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SALONTEA Grand Opening on South Granville

May 7, 2012 – 10:01 am No Comment |

Walk into Tracy Stern SALONTEA and immediately be dazzled by its high ceilings, bright accents, splashed against the store’s shiny white tile walls. It feels like you are in an adorned salon or boutique, as its design and interior decor is decorative, fresh and contemporary.

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Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill (1133 Hamilton St)

April 10, 2012 – 8:17 am | No Comment |
Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill (1133 Hamilton St)

By Joanna Lee, Modern Mix Vancouver writer
Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill in Yaletown is one of Vancouver’s most critcally-acclaimed restaurants and widely recognized as one of the city’s best Mediterranean restaurants. Since its opening in 1999, Cioppino’s …

Hing Designs – The Bone Bowl for Doggies

April 9, 2012 – 2:35 pm | No Comment |
Hing Designs – The Bone Bowl for Doggies

This past weekend, I bought “The Bone Bowl”, a non-slip dog feeder with removable bowls, from Bosley’s in Yaletown for my dog Teddy Bear. It’s super stylish, affordable and comes in six trendy colours: orange, …

Caché Bistro & Lounge (1269 Hamilton Street)

April 3, 2012 – 8:29 am | No Comment |
Caché Bistro & Lounge (1269 Hamilton Street)

By Joanna Lee, Modern Mix Vancouver writer
Caché Bistro & Lounge is a French-Asian fusion restaurant and true to its French name, is hidden in a corner of Yaletown at Drake and Hamilton.  Only four months …

Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar (1095 Hamilton Street)

April 2, 2012 – 7:31 pm | No Comment |
Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar (1095 Hamilton Street)

 By Joanna Lee, Modern Mix Vancouver writer
Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar is a seafood-centric, fine dining restaurant known as one of Vancouver’s best restaurants. Located within a heritage warehouse, Blue Water Cafe is situated …

Blaq Sheep Coffee House & Bistro (1263 Pacific Blvd)

March 18, 2012 – 11:26 am | No Comment |
Blaq Sheep Coffee House & Bistro (1263 Pacific Blvd)

Blaq Sheep Coffee House & Bistro opened last December on Pacific Boulevard.  Although slightly out of the way from the Yaletown core, this coffee house and bistro is a cozy space to stay for a …

Pawsh Dog Spa (80 Smithe Street)

March 2, 2012 – 7:42 am | No Comment |
Pawsh Dog Spa (80 Smithe Street)

As you’ve read on Modern Mix Vancouver and on Twitter, I recently adopted my dog Teddy Bear from the local rescue agency, Pamela’s Dogs.  This is probably obvious to most veteran downtown pet owners, but downtown …

Society – Movie Nights Begin (March 7, 2012)

February 21, 2012 – 8:41 am | No Comment |
Society – Movie Nights Begin (March 7, 2012)

Beginning Wednesday March 7th, head to the Glowbal Group’s upscale comfort food restaurant Society (1257 Hamilton Street) for movie night in their upstair lounge. The March movie is Bridesmaids, which I saw in theatres several months …

Illuminate Yaletown 2012

February 10, 2012 – 9:13 pm | No Comment |
Illuminate Yaletown 2012

Had a chance to check out Illuminate Yaletown this year, thought it was a nice 15 minute walk along the two-block span Mainland Street. We stopped by to check out the fire dancing which was …