{"id":48526,"date":"2022-04-16T10:01:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T17:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/?p=48526"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:16:26","slug":"katana-kitten-at-fairmont-pacific-rim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/katana-kitten-at-fairmont-pacific-rim\/","title":{"rendered":"Katana Kitten at Fairmont Pacific Rim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mixologist Masahiro Urushido from New York City Bar, <\/strong>Katana Kitten, Bring Japanese Flair to Vancouver\u2019s Fairmont Pacific Rim <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Three-Night Pop Up from Katana Kitten will Include a Custom Cocktail Tasting Menu at Botanist and Japanese Bites and Drinks at The Lobby Lounge & RawBar <\/strong><\/p>\n

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 For three nights only, New York City\u2019s beloved World\u2019s 50 Best cocktail bar Katana Kitten<\/a> <\/strong>is heading to Vancouver. Led by internationally renowned owner and mixologist Masahiro Urushido<\/strong>, Katana Kitten will pop up at Vancouver’s premier luxury hotel Fairmont Pacific Rim<\/a><\/strong>, creating a specialty menu at both of the hotel\u2019s exquisite restaurants: Botanist<\/a> <\/strong>and The Lobby Lounge & RawBar<\/a>. <\/strong>For more on drinks check out Drinks on GLV.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m honoured to bring Katana Kitten to Vancouver, and to work alongside some of the industry\u2019s brightest stars at both Botanist and The Lobby Lounge & RawBar,\u201d says Urushido. \u201cI\u2019ve always been inspired by coastal flavours, so I\u2019m excited to play with the stellar ingredients available in this beautiful city.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kicking off on April 20, Urushido will collaborate with the all-star Botanist team, led by Head Bartender Jeff Savage<\/strong> and Executive Chef Hector Laguna<\/strong>, to create a unique, four-course cocktail pairing menu, available for one night. The dinner will include two seatings as a ticketed event, beginning with a welcome drink of Lemon Daiginjo<\/strong> (Fords Officers\u2019 Reserve, lemon, sake<\/em>) to open the palate. <\/p>\n

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Following the cocktail pairing menu at Botanist, on April 21 and 22, Urushido and the Katana Kitten team will serve a custom menu with Fairmont Pacific Rim\u2019s Executive Chef Damon Campbell<\/strong> and Creative Beverage Director Grant Sceney <\/strong>in the Lobby Lounge & RawBar. The Katana Kitten menu will be available in The Lobby Lounge & RawBar for a full month following the pop-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome the Katana Kitten team to Fairmont Pacific Rim,\u201d says Jason Cisneros, Director of Food & Beverage at Fairmont Pacific Rim<\/strong>. \u201cAt Botanist and The Lobby Lounge & RawBar, our goal is to continually offer our guests and visitors an exciting and truly unique experience, and this special pop-up is a perfect example of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cocktail tasting experience in Botanist will include pairings such as:<\/p>\n