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February 6, 2010 at 2:34 am · Filed under Hotel News, Press Releases, Restaurant News, UD Member News
Valentine’s Day Dinner at Hermitage; Café Medina opens take-out windown just in time for Olympic lines; Top Table Bars Fête Olympic victors with Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte; Valentine’s Day dinner at Au Petit Chavignol; Valentine’s Day at Bistro Pastis; R.TL open for lunch ‘Pintxos’ style, offers extended hours during the Games; Sweet, Seductive Valentine’s Day at Elixir Bistro & OPUS Bar; Games On at Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver; Bistrot Bistro’s Valentine’s weekend; Valentine’s Day and extended Olympic hours at Two Chefs and a Table; Sanafir Restaurant & Lounge Adds Mid-Day Medina Culture to the Mix; Three Diamonds Shine Over Chef Daniel Boulud’s New db Bistro Moderne; Top International Special Event Award for Culinary Capers Catering; Naramata Heritage Inn & Spa Re-Opening; Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver appoints Kari Koskela as General Manager
UPDATED: Sunday, February 7th
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January 27, 2010 at 5:26 pm · Filed under 2010 Olympics, Commercial Drive, Downtown, Events, Hotel News, Press Releases, Restaurant News, UD Member News, Yaletown
Crave Beachside presents Valentine’s Day 2010; Upcoming Bourbon Whiskey dinner at The Refinery; New Olympic hours for Cobre: New Olympic hours for Deacon’s Corner; Wine Out DiVino; Olympic Hours – Provence Marinaside in Yaletown; Fraîche Restaurant introduces bar menu and Valentine’s Day celebration; Opus Hotel Vancouver brims with Olympic spirit.
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July 20, 2009 at 8:19 pm · Filed under BC Brew, Beer, Downtown, Events, Hotel News, Pictorial, Rick Green
^R&B Brewer, David Bretherick, and Diva at the Met Executive Sous Chef, Jeff Van Geest, collaborated to celebrate Father’s Day with a special brewmaster’s dinner.
When it comes to fine dining, there is a common fallacy that beer has no seat at the table beyond, perhaps, drinking as an aperitif. This is understandable, given that our culinary foundations have been strongly influenced by the traditions of France and Italy. However, this is changing as more people cast off their preconceptions and discover what countries with beer cultures, such as Belgium, have known for some time—that beer is an excellent match for food of all kinds. Even Italy is finally discovering the gastronomic affinities of beer with a burgeoning craft brewing industry.
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June 2, 2009 at 3:02 pm · Filed under Hotel News, Paul Kamon
From the Dept. of “Go Big or Go Bigger”, the Plaza 500 Hotel having just come out of the harrowing construction vortex of the Cambie RAV line is set to go under the knife again, this time for a big-time make-over into a Hotel Indigo, a brand owned an operated by the Intercontinental Hotel Group.
A choice cut from the press release: (read full release: here)
Set to open in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 153-room Hotel Indigo is located in Vancouver’s upscale West Side neighborhood just steps from City Hall, fine dining, shopping and entertainment. The hotel features 42 spacious corner suites with panorama views of mountains and the Pacific Ocean and is owned by Plaza 500 Hotels Ltd.
The design is very close to being finalized with David Nicolay at Evoke taking on the project. FigMint Restaurant & Lounge is slated for a slight refresh with the main construction to begin in the next couple of months, starting most likely in the lobby. ~ PK
November 9, 2008 at 12:53 pm · Filed under Breaking News, Hotel News, Yaletown
UPDATE: Sunday, November 9th
The public hearing to determine the fate of the proposed OPUS Vancouver “rooftop restaurant” continues on Tuesday, Nov. 18th at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
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The Opus Hotel has a business meeting with Vancouver City Hall today at 6 pm (Nov 7th) to review their application for a “250 seat, luxury, world-class restaurant…” on the rooftop of the property. They are asking for supporters to join them at this public hearing to help them with their appeal.
Call me cynical, but the last time I remember the average Vancouverite getting off their duffs for a cause was to protest Rogers (you suck!) reverse billing policy. It was almost a riot, but alas, it wasn’t about hockey so nothing was smashed. Even our most recent federal election had the lowest turnout in recent history.
Nonetheless, fighting for your right to party sounds like a good cause and worthy of someones free time on a rainy Friday night. And Yaletown really is the perfect place for a rooftop restaurant, especially during the summer. I wonder if they will allow all those yappy little toy dogs on the roof?
Paul Kamon | Urban Diner
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