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Topper wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:02 am Wasn't a fan of Cin Cin, thought it was horribly over rated.

...a shocking revelation.

They had a grilled squid appy I quite enjoyed.

I also liked the Branzino.

donlever wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:53 am

Topper wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:02 am Wasn't a fan of Cin Cin, thought it was horribly over rated.

...a shocking revelation.

They had a grilled squid appy I quite enjoyed.

I also liked the Branzino.

You should have walked a block to where I was working.

Topper wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:11 am

donlever wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:53 am

Topper wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:02 am Wasn't a fan of Cin Cin, thought it was horribly over rated.

...a shocking revelation.

They had a grilled squid appy I quite enjoyed.

I also liked the Branzino.

You should have walked a block to where I was working.

Likely, you were probably in a mine the past few times I was at Cin Cin however.

Last time I ate there I believe was the annual "truffle fest."

Have we talked about where you worked in previous discussions?

Picolo Mondo, it is no more. Was always in Vancouver Magazine's top 3 Italian Restaurants and always won Best Italian Wine List in the annual competition. Michelin two star chef running the kitchen, he was a great guy to work for, inspiring and always willing to teach. Our sous had come from Pear Tree and C.

The owners got into the wine importing business and handed it over the the chef and his wife who re-opened it as a prix-fix French restaurant, Savuer. I was able to dine there several times before it too closed. Was always a special night.

I definitely ate at Piccolo Mondo.

Some Sports Bar moved in there after the fact I think....

Now I need to rack my memory banks about visit(s) there.

I'd ask the old lady but, yeah.

EDIT - yeah, The Harrow.

Been a few restaurants out of that location. Yours had the best run.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-har ... rlow-curse

donlever wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:10 pm I definitely ate at Piccolo Mondo.

Some Sports Bar moved in there after the fact I think....

Now I need to rack my memory banks about visit(s) there.

I'd ask the old lady but, yeah.

EDIT - yeah, The Harrow.

Been a few restaurants out of that location. Yours had the best run.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-har ... rlow-curse

A young CS worked on the 10 story building a half block up from there as a young stoner apprentice (Barclay Terrace-corner of Barclay and Thurlow). If you look at the deck lights going up floor to floor, you may notice my bakedness at that particular period in life as they are all out of line from one floor to the next. I didnt measure just eyeballed them for no reason at all LOL

The apprentices used to hot box my doobie van at every break then go stumble around that site fucked up pretending to work.

Its a legacy

I heard the knock on Picolo Mondo was the room was too dark. Dimly lit and dark wood panel walls. I wish I knew where the chef ended up. Last I heard was he was hired to open, La Pentola, the Italian restaurant at the Opus Hotel, but that was years ago.

Stephane Meyer was his name?

Yes, a great guy and a phenomenal chef who is rarely happier than he is cooking at his station. I'd like to catch up with him again. At Savuer, it was always good to go back in the kitchen and talk with him or stay late and have a glass of wine he and his wife.

During slow times he'd grab ingredients from the walk in and and play around developing new dishes and teaching us techniques. How about smoked scallop with a smear of grainy dijon around the outside holding a wrapped slice of sauteed portabella in place....At some point in his career he had run the fish station in a London hotel. Damn, I wish I could clean and fillet fish with the speed and precision he did. He was so good you could see the indent in the flesh where it wraps around the spine.

Nice - did he have a daughter by any chance?

donlever wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:17 am Nice - did he have a daughter by any chance?

A couple of sons that I recall. They were around the age of just starting school back then. One night as a side project Stephane was cooking, then cleaning the bone and cartilage out of braised pigs feet. It was for a special request birthday meal from his kid. Only time we used trotters in the restaurant was for binding in a duck sausage for a seven course dinner we did for an Italian winery.

The woman of the same name who is an author and chef is no relation as far as I know.

Right, that was where I was going, she works for Haas now I think...

...and yeah La Pentola had different HC's from 2014 or so on so your guy has pretty much disappeared form the face of the earth from what I can glean.

...no.longer swinging canes.

Never knew he went into wrestling.

Also, "Mosca auctioned off the cane he used against Kapp at the following year's alumni luncheon for $7700, with the money going towards the alumni association's "dire straits" fund for struggling former players"