Events | Minami Yaletown

Beauty & The Beast Comes to Vancouver

January 13, 2015/in Contests, Events /by Sophia Cheng

Broadway Across Canada (BAC) is back this winter with the smash Broadway hit, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. From February 3rd to February 8th, experience a tale as old as time at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. This musical is based on the Academy Award-winning animated film and features some favourite and memorable songs, such as “Be Our Guest”, “Something There”, and “Beauty and the Beast”. This eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide and is the classic musical love story filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers.

From the BAC website:
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

With Minami’s close proximity to Queen Elizabeth Theatre, we have again partnered with BAC to do a giveaway in restaurant and online! Enter to win one of three pairs of opening night tickets (Tuesday, February 3rd) to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and two $50 gift certificate to Minami. Contest closes Monday, January 26, 2014 at 9am. Winners will be announced the following day and prizes must be picked-up at the restaurant. Three ways to enter:

1) Tweet the following on Twitter and make sure to follow @MinamiYaletown and @BACTouring:

I want to win tickets to @BACTouring’s #BeautyandtheBeast and dinner at @MinamiYaletown. #BACxMinami http://ow.ly/HdOU0

2) “Like” the Minami Facebook Page and comment on the Beauty and the Beast poster photo.

3) Enter at Minami Restaurant directly.

4) For an extra entry, tweet @MinamiYaletown and @BACTouring your favourite Beauty and the Beast song with the #BACxMinami and #BeautyandtheBeast hashtag.

To buy tickets, visit the Broadway Across Canada website.

Christmas Eve Menu 2014

December 24, 2014/in Events, Menu /by sasha

For those looking for a place to dine tomorrow, check out our Christmas Eve prix fixe menu!

The New Year’s Eve Menu!

December 5, 2014/in Events, Menu /by Sophia Cheng

This is the special four-course menu for the lucky guests who decide to celebrate New Year’s Eve at Minami! Tickets are on sale now for $85 (plus tax and gratuity). Contact Minami directly at 1118 Mainland Street to book or email info@minamirestaurant.com

2014 MINAMI NEW YEARS EVE SET MENU

AMUSE

KUMAMOTO OYSTER W/ UNI

Sake foam, umami dashi gelee, pickled fennel & plum salsa

ABURI SASHIMI

Maguro/foie gras sauce – Hotate/daikon oroshi, ikura, Himalayan truffles –

Atlantic Salmon/blood orange sauce – Hamachi/quinoa salad

SURF & TURF

AAA STERLING SILVER FILET MIGNON & ABURI ½ MARITIME LOBSTER TAIL

Peppercorn miso crusted, truffled duxelle veal sauce, ginger glazed carrot, white & green asparagus, parsnip celeriac puree, honey yuzu beurre blanc, herb oil, micro herb salad, cabernet vinegar, sun choke crisps

SUSHI APPY

Aburi tai nigiri/kalamata olive tapenade – aburi duck nigiri/ume gari compote – minami roll – ebi oshi – salmon oshi

DESSERT

VALORHNA MILK CHOCOLATE MOUSSE DACQUOISE

Miso caramel glaze, mandarin yuzu sorbet

New Year’s Eve at Minami!

November 21, 2014/in Events /by sasha

We are hosting our first-ever gala event in the masquerade tradition on New Year’s Eve! Featuring live music, photobooth and followed by DJ and dancing. Our New Year’s event promises to welcome 2015 with a bang!

The night includes a four-course prix fixe menu with a cocktail upon entry.

Dress to impress. First seating starts at 7:30pm.

Tickets are $85 plus tax and gratuity and can be purchased in advance only. Please visit Minami in-person for tickets or email info@minamirestaurant.com.

We hope to ring in 2015 with you!

Time for Flashdance!

October 30, 2014/in Community, Contests, Events /by sasha

Broadway Across Canada (BAC) is back this fall with pop culture phenomenon, FLASHDANCE – THE MUSICAL, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. From November 11th to November 16, guests will enjoy entertaining dancing, music, in addition to a great story. The musical features some of the biggest hits from the movie, including the Academy Award-winning title song “Flashdance – What a Feeling,” “Maniac,” “Gloria,” “Manhunt,” and “I Love Rock & Roll.” In addition, 16 brand new songs have been written for the musical with music by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth.

From the BAC website:
With electrifying dance at its core, FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. When romance with her steel mill boss threatens to complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the meaning of love and its power to fuel the pursuit of her dream.

With Minami’s close proximity to Queen Elizabeth Theatre, we have again partnered with BAC to do a giveaway in restaurant and online! Enter to win one of three pairs of opening night tickets (November 11th) to FLASHDANCE and one $100 gift certificate to Minami. Contest closes Friday, November 7th, 2014 at noon and winner must pick-up the prize at the restaurant. Three ways to enter:

1) Tweet the following on Twitter and make sure to follow @MinamiYaletown and @BACTouring:

I want to win tickets to @BACTouring’s #FLASHDANCE and dinner at @MinamiYaletown. #BACxMinami http://ow.ly/DxluG

2) “Like” the Minami Facebook Page and comment on the FLASHDANCE poster photo.

3) Enter at Minami Restaurant directly.

To buy tickets, visit the Broadway Across Canada website.

Broadway’s Wicked comes to Vancouver!

