Remember that old, old Ian Thomas song, \u201cPainted Ladies\u201d? The line in the chorus that runs, \u2018painted ladies and a bottle of wine, mama\u2019\u2026 That\u2019s what came to mind when I walked into Whistler\u2019s Bearfoot Bistro right after the Cornucopia Crush event last Friday night. The restaurant and surrounding lobby and banquet areas of the Listel Hotel were full of painted ladies\u2026and a couple of painted men. Many of the women were nude except for their paint, and were tastefully decorated to represent many of the brands of libations they were helping to pour. In the photo gallery you\u2019ll see what I mean, especially the de Venoge Champagne and Granville Island Lager ladies. (viewer discretion advised)<\/p>\n
The director-general of de Venoge Champagne, Gilles de la Bassetiere was in town from New York City, and was pouring his product from a huge bottle, I believe this size is called a jeroboam. <\/p>\n
Bearfoot Bistro owner Andre St. Jacques always knows how to throw a good party, and this was no exception. The after-party is designed to give a place for people to let their hair down after Crush, mingle with some winemakers, and have just a little (or a lot) more to eat and drink. This year the kitchen pumped out dozens of bite-sized hamburgers made with rich Kobe beef, and \u2018porno cones\u2019, small servings of popcorn shrimp and fries with mayonnaise, all wrapped up in a paper cone torn from the pages of adult magazines.<\/p>\n
Several uniformed RCMP officers made the rounds of the club after midnight, but didn\u2019t seem to find anything illegal going on, which must have made Tourism Whistler\/Cornucopia organizers Lynn Chappel, Danielle Saindon and Catherine Adams very happy. <\/p>\n
After a few glasses of champagne and a \u2018consumed-on-the-dance-floor\u2019 Mike\u2019s Hard Lemonade, it was time to call it a night. We were probably some of the first people to leave, after 1am, and many others were there until 3:30 or 4am. That\u2019s why the \u2018Recovery Room\u2019, a new feature of Cornucopia, came in handy the next morning. In a room of the Conference Centre, you could ease your hangover with free supplies of Pepto-Bismol, French fries, ginger ale and chicken noodle soup. More about day two activities at Cornucopia later, but first for the photo gallery from the After Party, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Remember that old, old Ian Thomas song, \u201cPainted Ladies\u201d? The line in the chorus that runs, \u2018painted ladies and a bottle of wine, mama\u2019\u2026 That\u2019s what came to mind when I walked into Whistler\u2019s Bearfoot Bistro right after the Cornucopia … Continue reading