A Fashion Show on Saturday Afternoon – S10E23

Sante Restaurant presented their spring fashion show on Saturday afternoon and the second in their series was by Marcelle Benedicte. Marcelle Benedicte showed off a sneak peak of the Spring/Summer 2015 collection to the restaurant. The colour from the dresses brought the essence of Spring arriving, which is quite fitting as people in Ottawa have been suffering with the frigid cold temperatures from old man Winter.

Aside from the creative dresses, there were jewelry from Originals by Andrea and makeup provided by Orchid Cosmetics. For the men’s side, there were provided by L’Hexagon Menswear. The best thing of all are that they’re done locally in Ottawa. Which stuck out for me? There were one with pinstripes and a yellow dress which caught my attention as they looked lovely and amazing. It’s what makes Marcelle Benedicte interesting as it brings it own creativity for ready-to-wear clothing. It shows excitement and the beauty of creating the designs. What’s next for Marcelle Benedict is a fashion show for May 30th. It will be a can’t miss event.

I was able to shoot some Impossible Project instant photos but two photos didn’t turn out very well. As you know that I have another Polaroid SX-70 camera, which got repaired thanks to Mint Camera. I’m having some trouble using it as I have press the red button two times. The SX-70 will have to be used for outdoors. The instant photos are posted below.

Canadian Club’s Whiskey Tasting Event and Celebrating Rye – S10E22

On Wednesday night (April 8, 2015), I had the opportunity to attend an event hosted by Canadian Club. The event was held at Social Restaurant & Lounge in the Byward Market. There was a whiskey portfolio tasting, a three course dinner and a cocktail demo.

It was great to see friends at the event and they probably were a bit amused with my antics during the portfolio tasting. What I learned about the whiskey is that it’s gaining in popularity in Canada and outside of Canada. Being a non-alcoholic drinker, whiskey is pretty unique as it brings a mix of sweet and spicy taste to drinking it. There’s something rich to trying out whiskey. Like several people said at the event, it’s good drinking whiskey when relaxing at home or at a fireplace. Canadian Club whiskey brings a calmness.

Even though, the Chairman’s Select 100% Rye was the main focus, Canadian Club also had other whiskeys from the portfolio tasting, they were Premium 1858, Classic 12 Year Old and Sherry Cask. All of those had varieties of taste to the Canadian Club brand.

Overall, it was a great event and much credit goes out to Canadian Club and the organizer for coming to Ottawa and hosting it. Thanks also to Social Restaurant for the good service and excellent quality of the dinners made.

You can check the photos out over at Flickr by clicking HERE.