![]() Glass barn doors lead to a second dining room with access to an outdoor dining terrace. ![]() The restaurant features two dining rooms – one with an oversized, double-sided banquette and wrap-around, full-length windows to take in the iconic views just beyond. A well-stocked Whiskey Library serves exclusive, small batch rye whiskeys and rare Kentucky bourbons in vintage glassware. Upon arrival, guests are greeted by a lively bar and interactive Chef's station with a rotating selection of enticing snacks featuring daily favorites as part of featured gourmet smorgasbords and bountiful charcuterie platters. Interiors are flooded with natural light and boast a vibrant color palette with subtle touches of brass and black accents throughout, resulting in a modern-meets-vintage aesthetic. Grizform Design Architects was tapped for the restaurant design, ushering in a new, modern space that revitalized the traditional clubhouse experience. "Combining Ember & Rye's menu concept and our engaging culinary team with such a lively space-that I define as a 'not-your-parents' country club' meets modern steakhouse-and you have a unique atmosphere that will bring guests coming back again."Įmber & Rye is situated along the award-winning Aviara Golf Club and overlooks the surrounding Batiquitos Lagoon. It is the embodiment of my cooking style, focusing on elevating classic dishes that many people may already be familiar with, while creating a distinct, new style and flavor in a fun, playful way," said Richard Blais. "Ember & Rye is the type of restaurant I personally want to eat at every day. The restaurant perfectly complements Park Hyatt Aviara's newly reimagined luxury resort, designed to be both refined and relaxed with an understated elegance along the coveted Southern California coast. Ember & Rye is set to open its doors in March 2021 as the final phase of the Forbes Five Star property's recent $50 million renovation. ![]() 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa announces the name of its new signature restaurant created in collaboration with Chef Richard Blais. As he did at Juniper & Ivy, Blais will help out in the kitchen when needed and he’ll be a regular presence in the dining room, greeting guests and happily posing with fans for photos.CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. Manning the kitchen on a daily basis will be executive chef William Griggs, who was the longtime chef at Argyle Steakhouse, and sous chef Brad Chance, who has worked with Blais in the past at Juniper & Ivy and Flip Burger Boutique in Atlanta. Bargoers who order drinks on the rocks can get everyday ice for free, or they can pay $2 to $3 more to get a custom-shaped clear “artisan ice” cube in rock, sphere, spear or other shapes.īlais said Ember & Rye will be his local “headquarters” whenever he’s not traveling for work, like promoting the upcoming season of “Top Chef,” on which he’ll be a weekly judge, beginning April 1. ![]() The bar’s mainly whiskey and rye-based cocktails are also innovative, like the Smoking Ember, a $24 mezcal drink topped with a poppable bubble of citrus smoke. (Ember & Rye restaurant in Carlsbad - cocktails And because Blais loves steak sauces, the menu has a whole menu of toppers, including rye whiskey gravy, blue cheese butter, pickled walnuts and his own branded Richard Blais Steaksauce, which sells for $15 a bottle. Steaks range from a 10-ounce, 14-day aged strip steak for $55, to $190 for a 12-ounce A5 Japanese Wagyu sirloin skinny cut. His $26 burger is made with a blend of dry-aged Flannery beef and served with kimchi ketchup and triple-cooked French fries that Blais said take three days to prepare. Some examples are his $40 caviar and pancake starter, which replaces blini with buckwheat flour Japanese-style taiyaki fish-shaped pancakes. The just-unveiled menu looks straightforward on first glance, but Blais said it’s packed with playful twists on traditional ideas. There are also two indoor dining rooms and a 14-seat private dining room. The restaurant has a full bar with an inset tapas “snack bar” prep area where the pimento cheese sandwiches and other light snack items will be made to order. ![]() As a nod to the public’s increased desire to dine outside, Ember & Rye’s wrap-around patio has expanded outdoor seating and its focal feature is a Santa Maria-style wood-fired grill where diners can watch their steaks being cooked. ![]()
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