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a nod for gastropod

January 12th, 2007
  a nod for gastropod Proving once again that Vancouverites are (quite literally) starved for well-designed restaurants serving uncomplicated, delicious food, is the new Gastropod in Kits.  With a décor reminiscent of Chicago’s famous Avec, (think pale wood, a wall of backlit wine bottles, white granite bar) its design is as refreshing as its dishes, like ...

passport to privilege

January 11th, 2007
  passport to privilege Nearly one in five vitamin v subscribers will need to renew a Canadian passport this year. And that means thousands of you wasting copious amounts of time waiting on line at government offices when you could be bikini shopping instead. Thankfully, one vitamin v subscriber tipped us off that if you renew your passport online, they escort ...

book club

January 10th, 2007
book club What did we get up to over the holidays you ask? We had our nose deep into the 500 pages of Marisha Pessl’s Special Topics in Calamity Physics, a brilliant new book that’s part trip through the literary canon, part murder mystery, and all page-turning cleverness. That she’s been called a female Nabokov by the New York Times (who named this, her fi ...

glass with class

January 9th, 2007
  glass with class And we thought it must be from Italy…shame on us, but how delighted we were that the innovative Float series of glassware is from Vancouver firm, Molo Design. Of particular note is the stunning Float Tea Lantern (from $179), a clear glass column that shows off the colour of the tea to luminous effect. And if tea’s not your bag? It also w ...

prescribed dose - soak up the sun-rype

January 8th, 2007
  soak up the sun-rype You’re a jet-set gal on the go but you always make time to eat right. Right? \nNo need to fret about getting your favourite fruits into your sleek new clutch purse: Sun-Rype’s Fruit To Go bars are a convenient and healthy snack, perfect for a multi-tasker like you! \nA busy gal like you doesn’t have time for imitations: ...

relax pack

January 8th, 2007
  relax pack January was made for weekends on the couch watching the entire oeuvre of Fellini. So while you’re soaking up some neorealism, give your neck and lower-back a treat with Koo Koo Designs’ new Relax Pack. Filled with Thai rice and cinnamon bark, this Vancouver-made sweet-scented pouch is covered in washable Egyptian Sherpa. Throw it in the microwa ...

heavy metal lullabies

January 6th, 2007
  heavy metal lullabies Does Daddy need a reason to be the one to soothe the little ones to sleep? How about a lullaby version of Metallica or Radiohead to convince him? Soothing renditions of Kiss (“I Was Made for Loving You”) Slayer, Iron Maiden and more are only just recognizable once they’ve been converted into instrumental melodies by Baby R ...

teaze me

January 5th, 2007
  teaze me When a coffee date is just too cliché for words, stir things up with a meet-up at sleek new tea room Muzi, downtown. Rather than loose-leaf, Muzi’s teas are granite-ground using an 11th century Chinese technique. The resulting powder dissolves entirely into the water, delivering 100 per cent of its nutrients to you (rather than the trash can, vi ...

steals and deals

January 4th, 2007
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! lotus in bloom Need some motivation to start your 2007 fitness routine? A new outfit should do the trick! Head to Lotus Wear and save 30-70% off select merchandise. Sale on now at two locations, Kitsilano and West Vancouver (The Village at Park Royal), www.lotuswear.com ...

whistler wonderland

January 4th, 2007
  whistler wonderland Renting a holiday chalet can be a gamble. But if you’re choosing Whistler over Chamonix this year, we’ve got the insider’s tip for you. Zinc Retreat is a private, two-bedroom chalet decorated by HGTV’s Kelly Deck (“Take it Outside”) with a warm and contemporary palette of reds, oranges and greens. Think flat screen TV, L ...

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