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Editor Barb Sligl Art Direction BSS Creative

Contributing Editor Janet Gyenes

Editorial Assistant Adam Flint Contributors Timothy A. Brown Michael DeFreitas Dr. Holly Fong Janet Gyenes Manfred Purtzki Dr. Kelly Silverthorn Roberta Staley

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17 stellar views of San Francisco are found just outside it 33 flavour trail on the east coast of the west coast COLUMNS

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9 pay it forward

5 May/June mix 25 CE calendar 37 sudoku 38 small talk

Dr. Doug Nielsen scores one for dentistry in Guatemala and at home

10 photo prescription It’s in the details

14 motoring Retracing a racecourse in Sicily

22 the thirsty dentist

Absinthe 101

23 the hungry dentist

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Get a different perspective of the Bay Area—from Berkeley, Sausalito and the Presidio, below which stretches mile-long Baker Beach with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands. Wow. Story on page 17.

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from the editor clockwise from top Scenes along the east coast of Vancouver Island. Low tide in Parksville at Tigh-Na-Mara resort leaves undulating patterns of tidal pools; porthole-style window at the Oceanfront Suites in Cowichan Bay; soaking up the Cowichan Valley sun at Merridale Ciderworks. Story on page 33.

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Up the west coast and across the Georgia Strait is another shore to explore.

On the west coast, stay east, where on Vancouver Island there’s a flavour trail from Cowichan Bay—which became North America’s first Cittaslow community in 2009, recognized for fostering community relationships, history and traditions, while promoting craftsmanship and environmental stewardship— north towards the Comox Valley, where the sunrises are spectacular and ocean waters are warm and teeming with life (page 33). Stay in a yurt, sip cider, slurp oysters, meander through seemingly unending tidal pools and then spa it and do it all over again.

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transatlantic crossings. Don’t think cruise.

This is a crossing. A mode of transportation that was once the only way to get across that “pond.” Today, the allure remains, if only as forced relaxation. The week-long crossing on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 retains the romance of bygone days…after all, where else can you sit back in a deck chair and gaze upon Manhattan’s skyline as you depart for Southampton, England?

And sailing through the misty North Atlantic, with no sign of civilization for days, certainly provides yet another kind of perspective (page 5).

Once in Europe, if you make it to France this summer, do try the tradition of absinthe drinking (page 22). Or partake right here at home, where North American distilleries are reviving the spirit. We like Vancouver bartender Cooper Tardivel’s take on the Sazerac (he uses Rittenhouse 100-proof rye whiskey, Arabic gum or gomme syrup, which adds a touch of orange blossom, and coats a rock glass with an absinthe spray rather than a rinse so that you get just the right bit of the green fairy with each sip). It’s Seal-of-theSazerac approved (see page 24)…and that’s how to start the season off right.

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o for the unexpected. Discover something new. Seek new shores.

Take a different path and make it a summer of endless exploration.

In San Francisco that might mean seeing this megalopolis from a different perspective. Like from a seaside perch in Sausalito, across San Francisco Bay. From here, at the Inn Above Tide, you’ll actually get to see San Francisco’s glittering skyline from a quieter and oh-so-comfortable distance—just a 15-minute ferry ride away—while sea lions swim by and kayakers glide past mere metres away.

Whether in Sausalito or the university scene of Berkeley on the eastern shore of the bay or the outpost of one of San Francisco’s oldest neighbourhoods, the Presidio, we set up base at three Bay Area spots that offer a fresh view from which to

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This summer, start off the trip to Europe in proper fashion. That is, start slow. Instead of flying the red-eye and arriving bloodshot and weary, adjust an hour a day as you cross the Atlantic over a week on the hallowed Cunard line’s Queen Mary 2. You’ll sail out of Red Hook, Brooklyn, past Manhattan’s skyline and Lady Liberty before passing under the Queensboro Bridge (clearing by just 14 feet!) into open waters.

Last summer was the QM2’s 200th crossing­—and umpteenth since the line first set sail in 1840. Worthy of some bubbly on deck… see page 6 >>

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It’s a bit of a bygone lifestyle, when games and drinks took place before lunch and dinner, gossip was shared and books read on deck, high tea served— all in luxury akin to a grand hotel in the city…but on a ship.

Although, please note, the Queen Mary 2 is no ordinary ship, she’s an ocean liner, and most certainly not a cruise ship. Aboard her, you can get a proper pint and ploughman’s lunch in the ship’s pub, and then, after an Old Speckled Hen ale, visit deep space in the planetarium. Or listen to Juilliard School students play jazz by Duke Ellington (who was once a passenger). Or listen to star authors (P.D. James, for one) and entertainers (John Cleese, for another)… Or, to get the full essence of the grand scale of the QM2, take the Back of the House tour (book far in advance!), where you’ll get to see the inner workings on the crew deck and walk the Burma Road (fondly named for its constant hustle and bustle the length of the entire ship).

This grand dame is a modern-day floating palace yet living monument to the glory of Britain’s rich maritime history. Thankfully, these days there’s no worry of “keel haul” punishment (just as it sounds). Now it’s just the misty magic of the North Atlantic and the occasional dolphins leaping off starboard—or port. The journey is other-worldly, melding past and present, civilization and vast oceanscape, passing over where the Titanic sank while celebrating modern oceanography, travelling between the New World and Old. Ahoy! ­—B. Sligl

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TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING The Cunard Line celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2015. On July 4, 2015, the Queen Mary 2 will recreate the original Transatlantic Crossing in 1840. > cunard.com

Cork it or Cook-off?

Wine country is a one-stop destination that blends imbibing, dining, agritourism, scenery and even some exercise (kind of) and fashion (see above). Here are two wine-fuelled events—a marathon and cook-off—that just happen to take place amongst the vines…

Cork It in British Columbia Pavement-pounding might sound like a running term, but it’s more likely about making a pitstop at one of the winetasting stations at the Half-Corked

from May 23 – 25, seduces runners and oenophiles—dressed in zany costumes (see above, past participants channelling Marilyn)—with its 18-km route that winds through the region’s unique Sonoran Desert

Marathon in Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country. This fourth annual event, which takes place

landscape. While inspiration for the event comes from Bordeaux’s Marathon du Médoc, the award-

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winning wines, paired with dishes created by the area’s celebrated chefs, showcases the best of BC. oliverosoyoos.com/ halfcorked

(left). At the fifth annual HALL Cabernet Cookoff, held in St. Helena, California, fest on May 18, guests get to feast on farm-to-table cuisine crafted by California’s culinary Cook-off in tour-des-force and paired with the newly California: Who wouldn’t want released HALL 2011 to be a judge at an Napa Valley Cabernet event where 15 teams Sauvignon. Even of chefs from San the most practiced Francisco and Napa palates will surely Valley square off in have a tough time a culinary-pairing choosing the best throw-down? Luckily, match. But no worry: you can—and amidst everyone comes out HALL Wine’s gorgeous a winner— 100% architecture of the proceeds (it’s California’s go to non-profits. first winery to Last year’s event achieve LEED® Gold raised $30,000.

