News from Scout supporter Bistro Pastis

Vancouver, BC | At the beginning of the year most of us are recovering from the excesses of the holiday season – both gastronomic and financial. The experts claim that the economic situation is still ‘fragile’ and tax time is just around the corner. It’s raining like crazy and you don’t really want to go for a run or work out at the gym. You just want to cocoon. How do you dispel such mid winter blues?

Enter John Blakeley and Bistro Pastis with a special Recession Remedy Menu designed to tread lightly on your pocket book while paying big satisfaction dividends. The French know a thing or two about how to dine well on a little. They are experts at the art of stretching resources (be they Euros or ingredients) to maximize the pleasure quotient. This is the very principal at work in Bistro Pastis’ Recession Remedy Menu. Value priced at $ 24 for any two courses or $29 for all three, the menu gives patrons the greatest amount of flexibility, allowing you to custom design the size and content of your dinner. Don’t have a sweet tooth? Then opt for a starter and a main. Mains look too large? Then go for a starter and dessert.

The Menu features some of Bistro Pastis’ favourite bistro classics – Leek and Potato Soup, Coq au Vin, Steak Frites, Cod Normande, Crêpes Suzette to name a few. You can’t go wrong with choices such as these.

Pair them with John’s value-priced wines specials ($6.50 by the glass, $22 for a half litre and $32.50 for the whole bottle) selected from his cellar, add Bistro Pastis’ crackling fireplace and…voila, your gloomy mood disappears as if by magic.

This month, give yourself a treat and book a table at Bistro Pastis. Cosy fireplace, impeccable service, value-priced wines and recession-proof menu. What more could you ask for? Just thinking about it will make you feel better,

Bistro Pastis’ Recession Remedy Menu runs from January 14 through February 10, 2010.

Recession Remedy Menu

January 14 – February 10, 2010
Dinner: Any two courses $24; All three courses $29
Wine Specials: Glass: $6.50  ½ L: $22  Bottle: $32.50

First Course

Leek and Potato Soup
Bacon Froth

Chardonnay Un-Oaked Calona Vineyards

or

Mushroom and Fennel Salad

Pinot Gris Calona Vineyards

or

Calamari à la Provençale

Pinot Blanc Red Rooster

Second Course

Grilled Flank Steak
Pommes Frites, Peppercorn Sauce

Cabernet Merlot Red Rooster

or

Coq au Vin
Mushrooms and Bacon, Fettuccini

Merlot Peller Family Series

or

Cod Normande
Shrimps, Mussels and Clams, Riz Pilaf, White Wine Sauce

Chardonnay Peller Family Series

Third Course

Mousse au Chocolat

or

Crêpes Suzette

or

Tarte aux Pommes
Vanilla Ice Cream

About Bistro Pastis

“John Blakeley is one of the most intuitive restaurateurs in the city…he is Left Bank but right brain – this is smart, cozy cooking at decent prices.”  Vancouver Magazine

Bistro Pastis is as close as you can get to Paris without a plane ticket. The menu features classic bistro fare (Coq au Vin, Bouillabaisse or Steak Frites for instance) served with a contemporary touch along with one of the finest by-the-glass wine lists in Vancouver. Add streams of natural light through the café windows to the warmth of a crackling fireplace in an intimate room presided over by a genuine French Maitre d’ and you have all the ingredients for a memorable meal.  If you’re in a hurry or just meeting a friend for a drink, Bistro Pastis also offers prime people-watching seats along its traditional front-room bar.