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I can’t stop looking at this. Every time I’ve toggled to that page this morning while sitting at my desk, I’ve died a little on the inside.

I hate you, Internet Explorer. Everytime I blog with you, you squish my pictures and make me look schmucky. I should basically just always use my laptop, me thinks. (Translation: click each picture to see it in my Flickr stream, not looking schmucky.) Safari FTW.

Okay, so Lady Phae wanted to treat yours truly to a divine dinner at my absolute favourite spot. The first time I went to Boneta was on my birthday last year and I have been back a handful of times since.

We let the amazing men of Boneta pick wine for us, and so we had some Italian red vino. My friend Toni claims to be Italian red wine but I am not sure he’s as drinkable.

We had cheese. And crustinis. And cheese.

Normally I’m pretty lush-ous when drinking red wine, but for whatever reason I managed to remain pretty sober. The same cannot be said for my hot date. She’s charming.

“Boneta loves you.” It’s written all over their restaurant, literally and figuratively. We were treated like royalty, and at one point, one of the owners actually stabbed at one of the fresh, local strawberries with my fork and fed it to me.

Being that Jack popped my Pimm’s cherry on my birthday at Boneta, I decided Phaedra needed to do the same, so we capped off the evening with a Pimm’s-based cocktail of our own. Needless to say, it was a hit.

Just yesterday, Duane wrote a blog post that touched down on customer service. I agreed with his points in that I feel as though it’s largely a lost art. I am rather adept in the kitchen and know very well how to pick out a good bottle of wine to tote home, so when I go out for dinner, it’s the service and experience I am paying for.

At Boneta, phenomenal food, killer wine and service to knock your stillettos off are all guaranteed, all the time. Why else would my darling and I have gone two times already?

Thanks for a truly stellar date, Phaedra…

Since everyone and their dog has recently blogged about the minute amount of snow that blanketed Metro Vancouver over the weekend, I’ll share a slice of Vancouver Island with you. Though I was beyond thrilled to dash from my hair appointment to my nail appointment in the falling snow on Saturday, and to wake yesterday to find beautiful flakes falling from the sky, I can only hope that the kind of snow that parts of the Island saw over the last two days will fall again on Christmas Day in the Comox Valley. (And speaking of, might I point out that the joyous occasion is only three weeks away?)

This was what my truck looked like yesterday at 4:00 p.m.

Photo courtesy of tempest kat on Flickr

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In honour of four years of keeping Vancouverites aprised of the comings and goings of our wet, wet city, Miss604 is holding a contest that’s open to all readers (whether you’re a blogger or not).

Photo courtesy of Duane Storey on Flickr

Why did I choose to use the same anniversary photo as Becky herself did? I think it’s a terrific photo, so why not?

Anyways, as I was saying, up for grabs are a pair of tickets to an upcoming Vancouver Giants hockey game in addition to two full-day passes (with rentals) at Mount Seymour. To learn more about the contest or how you can enter, visit the contest page.

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As I mentioned on Friday, my work week had been sheer and utter hell. Being as short-staffed as we were, a ridiculous amount of responsibility and expectation had been placed on my shoudlers. Typically the end of the week sees a bit of a reprieve, but this particular Friday was a tremendous exception. By the end of the day, I’d experienced every emotion possible all the while fighting back tears through my gritted teeth. I won’t elaborate.

The only thing getting me through the day was the knowledge that I would, sooner or later, be in my legwarmers, eating take-out and drinking red wine. Or so I thought.

Change of plans. Instead, I was treated to one of the finest new dining establishments that Vancouver has to offer.

Photo courtesy of Urban Mixer on Flickr

Only open for a handful of months, Boneta has quickly established itself as what can be seen as a stellar pinot noir in a chardonnay world. With a harmoniously exciting blend of succulent food, killer service and an ambience that’s worth writing home about, it’s a dining experience that I can promise you won’t soon forget. The menu changes weekly, as do the events, so be sure to check out Boneta’s website for more information. And yes, before you ask, Boneta does have a Facebook group.

Boneta is located at 1 West Cordova in Gastown, Vancouver.
Open late.