ssssss5

Posts Tagged ‘YEW Bar’

Taste the Olympic Spirit at YEW

January 26th, 2010 admin

YEW restaurant + bar is celebrating the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games with some fresh and fun new dishes and drinks. Last week I was an invited to YEW for an Olympic Samper Tasting and tasting I did, try some of these dishes as you cheer on the athletes. In addition to their ultra popular Olympic cocktails introduced last month, YEW restaurant + bar has created an entire calendar of food and beverage inspirations.  Every day during the Olympics YEW is featuring an edible Olympic-inspired feature.

Olympic Burger

Bring your appetite, or four or five friends to help you dive into our one pound Olympic Burger, this one has to be seen to be believed.  Boasting a very generous serving of Kobe and Alberta Beef, Sautéed Chanterelle Mushrooms, Double Smoked Canadian Tyroler Bacon, Tomato Chili Jam and Agassiz Farmhouse Cheddar all nestled between the buttery Brioche bun.  A side of crunchy Yam fries completes the dish.

Maple Leaf Menu Items

Inspired by the five famous interlocked rings the Olympic Salad has it all.  A healthy, energizing combination of veggies, protein, carbohydrates, color and crunch all tossed in a vitamin loaded dressing made with fresh orange juice, yuzu and ginger.  It’s a salad made up entirely of rings – Grilled Squid, Leek, Anelli Pasta, Radish, Green Onions Olives and Crispy Shallot Rings.

Their Maple Leaf Menu is a $45, three-course, prix-fixe menu featuring the best ingredients and flavours from Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.  From Foie Gras Torchon, Braised Bison Cannelloni and Qualicum Bay Scallops to Duck Tourtiere, Crispy Skinned Salmon and Seared Ribeye Steak, mix and match your favourite flavours from across the nation and finish with a true Olympic Indulgence. To honour the world’s best hockey teams they have created a delicious Olympic dessert – a Dark Chocolate Coffee “Puck,” Muscavado Mirror “Ice” and Cracker Jack Ice Cream.

Olympic Gold, Silver & Bronze Cocktails

Joining the line up of Olympic inspired Canadian cocktails -the Bronze Montreal 1976, the Silver Calgary 1988 and the Gold Vancouver 2010 are four new drinks.  The Energy Boost Cocktail features the best local espresso from Vancouver’s 49th Parallel and Van Gogh Espresso Vodka to keep you cheering; the Apple Cider pairs Triple Jim’s Organic Apple Cider from the Okanagan Valley with a Jack Daniels kick to keep you warm; the 2014 Russian Breakfast Cocktail is exclusive to Saturday, February 27th and is a nod to the next hosts of the Olympic Winter Games.  Finally, the Olympic Torch Cocktail is sure to draw attention, prepared hot and poured over dry ice, this smoking-good cocktail is only available for purchase to guests whose home country has captured a gold medal that day – so bring your passport!

Chocolate Medals

I loved the burger but it is a must that you share it with at least one or two of your friends!!

YEW Restaurant and Bar is located in the Four Seasons Hotel at 791 West Georgia Street.

By: Richard Wolak

Posted in Olympic Celebration, Stories Tags: , , , , , , , No Comments »

Justin Taylor’s Olympic Cocktails

January 22nd, 2010 admin

Justin Taylor is a Bartender at YEW Restaurant & Bar in the Four Seasons Hotel downtown Vancouver, where he has been mixing drinks for the past 2 years. Prior to coming to Vancouver he was a Bartender in Toronto, he has been a Bartender for over 15 years. Justin created the 2010 Winter Olympic Cocktails for YEW and I asked him to make a couple of cocktails. First off is his Montreal 1976 Bronze Medal Cocktail.

Justin Taylor with the Bronze Cocktail

Ingredients:

2 oz Alberta Premium Rye

1 oz Granny smith apple juice

0.5 oz Fresh lemon juice

0.75 oz Quebec maple syrup

0.75 oz Pasteurized egg whites

Sprinkled maple & cinnamon sugar

Mix all the ingredients except sugar mixture in a mixing glass. Add ice and shake vigorously. Serve straight up in a chilled coupe glass. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture on egg white foam and torch brulee the crust. Garnish with apple slices.

Montreal 1976 Bronze Medal Cocktail

For the second drink I asked him to make a non-alcoholic cocktail, here is the cocktail, How Do You Like Your Coffee?

Justin Taylor making How Do You Like Your Coffee?

