Shark Tales
Deep Blue Divers at Six Senses Laamu in the Maldives
encountered a rare visitor recently, a juvenile whale shark.
The Laamu Atoll is home to some of the most majestic
marine megafaunas including manta rays and turtles, but a
juvenile white shark is a rarity and actually a rather docile
creature, feeding on plankton. A relief when it measures 13
feet! Whale sharks have distinguishable speckled spots next
to their gills, unique to each shark like a fingerprint, which
assists researchers to study their migratory patterns.
Westin Partners with goop
Westin Hotels & Resorts, well known for their wellness
offerings, and goop, a modern lifestyle brand started by
Gwyneth Paltrow in 2008 will premiere a curated fitness
program at select Westin hotels this summer. The program
will offer locals and guests alike access to workouts and
post-class wellness talks with Tracy Anderson, one of goop’s
premier fitness instructors, along with a refreshment menu,
health and beauty giveaways and more.
G.Sport Sessions will feature a 45 minute class followed by
a nourishing reception by Westin Fresh by The Juicery, a
post-workout Q&A and a goop gift bag, including items from
the new G. Sport athletic wear line. The weekend package
will extend the experience with the Westin’s Sleep Well
Lavender Balm, their White Tea Scented Candle, a branded
S’Well water bottle, fresh cut botanicals, healthy snacks and
a bathroom filled with goop skincare and accompaniments.
Bees, Bears, and Chocolate
Fairmont Whistler’s Executive Pastry
Chef Anup Chaubal has created his
third signature chocolate, Honeybear
Blonde Chocolate with Château
rooftop honey, for World Chocolate
Day July 7.
The chocolate is comprised of 35%
cacao and created from subtle sweet
white chocolate with a silky-smooth
texture and strong milky caramel taste
and notes of saltiness. The chef has
combined it with B.C. blueberries,
almonds toasted in Executive Chef
Isabel Chung’s rooftop honey, and
bee pollen. The combination of the
ingredients is significant since both
almonds and blueberries rely on
honeybees to pollinate and
grow.
“We know that pollination
by bees is necessary to
grow food but so many
people don’t realize the
direct impact it has on
ingredients like blueberries
and cherries. And almonds,
for example, rely 100
percent on honeybees
for pollination,” said
Chef Chaubal. Executive
Chef Chung added, “It’s
frightening to think that
our children and grandchildren may
not have the fruit and vegetables we
know and love if bees continue to
disappear at the rate they are.”
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