News from Scout supporter YEW restaurant + bar

Vancouver, BC | Diners in British Columbia are blessed with an impressive variety of fresh local produce grown and raised across the Province throughout the year. Feel good about enjoying sustainably sourced seafood and flavourful meats, fish and poultry that are thoughtfully raised and prepared.

It is with this ultra-fresh, local and seasonal mentality are offering a three-course, prix-fixe menu focusing on in-season ingredients sourced close to home. Each month the menu will feature a starring ingredient with supporting roles played by complementary in-season produce.

This month Chef Grant Macdonald has selected Sidney Island Venison and a variety of seasonal apples. Take a look at the menu the New Years Eve Menu after the jump…

Sidney Island Venison & Apples

$35

To Start

Venison Tartare, Elderflower poached apples, Black truffle, Apple Mint

Or

Braised Venison, Orecchiette, Butternut Squash, Brussel Sprouts, Smoked
Cacciacavallo

To Follow

Agassiz Hazelnut-crusted Venison, Quinoa, Cranberries, Porcini, Apple Sage jus

Or

Roasted Venison, Fondant Butterball potatoes, Winter Greens, Double smoked
bacon, Wild Blueberry jus

To Finish

Warm Okanagan Apple Cobbler, Salted Caramel Ice Cream, Apple Chips

New Year’s Eve Dinner

Celebrate the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 with a meal to remember. Get your festivities off to a delicious start with a New Year’s Eve Dinner at YEW before hitting the town!

$95

To Start

LOBSTER – Celery Root Soup, Butter Poached Lobster, Black Truffle

To Savour

VENISON – Vension Carpaccio, Cocoa, Pumpkin Seeds, Pomegranate
~ or ~
DUNGENESS CRAB – Dungeness Crab Ravioli, Crab Consommé, Winter Roots

To Refresh

WINTER SALAD – Winter Pear “Salad”, Mache, Parsnip, Serrano Ham

To Indulge

LAMB – Roasted Rack of lamb, Smoked Potato Puree, Spinach Flan, Black Olive, Rosemary
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AHI TUNA – Seared Ahi Tuna, Sunchoke Puree, Slow Braised Cabbage, Roasted Apple, Porcini

To Celebrate

CHOCOLATE – Dark Chocolate & Wild Huckleberry Tart, Caramelized Chocolate Chiboust, Wild Berry Sorbet
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PINEAPPLE – Golden Pineapple Carpaccio, Kalamanzi Sorbet, Herb Sugar

Ring in the New Year with Half Price Champagne on New Year’s Eve AND
New Year’s Day! Every bottle of bubble in the house will be 50% off for two full days. Enough time to toast the year to come during brunch, lunch, cocktails or dinner.

About Yew

Dine and unwind at YEW restaurant + bar, with its West Coast urban vibe that feels both cool and inviting – a rare combination. Its dynamic ambience, creative menu and highly experienced and attentive staff, have made YEW a city favourite every day of the year. Named for the rare indigenous Pacific Yew tree, YEW restaurant + bar provides an ideal escape in the heart of the city.

With large windows and skylights, lustrous wood and natural rock, YEW brings together the most beautiful elements of nature in a clean, contemporary style. The menu represents the broad culinary vision of Executive Chef Oliver Beckert by including ingredients from the entire Pacific region.

Designed to capture the essence of British Columbia’s natural environment, lofty 40-foot ceilings reach to the sky, while wood-panelled walls and a floor-to-ceiling sandstone fireplace emanate warmth and comfort. The very contemporary “raw bar” features stacked alder wood with granite surfaces. YEW’s unique communal table for fourteen is created from a slab of hand hewn western maple from Vancouver Island. Or for a more intimate experience, guests can dine in a glass enclosed Private Dining Room for ten, under a vast sky light located in the center of the room.

“The physical design of the restaurant combines sophisticated urban with the natural beauty of British Columbia,” says Executive Chef Oliver Beckert, “so we wanted a menu that was consistent with that vision. The food we have chosen to include is sophisticated and dramatic. We don’t want to overpower the palate, but we want to stimulate it. Our focus is on the integrity of flavour. We allow the food to speak for itself.”

YEW restaurant + bar is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails and is ideal for both personal and business occasions.

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