Ingredients:

2 oz Espresso

1 oz Almond sugar syrup

2 oz 2% or skim milk

Ghiradelli chocolate sauce

3 espresso beans

Mix the espresso, syrup and milk in a mixing glass. Shake vigourously and serve in a martini or coupe glass. Top with the chocolate sauce for decoration and add the espresso beans. ** You can make this drink with decalf espresso beans as well.

How Do You Like Your Coffee?

By: Richard Wolak

Posted in Olympic Celebration, Show and Tell, Stories Tags: , , , , , , , 2 Comments »

Celebrate the Games in Vancouver with Olympic Cocktails

January 6th, 2010 admin

Jetside Johnny -- 'Canada Line Cosmo'

As the 2010 Olympic Games approach, a few Vancouver restaurants and bars are getting into the Games-time spirit with their own Olympic-related beverage promotions. Here are some of the players, I had a chance to meet Bartender, “Jetside Johnny” at the Jetside Bar located inside the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel. Johhny has been with the hotel for the past 10 years and he has created these spectacular drinks to celebrate the upcoming Olympics. During the games athletes and their entourage will be enjoying these beverages as they travel thru the airport, you don’t have to be an athlete to join in the celebration. Take advantage of the days prior to the Olympics and go and visit these great bars around the city. Canada Line will take you close to each of these bars, leave your cars at home and enjoy the ride.

Jetside Bar

Fans looking for more of a buzz than a boost will stop by the Jetside Bar at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport for a blueberry pomegranate infused ‘Canada Line Cosmo,’ made in honour of the Canada Line Skytrain.

Long Track at the Jetside Bar

Guests, Olympians and fans looking for a healthy charge during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games can rush to the Fairmont Vancouver Airport’s signature restaurant, Globe @ YVR for gourmet to go energy boosters. Whether dashing to the Richmond Olympic Oval or crossing continents, those who want a quick stamina boost can grab the new “Long Track” energy drink smoothie. It provides a healthy jolt of Olympic proportions: an all-natural frozen blended fruit drink, infused with B6, B12, green tea, marionberry and locally sourced organic bee pollen. There are no additives, preservatives, dairy, gluten, or nuts.

The Yew Bar

Mixing it up in YEW bar, they have created three unique Olympic inspired cocktails designed to commemorate Canada’s Olympic presence. Each drink offers flavors unique to our Canadian culture.

BRONZE – Montreal 1976 is made with Canadian Rye infused with Quebec maple sugar and granny smith apple.

SILVER – Calgary 1988 amps up the traditional Caesar with Buffalo Jerky infused Vodka, chili pepper, secret spice and YEW bar’s own house made clamato.

GOLD – Vancouver 2010 showcases one of B.C’s biggest exports. The cocktail is made with dill and cucumber infused Gin from Victoria’s new distillery and a candied smoke salmon garnish.

Visit the YEW bar and celebrate the Olympics Four Seasons style!

The Granville Room

As the Olympic torch makes its way across Canada, the Granville Room shows its spirit with their Olympic-inspired cocktails, created by resident bar star Trevor Kallies. Available until the end of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, each cocktail is inspired by a great Canadian Olympic moment and showcases Canadian liquor and ingredients. Trevor created five cocktails in honour of the five Olympic rings, which sell for $9 each.

The Winner Take All, inspired by Cindy Klassen’s 2006 speed skating performance in Turin, blends Crown Royal Special Reserve Whiskey, honey syrup, Gamay Noir float and flamed orange peel. Lord of the Oval is named for Gaetan Boucher’s three medals in long-track speed skating at 1984’s Sarajevo games, and marries Wiser’s deluxe, muddled red grapes, peach bitters, ginger ale and peach juice. The Gold, Silver and Greene, inspired by Nancy Greene’s 1968 double medal performance in Grenoble, melds Victoria gin, Barnston Island basil, simple syrup, grapefruit juice and orange-flower water. The Double Lucky Loonie, named for the men’s and women’s hockey teams (which both took home gold from the 2002 games in Salt Lake City), blends Canadian Club Premium Whiskey, maple syrup, Whistler Black Tusk Ale and Sortilege Canadian Whiskey & Maple Liqueur. The Golden Redemption, named for Jamie Salé and David Pelletier’s near miss of figure skating gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City games, marries Alberta Premium Rye with applesauce, fresh lemon juice and a dash of Fee Brothers’ rhubarb bitters.

By: Richard Wolak

Posted in Olympic Celebration, Stories Tags: , , , , , , , 1 Comment »

  • Our Events

    eventbrite 1

    Purchase tickets here!

  • Sponsors

  • General Info

echo get_option('motion_footer') . "\n";