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GREENLIGHT: So Let’s Say It’s A Few Days Before Christmas And You Need Gift Ideas

GOODS: Kitsilano’s Celebrated “Maenam” To Serve Up A Family-Style Feast For NYE

DINER: Rotisserie House “Nosh” Opening In The Old “Mistral” Space On West Broadway

GOODS: Chinatown’s “The Keefer Bar” Set For Another Narnia-Themed New Year’s Eve

The View From Your Window #150: Snow Piled Up On A Mount Pleasant Side Street

GOODS: Both “Meat & Bread” Shops Making Special Turducken Sandwiches This Week

DINER: The New Location Of Finch’s Has (Finally) Opened At Jackson & East Georgia

GOODS: Award-Winning “Hawksworth” To Plate And Pour A Very Fine New Year’s Eve

SMOKE BREAK #1007: A Tasty Look Inside The Food Truck Sub-Culture Of Los Angeles

OUTFIT OF THE DAY: The “Stuff A Whole Bottle Of Bourbon Inside Your Coat” Edition

GOODS: “The Parker” On Union St. To Do Brunch Service Every Day Of Boxing Week

READ IT (AGAIN): Pair Some Traditional Egg Nog With Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Robson’s “CinCin” Looking For An Experienced Bar Manager

DINER: Let’s You & Me Pick The Best New Restaurants To Open In Vancouver in 2012

Cool Thing We Want #366: A Warm Blanket (On Sale) At Chinatown’s Duchesse Vintage

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #420: The Current Rain/Snow Situation At Hastings & Heatley

GOODS: Gastown’s “Pourhouse” Making Holiday Glogg & Flipping Eggnogs To Order

SOUNDTRACKING: “Destroyer” Spinning Wax At The Waldorf In Support Of The PHS

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: “Chambar” Is On The Hunt For A Full-Time Pastry Assistant

MAKING STUFF: Soft Gingerbread Cookies With Kristine Morrow Of East Van’s BETA5

GOODS: “C” Chef Lee Humphries Plating Five Courses On The Waterfront This NYE

GOODS: West End’s “Raincity Grill” Laying Out A Five Course Spread For New Year’s

DINER: Highly Respected DTES Restaurant “Fat Dragon” Set To Close On December 22

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: “Edible Canada” Looking To Fill Four Management Positions

LOOKCITY: “Will Leather Goods” Up From Oregon For A Shop-In-Shop At Main’s “Lark”

GOODS: Revolver Launches Homey Pop-Up Of Book Bundles And Coffee Paraphernalia

DINER: Sisters Open Vancouver’s Smallest Pie Shop In Chinatown At 721 Gore Street

GOODS: “Campagnolo” On Main Set To Lay Out A Big Italian Spread On New Year’s Eve