On Wednesday May 17, we presented another exciting tour in our Tasting Plates series as we returned to the Burnaby Heights neighborhood.
Attendees enjoyed a selection of coffee and beverages along with sandwiches, cookies and bars to kickoff the event at Caffe Artigiano. then enjoyed various food and drink stops throughout the area.
Caffe Artigiano
Our Tasting Cups:
Our Tasting Plate:
Selection of traditional size of coffee or tea beverages; selection of Sandwiches, selection of cookies and bars
The Gray Olive Cafeteria
Our Tasting Plate:
- Roasted Cauliflower Salad
Curry Roasted Cauliflower, Sweet Potato, Yam, Red Onion, Dried Fruit, Peas, Lime Cilantro Dressing
*G.O. Potatoes w/ Smoked Shallot Aioli
* Reuben Sliders
House-made Corned Beef, Caramelized Onion, Sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese, Russian Dressing
and
Our Tasting Cup:
- Iced Lemon Tea
Broken Rice Restaurant
Our Tasting Plate:
*Prawn Mango Salad – Julienned green mango, shrimp, carrot, daikon, jicama, herbs, caramelized onions, crushed peanuts, citron vinaigrette
*Duck Confit Slider – Steamed bao with duck confit, pickled carrots, daikon, cucumbers, onions, cilantro, and ginger hoisin sauce
*Can Tho Satay Noodle – Beef and rice noodle in a homemade satay soup with peanuts, coconut, lemongrass, and sesame
Glenburn Soda Fountain
Our Tasting Cups:
*Lemon Basil Freeze (DF/GF) – Lemon Basil Sorbet blended with Lemon Soda
*Chocolate Macaroon Brownie Sundae – (GF) – chocolate macaroon ice cream on house-made fudgy chocolate brownie, toasted coconut, whipped cream
and
- Assorted home-style treats to take home – Carmelita bars, almond cornmeal bars & butterscotch confetti bars
Fortuna Bakery
Our Tasting Plate:
- Pastéis de Nata – A traditional Portuguese egg tart pastry
- Cake Pops
- Mini New York Cheese Cakes
- Mini Pastry Puffs = Filled with Hazelnut, Mocha, Or Vanilla Custard
Romana Restaurant
Our Tasting Plate:
- Kalamari, Humus, Chicken souvlaki, Spanakopita , Pizza, Meat penne and Pork schnitzel
The restaurants featured many unique and tasty dishes to our guests to eat and drink throughout the event. Join us for our next tour, Tasting Plates Riley Park on May 17.
By: Richard Wolak
