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Smoke Break #897: How Popular Websites Would Look If They Were Print Magazines…

THE MAKER BRIEFINGS: A Film On The Endangered Desire To Pass On One’s Craft

Cool Thing We Want #307: One Of The Cozy Wool Shawls From “Le Marche St. George”

“CPBA” (Canadian Professional Bartenders Association) Joins The Scout Community

LOOKCITY: Wendy Reminds Us How To Tie A Scarf In 25 Different Ways (Just In Time)

GOODS: “Refuel Restaurant & Bar” Hosting Next Whole Hog Dinner On November 30th

SOUNDTRACKING: Henry Rollins Dishes On The “Bug” Tour With Dinosaur Jr. And More

The View From Your Window #109

GOODS: Beatty’s Celebrated “Chambar” Restaurant Hunting For Experienced Cooks

GOODS: “Hart House” On Deer Lake Cooking Over The Holidays So You Don’t Have To…

Fifteen Minutes With George And Park Of Southern Barbecue Palace “Memphis Blues”

Smoke Break #896: Awesome Video For DJ Shadow’s “Scale It Back” Feat. Little Dragon

GOODS: Acclaimed “Cibo Trattoria” To Open For Lunch During The Month Of December

DINER: Where To Stuff Your Face And Drink Your Fill During The Eastside Culture Crawl

“Ensemble” Chef/Owner Dale Mackay To Open 130 Seat “Tap” Pub In Early December

GOODS: “Edible Canada” To Guide On Giving Local, Artisan Gifts This Holiday Season

Cool Thing We Want #306: Kickass Seesaw Table From Dutch Designer Marleen Jansen

EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL: With Chrystale Thompson & Jeremy Van Nieuwkerk Of Melk

GOODS: Kurtis Kolt & Chef Jason Harris Set To Demo Holiday Entertaining At Beachside

GOODS: Gastown’s “Pourhouse” Starts Serving Sweet Deals On Set Piece Lunches

Fifteen Minutes With Celebrity Chef And “Fabbrica” Cookbook Author Mark McEwan

The View From Your Window #108

BEYOND CHEDDAR: On The Most Delicious Medical Instrument In All Of Switzerland…

Zulu Report: Everything That You Should Listen To This Week

GOODS: Kale & Nori Continue With “Bittered Sling Bistro” Cocktail Comp On Nov. 22th

Pointe Restaurant at the Wickaninnish Inn, The

THE MAKER BRIEFINGS: On Champions Of Change & Badass Illegal Gardening In NYC

Cool Thing We Want #305: For The Kickass Urban Beehive Concept To Become Reality