Certification) and cabernetcookoff. grounds dotted with org —Janet Gyenes art installations

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If you change your perspective, you might experience something new, whether revisiting an old haunt or discovering a new fragrance or flavour Written + produced by Janet Gyenes

Who hasn’t gazed up at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s pitched roof with its characteristic dish green-copper patina and wondered about the editor’s view from the top?

You can now see the sweeping panoramas for yourself, from the windows just beyond the sunken bar that’s the showpiece of The ROOF Restaurant + Bar. It’s a spanking new act for the hotel’s former Panorama Roof Ballroom, a dine and dance-floor club that, in recent years, has been largely used as a catering kitchen.

At the sneak peek for the pop-up ROOF, we nibbled on tasty bites, including prawn “vile” shooters served with a test-tube of hot sauce and morel mushrooms tucked into a light tempura and slurped Moscow Mules (out of authentic copper It courses through our veins, pumps cups)—all while through our hearts, draws a line to our watching the sun’s scent lineage and leaves a metallic taste in our last dance across the mouths when we bite our lip in angst. But city core. what effect does blood have on fragrance? Plenty, according Don’t dally to Italian duo, Giovanni Castelli and Antonio Zuddas who before making created Blood Concept, a series of synthetic perfumes based your way to the on different blood types, forgoing conventional floral fra15th floor, whether grance notes. The Black Series is said to manifest our darker for an early business sides. B, for example, a unisex fragrance for the nomadic breakfast, Afternoon identity and is described as, “An endless journey.

Tea with the in-laws or a A trip into yourself. With no escape.” Dark, indeed. splendid seafood dinner of $160/60 ml; bloodconcept.com for retailers Haida Gwaii halibut. The restaurant cHEEKY is only open for a limited engagement, Cocktail > while upgrades in excess of $12 million Ask the bartender to are made to the hotel, including the 900 oblige with a Hanky West Restaurant and Bar. And be sure to Panky cocktail— have something to sip and linger a little Beefeater gin, sweet longer. Our insider choice? The Hanky vermouth and Fernet Panky cocktail. It’s got a great story Branca—invented (left)—and tastes amazing—especially by a barmaid in 1903 while looking at that sweeping city view. at the American Bar The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver; fairmont. in The Savoy hotel, com/hotel-vancouver London. The Fernet Branca, an Italian Top notes > Gunpowder tea, Earl Grey tea digestif, lends a hit middle notes > Rooibos tea, hinoki wood of bitter to the classic base notes > Ambroxan, guaiac wood, leather sweet martini.

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Tackling poor dental health is Dr. Nielsen’s game, whether for Guatemalans or First Nations

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occer balls aren’t the first thing most people pack in a suitcase when travelling to Guatemala on a dental mission—unless you’re Dr. Doug Nielsen. The balls, says Nielsen, were a key complement to the thousands of toothbrushes and toothpaste containers earmarked for youngsters living near Lake Atitlan in the Guatemalan highlands. A nod to Latin American’s obsession with soccer, the balls also communicated another important thing: dental hygiene, just as much as soccer, is a vital part of a healthy, happy life.

Whether it’s transporting soccer balls or creating compact mobile dental kits to streamline international trips, Nielsen will undertake almost any task and consider any idea that will help improve oral health in the developing world and Canada. Nielsen’s reach has expanded even more with the creation in 2006 of The Dental Mission Project (TDMP), a non-profit group he started with friends and family to supply British Columbian dentists with the equipment, advice and opportunity to embark upon their own dental excursions to the developing world. TDMP kits include chairs, compressors, A-dec handpiece units, a STATIM sterilizer, restorative and surgical instruments as well as the supplies needed for fillings and extractions—“everything that is needed to set up a mobile dental clinic,” says Nielsen.

TDMP was a concept that grew out of Nielsen’s personal missions to Latin America, when he touched down in isolated villages, rural orphanages and towns in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico. TDMP is an attempt to co-opt a variety of dentists from across BC to help ensure consistency of care over many years, which is vital to tackle oral health problems in the long term.

Nielsen’s international sojourns, for example, increasingly focus on building sustainability through education. In 2007, he established a program in the 5,000-strong town of San Juan la Laguna—where the soccer balls ended up—and utilized the school system as the vehicle to get students on track to developing good oral health habits. Nielsen’s team, which included his wife, Susan Nielsen, started each day—once the national anthem had been sung—by chatting for five

minutes to the students about oral health.

Sustainability was further enhanced by establishing a permanent dental clinic at San Juan la Laguna’s medical centre that is visited by a specialist from the capital of Guatemala City. Nielsen’s efforts at stemming the tide of tooth decay has taken a bit of a David and Goliath twist, however, with his oral health messages competing with soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola, which provide a subsidy to local schools in exchange for marketing their brands directly to kids. “If Pepsi sponsors a school, it has the Pepsi colours,” says Nielsen. “You couldn’t buy a Coke. About 15 minutes away in another town it’s 100% Coca-Cola and you couldn’t find a Pepsi to save your life. This isn’t a recipe for good health,” says Nielsen, who Dr. Doug has seen toddlers Nielsen attends suckling coke from a patient in a baby bottle.

Guatemala, where The interhe provided dental national dental treatment…and excursions were a soccer balls. natural extension of a venerable dental career, which began in 1973 with the opening of a family practice in Richmond, which Nielsen’s daughter, Dr. Michele Nielsen, now runs. Nielsen observed soon after opening his practice that many people in need of care weren’t getting it, thus risking their long-term overall health. Youngsters weren’t immune either: caries and infections affected their ability to study at school. For the past five years, Nielsen has orchestrated an outreach program, servicing the area around his Richmond practice in BC’s Lower Mainland, as well as expanding into First Nations communities on Vancouver Island. His work drew the attention of the University of British Columbia Dentistry department, which asked Nielsen to help it increase its community outreach programs and get the students outside a

school setting where the dental problems are more challenging. Now, third-year dental students do much of the restorative work on patients while second and first years assist with other procedures such as triage, sterilization and organizing patients. Sustainability, again, is key, and Nielsen is overseeing the

organization of a system that will ensure dental visits are made on a regular basis to Vancouver Island’s more isolated First Nations communities.

But neglect isn’t seen just in First Nations communities in Canada. Poor dental health is spawned as much by poverty as isolation, and penury and malnutrition are becoming as much a part of the national fabric as hockey and snow. Immigrants, the working poor and senior citizens in major centres like Vancouver and Richmond are also being targeted by the UBC/TDMP outreach programs on weekends, when parents and children have time to address both minor or major dental issues. For Nielsen, such work is as much a part of being a dentist as seeing regular patients in a well-appointed office.

“My mother was the person who always said to me that someone around the corner has less than what we have. It’s important to the fabric of who you are to share and give something back.”

