The GOODS from Wildebeest

Vancouver, BC | Wildebeest invites you to spend New Year’s Eve enjoying an exciting four-course menu created exclusively for the occasion. Chef Pekka Tavela will serve celebratory dishes on this special evening: Arctic Char with golden roe, cucumber, chia seed and wood sorrel; Oxtail Agnolotti with heart of palm, watercress, bone marrow and XO vinaigrette; and Pheasant Breast with quail roulade, parsnip puree, hedgehog mushrooms and black garlic jus. Finish with a Chocolate Bombe with coffee, cherries, and malteser, or Kalamansi and Carrot Sorbet with genoise crumb, waffle cone, and beet gel.

Wildebeest is also known for its excellent cocktail and wine lists, and its expert bartenders are more than happy to make recommendations to help you toast the New Year.

Tickets are $69 plus taxes and 18% gratuity. Vegetarian options are available. To secure a reservation, guests are encouraged to book their seat early. Reserve by visiting www.wildebeest.ca or call 604-687-6880.

Wildebeest New Year’s Eve

FIRST COURSE

Arctic Char
golden roe, cucumber, chia seed, wood sorrel

or

Beet Terrine
goat’s cheese, citrus, candied nuts, winter greens

or

Venison Carpaccio
egg yolk, sherry vinaigrette, crispy shallots, buttermilk chip, shaved manchego

SECOND COURSE

Oxtail Agnolotti
heart of palm, watercress, bone marrow & XO vinaigrette

or

Hamachi Tuna
cured ham broth, potato, Korean chili paste

or

Butternut Squash Gnocchi
winter squash purée, sautéed apples, kale chips

THIRD COURSE

Pheasant Breast
quail roulade, parsnip purée, hedgehog mushrooms, black garlic jus

or

Smoked Sablefish
potato pave, brown butter roasted heirloom carrots, gastrique, black garlic jus

or

Spinach Tagliatelle
cacio e pepe, poached egg

or

Angus Beef Striploin
beef fat fries, cippolini onion, bordelaise, confit garlic

DESSERT

Whipped Brie
birdseed cracker, apple, strawberry honey

or

Chocolate Bombe
coffee, cherries, malteser

or

Kalamansi & Carrot Sorbet
genoise crumb, waffle cone, beet gel

About Wildebeest

Wildebeest invites you to experience unabashedly adventurous, yet simple cooking at its finest set against the history of the Vancouver neighbourhood of Gastown. Explore whole-animal cookery paired with a diverse selection of Old and New World wines and a carefully crafted cocktail list. Set in a refurbished 19th century building, the multi-level space offers a front house cocktail bar & lounge, open-concept kitchen complete with large kitchen tables, an inviting dining room with banquette seating, and an intimately-set underground wine bar.

The gastronomically daring menu focuses on whole-animal cookery prepared with the utmost integrity. Each and every component has been thoughtfully nurtured by the restaurant’s executive chef, Pekka Tavela, from field to finish.  Working closely with surrounding farms and farmers to raise animals and grow custom produce, the team at Wildebeest has crafted a menu unlike anything yet explored in Vancouver.