With the new Router you can do something like this:
{{outlet "menu"}}
{{outlet}}
In your Route you can handle the content of the outlets:
// application route
Ember.Route.extend({
renderTemplate: function() {
// Render default outlet
this.render();
// render extra outlets
this.render("menu", {
outlet: "menu",
into: "application" // important when using at root level
});
}
});
You should have an menu-template though.
You can read more about it here.