First impressions of Boneta
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Karen Hamilton
July 26, 2008
This is Blogathon post #48 of 48 in support of the David Suzuki Foundation
[This is my last post before 10pm, the end of my Blogathon shift! Have you pledged your support yet? There's still time!]
Boneta first caught my eye on a cold fall evening, as me and 2 friends walked away from the food of Chill Winston in disgust.
We rounded the corner of Carrall and Cordova, ranting about the mediocre food we had just ingested, when one of us noticed Boneta’s dinner menu projected against the top wall of their open kitchen. It was simply gorgeous. All three of us pressed ourselves up against the window closest to the menu, drooling as we read. Looking around, we saw diners at their tables, intent on their food and with a happy glow on their faces. We must have looked like hungry little matchgirls from the way we looked at them so forlornly.
One of the diners we were observing noticed our presence. He pointed to his meal and gave it 2 thumbs up and a huge grin before attacking it with a vengeance. We were sold.
Gastown, however, was a gastronomic neighbourhood that has only opened up to me in recent months. My first tastes of Boneta were only had in the past 3 weeks, and only one of these times was documented with my lens.
Boneta has been impressing me with every dish that they put in front of me and my dining companions. Culinary highlight thus far is their seared ling cod. Seared to a crisp and yet creamy and moist in the centre. My order was served on a bed of prawn bisque risotto: what an exquisite combination for lunch!
Suffice it to say that wrapping up this 24-hour Blogathon with dinner at Boneta is the perfect way to end this wild ride of a day. I’ll share my thoughts of tonight’s dinner in a separate post; for now, enjoy the rest of these visuals!
Boneta
1 West Cordova St | Gastown
(604) 684-1844
www.boneta.ca
Categories: Blogging for Social Change, Downtown, Food, Gastown, Restaurants
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Hi Tinybites!
I’ve never heard the word ‘disgust’ and Chill Winston in the same sentence; our food is generally well loved! Needless to say, I was horrified to read that.
Will you come give us another try and let me know if your comment above stands?
Jordan Stewart
Owner, Chill Winston
I had no idea that Chill Winston would elicit that kind of emotion. I haven’t found it that bad at all.
I’d save that kind of energy (to the negative side) for any and all reviews of Piato, however…