Dîner en Blanc

David Lam Park

August 21, 2014

A sold-out crowd of 3,500 descended on David Lam Park in Yaletown for the 3rd annual Dîner en Blanc Vancouver. The location was kept secret until an hour before the event, when guests flooded the park in required white outfits. 1 (Left to right) David Hawksworth, Hawksworth Restaurant chef; and Michael Noble, NOtaBLE The Restaurant chef (Calgary). 2 Lara Taylor, Coco Events & Weddings owner; and Monti Samuel, Blush Bridal managing partner. 3 Iain Black, Vancouver Board of Trade president and CEO; Heather Owen, RBC director of brand and communications; Tim Manning, RBC commercial banking regional vice-president; and Chris Oosthuizen, RBC Dominion Securities vice-president and director. 4 Jessica Taylor, Harper Grey LLP articling student; and Neil Aisenstat, Hy’s/Gotham Steakhouse owner. 5 Tyson Villeneuve and Jordan Kallman, The Social Concierge co-founders. 6 Monique Mercier, Telus executive vice-president of corporate affairs; Josh Blair, Telus chief corporate officer; and Jill Schnarr, Telus vice-president of community affairs.