{"id":1311,"date":"2014-08-28T20:48:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T00:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2014-08-28T20:48:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T00:48:18","slug":"labattoir-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=1311","title":{"rendered":"L’Abattoir (Vancouver)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a variety of reasons (mostly due to a Disney cruise to Alaska by the kids and Jim\u2019s mom and nephew), we found ourselves in Vancouver (that\u2019s in Canada) for a few days. In addition to discovering the flagship Fluevog shoe store (a story for another time), we discovered wonderful food of all cuisines during our stay. The most memorable meal, however, was at L\u2019Abattoir. The restaurant is located in Gastown, a part of town that is simultaneously edgy and touristy. It\u2019s clear that the chef is passionate about his cooking and his ingredients, and our waiter, Roland, was knowledgeable and skilled. The vibe was described to us as \u201chipster meets one percenter,\u201d and it is a particularly apt description. Altogether, it was a fabulous dining experience.<\/p>\n

There were three of us at dinner, and we started off with a terrine of duck foie gras, accompanied by cherries, yogurt, and brioche<\/p>\n

\"Terrine<\/a>
Terrine of duck foie gras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And a salad of tomatoes with fresh cheese served with basil pesto, peach, and gazpacho<\/p>\n

\"Tomato<\/a>
Tomato salad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And a tartine of Dungeness crab that is served with fried chickpeas, bean salad, and melon.<\/p>\n

\"Tartine<\/a>
Tartine of Dungeness crab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For entrees, we had:<\/p>\n

Beef short rib served with chanterelle mushrooms, corn, and chard (which is technically an appetizer but a generously-sized one)<\/p>\n

\"Beef<\/a>
Beef short rib<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grilled pork belly with plums, radichhio, and beetroot, and<\/p>\n

\"Grilled<\/a>
Grilled pork belly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lightly smoked duck breast with a confit leg, apricot and beans.<\/p>\n

\"Duck<\/a>
Duck breast & confit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While all the dishes were excellent, the duck was universally agreed to be the clear winner.<\/p>\n

Only two desserts were chosen, a vanilla and yogurt panna cotta served with local cherries, cherry sorbet, and pumpkin seed crumble<\/p>\n

\"Vanilla<\/a>
Vanilla and yogurt panna cotta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And a coffee flour financier that came with a tonka bean mousse, coffee ice cream, and carmelized bananas.<\/p>\n

\"Coffee<\/a>
Coffee financier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you ever find yourself in Vancouver, this is definitely a restaurant worth visiting! The cooking is fresh, innovative, and skilled. The address is 217 Carrall St, Gastown, Vancouver (www.labattoir.ca).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a variety of reasons (mostly due to a Disney cruise to Alaska by the kids and Jim\u2019s mom and nephew), we found ourselves in Vancouver (that\u2019s in Canada) for a few days. In addition to discovering the flagship Fluevog shoe store (a story for another time), we discovered wonderful food of all cuisines during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[25],"tags":[237,235,331,236],"class_list":["post-1311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restaurants","tag-gastown","tag-labattoir","tag-restaurants","tag-vancouver"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p23QXm-l9","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1311"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1312,"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1311\/revisions\/1312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}