Blog by Beebe Cline, PREC*
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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January 21st, 2010
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...