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Dine Out Vancouver 2011

From January 24 to February 6, 2011.

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We hope you’re hungry…. 214 restaurants type of hungry!

Already the largest restaurant promotion of its kind in Canada, Dine Out Vancouver 2011 is even bigger than last year!

The official launch date for the restaurant list and their menus is January 6th....

but... here's your SNEAK PEEK! Keep this a secret though.. otherwise you'll lose your competitive advantage!

Still hungry? New for 2011 is a whole menu of food events, cooking classes and dinner tours. These are already on sale with some dates already sold out! Don’t delay, they’re only here during Dine Out!

The Inside Taste: A Sustainable Plate & Pairing Challenge
January 20
Launch your Dine Out Vancouver experience and get a sneak peek of some Dine Out Vancouver dishes! Eight DOV restaurant chefs vie for top food and BC VQA wine pairing honours in this inaugural event. Hosted by the Vancouver Aquarium in support of Ocean Wise™, Canada's leading sustainable seafood program. Tickets on sale soon.

Brasserie Mystère
February 10
Kronenbourg 1664 presents Brasserie Mystère - an exclusive dining experience prepared by a renowned chef, in a secret location, featuring an exceptional meal paired and enjoyed with Kronenbourg 1664. Discover a dining experience as exclusive as the beer. Kronenbourg 1664 is a Proud Supporting Sponsor of Dine Out Vancouver 2011. Go to k1664brasserie.ca to get on the guest list to this exclusive FREE event! Registration launches January 24th!

Dine Academy
January 14 through February 11
Ever wish you could cook like a pro? Here's your chance to learn from one. Back again for 2011, enjoy any number of these culinary classes, demos and market tours with The Dirty Apron Cooking School, Quince, and the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts.

Secret Supper Soiree
January 14, 15, 28, 29, February 4, 5
Swallow Tail Secret Supper Club brings you a mystery dining adventure like no other. Hop on a classic Vancouver Trolley, and sip and savour in some unexpected venues on Dine Out Vancouver's culinary speakeasy tour!

Act I, Eat 1
January 27, 28, February 4
Three epic dinner theatre pairings! The Arts Club Theatre Company and The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival pair two stellar shows with equally delicious meals at Cru, Red Door Pan Asian Grill and The Irish Heather Gastropub.

Dinner in the Dark
February 5
Do you dare? Culinary Capers Catering and Laughing Stock Winery present this sensory dining experience. Chef de Cuisine Jonathan Chovancek prepares a tantalizing eight course mystery dinner paired with wines and served at communal tables in the middle of their commercial kitchen. Blindfold included!

..and don’t forget…

The Best Bite Awards - Vote and you could Dine Out for a Year!

Did your taste buds shout for joy with every bite? Did that entrée leave you raving? Vote for your favourite Dine Out Vancouver 2011 experiences and you could win the Dine Out for a Year Contest. - a $3900 value! Voting begins January 24, 2011.

*Best $18 Dine Out Vancouver Menu
*Best $28 Dine Out Vancouver Menu
*Best $38 Dine Out Vancouver Menu
*Best Service
*Best Dine Out Experience
*Best BC VQA Wine Pairing

Menu's will be up later tonight. Where's everyone heading this year? Share your:
- thoughts,
- plans,
- review,
- pictures,
- rants, and
- anything else!

Heard this on the radio.. can't wait.

Any must books?
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I think I'll be hitting C Restaurant again this year. :)

I briefly went through a bunch of the menus this morning, and so far I've marked down:
- Sip-resto $28
- Cin-cin $38
- Kerkis $18
- Nu $28
- Oru $28
- Pourhouse $28
- Provence marinaside $38
- Shady island $28

not too sure which ones I'd actually go to tho

Last time I went to Sip it was pretty fail, everything was way too salty.
Kerkis was excellent last year!

So many restaurants to choose from I'm not sure where to book!

Booked Nu and Bacchus - thinking about doing CinCin and C.

