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Media Advisory - American Express brings world famous Dinner in the Sky™ to Toronto for Canadian Premiere

    Reservations a Must for this Ultimate Dining Experience

    TORONTO, June 25 /CNW/ - American Express is bringing the ultimate dining
experience to Toronto with the Canadian premiere of Dinner in the Sky™, the
world famous extreme culinary adventure from Belgium. Taste buds will be
tempted with gourmet meals served 35 meters above Toronto's Yonge-Dundas
Square and there will be special appearances by celebrity chefs Mark McEwan
and Anthony Sedlak.
    With panoramic views of the city skyline, fine dining will be brought to
a higher level - a perfect 'amuse-bouche' to kick-off American Express'
sponsorship of Summerlicious 2008, the highly anticipated annual dining
celebration produced by City of Toronto Special Events, which runs from July 4
to July 20. The long-awaited Dinner in the Sky concept, which features a
22-seat table suspended off the ground via a 120 ton crane, is finally
available in Canada and members of the general public are invited to make a
reservation for a meal they will never forget.What        American Express hosts Dinner in the Sky™ Canadian
                Premiere

    When        Wednesday, July 2, 2008
                -  12:30 p.m. Inaugural Lift photo opportunity
                -  Lifts continue throughout the day with the final lift at
                   9:45 p.m.

                Thursday, July 3, 2008
                -  Lifts scheduled throughout the day from 7:00 a.m. to
                   6:30 p.m.

    Where       Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto

    Who         David Barnes
                Vice President of Communications
                Advertising and Sponsorship
                American Express Canada

                Jean-François Grenier
                President
                Dinner in the Sky Canada

                Celebrity Chefs Mark McEwan and Anthony Sedlak

    Additional  -  For more information on the Canadian premiere of Dinner
    Details        in the Sky, please visit
                   www.americanexpress.ca/dinnerinthesky.
                -  For more information on Dinner in the Sky, please visit
                   www.dinnerinthesky.ca.

    Media RSVP

    Media wishing to have a seat at one of the tables are asked to reserve in
    advance. Please reply by Monday, June 30 at 3 p.m. to Joanne Dolan via
    e-mail joanne.dolan@hillandknowlton.ca or phone 416-413-4642.
For further information:
For further information: or to schedule an interview with a spokesperson
from American Express, Dinner in the Sky, Mark McEwan or Anthony Sedlak,
please contact: Joanne Dolan, Hill & Knowlton Canada, (416) 413-4642,
joanne.dolan@hillandknowlton.ca; Phoebe Stephens, Hill & Knowlton Canada,
(416) 413-4611, phoebe.stephens@hillandknowlton.ca


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