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Review of Cafe Ca Va in West Vancouver

Many years ago, Brigitte and Alain Raye met at a Michelin starred van cleef arpels alhambra replica bracelet restaurant in Burgundy and became quite the team. They moved to West Vancouver, raised a family and, for many years, ran La Regalade, creating what for some was a convincing slice of Paris in West Van."He kept La Regalade and I opened Le Cigale (in Kitsilano) with my son Kevin," says Brigitte. "I moved on, created a new family." But mom and son sold Le Cigale last April and Alain, after struggling with La Regalade, had closed a few months earlier. A short lived sibling restaurant, Cafe La Regalade, which Alain and another son, Steeve, ran in Kitsilano, had been a drain on finances and energy. And without the brilliant Brigitte running the front of house at La Regalade, it just wasn't the same.In September, the two returned for a second act. They're operating Caf a Va in West Vancouver, strictly as a business team. Owner Amin Leo Sabounchi wisely handed them the reins van cleef bracelet alhambra replica and a Va has again transformed into a believable piece of France. Brigitte answers the phone in her cheerful "Ahh lo" and she's restaurant gold. A waiter (previously at Le Cigale) arrives tableside with a cheerful run on 'Dam sieur' greeting (madame, monsieur) and compared to most servers is downright suave.Son Kevin has just joined his dad, cooking in the kitchen. And is kind of like old times for customers (of which 90 per cent are former La Regalade regulars).The food has vastly improved from when I visited a Va when it first opened last year. Then, I wasn't terribly impressed, especially with a goat cheese souffle which was the saddest I'd ever seen. The food is much better under Raye. As Brigitte says, he's as bracelet replica van cleef and arpels passionate as ever about food, reading books and magazines and keeping up with what's happening in Europe.Raye didn't replay his rustic La Regalade food and has taken it up a notch and the food is more finely plated. I don't know I loved the rusticity and shoulder to shoulder coziness. However, a Va still has a bistro vibe, although you don't see many bistros with Christian Lacroix wallpaper and glittery chandeliers.Dinner began with a rather large amuse bouche squid ink risotto with dots of parsley mousse set on a red plate. It wasn't the best of all possible starts with the black risotto on a red plate and I thought, this is bad. It was delicious.A slice of pate en croute with a piece of chicken breast in the centre ($18) came with pickled enoki mushrooms, pickled mushrooms, dates and gherkins. epaper, Digital Access, Subscriber Rewards), please input your Print Newspaper subscription phone number and postal code.{ phone }{ addressPostalCode }By clicking "Create Account", I hearby grant permission to Market to use my account information to create my account.I also accept and agree to be bound by Postmedia's Terms and Conditions with respect to my use of the Site and I have read and understand Postmedia's Privacy Statement. epaper, Digital Access, Subscriber Rewards), please input your Print Newspaper subscription phone number and postal code.{ phone }{ addressPostalCode }By clicking "Create Account", I hearby grant permission to Postmedia to use my account information to create my account.I also accept and agree to be bound by Postmedia's Terms and Conditions with respect to my use of the Site and I have read and understand Postmedia's Privacy Statement. I consent to the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of my information in accordance with the Postmedia's Privacy Policy.

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