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Arrival Of Spring Finds Confirmation At “The Parker”

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You know when the weather starts to change and you get confirmation of it in a restaurant? You can get yours now at The Parker with roasted turnips, house-made cheese, crispy bread, radishes, and generous spoons of parsley puree ($12) – so simple, strikingly pretty, delicious, and seasonally suggestive. As is the case with so many other dishes currently on the menu at the Strathcona/Chinatown eatery right now (pretty much the entire menu), it was like eating a sunny day in Spring. More plates and a cocktail or two of similar impact below…

  • House Made Cannelloni stuffed with roasted oyster mushroom duxelle \ The Parker
    House Made Cannelloni stuffed with roasted oyster mushroom duxelle \ The Parker
  • Flatbush - Alberta Premium Rye, Saltspring balckberry, Punt e Mes Saline | The Parker
    Flatbush - Alberta Premium Rye, Saltspring balckberry, Punt e Mes Saline | The Parker
  • House Made Dan Dan Noodles - spinach, tofu croutons, chiles, sichuan peppercorn sauce | The Parker
    House Made Dan Dan Noodles - spinach, tofu croutons, chiles, sichuan peppercorn sauce | The Parker
  • Sake Snap - Osake Junmai Nama, Stone's Green Ginger Wine, Beet | The Parker
    Sake Snap - Osake Junmai Nama, Stone's Green Ginger Wine, Beet | The Parker
  • Roast turnips with house made cheese, bread and radish with parsley puree
    Roast turnips with house made cheese, bread and radish with parsley puree
  • heart of palm, wrapped okra, puffed rice, avocado, vinaloo
    heart of palm, wrapped okra, puffed rice, avocado, vinaloo

237 Union Street | Strathcona/Chinatown | Vancouver, BC | 604-779-3804 | theparkervancouver.com

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