May 12, 2014/in Contests, Events /by Sophia Cheng

We are excited to partner with Broadway Across Canada (BAC) on a giveaway to one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals – Wicked. Coming to Vancouver Wednesday, May 28 until Sunday, June 29, 2014, this is the second time the award-winning Wicked has toured in our city, and it is back due to popular demand!

Declared “The Best Musical of the Decade” by Entertainment Weekly, Wicked musical is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which tells the untold story of the witches of Oz: Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West born with emerald-green skin and is misunderstood and Glinda the Good Witch of the North who is beautiful and very popular. It is truly an action-packed show filled with memorable songs. Read more about the story on the official Wicked website.

Here is your chance to win one of two pairs of opening night tickets (May 28th) to Wicked and one $100 gift certificate to Minami. Contest closes Friday, May 23rd at noon. Winners must pick-up prize at the restaurant. Here are a few ways to enter:

1) Tweet the following on Twitter and make sure to follow @MinamiYaletown and @BACTouring:

I want to see @BACTouring’s @Wicked_Musical and dinner at @minamiyaletown! #BACxMinami #TeamElphaba #TeamGlinda http://ow.ly/wKVGV

For an extra entry on Twitter, Elphaba a photo of yourself at elphabayourself.com and tweet us the photo with #BACxMinami hashtag, tagging @BACTouring as well.

2) “Like” the Minami Facebook Page and comment on the Wicked poster photo. Receive an extra entry if you share the contest!

3) Enter at Minami Restaurant directly.

To buy tickets, visit the Broadway Across Canada website.

Good luck, everyone!

Blue Man Group Contest

March 18, 2014/in Community, Contests, Events /by Sophia Cheng

Broadway Across Canada (BAC) brings the entertaining Blue Man Group to Vancouver, from March 25th to 30th, 2014.

From the Broadway website:
Experience the Phenomenon. Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The New York Times heralds the show as “One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged.” E! Entertainment News exclaims, “Blue Man Group is what every live performance aspires to be.” The Baltimore Sun raves, “Blue Man Group packs a wallop. It’s a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!”

Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that Blue Man Group is an intensely exciting and wildly outrageous show that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state. With no spoken language, Blue Man Group is perfect for people of all ages, languages, and cultures. Blue Man Group is now on the road for its first U.S. theatrical tour. This unique experience is a form of entertainment like nothing else; guaranteed to be an outing you will never forget.

With Minami’s close proximity to Queen Elizabeth Theatre, we have again partnered with BAC to do a giveaway in restaurant and online! Enter to win one of three pairs of opening night tickets (March 25th) to Blue Man Group and one $100 gift certificate to Minami. Contest closes Monday, March 24th at noon and winner must pick-up the prize at the restaurant. Three ways to enter:

1) Tweet the following on Twitter and make sure to follow @MinamiYaletown and @BACTouring:

I want to win tickets to @BACTouring’s #BlueManGroup and dinner at @MinamiYaletown. #BACxMinami http://ow.ly/uJ3GZ

2) “Like” the Minami Facebook Page and comment on the Blue Man Group poster photo.

3) Enter at Minami Restaurant directly.

To buy tickets, visit the Broadway Across Canada website.

Valentine’s Day

January 28, 2014/in Events, Menu /by Sophia Cheng

Our chefs have created a special Valentine’s Day menu for February 14th! For $150 per couple, it is a great representation of all our popular dishes with six courses and two sake pairings. Call now to book!

West Side Story comes to Vancouver!

January 28, 2014/in Community, Events /by Sophia Cheng

Broadway Across Canada (BAC) brings the beloved musical West Side Story to Vancouver, from February 4th to 9th, 2014.

From the Broadway website:
Pulled directly from the pages of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the musical takes place on New York’s West Side in the mid-1950s amidst widespread racial and social tension. The show begins as a war is building between two rival gangs fighting over the same piece of turf: born and bred New York boys, The Jets, and Puerto Rican immigrants The Sharks. In the midst of the battlefield are two young romantics, good-boy Tony, a Jet ready to leave the gang life behind, and wide-eyed Maria, the sister of Sharks leader, Bernardo. When Tony and Maria unexpectedly meet and fall for one another, tension between the rival groups only escalates, leading to a bloody and senseless rumble that costs both sides young lives. In spite of the violence, the true story at the core of the show is two lovers trying to find a way to be together—and whether either can survive when hate and ignorance are unwilling to yield.

With Minami’s close proximity to Queen Elizabeth Theatre, we have again partnered with BAC to do a giveaway in restaurant and online! Enter to win one of three pairs of opening night tickets (February 4th) to West Side Story and one $100 gift certificate to Minami. Contest closes Monday, February 3rd at noon and winner must pick-up the prize at the restaurant. Three ways to enter:

1) Tweet the following on Twitter and make sure to follow @MinamiYaletown and @BACTouring:

I want to win tickets to @BACTouring’s #WestSideStory and dinner at @MinamiYaletown. #BACxMinami http://ow.ly/t2P6r

2) “Like” the Minami Facebook Page and comment on the West Side Story poster photo.

3) Enter at Minami Restaurant directly.

To buy tickets, visit the Broadway Across Canada website.

Holiday Dining!

December 17, 2013/in Events, Menu, Restaurant News /by sasha

Make Miku or Minami your holiday dining destination and enjoy our specially prepared 7 course Holiday Set Menus.

Miku will be offering it’s special Holiday Menu on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Minami’s menu will be offered on New Year’s Eve only. Check out the menus below!