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Thai This

January 22nd, 2010

JANUARY 22ND, 2010 Thai This Vancouver's hottest temple of Thai food, Maenam, just refreshed its menu (and our cocktails) as we pulled up our chairs for a sneak peek. Still on are the crispy, battered B.C. Golden Mantle oysters ($8), lest there be riots in the mean street of Kitsilano. We recommend the hot and sour Sloping Hills pork soup ($16 for two), the Jungle Curry of sable fish ...

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Bacci's Blowout

January 21st, 2010

Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin daily steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! Bacci's Blowout Don't miss Bacci's one-day-only Loft Sale this Sunday. Women's collections (like Stella McCartney, Chloe, Paul Smith, Rick Owens and more) are up to 80 per cent off. Unbelievable deals abound: shoes $50, boots $100, belts/scarves $25, ...

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Home Pages

January 21st, 2010

JANUARY 21ST, 2010 Home Pages You know we're fond of free online magazines, and we've got another to add to your bookmark bar that'll have you dreaming of new home décor. Lonny, a hybrid of London and New York, is the product of two staffers from the dearly departed Domino magazine. Bringing interior design inspiration to the digital masses, it functions like a paper mag with pages ...

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Drama-rama

January 20th, 2010

JANUARY 20TH, 2010 Drama-rama Our favourite avant-garde performing arts festival is back to bring us wackiness and wonder before the Winter Games descend. Herewith, our pick of the PuSh Festival plays: The Show Must Go OnIn the new SFY Woodward's building, 20 Vancouver locals bring to life Parisian choreographer Jérôme Bel's signature work, which The New York Times called “sly, witt ...

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River Rock ‘n' Roll

January 19th, 2010

January 19, 2010 River Rock ‘n' Roll The boys in The Hangover may have tangled with Tyson and kidnapped a tiger, but that's amateur night compared to your wild girls' weekends in Vegas. Easier than corralling a group of gals to find their passports, River Rock Casino Resort has plenty of bright-lights-big-city action. Perfect for a bachelorette party, a birthday, or post-breakup boy ...

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Eh Bay

January 19th, 2010

JANUARY 19TH, 2010 Eh Bay Nothing is quite as iconically Canadian as the Hudson's Bay Company (it predates the Confederation by two centuries, after all) and now they've expanded into hip new territory with their first Hudson's Bay Company store, here in Vancouver. Stationed on the main floor of its downtown flagship, the special shop-in-shop has the look of a sleek, modern cottage ...

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Hip Hapa

January 18th, 2010

JANUARY 18TH, 2010 Hip Hapa Third time's the charm? If you love Hapa Izakaya, then yes, yes and yes. The newly unveiled Japanese restaurant buzzes with energy, the service is seamless and the offerings include favourites like the Ebi Mayo (tempura prawns tossed in spicy mayo, $7.75) and the hot stone Ishi-Yaki rice bowl mixed right at your table ($8.80), plus an extensive fresh shee ...

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Talk to the Hand

January 16th, 2010

JANUARY 16TH, 2010 Talk to the Hand You've been know to make an origami crane from a paper napkin or turn a newspaper into an "art project." Anything to entertain the kids on these drizzly days of winter. That's why we loved these temporary tattoo hand puppets ($12.50/8). Wonder if they'll go to bed sooner if it's a purple polka dot monster telling them to do it? www.thirddrawerdo ...

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In the Lupo

January 15th, 2010

JANUARY 15TH, 2010 In the Lupo It's a hockey night on Saturday and you're headed downtown with your ice man to take in the game. Nix the overpriced burgers and beer, and before Luongo get Lupo. The Italian eatery at Hamilton and Smithe has gotten a new lease on life. There's a new chef and a new look—light, white walls, warm woods and modern art—which has the 1800s heritage home lo ...

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Escape to Adara

January 14th, 2010

Escape to Adara Get your Whistler fix before and after the 2010 Winter Games with a stay at Adara Hotel Whistler. From now until January 31 and from March 1-31, book a chic Superior Suite for only $100/night (subject to availability). Central location, helpful staff, outdoor hot tub, Aveda toiletries, Vichy showers and handsome bellhops (sorry, you can't take them with you) are ...

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