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It's Wednesday October the 14 around 7:42AM and

Eating Greatness: A Taste of Yaletown Preview

We sent Vancouverite Roving Delicious Correspondent Leslie deep into the heart of Yaletown for a preview of the upcoming and 5th annual "Taste of Yaletown". She came back mostly unharmed, although the non-beer drinker had to endure the stout of the Yaletown Brew Pub and a nasty run in with Truffle Oil.

At the crack of 5:30, we broke up into groups of six, and each group went to three different restos.

First up: Appies at Glowbal
"The Yaletown Light" might be one of my new faves. OJ, sparkling wine, triple sec and Red Bull. We even got two! I’m going to be awake forever. The Appy was beef carpaccio on a waffle-ish potatoe crisp. I only ate one and gave the other to my friend because it had truffle oil mixed in. Truffle oil makes me want to – or think that I have – thrown up in my mouth. The little bit of pumpkin bisque was dee-lish. And the asiago/parmesan “straw” was the best three bites of the night. Because cheese more often than not holds the best bites. Num. Num.

Next Up: Entrée at Goldfish
Sablefish in a coconut/hoisin reduction with black bean and tomato tapenade. Crazy delicious and lots of people’s favourites.

Also a slice of beef sirloin and scallop/prawn skewer. More deliciousness. Both were on tasty green stalky things that made me feel good I was eating even if I didn’t hear what they were.

Last but not least: Dessert at Yaletown Brew Pub
Not surprisingly, it was a bit of a waste on this non-beer-liker. Though, the stout ice cream was actually kinda tasty. Entirely different than I would’ve thought – not beer-y at all really. We got the cutest little sleeve of stout to go with it. Despite its 6 oz cuteness, I didn’t drink a drop. But again, the less finicky friend thought it was great.

Taste of Yaletown runs Oct 15 - 31, 2009. Find more details at the Yaletown Info website. Taste of Yaletown includes over 20 of Yaletown’s fabulous restaurants offering special three-course tasting menus for set prices of $25, $35 and $45. A portion of proceeds raised from each participating restaurant will be donated to The Greater Vancouver Food Bank.