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M IS FOR MEATBALL

October 27th, 2007
OCTOBER 26TH, 2007 We’re sharing our Italian grandmother Rosa’s recipe for tasty, authentic meatballs that go perfectly with pasta. - 1/2 pound fresh lean ground pork - 1/2 pound fresh lean ground veal - 1 clove garlic, coarsley chopped - 2 eggs - 1/2 cup breadcrumbs - 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese - 1 T fresh parsley - Vegetable oil Combine meat, garlic, ...

FLY-A-PORTER

October 25th, 2007
FLY-A-PORTER Is it possible to crush on an airline? We recently flew from Toronto to Montreal on freshman flyer Porter Airlines and it has brought a touch of glamour back to the skies. Here’s what made us weak in the knees: Cheery staff in stylish 60s-style uniforms (designed by Pink Tartan), lounge access for all with espresso machine, bottled water, juice and snacks. ...

Steals and Deals

October 25th, 2007
Have to Inhabit Add some whimsy to your home at Yaletown lifestyle boutique Inhabit. To celebrate its one-year anniversary, select designer home and children’s merchandise (think unique and funky clothes, toys, furniture and more) is up to 50% off. Inhabit, 1188 Hamilton St., Vancouver, 604-662-7408, view merchandise and shop online at www. ...

FOODIE FILM

October 24th, 2007
FOODIE FILM In the mood for slow food? The new Vancouver-produced documentary Tableland takes you from the inner city gardens of Chicago to the kelp patches of Vancouver Island as you follow raspberry growers, chanterelle foragers, oyster farmers and top chefs (like Victoria’s Peter Zambri) who foster the local larder. With themed sections on taste, sustainability ...

VELVET LINING

October 23rd, 2007
OCTOBER 23RD, 2007 Now that it’s finally safe to leave the house without a lifeboat, get your gumboots up to Kerrisdale to check out the new Velvet Room Boutique. Find great fall coats and knit, fingerless gloves from Vancouver’s rising star Mellinda-Mae Harlingten who studied fashion design in London, England. Scope the Vasanti cosmetics line with colours to flatter Asi ...

Trendy Tune Up

October 22nd, 2007
October 22nd, 2007 Is acupuncture just too 2005 for you? Perhaps what you need is a session of Acutonics. Referred to as “sound healing” it uses similar techniques to acupuncture, except instead of being poked with needles, you are touched with tuning forks, vibrating at different registers. From the top of your crown to the soles of your feet, it’s the ultima ...

Sunday Solved

October 21st, 2007
October 20th, 2007 If your child keeps asking how it could possibly be raining when it is Sunday, quiet the little smarty pants with these great Sunday art gallery programs for families. Vancouver Super Sundays happen on the third Sunday of the month at the Vancouver Art Gallery and tomorrow you can catch the fantastic new Roy Arden photography exhibit while the little ...

The Real Puff Daddy

October 19th, 2007
OCTOBER 19TH, 2007 Looking for the ultimate in cool hostess gifts? How about a box of cream puffs from the Beard Papa cream puff chain from Japan? Just opened in Richmond, Beard Papa sells nothing but its patented cream puffs ($1.75) filled with a secret recipe of silky whipped vanilla cream custard in a choux pastry shell. The shells are filled to order so they’ ...

steals and deals

October 18th, 2007
Fab for Fall Sleek in skinnies, wicked in wide-legged, hip in high-wasted: what type of denim diva will you be this fall? Head to FAB for premium denim lines and coveted fashion labels that will have you looking more stylish than an L.A. starlet. FAB, Kerrisdale, 2305 W. 41st Ave., Vancouver, 604-267-3220; Kitsilano, 2177 W. Fourth Ave. (at Yew), Vancouv ...

Desperately Seeking Seattle

October 18th, 2007
Herewith our guide to a naughty fall getaway with your beau du jour in Seattle: eat SAM TASTE Nothing says holiday more than a leisurely mid-afternoon wine-laden lunch. So we were thrilled to find that the Seattle Art Museum has a brand spanking new restaurant à la MOMA. We loved the Alsatian flatbread pizza with caramelized onions, local fromage blanc and bacon ...
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