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February 6th 2013 * Over the Edge

SHIRAZ; A RESTAURANT REVIEW

GALA MUNOZ

FEATURES EDITOR .
If you haven’t yet heard, Shiraz Café and

Restaurant, located in the old Tastebud’s
location near the movie theatre, is Prince
George’s (and Northern B.C.’s) first
Persian restaurant. With a title like that
expectations might be high, but it is
safe to say that general manager Reza
Akbari and other dedicated staff exceed
all expectations. With homemade and

upon been seated and settled the menu
was explained to us by the manager
himself, allowing us to salivate over
detailed descriptions of each dish. The
service continued throughout the night
in a similar manner with friendly inquiry
and courtesy. The décor was fairly
minimal, but that is to be expected as the
restaurant is still in the early stages of
existence. The atmosphere and mood of

Unlike most restaurants, upon been seated and

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settled the menu was explained to us by the
manager himself, allowing us to salivate over

detailed descriptions of each dish.

authentic Middle Eastern cuisine visitors
can expect such delicious dishes as the
“Taste of Life” characterized by chicken
covered in a sweet-tangy pomegranate
sauce, and the “Khoresht Bademjam”
which is an eggplant dish (that can be
made to be vegetarian with potatoes or
carnivore-friendly with chicken) that has
a delicious mild flavour sure to please
any picky eater. Unlike most restaurants,

Shiraz was more than enough to make
up for the infancy of its decoration. Our
table, being eager and hungry to try most
of what Shiraz had to offer, ordered
appetizers as well as main dishes and
we were equally satisfied with both
decisions. With a varied selection of
wines, fancy beverages and hot teas the
drink side of Shiraz’ menu was also a
section worth exploring. My only regret

with our joyous visit to Shiraz was being
too full of delicious main courses and
appetizers to order dessert — I’ve heard
great things about the Baklava! If it
wasn’t before Shiraz should now be high

on your places-to-eat list... be sure to
consider it for your next night out.

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CHICKEN SALAD

GALA MUNOZ
FEATURES EDITOR

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1-1/3 cups sliced, cooked chicken
meat

1/3 cup mayonnaise

\% teaspoon paprika

% dried cranberries

1/3 cup chopped celery

5/8 green onions, chopped

2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons
minced green bell pepper

1/3 cup chopped pecans

% teaspoon salt

Ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, mix
together mayonnaise with
paprika and salt. Blend in dried
cranberries, celery, bell pepper,
onion and nuts.

2. Add sliced chicken and mix
well then season with black
pepper to taste. Chill one hour
then enjoy!

Variations: veggie/vegans

— replace the chicken with
chickpeas.