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Kristina’s Gold Medal Plates

Vancouver has a lot of wonderful restaurants, many of which I frequent regularly. And when I do, I tend to order the same dishes over and over again. Why mess with perfection? Here are my top ten, in alphabetical order.

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Turned on and tuned in

I know this is the time of year when I’m supposed to watch less TV, not more. It’s barely dark out at 10 pm for goodness’ sake! But always having been one to go against the grain, I am finding myself making excuses to friends’ invitations to go sit on patios and cutting out of early summer beach frolicking to watch whatever show I happen to be obsessed with this week. And I blame it all on Apple TV.

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Fun FAQs: Anna

We get a lot of questions from viewers so we put together a list of some of the most fun frequently asked questions. This week: Anna. Who says you have to choose between dogs and cats? What’s Anna’s greatest fear? Find out!

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Packing up

I love to travel. Whether it’s for work or pleasure, I’m eager to hit the road, especially if it’s an opportunity to explore a new place. As the old adage goes, bring half as much stuff and twice as much money. I wish! Over the years, I’ve gotten packing down to a bit of a science. (My trick is starting early and that way I don’t forget anything.) And while my wardrobe changes depending on the season and the locale, there are a few essentials that I never leave home with out.

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Bye bye blue jeans

For as long as I can remember caring about fashion (and that’s a long time), I’ve turned to blue jeans as the foundation of just about any great outfit. Fancy or casual, the right jeans could take me anywhere a dress couldn’t. I’ve owned dark wash, faded, acid wash, boyfriend, skinny, high-waist, low-waist, bell bottoms, boot cut, and cigarette leg. It helped that denim blue is my favourite colour. There was a time I probably had 20 pair in my closet. Now? All but a couple are in storage.

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Fun FAQs: Kristina

We get a lot of questions from viewers so we put together a list of the top 10 most frequently asked questions. This week: Kristina. Send us your questions and we may include them in an upcoming webisode!

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My Fictional Friends

Like having coffee with a good friend, there is something so comforting about coming back to the same fictional characters.

Generally in the domain of the crime genre, once novelists create a memorable character, they tend to return to them. Why mess with a good thing? I eagerly await each new release, ready to visit with my good friends. Here are a few of my favourites:

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Our Favourite Product: June

Music lovers: tired of getting tangled up in headphone cords and power plugs? Untether your tunes! On your bike, at the beach, on the patio, or in any room, enjoy great sound quality with our favourite product this month…

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My latest purchase

I just bought some new perfume:
Jour D’Hermes
. For me this is big news because perfume is one of the most difficult products to get right. It’s rare I find one that is pleasing to me at my current place in life.

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Grocery Bag FAQ: Who cleans up the kitchen?

We sure play hide the dishes a lot on Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag! And at the end of the day, there’s often quite a mess to clean up in the A&K kitchen…

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All juiced up

I just finished The Juice Cleanse by The Juice Truck, a local company that makes cold-pressed juices and delivers them right to your door. $200 for 21 juices. And before you say “for that money, you should make your own juices”, I say, know thyself. I will only stick to this plan if I buck up ahead of time.

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My Power Team

We all need to build a personal team of professionals and champions. When the time comes, and you can bet that it will, you have got to have a good lawyer, accountant, doctor, and a guy-who-can-fix-stuff-around-the-house at your disposal. And of course, a BFF has to be part of that team too.

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