Friday, May 30, 2014
Richmond Review · Page 31
Best of Richmond Food Best fruits de mer worth remortgaging for Call it the lobster of the West Coast. Wild B.C. spot prawns, once cast as inferior to far-away crustaceans that land in supermarket freezers, are now sought after shrimps. The short spot prawn season began this month with a lowerthan-usual supply. That’s driving up the cost of
Milltown Bar photo Milltown Bar is Richmond’s newest watering hole, located on the North Arm.
Best bar to contemplate municipal boundaries Milltown Bar is Richmond’s newest watering hole, offering stunning Fraser River views from its unusual perch. Part of the Milltown Marina and Boatyard, which opened this spring, the bar offers staples like burgers, sandwiches, salads and pizzas, along with a good selection of popular adult refreshments. Its location is also a good conversation starter. Milltown Bar is on Richmond Island—an island that’s physically attached to
Vancouver, but is actually a territory of Richmond. Adding to the drama is that Richmond doesn’t have control of the lands due to federal ownership, and that Milltown says it’s a part of Marpole. The Musqueam Indian Band is also involved, as a part owner. All those jurisdictional gems are easy to forget, however, when sitting on the patio with a burger and beer, soaking in views of the marina, Fraser River and YVR runway.
the already pricey seafood, to the point some restaurants have abandoned ship on the product this season. True, the sticker price might have many of us running for Captain High Liner, but c’mon. Sauteed with garlic parsley butter? Spot prawn ceviche? Spot prawn cobb salad? This limited-time seafood—usually available at the Steveston Harbour Authority’s sales float—is worth jumping overboard for.
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Best time for TUMS We love our kids, gosh darn it. Especially when they do something cute like make us lunch or dinner. Oh, you shouldn’t have. Really. Brave executives at Fairchild Television has decided to take these rascals out of their KidCraft play kitchens and put them on stage to show off their sizzling sauté skills. The local network is planning to host a competition at River Rock Casino Resort this summer called Chef Corner Jr. Vancouver,
based on a popular Hong Kong TV show. Finalists will train with some local “celebrity chef” in advance of the July 29 competition that will feature kids ages eight to 14. Fairchild has been accepting applications from would-be Bobby Flay’s and Nigella Lawson’s whatever their ethnicity, first language or kitchen specialty. The winner, along with a guardian, nets a trip to Hong Kong. We’re expect some top notch nuggets.
Best Eat Street area standout MoMa Contemporary Bistro isn’t exactly on Alexandra Road, also known as Eat Street for its 200 or so restaurants. But MoMa is pretty close, located at Cambie and Sexsmith roads. We’re not bold enough to say such-and-such restaurant is the best or so-and-so restaurant does it better. Those choices might be easier if Richmond had a couple dozen restaurants, not 800. But MoMa is a standout. If not for its food, then certainly for its cuisine. In a sea of Asian restaurants, chefs and owners Henry Mok and Xin Mao serve traditional French and Italian food with an Asian influence. The name of the restau-
rant is curiously similar to MoMA, the famous New York institution also known as the Museum of Modern Art. But the restaurant’s website tells us MoMa is a combination of the chefs’ last names and “represents the two chefs coming together to create flavourful and refined dishes in a causal atmosphere.” Few cities can call an Italian restaurant unique, but it’s appropriate here. On the MoMa menu is tagliatelle bolognese and octopus carpaccio, alongside crispy pork belly and smoked duck breast with Asian aromatic glaze. Un tavolo per due, per favore.
Best one of these things is not like the other... A visit to Aberdeen Centre’s food court. Cantonese food? Check. Korean? check. Congee? Check. And then there’s Vera’s Burger Shack? Actually, the Lower Mainland burger chain has
been in Aberdeen for a while, but in a food court filled with fare from Japan, Korea and the four corners of China, it’s always a bit of a shock to come across a burger joint at the end.
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