Blog by Beebe Cline, PREC*
December 23rd, 2010
Even the Grinch Loves Gastown
If
you love deals but loath crowds and chaos, don’t write off Boxing Day
shopping—just reroute it to an area with cool and unique finds. Gastown
has blocks of independent spots to explore, from stylish boutiques to
home décor stores to neighbourhood pubs (nothing tops a day of good
shopping off better than a cocktail). December 26, find a map here ...
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Vitamin V
December 23rd, 2010
DECEMBER 23RD, 2010
Yes It's Deli-cious
Now you can shop like a chef at The Dirty Apron Cooking School's
new deli and general store where they sell the very same ingredients
(like nubs of melting chocolate) and kitchen tools that the chefs of
Chambar, Medina and the cooking school use.
The house-brand olive oil
($25, pictured), imported from a friend's grove in I ...
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December 22nd, 2010
December 22, 2010
Ski BC With 13 GREAT Deals
'Tis the season for fresh powder.
With
the excitement of hosting the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games still in the air, now it’s your chance to ski BC this
winter. Round up your friends or family for some great ski deals at BC’s 13 award-winning winter resorts. This season look for 2-for-1 deals, savings on accommodation a ...
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December 22nd, 2010
DECEMBER 22ND, 2010
Auld Lang Thai
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Book yourself a table at much-lauded Maenam and a good Thai is guaranteed.
The
fruits of Chef Angus An’s recent gastronomic sojourn in Southern
Thailand have already started to show up on the menu, like fragrant and
flavourful mains like oxtail soup and Massaman curry lamb leg. The NYE meal will ...
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Vitamin V
December 21st, 2010
DECEMBER 21ST, 2010
Five Last Minute Gift Ideas
Can’t
bring yourself to fight the crowds at the eleventh hour? Here are five
last minute gifting tips that don’t require a trip to the mall:
1.
Give away a good book you own. Make a simple, personalized dust jacket
for it with paper and anything crafty you have around the house.
2.
Buy tickets online to a concert i ...