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Top Fine Restaurants in Vancouver

Filed under: Dining

Watching the Olympics can be hungry work. These restaurants in Vancouver offer a wide sample of the best this city has to offer. Many of the restaurants listed below offer special reservations and menus for visitors in town for the Games.

West Restaurant + Bar
Recognized as the "jewel in Vancouver's culinary crown," West's outstanding contemporary regional cuisine and seamless service has garnered much critical acclaim. Pristine local ingredients are sourced by Executive Chef Warren Geraghty to deliver superbly conceived dishes offering modern interpretations of classics. 2881 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J4, Canada‎ -(604) 738-8938‎

Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar
An anchor in Vancouver's culinary landscape, Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar is lauded as the City's definitive destination for seafood. Executive Chef Frank Pabst brilliantly executes innovative West Coast plates, insisting on using seafood from wild and sustainable harvest. At the raw bar, cut master Yoshi Tabo has his own dedicated following for his expert sushi and sashimi. 1095 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5T4, Canada‎ -(604) 688-8078

The Pointe Restaurant at the Wickaninnish Inn
Chefs John Waller and Nicholas Nutting and their kitchen brigade serve outstanding Pacific Northwest cuisine in this charming restaurant. A focus on farm-fresh, organic Vancouver Island ingredients defines the experience at The Pointe Restaurant. Sublime dessert & extensive wine list. Spectacular view with over 240 degrees of Pacific Ocean. 500 Osprey Lane, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0, Canada‎ -(250) 725-3100

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Luxist Giveaway: Swatch Happy Games Watch With Snowpass Technology

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Enter to win this watch! For the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Swatch has created three new fun and occasion celebrating timepieces. You can enter to win one watch a week until we have given away one of all three. This model is called the Swatch Happy Games and is the most understated of the three. Plus it has built-in Snowpass technology. It is medium sized and from the Swatch Original family of timepieces. Case is 38mm wide with a gray strap embossed with Vancouver imagery. The light gray tone and white face are hallmarks of the watch's skiing theme. You see a Snowpass label right under "Swatch" on the strap loop, with the Olympics logo underneath that.

Snowpass technology is really cool. Inside the watch is a small chip (likely RFID) that can be loaded with your daily, weekly, or seasonal ticket. The Snowpass technology is available at over 700 ski resorts around the world. This often makes is to that you don't need to wait in line at the slopes, and is a great tool inside of an otherwise good watch. No more carrying tickets either. The watch dial is very easy to read and should appeal to all Swatch and Olympics fans. Inside the watch is a Swiss ETA quartz movement. The Swatch Happy Games watch retails for $75. Follow Swatch on Twitter here.

GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED.

To enter, leave a comment on this post sharing why you'd like to win the watch. The giveaway ends on February 14th at 8:00pm PST. See additional rules below.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before February 14th, 2010 at 8:00PM Pacific Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive one Swatch Happy Games watch valued at $75.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, who are 18 and older.

See full giveaway rules here.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Celebrating The Olympics In Whistler

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Sports

If you were waiting to see if a friend, family member or favorite athlete makes it into the Olympics before booking a trip, the Fairmont Chateau Whistler wants people to know that it has accommodation available for select dates during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Fairmont Chateau Whistler is at the base of Blackcomb mountain and guests can get to downhill Olympic events on Whistler Mountain by taking a 11-minute ride on the Peak 2 Peak gondola which connects the top of the two mountains. If you want to do your own skiing most of Blackcomb will still be open during the Olympics.

Accommodation at The Fairmont Chateau Whistler is available from February 11 to 28 and includes Fairmont, Deluxe and Deluxe Slopeside rooms, Suites and Fairmont Gold rooms. A three-night minimum stay is in effect on most dates. Rates start from CDN $899 per room per night and full prepayment for all reservations is required three days after time of booking and is non-refundable. Rooms at other Olympic adjacent properties, The Fairmont Vancouver Airport and The Fairmont Empress, Victoria also have availability. The Fairmont Vancouver Airport has Fairmont Gold rooms starting from CDN $599 per night with a minimum four-night stay and set arrival dates. Reservations must be fully prepaid at time of booking. The Fairmont Empress in Victoria located a floatplane ride away has all room categories available with no minimal night requirement.

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