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  • Gotham 15th Anniversary Soiree Attracts Local Celebs

    Gotham Steakhouse is a well known celebrity hotspot in Vancouver. With big wines, a glamourous cocktail lounge and famous faces – it is a see-and-be-seen kind of place that has held some legendary parties and charity events over the years. Celebrating its 15th anniversary last week, owner Neil Aisenstat invited friends and VIP guests to help mark the milestone. Cheers and congrats!

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    01 – Lovely ladies are alway part of the mix. From left: Shannon Marler, makeup artist Bree-Anna Lehto and Gillian Andrews.

    02 – Turner Media Canada’s Craig Turner, left, chats with owner Neil Aisenstat.

    03 – Music mogul and talent agent Sam Feldman, the name behind music legends like Anne Murray and Loverboy, poses with philanthropist Mel Zajac.

    04 – Welcoming guests and VIPs to Gotham are Ashleigh Danielsen, left, and Jenn Goulding.

    05 – Cranking up the tunes for invited guests is DJ Flipout.

    06 – Painted Rock Estate Winery owner John Skinner, left, and lawyer/judge/politician Wally Oppal are among the VIPs.

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    By Catherine Barr – April 2014

    Also as seen in the Vancouver Sun Newspaper

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  • Whistler Cornucopia Wine and Food Festival 2013

    It’s one of Whistler’s biggest events of the year – and this year it just got bigger. Whistler’s 17th Annual Cornucopia food and wine festival is on now and there’s lot of new stuff happening. Usually held for only one weekend, this year the festival has expanded to a full 11 days and two weekends. Sponsored by North Shore based BlueShore Financial, the event is known for its famous winemakers’ dinners, tasting seminars and wild after parties. This year’s version however has a mellower tone. Putting the focus back on the wine, attendees and guests can walk from event to event with ease and experience all that Whistler has to offer before the big ski season hits. The festival continues all this weekend.

    Whistler Cornucopia Food and Wine Festival 2013
    Whistler Cornucopia Food and Wine Festival 2013

    Olympian Ashleigh McIvor, left, and her newlywed hubby, Whitecaps soccer star Jay DeMerit, join Hy’s Steakhouse owner Neil Aisenstat and Foxtrot Vineyard’s Gustav Allander for Hy’s decadent winemaker’s dinner.

    BlueShore Financial CEO and president Chris Catliff, seen here with financier Alexander Hayne, is a title sponsor of this year’s festival.

    No wigging out here. Crush tasting gala is Whistler’s premiere event at Cornucopia and a great place for a girlfriend’s night out.

    West Vancouverite and Painted Rock Estate Winery owner John Skinner toasts the occasion at Hy’s Steakhouse.

    Dressing the part at the Fairmont Whistler’s MarTEAni party are PR gal Kerry Duff, left, and Kathryn O’Shea-Evans.

    Celebrating the end of Prohibition at Garfinkels as part of the Cornucopia party list are Gibbons Hospitality Group events manager Liam Peyton, left, and Absolute Elyx vodka’s Jacob Sweetapple.

    By Catherine Barr
    November 12, 2013

    Also as seen in print in the North Shore Outlook Newspaper on November 14, 2013