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Summer 2013

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Huckleberries

Food and Drink

The Joys of Foraging for B.C.’s Wild Huckleberries

“Huckleberries have such a unique West Coast flavour.”

Wefi Surfboards

Design

This B.C. Woodworker’s Hand-Carved Surfboards Raise the Bar on Boards Everywhere

Wefi Surfboards are custom-made for beauty and performance.

MONTECRISTO: Super 7 Cars

Transportation

Super 7 Cars

A (very) quick lesson in craftsmanship.

Chemainus, B.C., is home to Canada’s only factory-authorized bespoke Caterham manufacturer, Super 7 Cars.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Bioéthique

Beauty

Bioéthique Certified Organic

Skin deep.

Claudine Michaud’s extraordinary skin-care line, Bioéthique Certified Organic, is verified by Nature et Progrès as wholly natural from beginning to end—the only one in Vancouver to be third-party certified organic. It’s exactly as she envisioned.

Design

Shine A Light

Oh so bright.

Original photography featuring contemporary lamps.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Patch Planters

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Patch Planters

The planter.

Let’s Patch! These friendly little planters take the guesswork out of growing, which is not to say it takes the fun out of it, too.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Rock and Roll History

Community

Rock and Roll History in Vancouver

Are you experienced?

There are monuments to rock and roll in Vancouver, but many are just addresses now, or empty patches of sidewalk. MONTECRISTO embarks on the ghost trail that is Vancouver’s rock and roll history.

MONTECRISTO: DeLonghi

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DeLonghi Gran Dama Avant

The appliance.

There is, these days, a nearly bewildering array of choices when it comes to home-use espresso machines. We won’t even touch on the various other brew methods, or the choice of high-grade beans to use, although it is worth mentioning that buying whole beans is better!

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Kiosk

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Kiosk

The notion.

A travel story depicted through objects, a collection of interesting things from around the world, a study of material culture, a shop, and more.