Nicholas Gandossi, General Manager of OPUS Vancouver, is pleased to announce a new partnership that will see Adam Pegg and Lucais Syme of Vancouver’s award-winning Northern Italian eatery La Quercia, open a new restaurant concept at the globally recognized OPUS Vancouver. Gandossi sees the involvement of Pegg and Syme, together with Peter Girges, as yet another opportunity to keep OPUS Vancouver on the leading edge of hospitality.

“We like being ahead of the curve,” says Gandossi. “We were the 1st hotel in North America to embrace the pop up restaurant and we will continue to be at the forefront of dining and drinking trends.” For their part, Pegg and Syme, see the collaboration an opportunity to expand their culinary repertoire beyond the walls of their acclaimed west side Vancouver trattoria. “We’ve always wanted to work on a larger food program and we were thrilled when this conversation began,” says Pegg with Syme adding: “We’re looking forward to working with a new dining concept in such a vibrant part of the city.”
Restaurateur and nightlife impresario Peter Girges, of Cento Notti and OPUS Bar, is thrilled to welcome his friends Adam and Lucais. Since Girges’s involvement with OPUS Vancouver began, he has been instrumental in the operation of the pop up strategy and he will continue to host and welcome guests. OPUS Vancouver’s current pop up, Cento Notti, will close on the evening of August 12 for renovations and a new restaurant is scheduled to reopen in early September 2012.
Award-winning hot spot OPUS Bar will remain open throughout this changeover.

About OPUS Hotel Vancouver
Uniquely stylish and always fresh, OPUS Hotel Vancouver is showcased by vibrant design, sophisticated style, and
intuitive service bringing contemporary innovation to life. A leader in redening the boutique hotel experience, OPUS Vancouver offers an intimate residential setting with modern-day furnishings and works by local artists in the heart of Vancouver’s see-and-be-seen neighbourhood, Yaletown. The converted warehouse district is home to chic boutiques, galleries, spas, top restaurants and rich cultural experiences. OPUS Vancouver is recognized as the trendiest hotel in Canada by TripAdvisor, one of Condé Nast Traveler’s Best Hotels in the World and Best in
Business Travel, and a Top 500 Hotels in the World by Travel + Leisure.

About La Quericia
La Quercia is Italian for “oak” — a tting monicker for this 30-seat trattoria that enjoys a solid reputation for professional service and exceptional Northern Italian cuisine. Nestled in the heart of Vancouver’s tony Point Grey neighbourhood, La Quercia has won Best Casual Italian for the past three years at the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards and was also named Restaurant of the Year by the same publication in 2011. Chefs/co-owners Adam Pegg and Lucais Syme’s traditional and contemporary dishes use locally sourced ingredients for their daily fresh sheet, while the restaurant’s acclaimed wine programme provides a revolving, Italian-focused list to complement an ever-evolving menu.
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