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Yaletown

PR News ~ Olympic Love Edition

by paulkamon 01.27.2010

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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Hapa Izakaya Opens in Yaletown

by paulkamon 01.20.2010

Husband and wife restaurateurs, Justin and Lea Ault have recently opened their third Hapa Izakaya location in Yaletown inside the former Shiru-Bay space at 1193 Hamilton Street, right beside the Cactus Club, who interestingly held on to the space for over a year with an eye to expand their own room; luckily for us, they turned [...]

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Regional Tasting Lounge (r.tl) to Host Benefit for Haiti

by paulkamon 01.16.2010

January 15, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – With the mounting level of devastation and overwhelming need for basic resources in Haiti – Regional Tasting Lounge has planned a benefit event Thursday, January 21st to raise much needed funding for Vancouver-based Rose Charities Canada’s mission to the disaster stricken country.

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LUPO Restaurant + Vinoteca

by paulkamon 01.13.2010

One of Vancouver’s most talented chefs of fine Italian cuisine, Julio Gonzalez Perini, has successfully cooked his way back (via Umberto’s, Beach House, Frederico’s Supper Club, CinCin) into the kitchen of his former restaurant (Villa del Lupo) in Yaletown, which he sold in 2005 after a successful fifteen year run starting back in 1990.

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PR Cannonball!

by paulkamon 01.07.2010

DiVino Bordeaux and best Italian Vintage wine dinners; Stoneboat Bistrot Bistro Wine Experience; Blue Water Cafe’s 6th Annual Unsung Heroes Festival; Hart House Announces Surf and Turf Dinner Menu; Elixir’s Whisky Wednesday led by Maker’s Mark Ambassador Ron Oliver; OPUS Vancouver ranks amongst the worlds top 500 hotels.

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Hub Restaurant and Lounge

by paulkamon 12.04.2009

In a rather bold move, Bill Marsh, owner of the Yaletown Browns Social House franchise, recently declared independence from the restaurant chain by shutting the doors for a few days and re-opening as Hub Restaurant and Lounge. Citing irreconcilable differences and wanting to get away from the franchise concept, the newly branded location has managed [...]

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The Don

by paulkamon 11.28.2009

On my first trip to Mexico for a wedding last spring, I stayed at an all-inclusive mega resort in Playa Del Carmen, the kind of place that cynical people like me tend to mock outwardly but deep inside long to indulge in the seductive credit card tickling excess of it all. Relaxing in a womb [...]

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Opus Hotel Celebrates their 7th Anniversary

by paulkamon 11.14.2009

The Opus Hotel, one of Vancouver’s first luxurious boutique accommodations, celebrated their 7th anniversary with typical aplomb and sassy style, rolling out a sexy cocktail party entitled Lust and Envy, named after the two signature cocktail creations by Opus bar manager Sherry Diggle and visiting cocktail dignitary Miss Charlotte Voisey, the global brand ambassador for [...]

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PR Newsdesk ~ Pre-Halloween Edition

by paulkamon 10.30.2009

Hendrick’s Gin inspired dinner at Lumiere; Get your spook on as the spirits beckon you to Voya; Artisan chocolate meets wine, beer, cocktails and canapes at The Refinery; Hamilton Street Grill’s Monthly Wine Tasting Series

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Society Set to Open in Yaletown

by paulkamon 10.28.2009

The Glowbal Group is expanding again. Right on the heels of their last big opening party for the re-imagined Coast in July, the sassy new baby in the family is called Society.
Come inside for a sneak peek.

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Special Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting

by paulkamon 10.19.2009

If I wasn’t already tied up and committed to another event, I would definitely be at this one soaking up all the peaty, oakey single-malt goodness. ~ PK

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