Wine Culture Magazine
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Arc Restaurant at the Fairmont Waterfront is offering a summer dinner series with events monthly June through August, taking place n the rooftop garden. The hotel’s honey is in action big time with a dessert featuring honeycomb, berries, and even a honey gelato made by Motoretta. Lindsay William-Ross/V.I.A. photo
Summertime in Vancouver means dining al fresco and some of the region’s most stunning fresh produce and there’s no better setting than a rooftop garden situated amidst the downtown skyline.
The dinner starts off in the garden with cocktails and canapés and a tour. The Fairmont Waterfront’s bees produce honey that is used for food served at the hotel, including cocktails. Lindsay William-Ross/V.I.A. photo
The Fairmont Hotel Waterfront and its restaurant, Arc, are offering a summer rooftop garden dinner party series that includes tours of its rooftop garden and beekeeping activities along with a cocktail reception and an elegant longtable dinner.
The rooftop garden, where the Fairmont Hotel Waterfront in Downtown Vancouver grows produce and herbs and keeps beehives, is the setting for a summertime dinner series with three installations in 2024. Lindsay William-Ross/V.I.A. photo
The dinner series, set among twinkling lights and manicured gardens on the pool level of the downtown hotel, features themed menus and curated beverages.
Hives for Humanity co-founder and beekeeper Julia Common, who tends the hives at the Fairmont Waterfront, shows dinner guests some of the bees in the hives. Lindsay William-Ross/V.I.A. photo
Each event begins with a cocktail reception and canapes, followed by a garden and bee tour, and concludes with a multi-course dinner paired with Okanagan wines. Every dinner will have a different menu based on what’s in season and will feature a different B.C. winery. The wine pairings are included in the dinner price, as is the reception cocktail.
To kick off the multi-course meal, an amuse bouche of a tartlette with fresh veggies. Lindsay William-Ross/V.I.A.
The dinners, which run once a month this summer, spotlight the herbs and produce from the garden along with regional ingredients, honey from the hotel’s own hives.
The starter course of fresh asparagus and quail egg with truffle. The dinners will have their own menus and will spotlight seasonal local produce. Lindsay William-Ross/V.I.A. photo
You may even get the chance to get up close and personal with the bees, which is an exhilarating experience.
Each rooftop garden dinner will feature wine pairings, included in the pricing. A different Okanagan winery will be showcased each month. Lindsay William-Ross/V.I.A. photo
The dinners take place on June 20, July 18, and August 22. Tickets start at $169 per person and can be reserved online.
The meal will feature components from the hotel’s own garden. This halibut dish features a pea risotto with fresh mint and dill. Lindsay William-Ross/V.I.A. photo
@forkingawesomevia An enchanting evening in downtown Vancouver: cocktails, snacks, a garden tour, an elegant long table, dinner with wine pairings, and meeting the honeybees all in a unique rooftop setting. There are three of these special garden dinner party events this summer and you can attend! ##forkingawesome##vancouverbc##gardenparty ♬ Theme from “A Summer Place” – Percy Faith And His Orchestra
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