False Creek’s Ancora has launched a new prix-fixe menu for fall and winter. The three-course meal’s ($49, or $85 with wine pairings) options include tempura prawn roll, lobster bisque with black-cod croquette, pacific ling cod with chorizo paella, prosciutto-wrapped chicken, wild-mushroom risotto, and dessert. In addition, the restaurant is celebrating its second year with a special caviar menu that offers à la carte dishes such as cauliflower-and-leek panna cotta with herring caviar, salmon tartare with salmon roe, chawanmushi with lumpfish caviar, squid-ink linguine with uni and smoked trout caviar, and a full tasting of three different black caviars. AncoraDining.com
On Nov. 20 and 27, the Four Seasons’ Yew Seafood + Bar continues its Sunday Supper Series with a special dinner featuring new executive chef Weimar Gomez’s West Coast-inspired black-rice seafood paella featuring selva prawns, lobster, mussels and clams. The three-course dinner also features root-vegetable-and-potato salad, and crème Catalan for dessert. Tickets $80 ($106 with wine pairings). YewSeafood.com
On Nov. 21, Italian Kitchen hosts a special wine dinner with the Consulate General of Italy. The five-course menu includes mascarpone-stuffed figs, saffron and squid-ink ravioli with lobster, grilled swordfish and rockfish agnolotti, grilled lamb chops, and dessert. Each course will be paired with selections from a different Italian winery. Tickets $88. Contact [email protected]. GlowbalGroup.com/ItalianKitchen
Also on Nov. 21, Latab continues its Colab series with a special dinner focused on the healing plants and mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Ingredients such as devil’s club, rosehip, Oregon grape, turkey tail mushrooms, dandelion, huckleberries and more will be incorporated into the meal. Latab chef Kris Barnholden will be joined by guests Lori Snyder (Herbalist), James Timms (Mak N Ming, Elementa) and Camille Flanjak (Museum Eats). Tickets $79. Beverages can be purchased at an additional cost. Tickets on Eventbrite.
News from the Toptable restaurant group: CinCin will be open for holiday lunch Dec. 1-23 (Mon.-Fri., 11:30am-2:30pm). Sample dishes from the à la carte menu, including porcini mushroom and chestnut soup, prosciutto and duck liver pâté, smoked wild-sablefish risotto, osso buco, and more. Visit CinCin.net for more details. Blue Water Cafe will be open for lunch Dec. 8-23 (Mon.-Fri., noon-2pm). À la carte dishes include local oysters, sockeye salmon terrine, various ceviches, fish and chips, braised short-rib tagliatelle, and more. Visit BlueWaterCafe.net for more details. Lastly, West Restaurant is offering a three-course prix fixe lunch menu for $45, featuring potato-and-leek soup, ricotta-and-herb cannelloni, pan-roasted branzino, and more. WestRestaurant.com
