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The King Edward Hotel: A Wedding Showcase

  • March 12, 2013
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The King Edward Hotel's Vintage Fair Ballroom featuring a high-cathedral ceiling with beautiful chandeleirs. The Vanity Fair Ballroom is ideal for an event for up to 280 guests.

Vera Wang bridal gown

Vera Wang bridal gown

Vera Wang bridal gown

Vera Wang bridal gown

As Toronto’s first luxury hotel established in 1903, the King Edward Hotel has been around for 110 years and today the historic venue stands apart as a unique classically-styled choice for hosting a wedding or special event in Toronto.

The King Edward Hotel held their first ever wedding open house in late February of this year with the theme of “Something Blue”, featuring Vera Wang bridal gowns, GotStyle menswear, Rhonda Diamonds, and airbrush makeup specialist Nicole Richards to present 2013 wedding trends. Other exhibits included a Vera Wang consultant, Bobbette & Belle desserts with decorated wedding cakes and colourful macarons, LOL Candy with a wide assortment of take-home candies, Krista Fox Photography, Presentation Services Audio Visual, Ice Culture and more.

To request information email reservations@thekingedwardhotel.com or call 1-855-265-9100.

About The King Edward Hotel

Built in 1903 by Toronto’s then-richest man, George Gooderham, today’s The King Edward Hotel offers 298 guest rooms, 21,000 sq. ft. of refined meeting space and the Royal Club Lounge for premium services with select guest rooms. The hotel’s guest register reads like a who’s who of politics, royalty, music, writing, business and sport, ranging from one-time resident Ernest Hemingway and headline couples like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, to the Beatles, Britney Spears and David Beckham. Signature King Edward Hotel experiences include one of Toronto’s most lavish Sunday brunches, afternoon tea service and getaway package partnerships with many of the city’s leading cultural destinations. For information and reservations visit www.thekingedwardhotel.com

We’re a Finalist for the Canadian Special Events Readers’ Choice Awards! Please Vote!

  • March 11, 2013
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Dear Readers, I’m very humbled and thrilled that BestofToronto.net is nominated for the 2013 Canadian Special Events “FAVOURITE EVENT INDUSTRY BLOG”!

Please vote for us at this link. THANK YOU each and everyone!
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Great support from our fans so far, let’s keep it going! Much thanks!
-Nick

Black & White Gala for the Arrival of the Pandas at the Toronto Zoo

  • March 10, 2013
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left: Clement Lanthier, Calgary Zoo CEO, right: Toronto Zoo's John Tracogna

left: Clement Lanthier, Calgary Zoo CEO, right: John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO

After a deal 2 decades in the making between Canada and China, a pair of giant pandas are coming to The Toronto Zoo this spring 2013 from Chengdu, China. They will be on loan to the Toronto Zoo for 5 years followed by another 5 years at the Calgary Zoo. Er Shun and Da Mao will be flown in special containers for a 19,000 km trip via FedEx. FedEx has also committed to shipping 600 to 900 kilograms of bamboo to the zoo 3 times a week which is conveniently grown at FedEx’s shipping hub city in Memphis. What a huge commitment! Since one is female and the other is male, the obvious question is whether they will breed while in Toronto, but as the Toronto Zoo’s CEO explains in the video below, it depends on a lot of factors and there is a small window of opportunity for them to do so. So it all depends on luck.

On February 28th, there was an intimately small 250 person fundraising gala in support of the Toronto Zoo’s at the Shangri-La Hotel with honourary chair, Laureen Harper, wife to the Prime Minister of Canada’s, Stephen Harper. The evening started with a reception with an impressively tall, gigantic ice sculpture branded with the Toronto Zoo logo.

There was a live auction conducted by Stephen Ranger followed by Sean Jones and his band performed to round out the night. The night prior he was performing at the 1st industry night of the Canadian Screen Awards.

It’s great to see lots of cooperation among the zoos to make these giant pandas accessible to Canadians for 10 years.

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The Gala dinner’s menu folded into a cube, demonstrating Chinese “zhezhi”

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Laureen Harper

Laureen Harper

John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO

John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO

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Sean Jones and his band before going on stage

Sean Jones and his band before going on stage

Here is the Telus video that premiered at the Black and White gala at Shangri-La featuring Telus’ first use of digitally-rendered animals.

