CHARCUT AND LE GERMAIN - CALGARY

The long anticipated grand opening of Charcut was Thursday March 4 2010 in Calgary. Complete with a green carpet (a 'carpet' of grass) to echo the philosophy of the property, the restaurant welcomed guests into a cozy, chic oasis.

Owners and Chefs John Jackson and Connie de Sousa put on a lavish spread for guests to enjoy including mortadella, bone marrow gratin, duck fat poutine and crispy chicken skin salad, sous chefs were busy in the kitchen cooking all evening.

Waiters carved meat tableside, and served up bountiful cocktails. Goody bags of saskatoon berry and no-bake cheesecake with cute vanilla shortbread (in the shape of pigs no less) - by pastry chef Cheryl Jane handed to guests upon exiting.

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LE GERMAIN CALGARY OPENS

We were also given an exclusive tour of friends of CSLs' hotel- Le Germain Calgary, the newest boutique hotel here in the city of Calgary. (if you remember CSL featured Le Germain property Le Dominion in our Fall 2009 issue (http://www.citystyleandliving.com/Archive.html).

Though not completely finished (a spa is set to open later this year), the suites that we looked at are urban, chic and effortlessly comfortable.

Some great features of the superior room include spacious bathrooms, built-in ironing board, Nespresso machines, and water caraffes (thank you for thinking GREEN)!

We look forward to working more with our friends at both properties (and who knows...CSL might have some exciting developments for the future :))

HÔTEL LE GERMAIN CALGARY
http://www.germaincalgary.com/

CHARCUT
http://www.charcut.com/

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