Anyone who knows me knows that not only am I obsessed with food, but I'm also obsessed with invertebrates (more commonly known as "bugs") and all things zoology related. Gastropod means stomach foot, and is the name of the wonderful group of animals that includes the beloved snails in the French dish, escargot. It's my favourite restaurant name ever, I think. However, escargot is not my favourite gastropod ever. That spot is taken (at least for the moment) by the stunningly awkward creature called the Dromedary Jumping-slug (
Hemphillia dromedarius). Yes, to me, the key word here is "
jumping." Imagine in the depths of the Vancouver Island forests, a very rare (rare enough to be considered BC species at risk) hump-backed brownish slug, that sort of
flails about quite vigorously to evade predators (do check out the slow-motion action on the video clip). This animal is so marvelously weird, you'd think I'd have made it up. But no, they're out there. Anyhow, I digress. This blog is about Vancouver restaurants, and perhaps you might be more interested in
Gastropod the restaurant (1938 W. 4th Avenue, between Maple and Cypress St., 604- 730-5579), rather than various writhing or non-writhing slimy beings.
Okay, so onto some photos taken in August 2007 when Bleuet came into town. A Bleuet visit means one thing in particular to me - some good eating is going to happen! This woman can out food/wine-geek me! And that is a lot of fun. So after this great group meal at Gastropod with really fabulous food from Chef Angus An, and great atmosphere, I figured I'd be going back soon, but it has yet to happen, so I'm posting my first visit photos now...and maybe some Nancylanders out there can pipe up about their more recent Gastropod experiences. So here's to eating with your eyes (and not many notes because it was just too long ago)...
I'm still a fan of foam, and this one was really tasty, covering yummy chanterelles.
A Foie Gras dish (ordered by some of the others)
The Scene, with my red wine flight in the middle
Pork Trio
Halibut
How Hip People Eat Black Forest Cake
Molten Centre Cake Before
Molten Centre Cake After
Gelées for Everyone
I'm still a fan of foam, and this one was really tasty, covering yummy chanterelles.
A Foie Gras dish (ordered by some of the others)
The Scene, with my red wine flight in the middle
Pork Trio
Halibut
2 comments:
Hey, a couple of hands in the last pic looks very familiar! =P
I really loved that place and am looking for an excuse to go back (like a need one!). Hmmm, hubby's birthday is coming up....
Hi Weed, Thanks for your note! I always have an excuse to go back to a restaurant or try a new place - it's for the sake of the blog! You can always join me some time, for the sake of the blog too. I have momentarily forgotten your food superhero pseudonym. I am going to have to start making a list. If you go or have gone to Gastropod again, let me know how it went! :)
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