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SHOP LIKE A CHEF

September 26th, 2008
SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2008 SHOP LIKE A CHEF If your last dinner party was more like an episode of Kitchen Nightmares than Iron Chef, help is here. Cioffi's Meat Market and Kitchen—so new it's still waiting for its sign—is the sleek and modern sister store to the original Cioffi's two doors down, and the best kept secret of ...

STEALS AND DEALS

September 25th, 2008
  Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! ...

TRAVEL MATE

September 25th, 2008
SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2008 TRAVEL MATE You're on business in Vegas, (via meetings in Chicago and L.A.) with more schmoozy functions set up than there are slot machines. Why not use TripIt to make life a little easier? Simply email your travel plans (flights, hotels, meetings, car rentals) and let TripIt build your master itiner ...

THE BRUNCH BUNCH

September 24th, 2008
SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2008 THE BRUNCH BUNCH We headed to the new location of Sciue Italian bakery in Yaletown, where the cobblestone courtyard seating resembles a piazza and the brown and orange '70s rec room décor has you thinking Brady Bunch revival. But the fare is far from retro: Order a house-made Italian doughnut ...

MODERN LOVE

September 23rd, 2008
SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2008 MODERN LOVE So what if Frank Lloyd Wright invented the carport? We still love Modernist architecture in all its forms. Vancouver is lucky to have built out during the height of the movement, with stunning examples of post-and-beam homes from the British Properties to Southlands to Burnaby Heights. ...

SWEET CHEEKS

September 22nd, 2008
SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2008 SWEET CHEEKS This fall's regal styles with braids, chains, and brocade call for fresh-faced beauty to balance them out. But if colour doesn't rise in your cheeks naturally, you may need a little help from Bobbi Brown to create that “I just trotted over on my thoroughbred” flush. The ...

SOCK IT TO ME

September 20th, 2008
SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2008 SOCK IT TO ME Maybe it was Juno, or P.E. nostalgia, but we went gaga for these striped kids' sports socks ($16 for 2 pairs) from new Vancouver site www.redpoppy.ca. With padded toes and heels, they're perfect for under their Aigle French recycled rubber gumboots and super cute with Converse, too. Just please don't pair them with yellow nylon gym ...

Fruit For Fall

September 19th, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008 Fruit For Fall September isn't just about Vogue's Fall issue: it's also parents' favourite time of year (hint: Back to school!). Make back-to-school lunches that score 100 per cent with Sun-Rype's Wild Strawberry Squiggles, Berry Blend FunBites, the new Berry Mania Fruit to Go and 100 per cent fruit juices. ...

SEE FOOD

September 19th, 2008
SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2008 SEE FOOD Paella parties and bouillabaisse bashes are trending right now, and it's the only time our ears perk up when we hear "pot luck." Here's how it works: Get friends to bring different seafood and you make the base, provide plenty of crusty bread and gallons of cold Prosecco. And no ...

STEALS AND DEALS

September 18th, 2008
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! ...
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