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June 19, 2009 | Tips from Us > Whistler, Dining
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If you're looking for a unique breakfast experience you need look no farther than Elements Restaurant hidden away in the Summit Lodge Hotel! You've never had French Toast like this! The bread is soaked in a sumptuous egg mixture and baked to crispy perfection - I think it's about 4 inches thick! It's also stuffed with banana and pecans with syrup on the side - a truly mouthwatering experience that I would highly recommend and well worth the calories! If that's not your style, the Eggs Benedict is equally delicious. While the place is small and may require a short wait, hang in there, as I guarantee you won't be disappointed! For evening fare they switch to Tapas which looked tempting when we checked out the menu and we plan to try it on our next weekend escape to Whistler!

Posted by Sheryl, Vancouver at 03:42 PM

Grinding in Whistler

October 09, 2006 | Tips from Us > Whistler, Dining
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All I can say it that I’m glad I forgot my dancing shoes and had to wear my stompin’ boots when I went out "clubbing" last week in Whistler. It had been a while since I had gone dancing in the village and I forgot about the variety of music that gets played at Buffalo Bills, a favourite après-ski, après-mountain biking, and après-ziplining dance club.

While current top hits like “SexyBack” (Justin Timberlake) and “Maneater” (Nelly Furtado) were on the list, so were old favourites like “I Wear My Sunglasses at Night” (Corey Hart), slam-dancing songs from Spirit of the West and The Pogues (not that anyone wanted to slam dance with me and my boots…), and a myriad of head-banging tunes (there were plenty of folks to bang my head and whip my hair around with. Bettina – you rock!)

Pique, Whistler’s newmagazine, calls it “A mainstream mix of tunes that gets the dance floor going.” Fair enough. Don’t forget to hit the bar for the Jager Bombs.

Posted by Susan Rybar, Vancouver at 12:00 AM

Whistler Fine Dining - in Orange

October 24, 2005 | Tips from Us > Whistler, Dining
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When I was a little girl, my parents took me to Sunshine Village for a family ski vacation. I remember waking up every morning and eating my fresh fruit breakfast in a dining room that, for me, epitomized the 1970’s. Imagine orange knit drapes, an open fireplace, tiled and wood walls, orange carpet and dark wood tables. Very hip.

Well, I relived my childhood in Whistler last week – only this time I was feasting on black cod, crème brulee and sipping the best of BC wine in the Fifty Two 80 Bistro, which is tucked away in the Four Seasons Resort. The Bistro is also very 70’s – orange drapes, a round, open fireplace decorated in a mosaic of coloured tiles, low chairs, and orange carpet. Very hip, but now in a more chic-chic, retro way.

The service was incredible and the attentive waiter managed to make me feel as though I was getting special treatment. However, by the end of dinner I realized he was making everyone at our table feel as though they were the ones getting special treatment.

Overall, a hip place for an après-ski drink or a swanky dinner.

Posted by Susan Rybar, Vancouver at 12:00 AM