WELCOME TO Q4 AL CENTRO
Q4 al Centro Now Open at the Centre of it All
(Vancouver, BC) December 10, 2010 – Q4 al Centro, the sister restaurant to the ever-popular Q4 Ristorante in Kitsilano, opens for its first dinner service at 5pm on Friday, December 10. Q4 al Centro will be open for dinner nightly from 5pm, and lunch Monday to Friday from 11:30am; its first lunch service will be Monday, December 13. Q4 al Centro is located at 780 Richards Street in the heart of Vancouver’s entertainment district. Reservations are recommended, please phone 604.687.4444.
A very popular feature at Q4 al Centro is sure to be complimentary valet parking at both lunch and dinner. However, thanks to the restaurant’s location, an easy walk to everything downtown, many guests won’t need it.
In Italian, al centro means “at the centre” and it’s a perfect tribute to Q4 al Centro’s location downtown on Richards at Robson, connected to the elegant L’Hermitage Hotel. Ideally situated merely blocks from Queen Elizabeth Theatre and The Centre for Performing Arts Rogers Area, and BC Place Q4 al Centro is a perfect pre and post event destination.
The restaurant’s interior, created by Box Interior Design, is a warm, stylish, and comfortable space with 70 seats including plenty of room at the cocktail and kitchen bars. The room features natural cork flooring, a not so subtle nod to Q4’s reputation for wine excellence, plus this eco-friendly choice absorbs sound naturally; no more shouting to be heard over restaurant chatter and clatter. Speaking of sound, Q4 has retained music specialists Sonic Branding Architects to create custom playlists for both restaurants.
Perhaps the most prominent feature in the room is a massive 10’ by 20’ original abstract painting by world renowned artist Jason Gogo. In keeping with the wine theme, Gogo used Napa Valley grapes to create the vivid wine red paint showcased in his work.
Longtime Q4 executive chef Bradford Ellis, has made the move downtown from the Kitsilano location. His menu offers classic, unpretentious Italian, and he’s thrilled about the Wood Stone Forno pizza oven that takes centre stage in the kitchen, with four pizzas, plus three house-made focaccias on the menu at both lunch and dinner.
Highlights from the tightly edited dinner menu include the Corsi family meatball recipe, Spaghetti Q4, a lusty combination of garlic, minced chicken, black beans and chilies; classic pistachio crusted sablefish with roasted red pepper succo; and provimi veal chop with lemon caper gremolata. Add paninis at lunch, and guests can be in and out within the hour and under $20, or linger over longer business and social lunches.
The room will be expertly managed by general manager, Albert Chee who honed his skills working with BC Restaurant Hall of Fame inductee, Bud Kanke, for over a decade, most recently at Goldfish Pacific Kitchen. Chee was excited to collaborate with a recent Vancouver Magazine Bartender of the Year to create Q4 al Centro’s cocktail list.
Downtown’s newest neighbourhood hotspot, Q4 al Centro, is the freshest choice for lunch, Monday to Friday, dinner nightly, pizza, cocktails or anything in between. Q4 al Centro is located at 780 Richards Street in Vancouver. For more information please visit www.q4restaurant.com, phone 604.687.4444, follow Q4 on Twitter @Q4Restaurant, and become a fan on Facebook.
About Q4
Over a decade and a half, Q4, Vancouver’s original new Italian restaurant, has established itself as one of the city’s favourite neighbourhood restaurants. In 2009 longtime proprietor, Patrick Corsi joined forces with a new partner, noted real estate developer and entrepreneur, Alex B. Tsakumis. The duo plans to expand the Q4 brand. Their second location, Q4 al Centro, which opened in December 2010, is just the beginning. For more information please visit www.q4restaurant.com, phone 604.734.4444, follow Q4 on Twitter @Q4Restaurant, and become a fan on Facebook.
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Tanis Tsisserev, T2 Communications Inc.
604.841.8095 / tanis@t2communications.ca