RAISING THE ROOF: The Roof, once the hotspot of Vancouver society and visiting celebs, will reopen atop the Hotel Vancouver for a limited engagement. A $12-million lobby renovation at the historic hotel, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2014, has prompted the pop-up restaurant. Welcoming guests on Valentine’s Day, the Roof will serve up panoramic views, live entertainment, classic cocktails and cuisine. Newly appointed general manager Michael Pye and hotel executive chef Cameron Ballendine fronted a hard-hat preview in advance of the venue’s big reveal.
GLASS FULL: An impressive $360,000 was raised at the Looking Glass Foundation’s 10th annual dinner and auction. A capacity crowd filed into Rocky Mountaineer Station for the benefit providing support and treatment for those struggling with eating disorders. Festivities culminated with news the charity will open a Vancouver location at the former Ronald McDonald House on Angus Drive to meet the needs of the growing organization and number of men and women suffering with anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating.
HAPPY MEAL: Chairs Margaret Chiu and Chris Stepien and honorary chair Sing Lim Yeo ushered in the Year of the Horse at the Tapestry Foundation’s Feast of Fortune. More than 600 guests celebrated good health and good fortune at the Hyatt Regency Hotel as $505,000 was raised for new endoscopy equipment (to prevent colon cancer) at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital. Since the dinner’s inception in 2008, more than $1.8 million has been generated for priority equipment needs.
