The GOODS from The Acorn

Vancouver, BC | Canada’s preeminent vegetable-forward restaurant, The Acorn, is delighted to be taking up residence for five days in New York City’s Lower East Side, from February 3-7, 2016, at Exhibit C (88 Eldridge Street). Each night, starting at 7pm, The Acorn will be serving up a single-seating 5-course vegan tasting menu. The dinner will include an optional wine pairing by Kurtis Kolt, one of Vancouver’s top sommeliers. Kolt will be in attendance each night to detail the wines he has carefully chosen to represent BC’s vast award-winning wineries.

Upon opening its doors in the summer of 2012, The Acorn has been the recipient of national and regional awards for their groundbreaking use of locally sourced vegetables. Air Canada’s En Route Magazine named The Acorn one of the best new restaurants in Canada, an honor never bestowed upon a vegetarian restaurant before or since. Additionally, The Daily Meal and CNN have placed The Acorn in the top 5 vegetarian restaurants worldwide.

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, The Acorn is situated at the heart of Canada’s most lush and hospitable climate for a diverse range of whole grown foods. Founder / General Manager Shira Blustein says “our vision with The Acorn has always been to take advantage of what is so readily available yet so frequently ignored: fresh produce. The trick is that it can sometimes take real ingenuity to develop those ingredients into a truly remarkable dish. We’re just very fortunate to have such bountiful resources in BC.” The ambition behind bringing The Acorn – including chefs Robert Clarke and Brian Luptak and co-owners Blustein and husband Scott Lewis – to New York is to demonstrate some of the majesty found around their home. “The winter in BC yields some wonderful options in the way of produce. What it means is that we just have to be creative and think outside the box with what we serve up,” says Chef Robert Clarke when asked what the menu is to include. Clarke spent many years working all across Canada and was Chef de Cuisine at Sooke Harbour House, a pioneering restaurant in the sustainability movement.

The Acorn’s residency at Exhibit C will be a unique opportunity for locals to sample what’s happening on Canada’s West Coast – a culinary scene on the rise and of which The Acorn is a trail blazing force.

DETAILS

3995 Main Street | Vancouver, BC
Telephone: 604-566-9001 | Email: [email protected]
Web: www.theacornrestaurant.ca | Twitter | Facebook
Hours: Sunday to Thursday – Dinner until 10:00pm / Bar Service until 12am
Friday and Saturday – Dinner until 11pm / Bar Service until 12am
Weekend Brunch – Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-2:30pm

GALLERY

THE PEOPLE

General Manager / Owner – Shira Blustein
Head Chef – Rob Clarke
Chef de Cuisine – Brian Luptak

ABOUT THE ACORN

Refined vegetarian eatery focusing on imaginative plates with vegan, raw and gluten-free options. The Riley Park corner location boasts a chic, minimalist interior that is equally popular with omnivores. Open late, the bar showcases seasonal, original cocktails alongside wines and craft beers from British Columbia.

No Reservations. For parties of 6 or more, a family table is available for an early or later seating. Please call 604-566-9001 for availability.

ACCOLADES: En Route One of Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2013 | Gold Medal Plates Victoria “Gold Medal Winner” | CNN – World’s 10 Best Vegetarian Destinations | The Daily Meal – #2 on the Top 25 Vegetarian Restaurants in the World | Montecristo Magazine | The New York Times | Westender 2012 Best of Vancouver Awards | Westender “On The Plate” | Sharp For Men | Huffington Post | Georgia Straight | Vancouver Sun