How many great partnerships have started over a drink? For the new partnership between Helijet and The Fairmont Waterfront and The Fairmont Empress it’s over a cup of tea! The Fairmont Empress General Manager, Martin Leclerc, landed in Vancouver this morning with a hot pot of tea to toast the new partnership with Helijet President Danny…
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Blue Ribbon Classics at Renaissance Hotel Vancouver
For nearly 20 years, chefs & brothers Eric & Bruce Bromberg have been New York City culinary icons with their Blue Ribbon Restaurant. Having grown to 11 properties throughout the city they recently added a 12th to the Blue Ribbon family by joining with Renaissance Hotels to introduce their Blue Ribbon Classics menu into select hotels throughout the chain. One of the…
Fort Langley – National Historic Site
History comes alive at Fort Langley, National Historic Site, with original and replica buildings, costumed guides, entertainment and activities. In response to the active interests of American fur traders on the Pacific Coast the British Hudson’s Bay Company established a base at Fort Langley in 1827. Located strategically near the mouth of the Fraser River…
SOMA Chocolatemaker – Toronto
“A place to eat, drink and worship chocolate” is how SOMA Chocolatemakers describe themselves. One of the few artisan chocolate makers in North American, Toronto’s SOMA make their chocolates in small batches using mostly organic, Fairtrade cocoa beans from around the world. In the SOMA chocolate lab, they use an 80 year old melangeur from…
Hyatt On King
Situated in between the Toronto entertainment and business districts, the Hyatt On King is a great, convenient location to base a stay in the Big City! With 394 recently renovated guest suites, 2 restaurant/lounges, Starbucks, vast meeting spaces the Hyatt is loaded with amenities. Perhaps one of the most surprising and welcome amenities is a well appointed gym…
Chowdown in Chinatown!
This weekend head down to Vancouver’s Chinatown for the annual Chinatown Festival. Saturday Aug 6th and Sunday Aug 7th will be two days full of entertainment, food and fun as 50,000 people converge at Columbia and Keefer streets, the epicentre of old Chinatown. This year’s theme “Food For Folks” introduces some new elements; cooking demonstrations,…
The Rectory Cafe
A short ferry ride away from the megatropolis of Toronto, lay the Toronto Islands chain and just a five minute walk from the Ward’s Island Ferry dock is the beautiful Rectory Cafe. Built in 1948, the former home of the priest of St Andrew-By-The-Lake, The Rectory sits peacefully in a grove of trees. As you enter it feels…