YOUR FOOD, YOUR WINE @ AURORA BISTRO
(Edited from the press release)

Vancouver, BC…Aurora Bistro has announced the return of their mid-week summer tasting series, "Your Food, Your Wine @ Aurora." Alongside of the regular dinner menu, "Your Food, Your Wine @ Aurora" brings you a fresh tasting menu available from Monday to Thursday every week until late September. For one price, enjoy 3 regional dishes prepared by Chef Jeff Van Geest, each paired with a local wine from various British Columbia wineries.

Next weeks menu features a Local Wild Hop Soup with Parmesan Oil. The hops were picked at the mouth of the Fraser River where a Japanese fishing village once stood. The Japanese fisherman planted the hops over 100 years ago to brew their own beer. 604-873-9944 (See below for next week’s menu).

Your Food, Your Wine @ Aurora: April 30th–May 3rd
$49 Per Person

Local Wild Hop Soup with Parmesan Oil
Rollingdale 2004 Cabalito Blanco (Pinot Chardonnay)

Polderside Farm Chicken Rillettes with Ruth’s micro greens and gherkins
Sumac Ridge 2005 Okanagan Blush

Roasted Bison and Porcini Sausage with celeriac purée and spiced caramelized apple
Mt. Boucherie 2005 Gamay Noir

Add $11 for:

Callebaut Chocolate Tart with blood orange and mint salad
Elephant Island 2005 Framboise


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