YEW restaurant + bar is located in the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver at 791 West Georgia St | 604.692.4939

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
~ or ~
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
~ and ~
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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In addition to providing daily editorial, Scout is dedicated to supporting and promoting cool, interesting, and independent British Columbian businesses through the publication of their press releases and event info. To learn how to get your news up on our front page, check out our supporter details page here.

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YEW restaurant + bar is located in the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver at 791 West Georgia St | 604.692.4939

News from Scout supporter YEW restaurant + bar

Vancouver, BC | On Friday, September 24, Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd will be behind the bar at YEW in the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver to mix Crystal Head Vodka cocktails. Aykroyd, spokesperson for the brand, is making a stop at YEW on a “bottle-signing” tour of Western Canada and the US to share his passion for the designer spirit.

Crystal Head Vodka is quadruple-distilled and triple-filtered through Herkimer diamond crystals. It is manufactured by the government of Newfoundland, the last government owned still in all of North America. The vodka is sold in a clear glass bottle in the shape of a human skull.

Media and restaurant + bar guests are invited to watch Mr. Aykroyd in action. Make next Friday’s cocktails an evening to remember as you mingle with two Canadian celebrities – Dan Aykroyd and Crystal Head Vodka.

Aykroyd’s turn at the bar will be followed by a “meet and greet” at YEW lounge.

About Crystal Head Vodka

Crystal Head Vodka is one of the only pure spirits available which features no additives unlike many other premium and super premium vodkas and spirits. The name and shape of the bottle are based on the legend of the 13 crystal heads that have been unearthed throughout the world and are said to emit positive energy and healing properties.

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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In addition to providing daily editorial, Scout is dedicated to supporting and promoting cool, interesting, and independent British Columbian businesses through the publication of their press releases and event info. To learn how to get your news up on our front page, check out our supporter details page here.

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YEW restaurant + bar is located in the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver at 791 West Georgia St | 604.692.4939

News from Scout supporter YEW restaurant + bar

Vancouver, BC | Fresh From British Columbia’s oceans, rivers, fields and farms 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. We hope you’ve been making the most of summer – indulging in BC’s juicy cherries, sun-warmed peaches and impossibly flavourful heirloom tomatoes at home, on the road or here at YEW. This September, enjoy our ultra-fresh, local and seasonal dinner concept for dinner nightly at YEW restaurant + bar. Known as “Fresh From…” this three-course, prix-fixe menu focuses 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 Executive Chef Oliver Beckert is featuring two much loved ingredients, crab and corn. View the menu after the jump…

“Fresh From” Corn & Crab Menu

$35

To Start
Dungeness Crab Salad, Pink Grapefruit, Jicama
or
Crab Ravioli, Corn Puree, Truffle Parmesan Popcorn

To Follow
Roasted Halibut, Dungeness Crab Fritter, Curried Cauliflower Puree
or
Seared Flat Iron Steak, Crab and Chanterelle Ragu, Smoked Potato

To Finish
Summer Corn Pana Cotta with Popcorn Milk Sherbet

We look forward to bringing you the best of seasonal, regional ingredients all year long from the bounty of British Columbia. Call 604.692.4939 for reservations or click here to make an online reservation.

Wine Down Sundays = Half Off EVERY Bottle of Wine at YEW

Whew! Summer has come and gone, and what an eventful couple of months it has been. As September sets in and kids head back to school , moms and dads, guardians and grandparents are invited to YEW to “wine down.” Stop in to YEW restaurant + bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver for Wine Down Sundays, where each and every bottle on our wine list is 50 percent off.

YEW has a notable wine list featuring great wines from B.C., as well as some great old and new world picks. This September YEW has a few exclusive bottles in the cellar being the only North American restaurant to access Caravan Chardonnay 2008. This elite wine offers perfectly balanced flavours of oak, citrus and green apple flavours and comes direct from Darioush Cellars in the Napa Valley. Come back every Sunday and try Foxtrot Pinot Noir 2006 from Naramata, BC and Cannonball Cabernet 2006 from Napa, California. YEW’s wine list has great depth and offers wines at all price points.

YEW Special Offers

Intrepid diners already know that YEW restaurant + bar is offering 20 percent off dinner Mondays through Thursdays for readers of www.georgiastraight.com. Click here for a printable coupon and see you here soon!

Twitter Gift Certificate Giveaway

Congratulations to gift certificate winner @tripstyler for participating in our August Twitter contest for a brunch for two at YEW, valued at $60. It’s never too late to become a follower and YEW has all kinds of fun Twitter promotions. Visit us at http://www.twitter.com/FSVancouver to become a follower and start tweeting. During the month of September, followers who tweet “Dinner with me and YEW” to @FSVancouver are entered to win a $50 gift certificate.

