Blog by Beebe Cline, PREC*
December 31st, 2009
DECEMBER 31ST, 2009
Editors’ Picks: Best Boutique Hotels
Sometimes charm trumps square footage. Herewith, our favourite boutique hotels.
With gold-leaf mahogany beds, French tapestries and Louis XV-glam, it’s impossible not to get the lovey doveys at Auberge Pierre du Calvet. Built in 1725, celeb fans include Aidan Quinn and Benjamin Franklin. From $295, www.pierreducalvet.caMarianne W ...
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Vitamin V
December 30th, 2009
DECEMBER 30TH, 2009
Editors’ Picks: Best Sippers
If
you missed the swine flu but think you may have a case of the wine flu,
take a dose of these winning bottles picked by our staff and you’ll be
better in no time.
This sparkling wine from France’s Loire Valley comes in metallic navy blue packaging with gold script lettering, meaning it looks (and tastes) tres cher, but isn’t. We alw ...
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Vitamin V
December 29th, 2009
DECEMBER 29TH, 2009
Editors’ Picks: Best Winter Reads
Grab a glass of wine and a spot by the fireplace—these are winter reads worth staying in for.
Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
Comedian Chelsea Handler’s star has risen this year, and her hilarious
and outrageous collection of personal essays has her deadpan delivery
of intelligence, wit and bawdiness— ...
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Vitamin V
December 28th, 2009
DECEMBER 28TH, 2009
Editors’ Picks: Best Documentaries
Sometimes reel life is stranger than fiction. Herewith, our top doc picks.
American TeenLike The Breakfast Club
brought to life, the film follows five teens in their final year of
high school. All the usual suspects—jock, nerd, princess, rebel and
heartthrob—are present to reminisce about in this spirited Sundance
w ...