Beverages · The pairing room

Start with the plate.

Name the dish's structure and the whole cellar answers — wine, sake, tea, coffee, beer or spirits on structural merit, never category habit. The move is always named; the reason is always written out.

Seared scallops, vanilla nage, shiso tempura Spanish paella Pacific Northwest clam chowder

Corn-Husk Tamales of Achiote-Stewed Chicken (Cháamchamitos de jolo'och) · as the Library describes it — mid to full weight · rich · seasoned · bright · a touch of sweetness · a thread of smoke · gentle heat · led by pepper · a morning plate · adjust this plate →

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Americano — Burundi Kayanza (Gatukuza Women Group) Coffee, as served the dish's smoke meets 'roasted' in the pour; smoke speaking to smoke.

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English Breakfast tea Tea, as served the tannin ('black tea') scrubs the fat between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass.

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Water Kefir: Ginger Lemongrass Non-alcoholic · Motherlove Ferments the bead (a fine, persistent bead) scrubs the fat between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass. Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.

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Macchiato — Burundi Kayanza (Gatukuza Women Group) Coffee, as served the dish's smoke meets 'roasted' in the pour; smoke speaking to smoke.

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Earl Grey Tea, as served the tannin ('black tea') scrubs the fat between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass.

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Lemon Ginger Canned Water Kefir Non-alcoholic · Happy Gut Pro the acidity (bright acidity) scrubs the fat between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass. Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.

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Del Maguey Vida Mezcal Agave spirit · Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal · Oaxaca — Mezcal the dish's smoke meets 'campfire-smoke' in the pour; smoke speaking to smoke. After the morning pours, where the service allows. Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.

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Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky · Caol Ila Distillery · Islay the dish's smoke meets 'smoke' in the pour; smoke speaking to smoke. After the morning pours, where the service allows. Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.

Suggestions are structural, drawn from each pour's own recorded markers · back to your cellar