All good things must come to an end

It’s one of my favorite times of the year. Dine Out Vancouver is on. It works like this: during the dine out event (Jan 19-Feb 4) participating restaurants feature their dine out menu. Depending on the restaurant, set three course meals (with options for appie, main, dessert) are served for $15, $25 or $35. Many restaurants do $25, some do $15 and some do a mix, like you can “upgrade” from $25 to $35. This year we only participated in two dinners: one at Mi (pronounced my) and Nu. We went to Mi on a whim since we had planned to use our entertainment coupon with the goal to “try a new place.” When we got there, they were featuring the $15 per person dine out menu. Not realizing they were a dine out participant we thought “score!” because $15 pp for a three course meal is a steal. And we ate a lot of food. It was very good, not stellar--only by the fact that our meals were sometime confusing. I had ordered a Thai curry and the set-up on the plate was a little odd. Aside than that, they were big servings and great service. Even their regular menu looked quite good. Then we went to Nu with friends of ours. Nu is a hot new restaurant located in the heart of False Creek under the Granville Bridge. It was voted #1 best restaurant in Canada by en route (Air Canada’s rag mag in the sky--for whatever that means to you, but they have high standards!). Very stylish, funky atmosphere and excellent food. Sitting out over the water is a nice bonus. I had their salmon. I also had their pear salad as an appie (a WHOLE pear stuffed with goats cheese). Anyhow, today is February 4. I can't believe we only did two this year. Why must all good things come to an end?