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p h o t o p r e s c r i p t i o n m i c h a e l d e f r e i ta s Michael DeFreitas is an award-winning photographer who’s been published in a wide variety of travel publications. With his initials, MD, he’s been nicknamed “doc,” making his photography prescriptions apropos.

Paying attention to minutiae puts intrigue into travel photographs

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n a 2009 visit to Israel, I watched dozens of travellers standing back to snap pics of the worshipers at the Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall. After shooting a few wide angles, I moved closer.

That’s when I noticed the tiny bits of cloth crammed into cracks in the wall—handwritten prayers and requests placed there by visitors.

After shooting these notes, I switched my attention to the beards, hair curls and shoes of the worshipers and to the shadows cast on the wall by the late-afternoon sun.

Two hours later, I had a good collection of intriguing detail shots, including one showing only a pilgrim’s lower legs and coat hem.

(Apparently I wasn’t the only one captivated by this image because it won a silver at the prestigious Society of American Travel Writers the detail awards.) shot: In travel So what’s a detail shot? photography, it’s the Well, in travel photography tightly focused image the simple definition is a of something that tightly focused image of is symbolic of a destination. something that is symbolic of a destination. Toy llamas at a stall in Peru, a fancy sombrero in Mexico, a bottle of wine in Israel, a gun and badge in Texas—all help to define the place and its culture. And, yes, wooden clogs in Holland, hieroglyphics in Egypt and carnival masks in Venice are also good examples of details.

The great thing about shooting details is that you don’t really need any special equipment—other than maybe a tripod or separate flash. Most lenses focus close enough for you to isolate a detail. My preferred lens for capturing this type of shot is a mid-range zoom around 24mm to 70mm. For details of people I use a longer, less in-your-face 70mm-to-200mm zoom.

When shooting details, try to include just enough information to get your point across.

It’s in the details Too tight and you’ll have everyone confused. above Look down. The less-obvious viewpoint can make an arresting image, as with this photo that zooms in on a Too wide and you lose the mystery by makdevotee’s feet at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. above right Hone in on details like this Texan’s ivory-handled gun and ing the subject too obvious. Start wide, then holster and costume. top left Lost in a wider shot, the bits of handwritten prayers and messages on cloth and paper zoom in, bit by bit, checking your LCD after tucked into cracks in the Wailing Wall are details worthy of a close-up. top right Focusing on toy llamas at a roadside each shot. stall in the mountains of Peru adds some levity and cultural interest to an otherwise standard landscape shot.

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Send your photos and questions to our photography guru at feedback@ inprintpublications.com and your shot may be featured in a future issue!

photo prescription [continued]

> Research a destination before leaving home and see what symbols best define it, and capture those while there.

> Shoot details in vertical and horizontals. Sometimes it’s not obvious which orientation will work until you see the result.

> Try to shoot the detail square on. It will yield the best depth of field over the entire subject.

> Shooting close-ups with a camera’s pop-up flash can cast an

unwanted lens shadow on your detail. If this happens, try backing off a bit.

> When photographing details in a market, remember to ask permission before shooting or relax the vendor by first purchasing something.

> Refrain from dialing up your ISO in low light because you’ll end up with grainy photos.

Ready to take it to the next level?

gear up When you need flash and your camera’s pop-up flash doesn’t do the job, it’s time to think about buying a speedlight. These flashes fit in your camera’s hot shoe and sit higher, allowing you fullsubject coverage without any shadows, even in close quarters. Nikon, Canon, Olympus and other brands all have speedlights ranging from $150 to $500. Others, such as Metz, Sigma and Nissin, run $100 to $300-plus. You may also consider getting a handy flash extension cord.

One end of the cord slips into your camera’s hot shoe and the other end attaches to your speedlight enabling you to hold it well away from your camera and do some dramatic side lighting. Cords run $30 to $60.

You could zoom in on the sesame seeds atop a bagel in the Old Jerusalem market, but it may be too difficult and frustrating for the viewer to make the connection. (Where am I? What am I looking at?) Shooting the bagels wide, with lots of the background from the surrounding market, leaves the viewer wondering what the foCapture cultural symbols of cal point is. A few bagels, howa destination, like elaborate ever, and part of the vendor’s Carnival masks in Venice. decorative wooden cart makes for just the right amount of drama.

Except for some food shots, sharply focused details tend to work better. This means having good depth of field. Set your camera to aperture priority mode and f 11. Take a variety of shots increasing your aperture setting to f22; monitor your results.

Not only will shooting details spice up your travel photography, it will also get you up close to a region’s culture, broadening your understanding and appreciation for it.

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D r . k e l ly s i l v e r t h o r n Dr. Kelly Silverthorn is Just For Canadian Dentists’ automotive writer. He tries to keep one convertible and/or one track-day car in the family fleet.

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ote to self…scrutinize the cruise itinerary more carefully! Giardini Naxos’ only descriptor in the promo literature is “Italy.” So with just a day’s sail to a short nine-hour Sicilian port-of-call, I’m scrambling to determine if a Targa Florio pilgrimage is even possible.

Camera ready, check. Google Maps, check (though I never fully trust its directions!). Sufficient time…uh, maybe,

are so maniacal that car rental is not recommended.” For pilgrims of conviction, it’s all-systems-go then…

Sicily’s iconic Targa Florio automobile race ran annually between 1906 and 1977.

In its early years it was typical of auto racing pre-WWI—closing public roads between cities for the racecourse.

Tim Layzell’s Targa Florio painting, Snakes and Ladders, in which the racecars in the 1964 Targa Florio are the snakes and the ladders are the mountainous switchbacks… timlayzell.com Tim Layzell sets the scene of his painting of old-school racing driver Innes Ireland (part of team Shelby American): “Here, during the 1964 Targa Florio, Innes Ireland wrestles the big, 289 Cobra through the Sicilian mountains in pursuit of the Ferrari GTO of Luigi Mosca and Fortinbras while in the background a Porsche 904 spins. The Cobra was unsuited to the sinuous mountain circuit and Ireland charged to no avail—his Kansan teammate crashing the Cobra through a wall and into retirement. The Ferrari also retired while the race was won by the small, nimble 2-litre Porsche 904 GTS of Pucci and Davis. There's no substitute for cubic inches...?”

if all the planets align. Rental car available portside Sunday at 8 am…uh, no way of knowing. Wife willing to ride shotgun… uh, last-minute high stakes negotiation underway. I’ll confess here to hiding the cruise-line brochure that states, “Sicilian traffic is so horrendous and drivers

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outlived all of the other such races by 20 years. During the 1970s I eagerly followed the Targa coverage in Road & Track magazine. All of the great post-WWII racing teams contributed to Targa’s magical lore: Ferrari and Porsche especially, but also Mercedes-Benz, Maserati, Alfa Romeo,

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Jaguar, Aston Martin, Ford, Shelby and Chaparral.

In the last 40 Targas the competition consisted of as many as 14 laps of the same 45-mile quadrangular loop between and through four stakeholder towns: Campofelice on Sicily’s north coast, Caltavuturo inland in the mountains, Cerda on the west and Collesano on the east.

