Taste
REVIEWS
THE RESTAURANT POWER LIST BY
Neal McLennan
Hy’s private dining wine cellar
THE DEETS
YOU WON’T LIKELY catch Bruno Wall standing in line at Ask for Luigi or Nat Bosa accepting a 5:45 Tuesday reservation for Kissa Tanto because that’s all that’s available. The powerful have a different set of requirements when selecting their restaurants: service, discretion, convenience and, yes, good food. Want to make like a mogul for your next lunch meeting? Here’s a cheat sheet on how to close the big (dining) deal.
Hy’s Steakhouse
637 Hornby St., Vancouver 604-683-7671 hyssteakhouse.com
HY’S THE PROSPECTUS As beautifully old-school as it gets: dim light, cold cocktails (even at lunch) and red meat. Where Don Draper would celebrate the McCann merger. POWER PATRON Jimmy Pattison OFF-THE-MENU DISH A custom-cut—go big or go home—dry-aged rib steak. POWER TABLE The private room to the right as you walk in has seen a lifetime of over-the-top celebration dinners. CLOSING-THE-DEAL BOTTLE
Harlan Cabernet Napa Valley 2012 for $3,000. GIARDINO THE PROSPECTUS The classic yel-
low house has been replaced with a blend of modern and classical Italian just a few doors away, but
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Umberto Menghi still has a Rolodex of power that any other restaurateur would kill for, plus a swank new contemporary room to boot. POWER PATRONS Peter Brown, Frank Giustra
OFF-THE-MENU DISH
Venetian calf’s liver; Alba truffles on risotto in season (Oct. to Nov.). POWER TABLE In the summer, it’s the round one on the patio; in the winter, the tables under the Venetian light.
CLOSING-THE-DEAL BOTTLE How does a
magnum of 1976 Taittinger sound, hotshot? $980.
THE DEETS
Giardino
1328 Hornby St., Vancouver 604-669-2422 umberto.com
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