INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF TASTE...

Recipes

• Different Traditions, Same Warm Feeling – by Kasey Wilson and Anthony Gismondi
• Great Entertainers – fast and delicious appies, sure to please
• Festive Appetizers – make your entertaining memorable

• Classic Brunch – brunch offerings with star appeal
• I Love New York for the Holidays – start spreading the news by Lee Murphy
• Starring In-Season Vegetables - return to your roots
• Ocean Wise Alternatives - make the best choice in seafood by Stephen Wong
• Sugar and Spice - spice up your winter by Nathan Fong
• Chinese New Year - welcoming in the year of the ox by Nathan Fong
• Truffles! - what better time for these decadent chocolate delights?
• T'is the Season for Cranberries - these bog berries are just not for sauce anymore

Drinks

• The Essentials of Port – the quintessential drink for Canadian winters by Tony Aspler
• All About YEW – seasonal treats from the Four Seasons
• Spain a Go-Go – hot new wines from the country of tapas by James Nevison
• Mulled Wine and Seasonal Punch – holiday crowd pleasers by Lee Murphy
• A Short History of Rum - so much more than a companion for eggnog by Joe Wiebe
• YEW Again - YEW's bartending team spices up some fun
• Sherry - one of the world's best kept secrets by Carolyn Evans-Hammond

Features 

• Cocktail Party Chic – cocktails, canapes and good times by Judith Lane
• Howard Soon Talks Turkey – seasonal musings from BC's legendary winemaker by Tim Pawsey
• Plan to be a Good Host
• Holiday "Stock Up" Party - by Lee Murphy
• Sometimes Plan B is the Best Plan - a chic Yaletown rendezvous
• Home for the Holidays - celebrate home by trying some BC beauties by Mireille Sauve
• Dinner and Drinks - what to pour at your next dinner party by Joanne Sasvari
• Drink Sicily - a tiny island full of flavour by Judith Lane

Plus our regular features: New, Hot, Flavours, Best Buys, Consultant's Choice and events calendars for our Cambie Signature Store as well as province-wide.