Sequentially numbered cars were released at one- to two-minute intervals to race against the clock and each other.

By noting the car numbers, drivers (and spectators) judged their progress through the long day. Every two to three laps, cars would stop for re-fuelling and a fresher driver. And, while a professional factory race team always proved victorious, the vast majority of entries were Italian enthusiasts in the fastest private car they could risk destroying. In many cases, that car was the family Fiat.

Which is apropos as our rental car is just such a Fiat—an underpowered Punto. Targa roads are so twisty and narrow that even racing speeds never get that high. Passing other competitors is a great challenge. The roughness of the Sicilian roads wantonly broke cars and shattered dreams. Injuries were plentiful, but thankfully deaths were almost unheard of…amazing when you mix the day’s fastest Ferraris and professional drivers with some of the slowest Fiats on rough narrow public roads surrounded by up to 700,000 zealous tifosi.

My wife and I had no maniacal fan base to worry about during our spirited Targa tour, but the roads were rougher than anything I’ve encountered in Canada.

Thankfully the Fiat must have been engineered with Targa roads as a design parameter as we neither hit the bump stops nor dragged any of the key oily bits. A Targa Florio pilgrimage isn’t recommended with any vehicle large, sporty or loved.

But it is flowery. On a non-automotive note, wild and semi-wild blooming plants were copious and gorgeous: azaleas, bougainvillea, cactus, palm, locust and olive trees. Landscape-wise, I recognized topographical features from the many original Targa photographs in my library.

Tim Layzell

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These scenes are a favourite of today’s motorsport master artists and being immersed in them gave me an even greater appreciation of Nicholas Watt’s The Final Targa, Graham Turner’s 1966 Targa Florio and Tim Layzell’s Snakes and Ladders.

The local communities here still embrace that Targa heritage. Outside Cerda the permanent pit/garage/grandstand structures gather a sad patina. Throughout Collesano, mosaic-tile public-art murals depict famous close-finishes. Fading “Viva Vaccarella” graffiti is just visible, while the legend of the 1960-70s Sicilian Targa racing ace only grows. Living in Sicily, Nino Vaccarella trained on the circuit year-round and was the only driver thought to have memorized the entire 45-mile course and its 709 turns and other perils—delivering him three Targa victories.

For me, the other pinnacle of Targa history was in 1973, the final year of the event’s inclusion in the World Championship of Sports Cars. Italian brands Ferrari and Alfa Romeo were both desperate to win bragging rights as victors of the “last Targa.”

Yet, the Martini-liveried, production-based Porsche 911 RSR of van Lennep and Muller bested the purpose-built Italian prototypes to achieve the most important competition victory for the world’s most important production sports car (Porsche 911).

Our Targa Floria pilgrimage was as much a trip back in time as a trip along a storied racecourse through stunning geography.

Surprisingly little has changed in the look of the roads, towns or countryside since the last event ran here over 35 years ago. Having survived our 45-mile Targa lap we jumped back into the present and onto AutoStrade A19 for a 130-kph blast to Giardini Naxos and our awaiting cruise ship. I was even happy to have some extra time to deal with the cruise line’s accurate assessment of maniacal drivers and getting lost near port (my fault).

Post-pilgrimage, the effort and expense to experience Sicily’s historic Targa Florio racecourse route was definitely worth it. A special thanks goes out to my long-suffering wife/co-driver. I’ll be sure to scrutinize future cruise itineraries more zealously.

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bay area bliss From Sausalito to Berkeley to the Presidio, gain a different perspective of the Bay Area story + photography by barb sligl

The view from the Inn Above Tide in Sausalito, with Alcatraz and the San Francisco skyline beyond‌ and a full moon rising above.

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travel the world t’s twilight. The sun’s gone and ment—The Bay Lights. A light sculpture the sea and sky appear as one. orchestrated by artist Leo Villareal, it glitters There’s no line on the horifrom dusk ‘til dawn on the San Francisco Bay zon but the rocky outpost of Bridge West Span (through to March 2015) Alcatraz is just visible in the hazy and I trip the light fantastic. blue-grey and pink-tinged light.

In the morning, I jog along the marina A group of kayakers glide past, walkway past Sausalito’s world-famous their wake and paddles dipping house-boat community. Post-breakfast, into the water the only break on I hop on one of the inn’s complimentary the surface of an über-calm San bikes, but rather than explore the quiet Francisco Bay. Far above all this a side of the bay to Tiburon Uplands Nature full moon rises over a metropolis just visible Preserve I gather the courage to climb up from under a gauzy mist.

It’s hard to believe this tranquil refuge is a 15-minThe Wood Line ute ferry ride from San artwork in the Francisco proper. Here, in Presidio.

Sausalito, the harshest din is the blast of the ferry’s horn and the bark of the resident sea lion who drapes his hefty and languid figure across the end of the dock, eliciting double-takes from ferry passengers who are just discovering this secret-like cove for the first time.

Amidst the mouthswide-open newcomers are local commuters who know a good thing and forgo dealing with rush-hour traffic in the city by living in this coastal community. It’s a bit of Bay Area bliss. And the best place to take it in is from the Inn Above Tide. Perched right over the water, the 31room boutique hotel likes to boast that it’s “your box seat on the bay.” Because, yes, it’s all about that view.

As a former condo development (Clint Eastwood was once a resident), each room has panoramic views and is just a little different, refurbed to luxe standards (think Bvlgari amenities and high thread-count). After settling in, there’s wine and cheese from Napa and to and cross the Golden Gate Bridge to Sonoma just north of here, and dinner at a the west side of San Francisco and down go-to “trustafarian”-packed spot, Fast Food to Baker Beach. Buffeted by bay winds, the Français, where the fare is anything but fast ride is exhilarating. And the unimpeded food…Cali-chic kale Caesar, house-made views—there of the city skyline and back paté and Brussels sprout chips with butof the Marin Headlands—come so fast and termilk dip. furious, it’s almost too much…not a chance!

Sated, I return to my private deck in the After getting my coastal-chic fix in appropriately named Skyline Suite and take Sausalito, I cross the bay again by ferry and full advantage of the in-room binoculars take the BART (part of the Bay Area’s public for some prime-time bay-watching. As transportation system, courtesy of which the night chill sets in, I get the fire going I’m able to get across the water, to and and settle in for my evening entertainfrom the airport and everywhere else) to

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Berkeley for my college-cool fix. It’s known as the “city of learning,” and I certainly gain a lesson or two here…like how to taste sake, from dry to sweet, at Takara, one of only five sake distilleries in the US. Kanpai!

Sufficiently fortified, I take the University of California Berkeley tour (free and daily) with a student ambassador who tells it like it is: “Welcome to our beautiful campus.”

It’s spring and trees are blooming, students are lounging on lawns and the promise of summer break is in the air. Even with 25,000 undergrads and 10,000 grad students, the campus feels rather bucolic. And yet the Golden Gate Bridge is just visible from the campus’ hilltop.

