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$13-19) is a local's favorite for Persian dishes such as fesenjoon, a slow-cooked chicken
stew that uses a pomegranate paste as a base and is served on a bed of rice and topped with
crushed walnuts.
With its thoughtful menu and casually elegant heritage-themed setting, M Twisted Cork
(1157 5th Ave., 250/561-5550, 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat., 5pm-9pm Sun., $22-36) stands out as
the restaurant of choice for a nice night out in Prince George. The setting is a big, old stone-
and-brick building, with lots of exposed beams and polished wood throughout. Lunches
(mostly under $15) provide good value, but it is the main menu that is most notable, with
dinner entrées such as walleye pan-fried in a tomato butter sauce making this restaurant a
standout. I'm not usually a fan of brownies, but the Twisted Cork version, covered with
warm vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce, was delectable.
Similar in style to Twisted Cork, but with a more romantic setting, is White Goose Bis-
tro (1205 3rd Ave., 250/561-1002, 11am-2pm and 5pm-9pm Mon.-Sat., $18-36), which is
as close to fine dining as you'll find this far north. The menu is creative (think ostrich steak
grilled with a pesto rub), the setting stylish, and the presentation excellent.
INFORMATION AND SERVICES
Tourism Prince George operates an excellent information center right downtown (1300
1st Ave., 250/562-3700 or 800/668-7646, www.tourismpg.com , 9am-8pm daily in summer,
8:30am-5pm Mon.-Fri. and 8am-4pm Sat. the rest of the year).
Prince George Public Library (887 Dominion St., 250/563-9251, 10am-9pm Mon.-
Thurs., 10am-5:30pm Fri.-Sat., 1pm-5pm Sun.) has newspapers and magazines from across
North America, as well as a good display of First Nations art and artifacts. Books & Com-
pany (1685 3rd Ave., 250/563-6637, 7am-7pm Mon.-Wed., 7am-9pm Thurs., 7am-10pm
Fri., 7am-6pm Sat., 9am-5pm Sun.) features a great selection of local and northern BC lit-
erature, plus major Canadian newspapers.
The main post office is on the corner of 5th Avenue and Quebec Street. University Hos-
pital of Northern British Columbia is at 1475 Edmonton Street (250/565-2000 for routine
calls or 250/565-2444 for emergencies). A private health clinic deals with walk-in prob-
lems; turn off 15th Avenue on Edmonton by the hospital. The Royal Canadian Mounted
Police is on the corner of Brunswick and 10th Avenue, behind the library (250/562-3371).