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Admit it. You're addicted.

Everyone has a favourite Cactus Club dish, but whether you're a Bandara Salad bandita or a Fish Taco femme fatale, the fabulous new menu items might just tempt you to have a foodie affair.

Have a fling with the adorable and tasty Mini Burgers (three petite cheddar bacon burgers with matchstick fries, $10.50) or the must-try grilled double cut porkchop with caramelized apple demi-glace ($26). Calamari with a kick ($10.75) is the perfect pass around—if you can bear to share.

And for one lucky Vitamin V subscriber, we've got dinner covered. Email us your favourite dish

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Joie The Noble Blend is $59.99 per magnum (a Christmas dinner must) at The Liquor Barn and select Liberty Wine Merchants in limited supply.

To read more visit www.joie.ca

Whistler Wonderland Head to the snowy peak of perfection at Whistler's chic and cozy Adara Hotel. From December 2-16 unwind in a Superior Room from $135/night or a Loft Suite from $159/night (valid Sunday-Thursday). Take a Wednesday “Me” day and ski and stay for just $129! Call to reserve, toll free 1-866-502-3272 or direct 604-905-4608, view rooms at www.adarahotel.com

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We may be a tad jealous that our jet-set publisher Tara Parker Tait is traipsing through Asia right now, but she's been kind enough to fill us in on her adventures via our new Editors' Diary. Complete with candid pictures, insider Tokyo shopping tips and Hong Kong foodie favourites, you'll be dialing your travel agent before lunch.

And while Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray got Lost in Translation at the famed Park Hyatt Tokyo, Tara seems to be adjusting to the luxe life just fine.

Read the Editors' Diary at http://vitaminv.ca/editors-blog

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Elegant, warm and inviting. A must see!! Entertaining or relaxing enjoying the comforts of your home, this is a terrific condo. Show home design, hardwood floors, majestic mantle/fireplace, chef's delight kitchen, private Zen patio perfect for BBQ's. West facing, landscaped inner courtyard location, quiet and private. Amenities: Guest suite avail, large storage locker on same floor, workout/gym facility, hot tub/swirlpool, carpenters workshop, bike room, recreation room with kitchen, central courtyard professionally landscaped with

  'Tis the season of cocktail parties, dinner parties and office parties. Did we mention parties? We've got three hot spots perfect for a family luncheon, cocktails with the girls or an office soirée sure to earn you that new year's bonus.

Nu For You The chic Nu Restaurant + Lounge offers casual cuisine with a stunning waterfront view. Enjoy a fabulous wine list and complimentary nibbles in the lounge from December 1-23 (between 3 p.m.-6 p.m.). While Santa delivers presents, pick your fave dishes from the Christmas Eve prix fixe menu. Get New Year's Eve naughty with canapés, dancing and a

Packing up house? Don't get boxed in with cardboard when you can make an eco-chic move renting snap-lid moving containers from local company Moving Blocks.

Our Vitamin V tester found she could pack up her house for less than $200, and the company delivers the stackable, lockable, waterproof containers as well as labels, markers, bubble wrap and dollies right to your door.

But parting with your complete collection of Vogues dating back to 1989? Can't help you with that.

Read more at www.movingblocks.com

If your winter white walls are looking like blank space these days, forgo pricey wallpaper and liven them up with removable wall tattoos from Vancouver's Surface Collective.

Pick from whimsical ideas like blades of grass, peacock feathers and pussy willows, or create your own inspirational message in metallic gold.

They work on windows, mirrors, shower stalls…makes you wish your world was flat.

Order at Yaletown Sofa Company (5 locations) and view the online catalogue here.

Racing around to get nails done, hair styled, and make up applied all in advance of a big night can leave even the fastest multi-tasker with chips and flyaways before she's even sipped her first glass of bubbles.

But at the new Back Bar Beauty Lounge in Yaletown, you and your girls can have your very own pamper party (bevvies included) and walk out the door a vision of calm loveliness.

What happens to your hair when you're cutting shapes on the dance floor however, is totally up to you.

For photos and packages, visit www.backbarbeautylounge.com

Create your own little très chic bébé with the most adorable Liberty print booties and dresses from the new Vancouver online store www.frenchbabyboutique.com that only stocks clothes and accessories from France. We love the “Birth Boxes” for girls and boys.

That's what they mean by French Immersion, right?

Browse and shop at www.frenchbabyboutique.com