The Vancouver Foodster 5th Sangria Challenge has wrapped up with the judges’ and public vote results revealing the top vote getters, but those of us who partook in the tasting of the creative libations were the real winners! From June 2nd-25th the Challenge featured sangria creations from restaurants and distilleries around Vancouver and Squamish. The…
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Fairmont Pacific Rim celebrates Día de los Muertos with Mexico City’s Hanky Panky
Fairmont Pacific Rim is getting ready for some Hanky Panky! Creating a Día de los Muertos collaborative dinner and cocktail experience, on November 2 and 3 at Fairmont Pacific Rim’s renowned Botanist, Executive Chef Hector Laguna and Head Bartender Jeff Savage welcome Mexico City’s acclaimed Hanky Panky cocktail bar, ranked No. 13 on the World’s…
Fairmont Empress Celebrates Downton Abbey
In preparation for the theatrical release of Downton Abbey: The Movie, Fairmont Empress in Victoria is celebrating with special Downton features. The Grand Dame of Victoria, is the perfect location to revisit the memories of the quick tongue of Dame Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess of Grantham. Throughout September, raise a glass (and pinky) to toast…
Harmony Arts Festival mixes a great Night On The Pier
A sunny, summer evening on the waterfront, cocktails, nibbles and a few hundred revellers roaming Ambleside Pier, is the recipe for another great Night On The Pier. Part of West Vancouver’s Harmony Arts Festival, Night On The Pier brought together seven of Vancouver’s top bartenders and mixologists to complete with each other for the superior…
Fairmont Says #ComeSleepWithUs for Pride
Last night, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver kicked off Pride with the annual Lady In Red Ball. Hosted by Fairmont Pride Ambassador, Kendal Gender, hundreds of revellers celebrated while raising funds for the Dr Peter AIDS Foundation. Not to be left out, the rest of the local Fairmont family of hotels and resorts are also inviting visitors…
Playland Nights returns for 2019
Playland Nights is returning for another summer of adults only entertainment, beginning July 5th. Every Friday evening from 7pm to midnight in July will bring dedicated, 19+ activities and entertainment line-up to make you forget about heading to a night club. Dance the evening away to guest DJs spinning tunes under the twinkling lights, while enjoying Playland-inspired adult…
Harmony Arts’ Night on the Pier Crowns Top Mixologist
Last week Harmony Arts Festival presented its 3rd Night on the Pier, a celebration of cocktail culture. Under the late-day heat of the setting sun, Ambleside Pier was filled with visitors seeking thirst quenching cocktails. Nine of Metro Vancouver’s top mixologists poured their original cocktail creations for guests to sample and enjoy, alongside small bites from…