Pop the Cork to Welcome the New Year
with a Sparkling Celebration at Provence Marinaside
“What are you doing New Year’s, New Year’s Eve?” asks Ella Fitzgerald in the classic jazz standard. There are so many dining options out there it’s hard to choose, however New Year’s Eve at Provence Marinaside promises to be a cork-popping celebratory affair filled with wonderful food, fine wines, bubbly champagne and lively music. “We wanted to create something elegant where people could indulge and celebrate at an affordable price,” says Provence’s Owner and Executive Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia.
Guests are presented with two dining options – a three-course New Year’s Eve Prix Fixe Menufor $84/person with an optional three course wine pairing (including champagne) for $71 or a special A La Carte Menu including favourite dishes from the regular menu. Prices for the individual à la carte dishes range from $25 to $62.
New Year’s Eve is synonymous with the sound of popping corks and Provence’s well-stocked wine list of Sparkling Wines and Champagnes contains a dozen by-the-glass options ($12-$44) as well as more than two dozen available by the bottle. Celebratory sips range from budget favourites such as Bottega Il Vino dei Poeti Prosecco Brut (Treviso, Veneto, Italy) at $50/btl, and Summerhill Pyramid Winery Cipes Brut,(Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, BC) $60/btl through to the very special occasion extravagance of Louis Roderer Cristal Brut (2009 Reims, Champagne, France) at $800/btl, Krug Vintage Brut(2002 Reims, Champagne, France) $825/btl and Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Rare Brut(1998 Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France) at $1,500 for a 1500 ml bottle. The collection also includes two very special limited editions – Dom Perignon featuring label and box artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame with artwork by Yayoi Kusama.
To add to the celebratory atmosphere, Gary Comeau and his Sounds of New Orleans will be entertaining guests with Louisiana-inspired jazz, roots and blues from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Reservations are available beginning at 3 p.m. with the last reservation at 10:45 pm. Reservations booked at 9:30 or later will be able to stay through Provence’s traditional New Year’s countdown with Chef Jean-Francis.
Tables seated prior to 9:30 p.m. may be rebooked for a later seating, guests are asked to respect seating time limits. As usual, Provence will be serving brunch on New Year’s Day beginning at 10 a.m. For more information or to reserve your New Year’s Eve table now click here.
Christmas Dinner Reminder: For those of you who do not wish to cook Christmas Dinner, Provence is offering its popular Turkey-to-Go Christmas Dinner for pick up on December 24. Each meal is fully cooked, just heat and serve. Each meal includes carved turkey, roasted vegetables, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner roll, and chocolate fondant. Everything you need to enjoy a Christmas dinner without the chore of cooking it for just $49/person. Orders are accepted up to December 22.
Ringing in the New Year in style doesn’t have to break the bank. Join Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia and the welcoming team at Provence Marinaside for a very celebratory, sparkling and affordable, New Year’s Eve.
Provence notes:
Established in February 2002, Provence Marinaside is the ‘bebe’ of Owner/Executive Chef (and Chevalier of France) Jean-Francis Quaglia. Reminiscent of Chef Qualia’s native Marseille, Provence is located at the south end of Yaletown, adjacent to the False Creek Seawall and with patios overlooking the Quayside Marina. Open every day for Brunch, Lunch, Happy Hour and Dinner.
2024 Holiday Hours:
- Christmas Eve, December 24: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Brunch 10 a.m.- 11:15 a.m./ Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.) Note: early closing at 3 p.m.
- Christmas Day, December 25: closed
- Boxing Day, December 26: 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. (Brunch 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m./ Happy Hour 3 – 5 p.m./ Dinner 3 – 9:45 p.m.)
- December 27– 29: same as December 26
- December 30: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. (Brunch 10 – 11:15 a.m./ Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m./ Happy Hour 3 – 5 p.m./Dinner 3 – 9:45 p.m.)
- New Year’s Eve, December 31: 10 a.m. – after midnight (Brunch 10 a.m.-2:45 p.m./ Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m./ Dinner 3 p.m. – 1 a.m. Note: the last reservation at 10:45 p.m.)
- New Year’s Day, January 1: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. (Brunch 10 a.m. – 2:45 p.m./ Happy Hour 3-5 p.m./ Dinner 3 – 9:45 p.m.)
- January 2 & 3: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. (Brunch 10 – 11:15 a.m. / Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m./ Happy Hour 3 – 5 p.m./ Dinner 3 – 9:45 p.m.)
- January 4 & 5: 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. (Brunch 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m./ Happy Hour 3 – 5 p.m./ Dinner 3- 9:45 p.m.)
- January 6- 9: Provence Marinaside will be closed for maintenance and will re-open at 11:30 a.m. on January 10.
In addition to Dine-In service, Provence Marinaside continues to offer its regular menus for brunch, lunch and dinner as Takeout for personal pick-up or through delivery services Door Dash and Uber Eats.
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Provence Marinaside is also supporting The DowntownEastside Women’s Centre with the donation of meals and funds along with a donation option on their should the public also wish to support the organization. Details can be found on Provence Marinaside’s Home Page.
About Chef Jean Francis Quaglia
A native of Marseille, France, Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia comes naturally to the culinary world as his mother was acclaimed Chef Suzanne Quaglia of Marseille’s famed Le Patalain and one of the very first female chefs in France. At age eight, he made his first Tarte au Citron from his mother’s recipe. This same tarte is now featured on Provence’s menu. Following graduation, Chef Quaglia apprenticed at Hôtel Sofitel in Marseille, worked Chef Elie Mazot at Relais et Chateau’s Le Chateau de la Chevre D’Or in Eze and was Chef de Partie Tournant under the direction of his mentor, Chef Dominique LeStanc, at Hôtel Negresco in Nice (2 Michelin stars). Upon arrival in Vancouver he was Sous Chef under Chef Bruno Born at Le Coq D’Or and followed him to the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel where he became Executive Chef of the hotel’s Indigo Bistro Moderne. He opened his first restaurant, Provence Mediterranean Grill in 1997 in Point Grey and went on to open Provence Marinaside in 2002 and TWB-The Wine Bar next door in 2012 (it is now amalgamated into Provence Marinaside). In August 2021, the government of France honoured Chef Jean-Francis by naming him a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre du Merite Agricole – one of France’s highest honours, second only to the Legion of Honour.
Media release and images provided by Nancy Wong, Culinary Communications.
