SHOW BUSINESS The annual BC Home +
Garden Show features more than 400 vendors,
not to mention celebrity guest speakers such
as Love It or List It host Hilary Farr and Bryan
Baeumler of Canada's Handyman Challenge. Other
offerings include home renovation consultations,
innovative ideas for patio living and expert gardening tips. Carolyn Herriot, longtime BC Home
& Garden contributor and author of The ZeroMile Diet Cookbook, is a must-see for gardeners.
February 20 to 24; BC Place Stadium; www.
bchomeandgardenshow.com
FRESH AND FUNCTIONAL Home accessories
store West Elm Market has opened in South
Granville. It joins its sister store West Elm along
the fashionable commercial strip and is the second store of its kind to open in North America.
West Elm Market is designed as a general store.
With everything from rolling pins and gardening
totes to soaps and cleaning agents, this handy onestop shop is meant to meet the needs of everyday life. 2915 Granville Street, Vancouver; www.
westelm.com
VEGGIE GOURMET The Parker, a recent addi-
to town February 13 to 14 and brings with it
more than 600 exhibitors, 100 speakers and
50 seminars in the areas of design, construction and real estate management. It is the largest tradeshow and conference of its kind in
Western Canada and is estimated to draw more
than 13,000 industry professionals to mix, mingle and share ideas. Vancouver Convention
tion to Vancouver's vegetarian restaurant scene,
is taking the term local to new heights – literally
– by sourcing produce from rooftop gardens and
urban farm lots. This chic veggie boutique is
crafting brunch, lunch and dinner using a seasonal menu. French-trained chef Jason Leizert
uses subtle seasoning and simple flavour pairings to bring out the natural vibrancy of the
vegetables. 237 Union Street, Vancouver; 604-
Centre; www.buildexvancouver.com
779-3804; www.theparkervancouver.com
STAY CONNECTED BUILDEX Vancouver comes
FOR MORE on Tacfino's look. visit www.
bcliving.ca/tacofino
TACO TIME Since rolling onto Vancouver streets
this past summer, Tofino's acclaimed food truck
Tacofino has made its Baja-inspired fare famous
across the city. It's no surprise the restaurateurs
recently opened a stationary version of their blueand-orange trucks: The Tacofino Commissary.
The restaurant is getting noticed for its surf-style
decor that includes custom-made terrarium lights
by Vancouver-based design house Bocci. 2327
West Hastings, Vancouver; 604-235-8226;
www.tacofino.com/comissary ■
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