A Taste of the Cafe Pacifica and Cascades Lounge New Fall Menus

Beginning this week, the Pan Pacific Vancouver will debut its new Fall menus from the Cafe Pacifica Restaurant and the Cascades Lounge.

Cafe Pacifica 2012 Fall Menu

For this menu, Head Chef Bob Wiles and his Kitchen Team have transitioned  from their light & fresh Summer menus to bolder flavours and heartier portions.

Creating a new menu is never an overnight process – Chef Bob has spent countless hours researching ingredients, visiting local merchants and making sure he always provides the freshest ingredients possible for his chefs.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the items!

Ahi Tuna TarTar:
Sweet soya, yuzu pearls and puree of delectable sauces – wasabi infused avocado, citrus, Japanese pickled plum, cilantro, accomponied by togarashi crackers.
Cafe Pacifica 2012 Fall Menu

Seared Lois Lake Steelhead:
On crushed potato and Dungeness crab cake accomponied by garlic scented rapini & red wine butter sauce.
Cafe Pacifica 2012 Fall Menu

Roasted Golden Beet & Baby Vegetable Salad:
Mixed winter greens, goat cheese crostini and toasted pumpkin seed.
Cafe Pacifica 2012 Fall Menu

Braised Oxtail Ragout with Egg Noodle Fettuccini:
Pearl onions, cherry tomatoes, Swiss chard & shimiji mushrooms, served with freshly grated horseradish mousse.
Cafe Pacifica 2012 Fall Menu

Braised Milk Fed Veal Cheeks:
Spätzle, red cabbage & wild mushrooms in a red wine infused sauce.
Cafe Pacifica 2012 Fall Menu

Pan Seared Duck Breast:
Duck confit muffin, blood orange reduction, balsamic glazed cherry tomatoes.
Cafe Pacifica 2012 Fall Menu

Download the Cafe Pacifica Fall 2012 Menu.

2012 Pan Pacific Vancouver’s Christmas Wish Breakfast Announcement

Can you believe we’ve been doing this for 25 years?

Back for its 25th straight year is the Pan Pacific Vancouver’s Annual Christmas Wish Breakfast. The Hotel, alongside partners Global BC and Rock 101 are back for another epic toy drive benefiting the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau on Thursday, December 13, from 6am-9am.

2011 Pan Pacific Christmas Wish Breakfast

Each year the Hotel hosts one of Canada’s largest toy drives where the public is asked to bring down a toy to donate to needy children around the Christmas Holiday season. As a thank you to everyone who makes a donation, the hotel will offer a hot buffet breakfast from the Cafe Pacifica Restaurant.

Last year the hotel saw over 4,000 generous visitors come through the hotel and drop off over 12 tonnes of toys and over $25,000 in cash donations! As for our hungry visitors, the Hotel served over 12,500 sausages1200 lbs of of hashbrowns800 kg of eggs and 4200 croissants. Not too shabby huh?

2010 Pan Pacific Christmas Wish Breakfast

The Morning News crew from Global TV – Sophie Lui and Steve Darling – will also be on hand to air the Morning Show as well as the Rock 101 Morning Crew. In the background, you’ll be treated to the sounds of the Good Noise Gospel Choir.

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In addition to a toy donation, online cash donations will also be accepted here through the LMCB website.

Be sure to come down this December 13th to contribute to our massive toy pile and join thousands in the spirit of Christmas! *Please note – each year, we get more than enough stuffed toys and the LMCB is in most need of toys for teenagers.

Christmas Wish Breakfast at the Pan Pacific 2011

Christmas Wish Breakfast at the Pan Pacific 2011

For more details leading up to the event, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Our hashtag for the even will be - #PanXmasWish.

For more information on what’s taking place this Christmas Season at the Pan Pacific Vancouver, visit out our Festive Season Calendar.

Vancouver Photo of the Week!

This Sunday’s Photo of the Week comes from Colink from Vancouver B.C. Here’s a shot of last week’s fresh snowfall on the North Shore Coastal Mountains with a Harbour Air Seaplane in the foreground.

Snow on the Mountains!

Thanks for your great shot Colink!

Join the Group!

Do you have any pictures of Vancouver you’d like to share? If so, be sure to add them to the Pan Pacific Vancouver Flickr Group. Each week we’ll feature a new photo from the group on our blog.

Lunch Time! An Authentic Italian Pasta Buffet Prepared by Chef Angelo

An authentic Italian Meal from an authentic Italian Chef! 

Did you know that Every Friday afternoon, the Pan Pacific Vancouver’s Chef Angelo hosts a delightful Italian lunch experience at the Café Pacifica Restaurant

If you visit the restaurant on Friday’s, Chef Angelo will personally prepare an Italian meal for you with your choice of fresh ingredients.

Angelo has been a chef at the Hotel for over 24 years and has been hosting the Friday event for the past 14 years. Recently I had an opportunity to chat with Angelo and got his take on the popular buffet experience:

The weekly buffet has been around now for almost 15 years and continues to return by popular demand. What I try to do is create a real Italian experience by bringing my Italian roots and recipes I’ve perfected over the years to the table.

Each week I personally prepare 4 or 5 sauces to go with your choice of fresh made pastas and ingredients to choose from. You get to choose what you want and I put it all together for you to enjoy!

What types of sauces are available and which is your favourite?

Each week you can expect to see my fresh made Alfredo, Tomato, Pesto and Amatriciana sauces.

The Amatriciana would have to be my favourite: It’s a Northern Italian inspired sauce which has a tomato base with minced onions, pancetta bacon and white wine . If you’re looking for something different, I’d definitely recommend this one!

