Local flavours prevail at 22nd annual Christmas Chateau soiree
. On the job almost a year, executive chef Louis Simard chooses local lamb, artisan charcuterie . Top- L-R, Fairmont Château Laurier executive chef Louis Simard, Deborah Sauvé with husband and hotel...
View ArticleViennese ball takes its glitter to Ottawa's fairytale castle, the Chateau...
. A sneak taste of chef Louis Simard’s menu for Feb. 1 . JAN 02 14 – 12:01 AM — I will say the Fairmont Château Laurier certainly meant business the other day as I arrived in the busy hotel kitchen...
View ArticleWarm up for Winterlude
This week’s deep-freeze got you down? Perhaps a little Oka cheese raclette or a Beau’s Bog Water-braised brisket taco would be just the thing to warm you up — along with some vintage red wine, of...
View ArticleOttawa Gatineau Hotels host delightful Dine Wine Wintertime
. . Check out the video, below, with incoming Westin Ottawa g.m. Ross Meredith . FEB 02 14 – 11:10 AM — Ottawa-Gatineau Hotel Association has good reason to feel proud after hosting a successful...
View ArticleAround Town: Fairmont Château Laurier's Trees of Hope for CHEO
When it comes to Christmas, the Fairmont Château Laurier sets the bar so high that even Santa’s sleigh on delivery night appears low altitude, by comparison. On Monday, the hotel kicked off its annual...
View ArticleThinking outside the box: Eight new ideas for Château Laurier expansion
When the Fairmont Chateau Laurier’s parent company, Larco Investments Inc., unveiled its design plans for an addition in 2016, members of the public were largely unimpressed with the proposal that was...
View ArticleBull: A better outcome for the Château Laurier addition is possible
Over the past three years, the National Trust for Canada has watched the debate over the Château Laurier’s proposed addition unfold, with keen interest and guarded optimism. Read More
View ArticleBull: A better outcome for the Château Laurier addition is still possible
Many members of the public and leading experts in balancing heritage conservation and contemporary design agree that what's at stake is more than just a missed opportunity.
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