It’s very much an urban campus, linked to the city (Berkeley has grown up around UC since it was founded in 1863) and politically charged (some 1,100 student groups are involved in all sorts of causes), where you can go grab a horchata and torta vegetariana at farm-totable Sabor Mexicano just off the university grounds.

The organic, granola vibe is strong here—this is where Alice Waters, “mother of California cuisine,” first opened Chez Panisse with its sustainability ethos. Along Berkeley’s so-called Gourmet Ghetto on Shattuck Avenue, I walk past its sacred doors and the Juice Bar Collective, Cheese Board Co-op and even one of America’s first microbrew pubs, Triple Rock Brewery Alehouse, where, I’m told, “They have an IPA, IPAX, that is religion for some.”

But granola has grown up.

As Berkeley’s tourism office puts it, “come for the culture, stay for the food.” In the artisan enclave of West Berkeley, lunch at Riva Cucina in a refurbed warehouse includes fresh-caught calamari from Mendocino to Monterey. The rosemary-infused olive oil is sourced nearby and the organic bread is from Acme, which supplies the best Bay Area restaurants. The founder, of course, started at Chez Panisse and is “driven to bake.”

The bohemian counter-culture vibe of Berkeley, which has welcomed and fostered so many forward-thinking minds (from now-professor Robert Reich to formerstudent Steve Wozniak), finds it way to bakeries, distilleries, eateries and the hip

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boutiques along Fourth Street. “Flower power and free speech is in our DNA,” says one local, but Berkeley is now also a sophisticated culinary and arts destination…with a green bent, of course.

Oozing student cool, I need a dose of more traditional history. Back across the bay, I find it in the Presidio, San Francisco’s oldest settlement. Founded in 1776 as a Spanish imperial outpost, it’s far older than the state itself. Once California joined the US, the Presidio became a US Army post from 1846 to 1994—and the most important base on the west coast. When the army left it became part of the National Park Service and today the Presidio Trust oversees 1,491 acres, where you’ll find Crissy Field, which Amelia Earhart once flew in and out of, as well as one of Lucasfilms’ campuses, complete with its iconic Yoda fountain.

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I hole up in the boutique Inn at the Presidio, the last hotel before you cross the Golden Gate Bridge north. Once Pershing Hall, the rather posh home built in 1903 for bachelor officers stationed at the Main Post, this historic building was revamped in 2012 to become a LEED-certified 22-room bolthole minutes from San Francisco’s hubbub yet ensconced in the Presidio’s sanctuary.

Since opening, the inn has been on many a top-hotel list, from Fodor’s to Travel & Leisure. Outside, there’s a front porch with rocking chairs and backyard with firepit.

Inside, army-era memorabilia, historic photos and original hardwood floors mix with modern décor and contemporary regional art. I stop and gape at the photo in the lobby of Andy Goldsworthy’s Wood Line, a piece of art that snakes through a grove of eucalyptus trees. When I find out I can walk

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its undulating path and immerse myself in the photo’s scene, I head out into the wilds of the Presidio.

From the backyard I take a trailhead that leads to grassy meadows with birds chirping in the Tennessee Hollow Watershed, butterflies flitting about, the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi, peek-a-boo views of the Golden Gate and that grove of eucalyptus trees. Here, alongside the Presidio’s oldest path of Lovers’ Lane, I stand at the foot of Wood Line and gaze up through the tunnel of mottled trunks. The trees were planted as the army’s defense against pervasive Pacific winds over 100 years ago; today, the not-indigenous trees are an indelible part of the Presidio or, as Peter Ehrlich, the Presidio Trust’s forester describes the man-made woods: “It’s a work of art; it’s actually an artifact.”

And it’s surreal. A stunning stand of arboreal beauty that I can’t quite believe is minutes from San Francisco’s financial district. I continue my meandering through the Presidio, past the solemnity of the military cemetery, to watch the sun go down from Immigration Point (come morning, the place to watch the sunrise over Alcatraz Island is from Inspiration Point). As twilight settles over the Bay Area again, I meander down Presidio Boulevard to Building 563, where the Presidio Social Club serves barrel-aged spirits and old-school cocktails that those bachelor officers would have likely appreciated. I sip an Aged Reasons Rye as my nightcap before walking back to the inn to sit by the fire pit and glimpse the Big Dipper suspended as if trying to sample a big scoop of the Bay Area itself. It seems I’ve found yet another perspective.

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absinthe for beginners A brief history of the once-banned spirit—and how to drink it

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n oil painting hanging in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris portrays a couple sitting in a café, “…their eyes empty and sad, with drooping features and a general air of desperation,” the museum notes read. This description of Edgar Degas’ 1873 oil painting, entitled In a Café or Absinthe, continues: “The painting can be seen as a denunciation of the dangers of absinthe, a violent, harmful liquor, which was later prohibited.”

It’s also indicative of an era when

spirit, which ranges from 55 to 72% ABV. absinthe was revered by many artists and It’s made by distilling a neutral spirit (think reviled by members of the Temperance vodka) with three principal botanicals: movement, who said that people who grand wormwood (artemisia absinthium; imbibed a little too enthusiastically the spirit’s Latin namesake), green anise and would become afflicted with an alcoholic sweet fennel, often described as condition called absinthism. In fact, “the holy trinity.” Together some people pointed to absinthe The traditional the botanicals balance as the culprit for Vincent van method of drinking the intensity of the Gogh’s ear-lopping incident, absinthe is with sugar and a liquorice flavours with among other horrors. slotted spoon; the ritual (see below) is certainly fun, but today’s micro the bitterness of the Absinthe then—and distilleries, like Pemberton Distillery in wormwood. now—is a high-proof BC, are producing high-end absinthe Since the spirit that doesn’t need sugar-coating. And is potent, it’s meant that makes it a go-to ingredient to be diluted with a for cocktails with some serious depth. pembertonthree-to-one or fivedistillery.ca to-one ratio of water to absinthe or mixed in a cocktail. It all sounds simple enough but science and sensation made things more complicated at the turn of the 19th century.

From madness to malaria

THE RITUAL Use a drip fountain (filled with ice water), a perforated absinthe spoon, sugar cubes and a traditional glass.

Method: Pour 1 oz absinthe into a glass. // Put the spoon on the glass; place a sugar cube

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Absinthe, an aperitif, is often compared to pastis, but this French spirit is sweeter and has a lower ABV. A slight bitterness is pleasantly present in absinthe, along with the expected herbal nuances.

on top. // Let the cold water drip slowly onto the sugar cube until it melts. // Continue adding 3 to 5 oz water and watch the louche form (Can you spot the green fairy?) // Stir in sugar and start sipping.

THE SHORTCUT Follow the same propor-

tions above, but instead of a fountain, use a carafe to pour the water. Any glass that can hold 6 to 8 oz of liquid will work. No spoon? Use a fork, tines curved upward. Sugar is optional—it was used to mask the bitterness of poor-quality absinthe.