The fresh pastas you can choose from include: Fussilii, Penne, Farfalle and whole wheat Linguini.

You can also choose some from these ingredients:

Fresh shrimps, scallops, chicken breast, ham, clams, artichokes, capers and pancetta onions.

The all you can eat buffet is open every Friday between 11:30am – 2:00p for $24.50 per person.

The Pan Pacific: A Pet Friendly Hotel in Vancouver

Don’t you just love planning the perfect holiday getaway? Deciding on which city to visit, where to stay and what to do is usually quite exciting….However if you’re a pet owner, you may likely face the common question: “Where do I keep my beloved pet while I’m gone?”.

Happy Dogs

Finding a family to care for your pet can often be challenging and the kennel isn’t always the popular choice…

So we’ve got a better idea: Why not bring your pet along with you? The Pan Pacific Vancouver is a pet friendly hotel and offers ammentities and services to make sure your dog or cat also gets a little R & R as well!

Pet ammenities include:

• Food & water bowls
• A gift box
• Blanket
• Mat
• Pet Card to hang outside the door for notification
• Dog treats at the front door

There is a CAD $30 pet fee per night for additional cleaning of the guest room with a Maximum 2 pets per room.

For additional information about pets at the Pan Pacific, click our Hotel Information Page.

Beautiful Autumn Colours in Vancouver (photos)

Wow, what a wet weekend that was! Although the days are getting shorter and the weather is getting colder, Vancouver has something beautiful to offer during the month of October – All you have to do is take a peak outside to see the magnificent colours transforming and falling before your eyes. And when it comes to photography…I think the cloudiness, fog and rain only add to the beauty!

Happy Thanksgiving

Here are some of the best shots I’ve come across on Flickr this past month in Vancouver:

Autumn Leaf by: Mike Szmigielski

Autumn Leaf

Autumn in Vancouver by: Arlene Gee

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Autumn 秋 by: Edwin_Chan

Autumn  秋

Wet is Back by: {e u g e n e}

Wet is back

Autumn In Vancouver by Arlene Gee
Autumn In Vancouver

Fall in the Hood by: Photocat62

Fall in the Hood

Fall Colours In Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park by: kazinvan
Fall Colours In Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Park

Leaves at Nelson Park by: Eric Flexyourhead

Leaves at Nelson Park

Fall Colour by: Sherwood411

Fall Colours

It’s Fall Really? By: Kennymatic

It's fall, really

The Fall Sky by: Clayton Perry Photoworks

The Fall Sky

Fall in Vancouver By: BorderFilms (Doug)

Photo of the Day: October 13, 2012

Pan Pacific Vancouver Wins 2012 Platinum Choice Award from Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings magazine, the hotel industry’s premier resource for meeting professionals, announced today the winners of its ninth annual Platinum Choice award – one of which was awarded to the Pan Pacific Vancouver.

Canada Place and the Pan Pacific Hotel

 

This prestigious award recognizes excellence in service and amenities among meeting facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Out of thousands of qualified properties and organizations, the Pan Pacific was selected amongst a few. Winners earn this recognition by setting exemplary standards in a range of categories, including ambience, amenities, breadth of resources, facility quality, guest services, meeting space, meeting packages, recreational activities, restaurant and dining facilities, staff attitude and technical support.

“This year’s winners exceeded expectations and exemplified positive, professional standards that reflect a true commitment to the meetings industry,” said Marin Bright, founder and publisher. “We want to reward industry leaders, innovators and top service providers that make a real difference for planners and attendees.”

The Pan Pacific Vancouver is proud to have won such a prestigious award and will continue offer the very best in comfort, quality and service to its guests.

Farewell to Pan Pacific Vancouver’s Yanny Catalan

It is with very mixed emotions that the Pan Pacific Vancouver will announce the retirement of Yanny Catalan, Director of Housekeeping on October 12th 2012.

Yanny has been with the Pan Pacific Vancouver for over 16 years. She began working here on September 3rd, 1996 in the Director of Housekeeping role. Although we will miss Yanny dearly, she has worked hard in her career and has certainly earned the opportunity to enjoy more time with her loved ones and to travel the world.

Throughout her tenure with the Pan Pacific Vancouver, Yanny has received many commendations for her strong leadership and teamwork skills; she was nominated for Supervisor of the Year in 1998, Coach of the Year in 2000 and Leader of the Year in 2002 and 2004 – 2007. In addition Yanny has been recognized for her commitment to helping those in need. In 2003 she received the Spirit Award for her continual support of the Care Team and later in 2004 she won the Spirit Award for her contribution to the Food Bank Dream Team.

Yanny’s positive, genuine and good-spirited approach has been a warm welcome to all of her relationships and her energy and fun nature has inspired her team to make their workplace one of the best in the city.

Yanny Catalan, you will surely be missed!

 

Pan Pacific Vancouver Wins “2012 Leading Hotel in Canada” Award

The World Travel Awards serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry.

This year the Pan Pacific Vancouver was awarded the highest honour of Canada’s Leading Hotel and Business Hotel amongst ten other nominees.

The Pan Pacific Vancouver strives to provide the highest service, quality and experience to its guests each year – with guest satisfaction and loyalty being our ultimate reward.

Room With a View Photo of the Week!

Here’s a photo of last night’s beautiful view by the Pan Pacific Vancouver and Canada Place. This is the first Saturday in a long time we haven’t seen a cruise ship parked in the terminal as Summer is officially winding down.

Sunset by Pan Pacific Vancouver

If you’re ever looking for a beautiful view, great photos or just a pleasant walk – come by the Canada Place waterfront for a visit.

 

 

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