In which I pretend to be a style/food blogger

The good news: it's not another nail post
The bad news (?): it's not a beauty post at all

It's annual Dine Out Vancouver Festival time, which means a chance to try restaurants that might be a little out of my price range under normal circumstances. My friends chose MARKET by Jean Georges, a restaurant in the downtown Vancouver core serving classics with a twist (the fact that it is attached to the Shangri-La hotel hints at the level of fancy).

For $38, we each had a 3-course dinner from a set menu. Here's what I had:

Tuna tartare with avocado and spicy radish and ginger marinade

Slow-cooked steelhead trout with truffle mash potato and brussel sprouts

Warm chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream

The steelhead was my favourite of the three; it was super moist and tender but I think it was a little underseasoned. I wasn't really wowed by the starter or dessert, although my friends seemed to enjoy tartare much more than I did. Based on my experience, I probably wouldn't return, but it was a nice excuse to dress up and be ~fancy~ (see below)

Thanks to J for taking the photo!

I've been in love with this cream lace shift dress from Aritzia for forever, so when I saw it for sale at 50% (it's a big deal for Aritzia, trust me) I snapped it up right away. It's rare that I have a very specific outfit in mind when I buy something and it turns out looking pretty okay, but I guess charcoal leggings + tan ankle boots can do that for anything.

Dine Out Vancouver is going on until February 3, 2013. See the full set menu for MARKET here.