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THE COCKTAILS

a little >

Sazerac Muddle together a sugar cube, 2 dashes Angostura bitters and 3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters.

Add 2 oz rye whiskey and ice; stir. Strain into an absinthe-rinsed rock glass (or absinthe-sprayed,

as per Cooper Tardivel’s Seal-of-the-Sazerac take; see page 24.)

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Death in the Afternoon Pour 1 to 1.5 oz absinthe into a flute glass. Top with 3 to 4 oz champagne.

a lot > The Green Beast Mix 1 oz each Pemberton Distillery Organic Absinthe, fresh lime juice, simple syrup and 4 to 6 oz water in a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with a thin slice of cucumber and stir.

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Thujone is the naturally occurring active ingredient in wormwood that was said to cause “mind-altering madness,” but history also tells a different tale. Greeks, Egyptians and Romans reportedly used wormwood for its healing properties and there’s evidence that doctors prescribed it to soldiers to ward off malaria. Modernday science also indicates that thujone levels in absinthe would have been quite low, thanks to the distilling process. The

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ill effects were real; however, they were more likely a result of old-fashioned alcohol abuse.

Fact, however, is boring. The tall tales are part of absinthe’s allure, even today.

There’s the literary angle: Hemingway, Zola and Wilde were all said to be inspired by the fée verte—green fairy—as the revered spirit was named. There are the horror stories depicting hallucinations.

And, of course, government’s “scared straight” health warnings stating that “… the skin turns the colour of green coffee, the mucus membrane assumes a violet hue … the hair falls off…,” according to an 1861 newspaper article posted on the Wormwood Society’s website. Perhaps some of this was to appease French wine producers who noticed wine sales plummet as absinthe became the drink of choice during the Belle Epoque.

Like many great books, absinthe was once banned. The US and much of Europe cut off production. Switzerland, where absinthe was invented, only lifted its ban in 2005. The US followed suit two years later, but the anise-flavoured spirit has always been legal in Canada.

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Artisanal absinthe in Canada

At present, there are just three distilleries in Canada making artisanal absinthe, all in British Columbia. Okanagan Spirits is renowned for its range of spirits, especially eaux de vie made with 100% BC fruit.

Since 2007 it has been making Taboo absinthe, with active operations in Vernon and Kelowna. Not surprisingly, its base spirit is made from fruit, not grain. Along with the holy trinity, the botanicals petite wormwood, hyssop and lemon balm are added to the mix.

The latter botanicals are added after the distilling process and their natural chlorophyll gives the spirit its distinctive green hue, hence its name: absinthe verte. Absinthe was still made post-ban but distillers left out this last step as a way to hide the spirit, and the French “blanche” and Swiss “la bleue” versions emerged. Another important ingredient is star anise, which is one of the botanicals that contributes to the “louche” or cloudy effect that results when water is added to the spirit, releasing its aromatic oils. (See sidebar, How to Drink Absinthe.)

At Pemberton Distillery north of Whistler, BC master distiller, Tyler Schramm, grows most of the herbs for The Devil’s Club continued on page 24

the hungry dentist Dr. Holly Fong is a practising speech-language pathologist with three young children who’s always trying, adapting and creating dishes.

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Indulge in the briny pleasures of spot prawn season

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resh prawns are usually available in some form almost year round from along Canada’s West Coast. But during the months of May to early July, it’s spot prawn season. And, while these prawns with side stripes are similar to their cousins, they have a firm, sweet taste that’s full of oceany flavour. Buy fresh, now, while in season.

Prawn heads and shells are treasure chests of flavour, which is why they taste best when cooked in their shells. If you’re a wee bit squeamish, ask your fishmonger to remove the heads (whatever you do, save the heads and shells in a freezer bag and then sauté in a little butter and garlic to make shrimp butter, or simmer with herbs, carrots, onions and celery for instant shrimp stock). Although spot prawns are mild, they can take on strong seasoning. So keep it simple by eating sautéed prawns with a soy

1 – 2 pounds of fresh prawns, unpeeled (depending upon your appetite!)

1 inch knob of peeled ginger, coarsely sliced into rounds 5 cloves of garlic, peeled and smashed 2 stalks of lemongrass handful of cilantro, rinsed, root ends trimmed and cut into 4 segments lengthwise juice of 1 lemon minus amount used for the dipping sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon fish sauce (Nuoc Mam) lots of freshly ground pepper 1 ½ tablespoons oil dipping sauce

2 inch knob of peeled ginger 1 medium clove of garlic grated zest of 1 lime 1 tablespoon, packed with chopped cilantro leaves 1 green onion, rinsed, ends trimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal 3 tablespoons mandarin orange juice 3 tablespoons white grapefruit juice 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon of fish sauce (Nuoc Mam)

citrus sauce and cooked multigrain rice or crusty bread to soak up the sauce.

For the wine, choose something crisp with plenty of acidity and citrus flavours to complement the sauce. This is not the time for a big oaky Chardonnay. I recently paired this dish with the Tolloy 2012 Pinot Grigio from the Alto Adige Südtirol region of northernmost Italy. The wine opens with floral aromas of pear and hints of melon, followed by a fresh taste of grapefruit, lime and white peach. This mediumbodied wine has good acidity with a lasting finish that enhances the prawn flavours and citrus sauce.

Buon appetito e salute!

Fresh Prawns with Dipping Sauce (serves 8 – 10)

A dish at C Restaurant in Vancouver, featuring BC’s wild spot prawns. The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia celebrates the 8th Annual Spot Prawn Festival starting May 10. spotprawnfestival.com

Topreparethesauce, finely grateginger over a medium bowl. Gather upall thegrated ginger andsqueezetheliquid intothebowl. Youshouldhave about ¼teaspoonof juice. Usingthe samegrater, finely grategarlicintothe bowl. Addlimezest, cilantroandgreen onions. Addcitrus juices, soy sauce andfishsauce. Combinetomix well tomakea littlemorethan½cupof sauce. Cover andset aside.

Ina small bowl, combinethe lemonjuice, soy sauce, fishsauceand pepper.

Rinselemongrass andtrimtough ends. Peel theouter fewskins until youreachthepalecore. Withtheback of your knife, bangalongthestalk to releasearomaticoils. Thenslicealong thediagonal tomake½-inchthick slices.

Put oil intoa largefryingpan set over highheat. Whentheoil is shimmering, addlemongrass, ginger andgarlic. Stir fry for about a minute

tolightly brown thegarlic.

Addprawns andstir. Pour lemon soy mixtureover theprawns. Add cilantroandcover witha lidtocook for about a minute. Openlidandstir toturnprawns over, addingsome water if panis dry. Cook theprawns until they arepink onbothsides (1 – 2minutes more, dependingupon thesize). Donot overcook. Theflesh shouldbefirm, not rubbery. Remove panfromheat andput prawns ona big platter, discardingherbs andginger.

