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When it was announced at the WE Vancouver office that Kid Carson had been chose as Vancouver's Best Radio Personality in our Best of the City readers' choice survey, some of our female staff members swooned.

New Restaurant (opened in 2012) 1. Fable (1944 W. 4th, 604-732-1322, fablekitchen.ca) 2. The Acorn (3995 Main, 604-556-9001, theacornrestaurant.ca) 3. Wildebeest (120 W. Hastings, 604-687-6880, wildebeest.ca) Chain Restaurant 1.

As talented as they are as florists, Nghia Diep and Mike Dreher have also earned their clients loyalty by being good listeners.

Maybe you think after 16 years of voting that there cant be any surprises in this years Readers Choice Best of the City survey.

Within two weeks of tickets going on sale last December, all five performances of the Vancouver Mens Chorus Christmas concert were sold out. Its an indication of how the choir has become one of this citys most popular cultural institutions.

RESORT HOTEL-BC 1. The Fairmont Chateau Whistler (4599 Chateau, 1-604-938-8000, fairmont.com/whistler) 2. The Wickanninish Inn (500 Osprey, Tofino, 1-800-333-4604, wickinn.com) 3.

Oakridge Tailors is building a reputation on how to transform off-the-rack clothing into ultra-stylish fashions that look made to measure.

The past year has been a pretty intense ride for Trevor Bird and 2013 is shaping up to be even busier. Capitalizing on his fame on Top Chef Canada , where he was the Season 2 runner up, the Vancouver chef opened Fable last May on West 4th.

When Rebecca Bollwitt started her blog, it was more like an online personal diary. There really was no goal, she says. It was to write about my day, the shows I watched, the music I listened to The year was 2004.

Best Bartender 1. Aaron Dudley Fortune Sound Club 2. Ryan Steele (tied) 1181 2. Jay Jones (tied) Donnelly Group 3. Nigel Alexander (Alibi Room) Bar (Casual) 1. Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender, 604-569-1758, fortunesoundclub.com) 2.