Any other recommendations? :)

** Edit: Oh yea btw, from Jan 6-16th - Coast is having a promo for 30% off the entire menu everyday till 630pm. Enjoy!

thinking about doing C rest. and cloud 9
any other recommendations and/or comments about the two choices above

Cloud 9 food was nothing special. But I guess you go for the atmosphere.
Sip not good.
Cin-cin decent.
Nu good.
Stone Grill decent.

Hmm what about The Keg?

For $28 you get an appetizer + Prime Rib + Dessert, I wonder how big the Prime Rib is..does anyone know? If it's regular size then that's a pretty good deal :) If not then :(

^Good deal, the 3 course meal I did at yaletown was $35

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Originally Posted by shadow88 (Post 7253966)

thinking about doing C rest. and cloud 9
any other recommendations and/or comments about the two choices above

Please do yourself a favour and not go to Cloud 9 lolz. Their food is totally 'meh'. Not worth it IMO. Went there once, and I'm never going back there again.

Can't wait for this! :) I wanna go try out Cin Cin!

Edit: Forgot to mention. One recommendation is Yew :) I was a regular there during the summer when I wasn't in school full-time. I love going there all the time. I love love love their sablefish :) I've yet to not like anything on their menu. *They make their own icecream too...and it's utterly huge. It's meant to be shared by two people at least hahaha It's served in a HUGE martini shaped glass cup*

joe fortes menu looks pretty good

Looks like im gonna hit up
C - $38 (going for sure)
Water st.cafe - $28 (maybe unless anyone suggests another place for $28)
Hidden - $18 (For sure)

so if it says 38 dollars, thats for the whole course for one person? or is it like one meal for 2
as some says 28 per person

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Originally Posted by xilley (Post 7254954)

so if it says 38 dollars, thats for the whole course for one person? or is it like one meal for 2
as some says 28 per person

Not sure which ones your looking at but the ones i've looked through all say per person..

Maybe this is confusing your.. for example
http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visi...ls.php?id=2973
C's - $38 per person, set menu with no choices.. its a 5 course meal whatever you see is whatever you get ..

or

A lot of other places like Water St.Cafe
http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visi...ls.php?id=3013
$28 per person, set menu with choices.. Its a 3 course meal but they give you different dishes to chooose from..

AKA there is 3 Prices: $18, $28, $38 - They are all set menus but depending on the restaurant they charge differently.. but yes they all should be per person. (Ex. C's = Fine dining, they charge $38... While Spaghetti Factory = Casual garbage, they charge $18)

Gonna do Joe Fortes, Water St Cafe and Keg.

Bacchus is fabulous but the menu didn't really appeal to me this year.
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Originally Posted by HonestTea (Post 7254400)

Hmm what about The Keg?

For $28 you get an appetizer + Prime Rib + Dessert, I wonder how big the Prime Rib is..does anyone know? If it's regular size then that's a pretty good deal :) If not then :(

My experience with dine out is usually the portion sizes are about 3/4 regular but it really varies from place to place. Some go all out, some give very little.

Joe fortes is great for their food, definitely worth checking out guys.

plus, you get to watch all the cougars "in action" at the bar haha

Mistral French Bistro is a must try imo. I went last year for dineout and had an awesome experience. Went back again after the on a regular night and the experience was just as good if not better. This is one of the few places imo at least that has given me the trifecta which is ambience, awesome service, and awesome food. Highly recommended

http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visi...ls.php?id=8518

Boss took 9-10 of us to Mistral for Christmas lunch, and it was awesome. They also offered us a set menu at the time, and steak frites was one of the options. Most of us ordered it as our main, and all of our plates were clean afterwards.

I'm going there again (so that I can have steak frites again!), with 3 others who haven't gone yet. For $28 it's a pretty good price!

The time I went, the servers were cute french girls. ;)

gonna try Keg Granville Island and Boathouse Kits

ive decided on C restaurant , griffins and the keg.

anyone going to five sails? Stuff pretty good ^^