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July 2021
Eating out in RC:
COMMUNITY NEWS The mission of this non-profit publication is to provide the residents, businesses and organizations of Renfrew/Collingwood with a medium for community communication. Paul Reid: staff writer and layout coordinator Lisa Symons: sales and distribution coordinator Julie Cheng: editorial coordinator
Boteco Brasil’s fabulous summer patio
by Julie Cheng
Boteco Brasil
2545 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC V5N 5E6 Contributors: Andrea Berneckas, Bryden (778) 379-7995 Fergusson, Jenny Zhang, John Mendoza, Julie Boteco.ca Cheng, Laura Devlin, Loretta Houben, Mark Evans, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: Sophia Han, Varsha Gill, David Hurford, Dawne 12–9 pm Koke and Paul Reid Friday, Saturday: 12–10 pm We want to hear from you! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Closed Yes, You! Send comments, community events, Happy hour: press releases by regular post, fax or e-mail. Suggestions for improving the paper are welcome. Thursday, Friday: 3–6 pm Reservations recommended We welcome appropriate, unsolicited editorial submissions if accompanied by the After a long afternoon bike ride, author’s real name, address and telephone my partner and I were thirsty number. The author should retain the and hungry and looking to catch original as we cannot return submissions happy hour at a local restaurant without prior agreement nor does submispatio. But where? With Renfrewsion guarantee publication. We reserve the Collingwood’s many major roads, right to make editorial changes. The Renfrew/Collingwood Community News does not necessarily support the views of its contributors.
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we imagined that patios here would be noisy and polluted from the traffic. Then I remembered Paul Reid’s 2018 Eating Out in RC restaurant review of Boteco Brasil, and what he called “probably RenfrewCollingwood’s best patio.” We arrived in time for happy hour, only to find all the patio tables had been reserved (there are fewer tables due to COVID physical distancing rules). Luckily, we scored one of their new picnic
tables on the street. Despite being on busy Nanaimo Street, the colourful fence and flower boxes made the table cozy, and the traffic didn’t bother us. The kind server described a couple different salads and we were intrigued by the Salada de Palmito ($14.95) – a hearty, delicious bowl of mixed greens, hearts of palm, tomatoes, carrots and olives with a balsamic dressing. The hearts of palm were juicy and tasted mild, like artichoke hearts. I discovered that they come from the centre of certain types of palm trees and are low in calories and rich in protein and potassium, copper and zinc. From the happy hour menu we ordered the Picanha Aperitivo ($14 during happy hour or $17.50), consisting of tasty, tender pieces of sirloin steak topped with carmelized onion and served with farofa (toasted cassava flour), salsa and fries. These two dishes, along with our cool drinks, served on the patio, did indeed make us happy that summer afternoon. You’ve got to experience it for yourself.
Boteco Brasil Restaurant near Nanaimo and Broadway has expanded its patio just in time for summer. Reservations are recommended. Photo by Bryden Fergusson
Picanha Aperitivo is just one of the items on the happy hour menu Thursdays and Fridays from 3 to 6 pm. It's made of delicious picanha (top sirloin steak) with caramelized onions. Photo by Julie Cheng Do you have a favourite summer patio in Renfrew-Collingwood? Let us know. Email: rccnews-editorial@cnh.bc.ca”
Summer Solstice Labyrinth Walk in Renfrew Ravine
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Community members walked the decorated labyrinth before enjoying a delicious cup of strawberries and cream, to celebrate the longest day of the year! Photos by Varsha Gill
The wonderful Silk Road musicians Qiu Xia He 何秋霞 and André Thibault played music to set the mood for labyrinth walkers during the summer solstice celebration on June 20 in the Renfrew Ravine.