Last week, Where Vancouver handed out its 21st annual Where to Dine Awards to local restaurateurs during an afternoon event, hosted by man-about-town Fred Lee, at Glowbal restaurant at Telus Garden. Where to Dine Awards went to: Miku Restaurant received the Where Sustainable Seafood Award, presented to the restaurant that best exemplifies practices of sourcing,…
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20th Anniversary Where to Dine Awards
Yesterday, Vancouver’s food and hospitality industry gathered at Glowbal at Telus Garden to celebrate the 20th Anniversary Where To Dine Awards, presented by Where Vancouver Magazine. The City’s chefs, front of house staff, concierge, media and more were treated to a beautiful spread by the Glowbal Kitchen Team, supported by The Macallan, Painted Church, Bartier…
Fashion’s Night Out Vancouver 2012
On Thursday September 6, 2012, Fashion’s Night Out turns 4years old, how will you celebrate? Fashion’s Night Out (FNO), started in New York City in 2009 by Vogue Magazine and Council Of Fashion Designers of America as an event to encourage consumers to shop, therefore boosting the flagging fashion industry and economy. Coinciding with the…
Local Fairmont Hotels rank highly by Travel + Leisure readers
A couple of my favourite local hotels have earned well deserved accolades from the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Each year the magazine asks readers to rank the World’s Best hotels, and in 2012 both The Fairmont Empress & The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver were honored to be included on this prestigious list. Thirteen Fairmont…
Mark Oldman Bravely Drinks in the tastes of Mexico
To highlight the upcoming 2012 Food and Wine Festival in Ixtapa-Zihuatenejo, Mark Oldman stopped by Yew Restaurant in the Four Seasons Vancouver recently. Sampling a selection of 4 Mexican wines plus tequila and mezcal, Mark introduced the guests at the media tasting to his world of ‘drinking bravely’. Extolling the virtues of the great value…