Wildebeest will help merrymakers kick-start the countdown to 2019 by hosting an indulgent four-course New Year’s Eve dinner that showcases the Gastown restaurant’s signature flair for preparing seasonally inspired fare on Monday, December 31.
With seatings beginning at 5 p.m. in the restaurant’s warm and inviting dining room, Wildebeest Chef Ian McHale will serve a deliciously decadent feast that features such locally sourced highlights as fresh burrata & heirloom carrots, vacche rosse ravioli with Perigord truffle, bison flat iron with pommes Lyonnaise, pan-seared turbot with BC spot prawns, and caramelized spartan apple with salted caramel ganache.
— $89 per person plus tax and gratuity —
wine pairings available for an additional charge
Amuse Bouche
— First Course —
choice of:
Smoked Goose
Goose breast & leg terrine, beetroot, quail egg, nasturtium
Fresh Burrata & Heirloom Carrots
Fresh burrata, preserved blackcap raspberries, basil oil, sorrel
Dungeness Crab
Dungeness crab salad, pickled smelt, housemade kimchi, pickles
— Second Course —
Vacche Rosse Ravioli
Perigord truffle, garlic purée, mushroom consommé, spruce tip
— Main Course —
choice of:
Bison Flat Iron
Pommes Lyonnaise, celeriac purée, morels, rosemary oil
Pan-Seared Turbot
BC spot prawns, cauliflower, jun beurre blanc, sea coriander
Peace Country Lamb
Lamb loin & pressed lamb belly, chestnuts, roasted parsnip, smoked blueberry
Foraged Mushroom Tarte Tatin
Herbed vegetables en papillote, cashel blue cheese, shallot petals, hibiscus gel
— Dessert —
choice of:
Chocolate & Fig
Dark chocolate silk cake, fig jam, brandy-soaked figs, fig leaf foam, cocoa nibs
Caramelized Spartan Apple
Salted caramel ganache, whey caramel, toasted hazelnuts
TICKETS
Tickets to Wildebeest’s New Year’s Eve dinner are $89 per person plus tax and gratuity, with optional 3 oz. and 5 oz. wine pairings available for an additional charge, and can be purchased online. As there are a limited number of seats available, advanced reservations and ticket purchases are required and tickets without reservations cannot be honoured.
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