have a taste

It's the time of year for Taste of Yaletown, and me and my sister decided on Society. I love the pink chandeliers in this place, they're such a statement piece in the restaurant.

For my appetizer, I choose the ham hock and split pea soup with sesame bread stick. I'm actually not a fan of split pea, but I actually really enjoyed this soup.

Chicken potpie wellington with carrot purree and ricotta mushroom caps was my main dish and this was absolutely delicious! Definitely a comfort food dish and I didn't mind the carrot puree but it would have been AMAZING with mashed potatoes. But then, everything is good with mashed potatoes.

Triple decker s'more with peach puree.

While I enjoyed each dish of my meal, the dessert is what really made me crave for more. The right balance of sweet and tart and who doesn't like s'mores?! I'm never disappointed when I come to Society and tonight was no exception. Will definitely be coming back to try their spiked milkshakes and chow down on the mac n cheese sticks, a personal favourite.

charmed, I'm sure

My sister also wanted to check out Charm Modern Thai during the Taste of Yaletown event. Something different this time, but still expecting some really good dishes here.

Phuket Caiprioshka (lychee caiprinha, fresh whole lychees muddled wth Soho and Absolut vodka). So good. So good in fact, my dining buddy might have had a sip. Or two. Or more.

 I chose the Duck sticks (fried duck confit spring rolls served with wok-roasted chili sauce) as my appetizers. So good. Wish there was more duck sticks, that's how good it was.

 My dining buddy ordered Thai Spring Rolls as her starter (vegetarian spring rolls served with homemade carrot sauce). I thought the carrot sauce was sweet plum sauce (?!) My bad.

My dining buddy had the Green Tea Chicken (pan-seared green tea and lemongrass marinated organic chicken breast with orange and ginger glaze served with sauteed vegetables). Interesting flavours, and not in a bad way. Just... interesting.

I had the Tamarind Seared Salmon (pan-seared salmon with spicy, sweet and sour tamarind reduction) as my entree It was a good thing there was a lot of sauce, because the salmon was a little overcooked.

Chocolate chili tort. Wow, that was so smooth, so creamy and rich... I could have eaten that all day.

Mmmm.. vanilla bean tapioca pudding... Good stuff.

taste of yaletown

I've been so busy/stressed out at work that I completely forgot about the Taste of Yaletown event until my sister reminded me. We had passed by r.tl (regional tasting lounge) when we were doing some window shopping and it looked like a nice place to start.

Start the night off right with a drink: The Colour of Money (gin, campari, limoncello, pineapple and lemons juices and peach bitters)

My sister had the wild mushroom risotto with creamy leek and I had the oak barrel smoked duck (below) to start. Really, really loved my smoked duck and the mushroom risotto was SO good.

Ratatouille (zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes and sweet peppers served with crispy polenta) was really good.

I had the potato crusted Arctic char (with grilled vegetables, rice pilaf and sauce vierge) for my entree. It was good, just needed a little bit of salt.

Homemade ice-cream sandwich with chocolate ganache and vanilla bean gelato. That was one hard cookie to crumble.

Apple tart with caramel sauce!