cornichons and grain mustard; torchon of foie gras; cranberry toast, compressed pear and fig jam. Perhaps even more memorable is this dish is served on wood reclaimed from an old wine barrel. The lean pork schinkenspeck was the star, while the foie gras was a very close second. The Delta recently hosted an event where local chefs shared ideas on how to serve foie gras and Craig has incorporated those lessons into his menu. Our next three appetizer dishes show off Craig’s innovative touch with locally sourced ingredients. I couldn’t get enough of Dine Page 34
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