If you want to run into celebs and industry bigwigs at the Toronto Film Festival, head to the Fairmont Royal York and belly up to the bar. You'll find them at the hotel, a popular festival hangout, probably sipping on the new menu of cocktails inspired by the 35th annual festival, which is in full swing.

The hotel's Library Bar is mixing up two cocktails for the occasion. The TIFF Tini is made with chilled Fairmont Organic Jasmine tea infused with pear vodka, topped with freshly squeezed lemon juice and a dash of simple syrup. The cup-of-tea-inspired drink is served in fine china, on the rocks with a lemon zest garnish accompanied by a miniature scone.]]> Jennifer Kester 2010-09-13T11:59:49-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/11/123043/907 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wyclef.jpg"><p>The Toronto Film Festival has caused Hollywood's hottest celebs to head to the North and rile up the paparazzi from Maple Leaf Land.<p>Photographers had to hold back heart attacks during Brad Pitt's conference at the <a href="http://www.suttonplace.com/"><b>Sutton Place Hotel</b></a>. His star quality pushed those Northerner's to a new level of frenzy as <a href="http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/index.html">Canada's National Post</a> reported:<p> <blockquote><p>This is a real movie star we're talking about here. Rat-a-tat-a-tatta go the camera shutters every time the maler half of Brangelina makes the slightest move. It gets to the point where Henri Behar, the Toronto International Film Festival's stalwart press conference moderator, tells the photographers to "please calm down."</blockquote></p><p><p> Penelope Cruz was at the <a href="http://www.toronto.intercontinental.com/"><b>Intercontinental Hotel</b></a> while Matt Damon talked Courtney 2006-09-11T13:22:24-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/9/92946/55382 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/clinton_fairmont.jpg"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm">Page Six</a> reports today that the <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/royalyork"><b>Fairmont Royal York</b></a> in Toronto will be the sight of former president Bill Clinton's 60th birthday bash on September 9 even though his actual bday is next week.<p>The September bash coincides with the Toronto film festival which has some peeved that Clinton will "steal the thunder" with his high-profile party.<blockquote><p> The main Toronto event is a Sept. 9 gala at the Fairmont Royal York spearheaded by Vancouver money man Frank Giustra. "This is the high-Celsius ticket," National Post columnist Shinan Govani told Page Six. "Billy Crystal doing the jokes, Sarah McLachlan providing the tears, Chelsea Clinton planting the tribute." Tim McGraw and Lenny Kravitz will also perform.</blockquote></p><p>When we do our juliana 2006-08-09T09:29:46-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/