Living

AT a media dinner once, I sat dumbfounded while a local food blogger evangelized on the importance of authenticity in food.

IT has been a busy few weeks in the world of tech with new products galore, including the much anticipated Amazon Kindle Fire, which should help define the tablet market.

I don't like turkey very much, but I sure like the stuff that goes with it

Le Bistro Chez Michel at 224 West Esplanade will have specials of steamed mussels served with fries in a choice of a variety of sauces until Oct. 6 in celebration of the annual Belgian Festival.

THE promise of spring lies deep in the planted soil of October in the form of the many luscious bulbs we plant each year.

THANKSGIVING is just around the corner but there is still time to plan a nice table arrangement. At this time of year it's nice to feature the autumn hues and textures of fall as a colour scheme.

Wednesday The Ambleside Orchestra rehearses Wednesdays, 3: 305: 30 p.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver under the direction of Nicolas Krusek. There are opportunities for string players.

AUTUMN is showing its wonderful colours - maples sporting gold, orange, and red; mushrooms in a myriad of beautiful shapes and delicate hues - and birds on the move.

DON'T let the words "estate planning" deter you from making sure you have indeed planned to leave your estate in the best possible shape.

LAST week's big winner at B.C. Wine Institute's Chef Meets Grape Small Plates Challenge was O'Doul's exec.