Servewithdippingsauceanda large bowl for theshells. Pour thesauce intoindividual condiment saucers for doubledipping. Toeat, simply holdthe prawns by theheadandtail, giving a twist topull off thehead. Peel off theshell anddipthemeat intothe sauce. Yum.

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organic absinthe, including The Sazerac at Hawksworth Restaurant won the Seal of the wormwood, on his small Sazerac at Tales of the Cocktail 2012. botanical farm. It’s High honours. As head bartender, distilled in the traditional Cooper Tardivel, says of the absinthemanner with an organic tinged concoction (note the spray of potato spirit base (that’s absinthe on the glass), “The Sazerac lives as deep in any bartender’s used for his awardsoul as any cocktail could.” winning vodka) and hawksworthnaturally coloured using restaurant.com specialty aging herbs. Here’s where it gets really interesting.

Schramm decided to play on the medicinal quality of wormwood and also downplay the typical anise-forward flavour with Devil’s Club root bark, Oregon grape root, hops and roasted hemp seed.

We asked…

head bartender Cooper Tardivel, of Hawksworth Restaurant in Vancouver, about absinthe… As the winner of the prestigious Seal of the Sazerac—his Sazerac is the only one outside of New Orleans to have won—we wanted his take on its special ingredient: “It is indeed fitting that absinthe is lovingly known as ‘the Green Fairy.’ Specifically with regard to the Sazerac cocktail, the fairy’s aromatic is whimsical and elusive, while her profile is balanced with playful sweetness and dry transgression. A few dashes of the Green Fairy in a well-made Sazerac adds a wonderfully delicate je ne sais quoi to the bold foundation of American rye whiskey.”

“Devil’s Club is the most valuable medicinal and spiritual herb in the Pacific Northwest and offers an earthy, pungent sweet aroma and taste,” says Schramm.

“Hops are very aromatic and offer fresh, citrus notes. Roasted hemp seed gives a round nutty, oily flavour and mouthfeel.

These combine to create an absinthe that has a totally unique West Coast character.”

Drop into a specialty liquor outlet to find a few good-quality bottles of French or Swiss absinthe and mint-green Czech-style “absinthe,” which the Wormwood Society maintains is no more than coloured vodka (and lacks louching). Travel to the US and the selection broadens, though domestic distillers are still in short supply.

While Schramm’s absinthe may have a spiritual homage to the area, people like Brian Warner, better known as rocker Marilyn Manson, are still trading on its mystique. His Absinthe Mansinthe, which is made in Switzerland, earned gold at the San Francisco World Spirits competition in 2008.

Perhaps the green fairy has been replaced with a darker, if not still delicious, spirit once again. And who knows, it may inspire a painting or two.

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ashville is all sorts of cool. It’s the epicentre of American music, whether old-school or newfangled. You could be dining in a hip restaurant next to where Taylor Swift lives or bump into Justin Timberlake in the charming village of Leiper’s Fork, just outside the city (where Carrie Underwood has “a couple cabins”). While conversations are peppered with “y’all,” you’ll also hear New York and LA banter. “Welcome to hick-hop nation,” as one local says. SEE This being music city, a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is paramount. It has some 40,000 square feet of exhibit space showcasing everything from the Bakersfield sound to Dolly Parton’s bejewelled costumes—with some dapper duds for purchase in the gift store 1 (countrymusichalloffame. org). Then there’s the recently opened Johnny Cash Museum, showcasing the Man in Black (johnnycashmuseum.net) and Hatch Show Print, America’s oldest letter-press print shop, producing posters for the likes of Elvis and Led Zeppelin 2 (hatchshowprint.com). On a different note, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, housed in a gorgeous art-deco building that was once a grand US Post

(CE events in Nashville are highlighted in blue.)

Office, has an outstanding collection of contemporary and classic art (fristcenter.org). Even grander is the city’s Parthenon. Built for the Tennessee Centennial Expo in 1897, it’s an exact-to-scale replica of the Greek original, complete with a gargantuan Athena inside (she’s the tallest indoor structure in the western world) 3 (parthenon.org). And a walk away is the pretty campus of Vanderbilt University, the south’s Ivy League-like school, or Vandy as it’s affectionately called 4 (vanderbilt.edu). LISTEN Broadway is home to Nashville’s infamous honky-tonk scene—think music, dancing, beer—but there are limitless venues (and street corners!) for all types of music. If you go to one show, make it in the hallowed walls of the Ryman Auditorium, known as Nashville’s “Mother Church” and the Grand Ole Opry’s original base (ryman.com). Smaller and more intimate is the Bluebird Café, where songwriters jam in a round. You never know who may show up, as Steven Tyler did one recent night… (bluebirdcafe.com). Outside Nashville in Leiper’s Fork, where, after picking up a kick-ass pair of cowboy boots at one of its boutiques 5 , there’s open-mic night at Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant, which draws mega talent,

young and old, from hit-TV-show Nashville players to musicians who’ve backed up Elvis 6 (puckettsofleipersfork.com). SAMPLE But Nashville is more than its music scene and becoming known for its food and drink. The Patterson House (thepattersonhouse.com) has been at the forefront of reviving Prohibition-era cocktails in a speakeasy setting (Jack White’s a patron) and Rolf and Daughters was named one of America’s best restaurant’s by Bon Appétit magazine last year (rolfanddaughters.com). But there’s also classic southern cooking—grits, fried chicken, catfish, beer in a mason jar—at Puckett’s Grocery 7 (puckettsgrocery. com). And, of course, there’s the Jack Daniel’s distillery, in a dry county, no less, so be sure to book the tour that allows tastings of the world-famous Tennessee whiskey 8 (jackdaniels.com). Even better, in another county, is Short Mountain Distillery, featuring authentic small-batch Tennessee moonshine and bourbon…the real deal 9 (shortmountaindistillery.com). Cheers! —B. Sligl For more on Nashville go to visitmusiccity.com; for more on the surrounding Tennessee environs go to tnvacation.com.

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two is better than one Problem: Declining income. Solution: Get a partner

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hen a business loses market share, and feels the profit squeeze, a common solution is to sell a portion of the business to a working partner in exchange for much needed capital and business expertise to help reverse the declining fortunes of the company.

The same rationale applies to the dental practice: Find a compatible colleague to join the practice as a co-owner, contributing needed capital to pay for the overhead costs and investing in up-to-date technology and business systems to increase new patient flow. As a bonus, the selling dentist also realizes a portion of the practice value at today’s top prices.

The prospective purchaser of a fractional share in a practice must have a “scratchstart” mentality. Since he or she cannot expect any existing patients, the new dentist must be proactive in helping to bring in new patients. Improving the internal marketing functions and extending the office hours to evenings and weekends can boost the new patient count quickly. The fractional sale model is opposite to the more common “associate buy-in.” In the latter concept, the dentist joins the practice as an associate and treats mostly the existing patients. At some time in the future, the associate purchases a portion of the practice, including patient goodwill. In a fractional sale, the new dentist does not pay for patient goodwill and makes the commitment to purchase after a short trial period.

