7 Best Restaurant and Bar Experiences in Vancouver and Austin in August 2011

In the Best Restaurant Meals series, I curate my most noteworthy nosh from the past week(s) with mobile photos.

Let’s off start with the meal of the week: Brunch at Olivia

Brunch cocktails. Bellini and blood orange mimosa at Olivia in Austin, Texas by Melody Gourmet Fury

Brunch cocktails. Bellini and blood orange mimosa at Olivia in Austin, TX. Why yes, that would be the handsome @TheRealMrFury behind the sparkling.

Very serious brunch. Pickled pig's ear sandwich and bbq shrimp on cheesy grits. One happy Fury. At Olivia in Austin, Texas by Melody Gourmet Fury

Pickled pig's ear sandwich and grilled shrimp with bbq sauce on cheesy grits. The grits was amazing but it paled to the best sandwich I

Continuing on…

Crab meat enchilada at South Congress Café. Stuffed to the gills (both myself and the enchilada). in Austin, Texas by Melody Gourmet Fury

Crab meat enchilada at South Congress Café (Austin, TX). Stuffed to the gills (both myself and the enchilada).

40 oz prime rib at Haddington's after numerous cocktails and happy hour appies. in Austin, Texas by Melody Gourmet Fury

40 oz prime rib at Haddington's after numerous cocktails and happy hour appies. A bit well done to our taste but we

Back on Canadian soil…

Every Monday, all dosas at House of Dosa (Vancouver, BC) is only $5.99! Love their chutneys. in Vancouver, BC by Melody Gourmet Fury

Every Monday, all dosas at House of Dosa (Vancouver, BC) is only $5.99! This particular one has a mixture of potato and shrimp rolled up in the rice/ lentil crepe. Love their ginger/coconut chutney.

My first time having Chicken 65. Crispy, tangy, spicy. I get it but I prefer a bit more excitement in my Indian food.

Back to the old hood, Gastown. Asked the bartenders (with a tinge of guilt) for a Ramos Gin Fizz. 2 bartenders alternately shook my drink for 20 minutes. Frothy, floral, and refreshing. Well worth the wait at The Diamond.

(Tidbit: In 1915 at Mardi Gras, it took a line of 35 shaker boys to meet the crowd

Beautifully fresh sashimi salad at Guu Izakaya Gastown. Black cod, salmon, hamachi. I love Vancouver. in Vancouver, BC by Melody Gourmet Fury

Beautifully fresh sashimi salad at Guu Izakaya in Gastown. Black cod, salmon, hamachi. I love Vancouver.

Just for kicks, "Kobe" beef sausages with a killer pepper/goma (?) sauce. All washed down with some cold sake at Guu Izakaya in Vancouver, BC

P.S. See what I made with the famed Hatch Green Chiles. Until next week!

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http://junglefrog-cooking.com Simone

So… that was an actual pig’s ear? Or is that just the name.. Just asking as I had a pig’s ear once in Lithuania (where it’s apparently a treat) and I just didn’t like the feel of cartilage between my teeth.. So curious if this is an actual ear.
http://www.gourmetfury.com/ Melody Fury

Hi Simone, yes it’s actual pig’s ear. I love thinly sliced pig’s ear, especially the cartilage, funny enough. I’ve eaten it since childhood so it doesn’t phase me. Eating the whole animal, nose to tail is the way to go :)