Hawksworth Restaurant introduces winter-inspired menu additions with a focus on ingredients sourced from British Columbia farmers. Seasonal produce shines with a deft touch from the kitchens of Chef David Hawksworth and his talented team, resulting in balanced and flavourful menu combinations for cold winter days.
Recently recognized by enRoute Magazine as one of Canada’s top three best new restaurants, Hawksworth continues impress both guests and critics with the very best in contemporary Canadian cuisine. Highlights from the current menu include: Okanagan Bartlett pears, cooked sous vide for an hour in spiced syrup, paired with speck from Oyama Sausage Co., creamy burrata from Italy and a house-made roasted shallot dressing; a charred octopus salad features slow-cooked octopus, finished on the grill with smoked confit Langley fingerling potatoes, grilled frisee and confit fennel infused with lemon; grilled sturgeon returns, lightly grilled following a 24hr marinade and served with a sunchoke fricassee, butternut squash flan, manila clams freshly shucked from the shell, finished with a clam nectar broth.
Seasonality is also reflected in the latest tasting menu from Chef Hawksworth’s team, which includes yellowfin tuna carpaccio with spiced cucumber, pickled beetroot paired with lamb tongue, slow-cooked veal breast with red cabbage and walla walla onion and a decadent chocolate fondant with orange and hazelnut.
Holiday menus are similarly influenced with a range of options and price points. A seasonal favourite, apple beet salad features on the Holiday Party lunch menu ($52 / $60 for three courses), alongside confit pork shoulder or roasted chestnut orecchiette and topped off with steamed Christmas pudding with sundried cherry port sauce. Holiday party dinner menu ($72 / $82 for 3 courses) features yellowfin tuna carpaccio, slow cooked lamb shank or Lois Lake Steelhead finished with valrhona chocolate fondant, hazelnut and orange.
Hawksworth Restaurant is available for lunch and dinner holiday party bookings in its elegant York Room, throughout the festive season. Holiday menus will be available in the main restaurant on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day and lunch will be served on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Breakfast is unavailable from December 23rd to January 3rd and brunch is available every weekend, including New Year’s Day (except Christmas Day).
For bookings, visit www.hawksworthrestaurant.com or call 604.673.7000
