In what we consider an ambitious move, our friends at the Shangri-La Vancouver have launched a one-month, hotel-wide promotion to highlight and celebrate all things Middle Eastern. Called 1001 Nights, the promotion brings authentic spa treatments from the Middle East, traditional live Arabic music, beverages and cuisine from Lebanon and a souk (market) to the lobby of the hotel.
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Those of us who are foodies can appreciate the difficulty acclimating to a friend's kitchen. Well, imagine the complex challenges of taking over an entire restaurant for the day and serving a multi-course meal to a group of critical food and travel writers, as well as paying guests. That's exactly what we witnessed last week as the management, chefs and front-of-house staff of Whistler's celebrated Bearfoot Bistro descended from the alpine heights to relatively balmy downtown Vancouver to take over MARKET by Jean-Georges
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