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Best of 2014

MONTE Summer 2014: Dining in Toronto

Food and Drink

Dining in Toronto

It's all good.

Toronto may be the third largest metropolis in North America, but its status as a food city is, if anything, growing faster than its population.

MONTE Summer: Vancouver Lawn

Community

Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club

Since 1897.

The various surfaces mean players here, at all levels of competitiveness, can prepare for competitions pretty much anywhere in the world, since they can hone their game on both.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Michael Green Architecture

Design

Michael Green Architecture

Knock on wood.

From small scale interiors to full scale civic and institutional buildings, architect Michael Green is splintering conventions with simple but profound ideas from the way design is taught in schools to the materials from which we build our world.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Falken Reynolds

Design

Falken Reynolds

Extraordinary gentlemen.

Chad Falkenberg and Kelly Reynolds seek to design spaces that truly fulfill the needs of their clients—not the needs of their egos.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Chef Francis Mallmann

Food and Drink

Chef Francis Mallmann

Play with fire.

In a global world where collaboration means food styles are copied and, subconsciously at least, all chefs are influenced by each other, Francis Mallmann walks his own path.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Local Dining

Food and Drink

Local Treat

Casual fare.

A handful of recent arrivals underscore a more laid-back but also re-energized Vancouver dining culture that started with small plates and blossomed under more relaxed licensing laws.

MONTE Magazine: Oliver Stone

Arts

Oliver Stone

Re: History.

Stone’s roster of films is one of the most impressive and iconic bodies of work by any American director.

MONTE Summer 2014: Shawn Hunt

Arts

Artist Shawn Hunt

Conquering fear.

Since graduating from the University of British Columbia’s Fine Arts program in 2000, Shawn Hunt has had an impressive career spanning jewellery making, sculpture, and most recently, painting.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: State of Mind (Fashion)

Style

State of Mind

A women’s winter fashion editorial inspired by the season’s collections.