Earls Restaurants are not what you’d call traditional “chain” style restaurants. Their menu items are made from scratch, often using local ingredients and organic when available. Each Earls offers dishes that reflects the diverse backgrounds of their Chef Collective and each dish is tried at their Test Kitchen downtown Vancouver.
I had a chance to try Earls’ new fall menu at their newly renovated Loft in Yaletown. The new space is open, airy and welcoming. It also features a new private dining room area for large groups.
Earls design their restaurants with sustainability in mind, winning awards for both energy efficient buildings and their custom LED lighting. They often use reclaimed and repurposed materials to ensure their carbon footprint is kept to a minimum.
The new fall menu has dishes inspired by Asian flavours, as well as the chef’s backgrounds. We started our tasting with the Salmon Salad – made with slow baked salmon in a Szechuan peppercorn and lime glaze, it came with a salad of carrots, zucchini, onions and soba noodles with a dressing that had hints of tamarind and lime. On the side, we had some cilantro yogurt that made everything blend together in perfect harmony.
Another note worthy dish is the Spatchcock chicken – Grilled to perfection the chicken is topped with a lemongrass glaze and served with the most wonderful peanut sauce that has just the perfect hint of spice. The dish is accompanied with an Asian slaw. This was my favourite dish of the night.
Steak reigns supreme in this menu, and tender sirloin cuts from Spring Creek Ranch in Northern Alberta come cooked to order and paired up with crispy asparagus and frites.
The steaks are tender and flavourful.
Dessert doesn’t get ignored. Earls is offering a delicious Hazelnut bar drizzled in salted caramel sauce and vanilla gelato.
The menu is great, but don’t take my word for it. One lucky reader will have a chance to sample it for themselves! I’m giving away a $100 GC to Earls. This is what you got to do:
Follow @MaryinVancity on Twitter and tweet this:
“Fall for the new #EarlsFallMenu items! RT for a chance to win a $100GC to @EarlsRestaurant from @MaryinVancity http://wp.me/p17nmD-29e”
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Leave a comment below and tell me what’s your favourite thing about fall!
Contest ends on October 26, at 5pm. Good luck!
UPDATE: Congrats Zahra Premji! You’re the winner via blog comment! Please DM your address.
Thanks everyone, and stay tuned for more contests!
Mary in Vancity 
I love the fall colors & fall fashion!!
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I love the earthy smell on the fall leaves on the ground.
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I love the scent of fall in the air on our walks with our dog. And the cooler temp gives a great excuse to enjoy hot drinks like hot chocolate :)
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I love all thanksgiving and Halloween activities and food!
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scarves and boots!
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That cake looks very gooey!
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pumpkin spice everything!
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My favorite thing about fall is being able to break out my boots and going to the park to see the colors of the leaves
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Congrats Zahra! You’ve won a $100 GC to Earls! Please email me your address at maryinvancity@gmail.com.
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Awesome!!! Emailing you right now
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the season of apple picking
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My favorite thing about fall are the gorgeous changing colors of leaves. Thanks for the chance to win a fabulous dining experience, twitter fan@plumerea
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Umbrellas
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I love crisp cool air and crunchy leaves beneath my feet!
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Thanks!
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My favorite thing about fall is being able to wear cozy sweaters and cute boots
Jonnie
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I love the changing leaf colors, the cooler temperatures.
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The cozy clothes and pumpkin spice lattes!
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Pumpkin spice lattes and seeing changing leaves
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The changing colours of leaves.
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I like walking in the woods & listening to the leaves crunch
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My fave thing about fall is comfort food! I follow on twitter, tweeted https://twitter.com/RebTheCatSitter/status/524403847180337152 and Liked you on Facebook!
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Love the changing colours and Halloween.
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Thanks for the chance!
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The crisp sunny days
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the cooler weather and getting back to comfort food..roasts, stews, lots of root vegetables..
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My favorite thing about Fall is the cozy nights in on the couch cuddled up in a soft blanket, watching TV or a movie and not feeling like I should be outside like I do in the summer! Cheers
@BinderKaur2
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I love pumpkin spice lattes yum
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I love going pumpkin picking
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My favorite thing about fall is taking walks through the fallen leaves!
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Did I comment already? Fairy forgetful… A Fall fave is that I enjoy preparing my Jack O Lantern for baking homemade pumpkin pie the day after All Hallow’s Eve. Tweeted @toothfairycyber https://twitter.com/toothfairycyber/status/525474863818235904
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pumpkin carving
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love being wrapped in cozy sweaters!
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