Renaissance Hotels Announces Expansion of Blue Ribbon Partnership to Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel Starting July 28

Exclusive Blue Ribbon Menu Items to Be Added the p2b Bistro and Bar


VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - Jul 7, 2011) - Renaissance Hotels announced today the addition of its exclusive Blue Ribbon Classics menu to the p2b bistro and bar, located inside the Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel in Vancouver. The partnership brings together the acclaimed chefs and founders of New York's famous Blue Ribbon Restaurants, Eric and Bruce Bromberg, with the downtown Vancouver luxury hotel's own expert culinary team, to create the "Blue Ribbon Classics" menu, which is already available in five other leading Renaissance hotels across the nation.

This exclusive partnership between the Bromberg Brothers' Blue Ribbon Restaurants and Renaissance Hotels marks the first time the chefs will introduce their famous cuisine to patrons in Vancouver and Canada. The Vancouver hotel will celebrate the launch of this culinary menu through intimate chef's tastings and exclusive ticketed event with the Bromberg Brothers on July 28.

The Bromberg Brothers, known as the "Chefs to the Chefs" for their culinary excellence and chef clientele in their New York and Las Vegas restaurants, will serve up their admired Blue Ribbon Classic items at the Renaissance Vancouver. The downtown Vancouver restaurant's "Blue Ribbon Classics" menu will be comprised of 8 signature food items as well as two specialty cocktails that have been exclusively created for Renaissance Hotels.

"We strive to provide our customers with the best quality foods and refined but straight forward combinations of flavors in our Blue Ribbon restaurants, and we have brought that sensibility to the Blue Ribbon Classics for Renaissance," said Eric Bromberg. "By partnering with the Renaissance family, we are allowing Renaissance guests and foodies all over the North American region to discover and experience these Blue Ribbon tastes and ingredients."

As a premier choice among Vancouver luxury hotels in the downtown area, the Renaissance provides a variety of plush guest rooms and spacious hotel suites with views of Coal Harbour and the Vancouver skyline. All rooms include cotton-rich bedding, upscale bathrooms with luxurious spa bath products and room service. In-room entertainment includes premium movie channels over a 36-inch flat screen TV, pay-per-view movies and video games. Wired and wireless Internet access is also available. Fitness facilities located within the hotel include a well-equipped Health and Fitness Centre offering in-room massage therapy; an indoor swimming pool and whirlpool.

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About Blue Ribbon Restaurants and the Bromberg Brothers

Eric and Bruce Bromberg are brothers and celebrated chefs who founded New York's popular, acclaimed Blue Ribbon Restaurants (www.blueribbonrestaurants.com). Blue Ribbon Restaurants are annually recognized for excellence by many leading culinary institutions and publications including Zagat Survey, the James Beard Foundation, the Michelin Guide, Wine Spectator, Gourmet, Time Out New York, New York Magazine, and Citysearch.com. Among these accolades are several Best New Restaurant, Chef's Choice Best Dining and even a Best Kid Friendly Restaurant award from New York Magazine. Eric and Bruce Bromberg were recently named 2011 "Best Restaurateur" finalists by the James Beard Association.

Contact Information:

Contact Info:
Tony Aufn'orte
604-691-2725

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