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La Quinta Hideaway

February 22nd, 2010
February 22, 2010 La Quinta Hideaway La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs. Where a hideaway brings you closer. When Walter H. Morgan invited the Hollywood elite to escape Tinseltown in 1926, they shed the burden of celebrity to share simple yet comfortable accommodations, and the health benefits of good food, good drink, and good friends. Today, the original Palm Springs hideaway le ...

Fairmont Fare

February 22nd, 2010
FEBRUARY 22ND, 2010 Fairmont Fare The Fairmont Pacific Rim is only days old and already it's getting major buzz for celebrity guests, seriously spacious rooms, and stunning views. But the secret gem for us locals is the 41-seat Italian cafe Giovane. We recommend the Berkshire ham sandwhich on sourdough ($10) for takeout, or dine-in on nine choices of pizzas ($11 each) and charcuterie ...

Cookie Monsters

February 20th, 2010
FEBRUARY 20TH, 2010 Cookie Monsters In your mind you spend Saturday afternoon happily baking oatmeal cookies with your kids. In your reality, you barely have time for lunch. Sweetpea Baby Food's new kids' cookies are made the way you'd do them if you could: with whole grains like spelt and no dairy, eggs, or additives. Healthful flavours like banana-pear and pumpkin spice mean there' ...

Topper Shopper

February 19th, 2010
FEBRUARY 19TH, 2010 Topper Shopper Criminals love a good chapeau (see Bonnie & Clyde, Al Capone), and while we aim to walk the straight and narrow we can't help but steal their stylish caps. Where we'll be buying them however, is the new Goorin Brothers hat shop that's popped up in Yaletown, the first of its kind in Canada. Its Hamilton Street space tips its hat to where those wick ...

Steals & Deals

February 18th, 2010
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Portland Please

February 18th, 2010
FEBRUARY 18TH, 2010 Portland Please The greenest city in the U.S. is a perfect mix of laid-back cool and thrilling buzz. An ideal weekend getaway, here are our picks for the City of Roses. sleepThe Nines is a chic space with an impressive modern art collection. You may find yourself sharing the elevator with one of the L.A. Lakers at this downtown hotel that's popular among the It ...

Suite Spot

February 17th, 2010
Suite Spot Between their beautiful people and bustling bistros, we've long dreamt of living in Paris. But with the opening of The Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe, we have both just by pulling up a barstool in our own borough. The luxe interior boasts bright blue Louis XV chairs, Victorian tiles, tufted black leather and the same extravagant espresso machine the Pope uses. And their serv ...

Olympic Pairs

February 16th, 2010
Olympic Pairs With limited parking and packed public transit, we expect to do a lot of walking these next couple of weeks. As such, we think our hard-working tootsies deserve tip-top trainers. The special pair we've got our eye on is the Carl Haessner IIX. Handmade of gold and back Italian leather, the limited edition shoe is a collaboration between Vancouver boutique Lark and shoe ...

8 Minutes in Heaven

February 15th, 2010
8 Minutes in Heaven You still remember the way your skin tingled when you spent seven minutes in the closet with the cutest boy in your class. Now subtract the boy, add an extra minute and you've got Glow-n-Go, Skoah's free mini-facial. During the games, pop in between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., or when you spot a sign in the window, and you'll be complimentarily cleansed, toned, masked and ...

Smart Art

February 13th, 2010
Smart Art We all want to foster creativity in our kids, just not on our white upholstery. Now you can relax and let your kids be kids at the new Vancouver art studio Collage Collage. Canisters of fun art supplies (day-glo pompoms!), modern books, and gifts surround a huge custom-made communal table that serves as a craft centre. Kids get one-on-one instruction, sometimes inspired by ...
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