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For more information, check out the video interview on CTV’s Canada AM on the morning of the fundraising gala.

Lisa Lisson, FedEx Canada President , Toronto Zoo, John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO, Laureen Harper, wife of PM Stephen Harper on Canada AM

Lisa Lisson, FedEx Canada President , Toronto Zoo, John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO, Laureen Harper, wife of PM Stephen Harper on Canada AM

FedEx’s video about their “Panda Express”.

Photos from The Inaugural Canadian Screen Awards

  • March 7, 2013
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The inaugural Canadian Screen Awards rolled out their red carpet for a live night of glamour and talent, celebrating the best in Canadian film, television, and digital media productions on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. Hosted by Canada’s favourite comedian, Martin Short, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television awarded Rebelle with a total of ten trophies including wins for best film, best director, best screenplay, editing,
art direction/production design, and cinematography. Flashpoint won best dramatic series, James Cromwell for best actor, Rachel Mwanza for best actress, and George Stroumboulopoulos for best host. Winners, nominees, fans, the media, and many celebrities joined together to celebrate the new annual awards show which aired on CBC Television for the world to see.

Ben Mulroney and Jana

Ben Mulroney and Jana

Sean Jones

Sean Jones

Bernadette Morra, Jeanne Beker

Bernadette Morra, Jeanne Beker

Carrie-Lynn Neales (Seed)

Carrie-Lynn Neales (Seed)

Adam Korson, Seed

Adam Korson, Seed

 

Lloyd Robertson, W5 Team

Lloyd Robertson, W5 Team

Gord Martineau

Gord Martineau

Katie Boland

Katie Boland

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About the ACCT
Established in 1979, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a national, non-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen-based industries.

  • Our mandate is to:
  • Honour outstanding achievements in Canadian film and television;
  • Heighten public awareness and increase audience attendance, viewership, and appreciation of Canadian film and television productions through its national Award program.
  • Preserve and promote Canada’s film and television heritage;
  • Provide wide range of industry-related professional development programs

For more information visit academy.ca

Terroir Symposium pre-event: Toronto’s Biggest Hero Sandwich

  • March 4, 2013
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Amanda Ray, Scott Vivian, Bertrand Alépée, Matt DeMille, Erin DeMille, Rossy Earle, Andrea Mut

To kick things off for the Terroir Symposium on April 8, 2013, a bunch of local chefs got together to create Toronto’s “Biggest Hero” sandwich, which consisted of an 8 foot long sub bun baked by the O&B bakery crew, cold cuts from Seed to Sausage, preserves from Stasis Preserves, hot sauce by Supicucu and pickles and chips from McClure’s Pickles. The sandwich was indeed very large, even when cut into pieces but it was very delicious and definitely a crowd pleaser. Having Muskoka Brewery IPA beer helped, too!

Scott Vivian, Andrea Mut, Bertrand Alépée, Rossy Earle

Scott Vivian, Andrea Mut, Bertrand Alépée, Rossy Earle

Amanda Ray, Matt DeMille

Amanda Ray, Matt DeMille

Somehow it turned into a poker game with the chefs afterwards!

Somehow it turned into a poker game with the chefs afterwards!

Catch the all-day action of the upcoming hospitality industry Terroir Symposium on Monday, April 8, 2013 at Arcadian Court. Chefs, food writers, wine and food critics will be there educating, networking, sharing resources to strengthen the hospitality industry. Tickets are $175 and available at terroirsymposium.com

Participating Chefs
Scott Vivian, Beast Restaurant
Jeremy Charles, Raymonds, Nfld
Mathew Matheson, Parts & Labour
Mathew Jennings, Farmstead Inc, Rhode Island
Derek Damman, Maison Publique, Mtl
Bertrand Alépée, The Tempered Chef, Toronto, Ontario
Amanda Ray, Biff’s Bistro, Toronto, Ontario
Craig Deihl, Cypress, Charleston, South Carolina
Matt DeMille, Pomodoro, Wellington, Ontario
Erin DeMille, Royal Sugar, Wellington, Ontario
Andrea Mut, Andrea’s Gerrard Street Bakery, Toronto, Ontario

Curated by Ivy Knight, Swallow

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