Call 604.692.4939 for reservations or click here to make an online reservation.

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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In addition to providing daily editorial, Scout is dedicated to supporting and promoting cool, interesting, and independent British Columbian businesses through the publication of their press releases and event info. To learn how to get your news up on our front page, check out our supporter details page here.

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YEW restaurant + bar is located in the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver at 791 West Georgia St | 604.692.4939

News from Scout supporter YEW restaurant + bar

Vancouver, BC | YEW restaurant + bar takes top prize in the Best Hotel Dining & Bar category at the recent Where Vancouver Magazine’s Annual Dining Awards. Voters credit the “gorgeous wood-trimmed room [that] lures the power crowd and celebrities, who come for inspired Pacific Northwest plates, served with flair in a dramatic setting.”

Every year, Where Vancouver magazine surveys readers to find out just which dishes, settings and service left a lasting impression – tastes that linger in the memory well beyond the trip home. “This is a fantastic award to receive,” says Simon Pettigrew, Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver General Manager. “We really value the opinions of Where Vancouver magazine’s well-travelled voters and are thrilled that YEW restaurant + bar is being celebrated by this savvy group.”

YEW restaurant + bar welcomes diners to enjoy a daily $35 prix-fixe dinner menu, our brand new weekend brunch of sweet and savoury favourites, over 300 wines by the glass, 50 percent off all bottles of wine every Sunday and much more. Get to know YEW at www.fourseasons.com/vancouver/dining.

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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In addition to providing daily editorial, Scout is dedicated to supporting and promoting cool, interesting, and independent British Columbian businesses through the publication of their press releases and event info. To learn how to get your news up on our front page, check out our supporter details page here.

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YEW restaurant + bar is located in the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver at 791 West Georgia St | 604.692.4939

News from Scout supporter YEW restaurant + bar

Vancouver, BC | YEW restaurant + bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver will join 46 Four Seasons sister properties to create a chain of candlelight dinners that will circumnavigate the globe in celebration of Earth Hour. On Saturday, March 27th, a sequence of candlelight dinners will begin at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney at 8:30pm local time and move westward across the planet.

YEW restaurant chef Grant MacDonald and the culinary team have designed an inspired three-course menu that features largely local ingredients with many organic components to help our guests enjoy a romantic candlelight dinner as the world powers down. Pastry Chef Wayne Kozinko will be featuring a sneak peek of YEW’s new spring “dessert tapas” to finish off the evening.

Earth Hour 2010 is a global call to action to every individual, business and community throughout the world. An initiative of the World Wildlife Fund that originated in Sydney, Australia in 2007, the movement has since spread around the world to more than 4,000 cities in 88 countries and continues to grow.

Though Earth Hour is officially 8:30pm, YEW’s opted for a full evening of candlelight dining. Please contact YEW restaurant + bar at 604.692.4939 or reserve online www.fourseasons.com/vancouver

As the world’s leading operator of luxury hotels, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts currently manages 84 properties in 35 countries. Open since 1976, Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver provides a preferred address for both business and leisure travelers, and the highly personalized, anticipatory service that Four Seasons guests expect and value around the world. Recent awards and honors include Condé Nast Gold List and Food & Wines World’s Best Places to Eat. Information on the company and on Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver can be accessed through the Four Seasons Web site at www.fourseasons.com.

Earth Hour Menu

Dinner by Candlelight, Saturday, March 27
Dine to the glow of 1200 candles | $49.00

TO START

Green Salad
Arugula Salad, Seven Crunchy Vegetables, Green « Goddess » Herb Dressing

Scallop
Truffle Dashi, Organic « Tofu », Edamame, Radishes

Golden Spring Borscht
Heirloom Beets, Crème Fraîche Spheres, Asparagus, Dill, House-Cured Bacon

TO FOLLOW

Halibut
Line Caught Halibut, Garam Masala, Pea Shoots, Tomato, Ginger, Grainy Mustard Crème Fraiche

Duck
Local Roasted Duck Breast and Crispy Leg, Organic Baby Carrots, Asparagus, Shallot Tarte Tatin, Agassiz Hazelnut Jus

Risotto
Organic Carnaroli, Morels, BC Fiddleheads, Basil, Goat Cheese

TO FINISH

Sweet Tapas Trio
Liquid Mango Ravioli & Exotic Fruit Consommé
Whipped White Chocolate & Strawberry Compote
Vanilla Pudding, Poached Pears & Pear Sorbet

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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In addition to providing daily editorial, Scout is dedicated to supporting and promoting cool, interesting, and independent British Columbian businesses through the publication of their press releases and event info. To learn how to get your news up on our front page, check out our supporter details page here.

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