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By Glen Truax Does selflessness actually exist? Does giving make us happier than receiving? What if there are strings attached, i.e.

If your child wants a pony for Christmas, consider splurging in Southlands.

I approached some of the best and brightest wine pros around town and asked for their holiday wine recommendations to share in these pages. The only parameters given were to keep things under 30 bucks and holiday-savvy.

Its week two of my food-focused gift round-up, and this week, its all about the sweet surprise, the delectable dessert, the tasty treat, the well, you get the picture.

THE DISH For those heading up to Whistler for fresh powder, fuelling pre- and post-ski is essential not to mention a good excuse to indulge.

By Martha Perkins Iain Hill dips his finger into the clear liquid that is burbling in a cup attached to the huge brass still at the Yaletown Distilling Company .

By Martha Perkins Meinhardt Fine Food has long been a destination for Europeans looking for a taste of home and travelers who want to revisit culinary adventures. But just as we cant live in our past, a retail store cant stay there either.

Over the last couple weeks I have made Cookie Monster look like an amateur. Cookies are not even my favourite category of dessert, but its easy to make room for them.

Vancouver-born actresses Amanda Crew (Whistler, Sex Drive) and Amber Borycki (Psych, Kyle XY) have always had a penchant for cooking and crafting.

If you’ve been wondering, as I have, how much the new WRX is going to deviate from the current Impreza, then wonder no longer after images were revealed at last week’s Los Angeles Auto Show.