Habit-forming

The old Habit doesnt die hardnine months after a kitchen fire took them
out of commission, the nouveau-hippie hot spot is back with a new bag of
tricks.

Theres the new (albeit retro) design that looks like your grandparents
denif they were swingerswith leather button-back booths, red orange
Eiffel chairs and a wall of shag in the woodsy rainbow that typified the
Seventies.

Theres the new (albeit classic) cocktails, like the Tequila Sunrise,
retold with fresh, natural ingredients that each come in separate
glasses, with directions and a personal-sized shaker to mix up ones own.

And theres the new menu that includes old standbys like tuna casserole,
but with a twistthink seared albacore instead of the flaky stuff, penne,
organic mushrooms and asparagus in a parmesan-panko crust.

This Habit we keep, not kick.

Habit, 2610 Main St., Vancouver, 604-877-8582, www.habitlounge.ca