Vancouver Good

Holly Boutique opened a few months ago to lots of raves. Here’s one more. I recently collaborated with Holly Wong, owner of the boutique, on a shopping event for the Downtown Networking Association. Along with local luxe brands Sienna Ray Bags and Lisbeth Jewelry, we put on a great evening of shopping while networking – [...]

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Updating this as I just heard from owner Kim Merrick that she’s moved the gallery to Yaletown. Yay! —- I attended a fabulous wine tasting event last week (hosted by the Downtown Networking Association) at Eclektica Art Gallery. It’s a lovely gallery featuring original paintings, ceramics, jewelery, prints, and gift items. What I enjoyed: The [...]

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If you read this blog it’s obvious I like to eat out. But I love to cook more. I don’t think I have a specialty or favourite style, but my husband tells people I cook a lot of Italian. I think he’s just remembering the month I was obsessed with making the perfect bolognese and [...]

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I had a fabulous Saturday morning this past weekend. It started off with a lavender latte and La Santé breakfast at the always excellent and line-up crazy Cafe Medina (show up when they open at 9am to avoid line-ups). It was a beautiful day and I had a friend visiting from Ottawa, so we decided [...]

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Located on W. 10th enroute to UBC, between Tolmie and Discovery, West Point Grey Village is so far west, it usually falls off my radar! My friend suggested we brunch and walk the village last weekend, and we had a great time. West Point Grey Village features a mix of excellent stores, restaurants, and great [...]

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I’m looking forward to lunch today because I have a sandwich from Terra Breads sitting in my fridge. Terra Breads is a well known source for great artisan breads and available at many grocery stores. There are three retail locations, with two locations also serving up espresso, soup, and sandwiches. My favourites: I went through [...]

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I love Main Street. Love it! It’s hard to explain why, but when you go to Main St, you feel it. It’s a locals neighbourhood with excellent eating and shopping. It used to be the non-mainstream alternative, and it still is, but it’s definitely trendy. I’ll focus primarily on the “SoMa” (South Main) district here. [...]

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Past blog posts have shown my affection for Granville Island. I was on GI the other day, and had a nice couple hours down Railspur Alley at: AGRO Cafe and Restaurant I love coming here to get away from the complete craziness of the public market. AGRO is a bustling cafe and roasting house specializing [...]

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In addition to Simply Sublime’s excellent jewellry, they have a clothing boutique in the studio as well. The studio is located out of the way, at Oak & 33rd ave, but it’s worth it, especially when a sale is on as they are awesome! Last year I bought a pair of Hunter boots for 40% [...]

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Last week I attended a private shopping event at JC Studio (JC =  Jacqueline Conoir) with the Downtown Networking Association. The tagline for JC Studio is to “shop like a celebrity” and they treat you like a VIP the entire way.  First, we enjoyed some canapes and drinks while we watched a small fashion show [...]

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