Radio Royal York - Episode 6: Sustainable Seafood

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This month, host Melanie Coates is joined by guest Mike McDermid, Program Manager of Ocean Wise, the Vancouver Aquarium’s leading sustainable seafood restaurant program, and by Chef Ryan Gustafson of the Fairmont Royal York’s EPIC Restaurant. We’ll follow the chef into the kitchen for a quick lesson on how to saute scallops. Then, it’s back to the front of house where we join server, Joseph Nutter, for his take on how guests are reacting to the new Ocean Wise menu.
 

Melanie Coates, Chair of the Green Team at The Fairmont Royal York, made a stop at 98.1 CHFI to chat with Mike Cooper and Erin Davis about Earth Hour. Listen to the interview or download to your desktop.

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Radio Royal York - Episode 5: Beat The Blues

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This month, we beat the February “blues” with tips on how to add some color to your hotel stay.

Host Melanie Coates is joined by guest Rob Sedor, Director of Housekeeping Services at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel, to talk about what guests can do to “green” their hotel stay while Elizabeth Milan, owner of The Elizabeth Milan Day Spa, tells us how to put a healthy “pink” glow into tired winter skin.

Elizabeth has teamed with the hotel to offer a special Valentine’s Day spa treatment that will also benefit the World Wildlife Fund. The Bear Affair treatment offers two 30 minute body massages in a double room for $110. The Bear Hugs offers two friends or two lovers a rooftop honey and milk manicure with exfoliation and parabath over 45 minutes for $99. Treatments may be booked by calling 416-350-7500 or visiting the Website.
 

Radio Royal York - Episode 4: An Environmentally-Friendly Night Before Christmas

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In this special holiday episode, Radio Royal York host Melanie Coates spreads the cheer with an  environmentally-friendly version of the favourite children’s poem -  

Radio Royal York - Episode 2: Green Getaway

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Radio Royal York returns from a short hiatus with a new episode to make you relive those warm, sunshine fresh days of summer.

In this episode, our host Melanie Coates talks to Fairmont Royal York Sous Chef, Brian Armstrong, about what to pack for a sustainable picnic lunch. We sit down with Katrina Miller of the Toronto Environmental Alliance to find out what the City of Toronto is doing to take-up the green cause. Then, we head out for a tour of Toronto Island with Parks Supervisor Warren Hoselton.

To celebrate the great outdoors and keep you thinking green, The Fairmont Royal York has created The Green Getaway package. The package includes one night accommodation in a Deluxe room, full picnic lunch for two adults and up to two children, a reusable picnic tote, Toronto Island Ferry tickets, a Green Toronto map and a $10 donation to the Toronto Environmental Alliance.

Book your Green Getaway Package for arrival on a Friday or Saturday night and receive a complimentary TTC transit pass. Priced from $269 (CDN) for two adults and up to two children, the package is available until October 13, 2008.

For more information or reservations, please call 1-800-441-1414 or visit the Fairmont Royal York Website.