Blue Eyed Marys is my favourite dinner spot on Bowen. Every month Carol and Stephen design a new menu, emohasis on the seasonal and local with nothing bought off the Sysco truck that idles in the Cove. The menu is small the bread fresh baked and the deserts lovely and rich. This month they are rotating a tasting menu every week - a hearty three course dinner for only $25 which is insane value. Tonight Caitlin and I escaped the clutches of our crazy kids and we settled in to see what was on offer. We started with a beet, fennel and apple soup which was spiced with black pepper. The vegetarian main was an incredible roasted cauliflower and cheese pie baked in a grated potato crust with winter veggies and leek chutney. For desert, a slice of moist carrot cake with cream cheese ice cream. This is no mere comfort food menu. Carol trained at Bishop's in Vancouver and brings a deft hand and a regional eye to her cooking. Stephen runs the room with banter and non-sentimental approach to quality assurance. The place was buzzing tonight - full of locals trying to stay out of each other's way but still offer greetings. It's hard in a small community to get out for a date when you are surrounded by friends. You get the feeling some nights that we'd be better off just pushing all the tables together and having one big party. If you haven't been for a while now is the time to give BEM a try and see what's cooking this week. http://www.blueeyedmarys.com/
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