Because of the sharing of ownership and control, it takes two committed dentists to make the relationship work. Historically the shared ownership model had a reputation of failing too often, due to incompatibility and lack of planning.

The key to a successful group practice is the sharing of the practice philosophies and a written plan that expresses the expectation of the dentists—in terms of sharing revenues and costs, legal obligations regarding the management of the practice and exit options.

Here are the components of a successful fractional sale plan. > Establishing the fractional value of the practice.

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> Preparing the clinic for the addition of the new dentist. > Consultation with the dentist and getting the decision to proceed.

> Searching for the ideal candidate. > Preparing a letter of intent: purchase price, ownership arrangement, management, cost/revenue sharing, buy-out provisions. > A getting-acquainted trial period (e.g. three months). > A post-trial-period commitment from the new dentist: signing legal documents, deposit. > Full payment of purchase price once new dentist can afford the debt servicing (“buy-in point”).

The buy-in point

Before the new dentist can pay the purchase price, he or she must generate sufficient income to service the debt and pay for the monthly overhead share, while also covering personal and living expenses.

Generally, the trigger point is reached when the income earned as a part owner is equal to income earned as the associate in the previous year.

Illustration: The buy-in point is a gross production of $500,000. Once the new dentist reaches the Collections for the year

$500,000

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Previous associate income

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$500,000 mark, he or she will be required to complete the purchase.

The income earned by the new dentist prior to triggering the purchase will be in the form of an associate compensation, for example, a percentage of collections.

The deposit will only be refundable to the new dentist, if the existing dentist cancels the deal prior to the payment of the purchase price. A typical provision in the contract is that the new dentist must trigger the purchase within two years.

The fractional sale model is a bit more complex than a total practice sale. However the rewards are great. It is a very effective solution to start a practice growing again.

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Discover Vancouver Island’s wine, culinary + spa spots at vancouverisland.travel or Tourism BC’s HelloBC.com website. And for the best intro to the island’s scenery, fly there from Vancouver by seaplane with harbourair.com.

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ere, we’re all about the quality over quantity.” So says Andy Johnston, winemaker and owner of Averill Creek Winery in the Cowichan Valley 1 {averillcreek.ca}. A retired MD, he claims that right here on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island is the best place in Canada to grow Pinot Noir, “the prima donna of grapes.” There’s something about the soil and climate here that has

fostered a primo product and passionate community of like-minded growers and farmers.

Johnston’s Pinot Noir is his “pièce de résistance,” winner of a gold medal award in Wine Access magazine, and a wine of which he says, “If I don’t sell it, I don’t care. I’ll drink it.” It’s a common refrain in the Cowichan Valley. Those who grow food here, partake in it themselves—because it’s damn good.

Not far from Averill Creek is Venturi Schulze Vineyards, where, as

Johnston says, “they make brilliant, world-class vinegar.” Here, you can taste vinegar that goes for $65 a bottle (it made Oprah’s list) or the Maranello rosé, a dry wine that Garry Garneau 2 behind the tasting bar describes as “a really good looking crazy girl.” If you want the wine that’s the “nice girl you take home to mom,” there’s Millefiori. Whatever your preference, take home the taste-explosion of the balsamic vinegar {venturischulze.com}.

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farm began as a “field of dreams” but today is touted as one of the top food artisans in Canada.

And yet it’s still very much family-run, as are most such establishments on the island. Owner Marilyn Venturi says she and husband Giordano still get in the dirt and recline amidst the vines, taking in the sky while sipping the wine they make. Her daughters and their partners take part in every process, and daughter Michelle Schulze even raises falcons on the side.

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operation and neighbour is Merridale Ciderworks, where Janet Docherty and Rick Pipes produce award-winning cider and spirits from their fruit orchards {merridalecider. com}. There’s classic English Scrumpy cider made from crab apples, Project Q bubbly made from quince and artisan distillery brandies that have won gold, silver and best-in-class from the American Distilling Association. After a tasting flight of cider and locally sourced charcuterie, it’s all about kicking

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4 back in the orchard 3 , and staying overnight in the property’s rather luxurious yurts. 4 5 Still in the same hood, Unsworth Vineyards produces the stellar port-style Ovation, one of two Cowichan wineries to make a port {unsworthvineyards.com}.

And, maybe even better, there’s a port-infused sea salt made in partnership with Vancouver Island Salt Co. (Unsworth coowner Sarah Cosman’s tip: sprinkle kale chips with the sweet-and-salty flakes…divine.)

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From there it’s an easy drive to the town of Duncan, where dinner at Hudson’s On First is haute cuisine of the 100-milediet kind 6 {hudsonsonfirst.ca}. Set in a centuryold house (complete with original tin ceiling 7 ), it was recently opened by Top Chef Canada competitor, Dan Hudson 8 , and has since been named one of Canada’s best new restaurants by enRoute magazine.

Before heading north, the tiny enclave of Cowichan Bay is a must-stop—the nucleus

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of the Cittaslow movement in the Cowichan Valley, which is the first North American community to be recognized by the international organization for fostering local relationships, history and traditions, while also promoting craftsmanship and environmental stewardship. A very healthy mouthful. While here, buy wild salmon off the dock and take home a handmade Sacre Bleu or Camembert-style wedge from Hilary’s Cheese. 9

For a super-sweet treat, head north to Nanaimo, known as one of the island’s ferry terminuses…and an infamous gooey-good confection. 10 Just about every eatery here has a version of the Nanaimo bar, from deep-fried to the martini at Acme Food Co. 11 {acmefoodco.ca}.

The goodness continues north near Parksville, where the sunrises are worth getting up for 12 , the ocean’s warm and the tidal pools seem endless.

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Tigh-na-mara Seaside Spa Resort. After walking unheeded for miles of beach, settle in for an evening at the Grotto Spa. Post-treatment, shuffle in your robe and slippers to the Treetop Tapas & Grill for an “endless” assortment of tasting plates in which, once again, local produce is front-and-centre, from Little Qualicum cheese to Nanoose Edibles’ wild garlic 14 {tigh-na-mara. com}…and this might just be as good a place as any to end this flavour trail—for now.

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practice management timothy brown Timothy A. Brown specializes in dental practice appraisals, brokerage, consulting, locum placements, associateships and practice financing across Canada. You can reach Timothy at timothy@roicorp.com.

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Don’t let things get personal—leave some things to the professionals

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own a rental property that’s adjacent to my office and the two spaces merged on title when I bought them a few years ago. When I then wanted to sell the rental I hired a local Real Estate Professional with whom I’d worked in the past.

Now, as I write this, I’m gazing out the window of the second story of my office, watching the agent and buyers as they are walking around the property. I’m so curious; I want to be there and know what’s going on. I’m feeling frustration because, as a broker who sells for a living, I have no control over the situation. I want to help the agent to sell the property, but it’s not my job. I have to stand down, stay away. And this is very difficult for me…

It’s also painful for me to watch her

talking and gesturing, pointing out features of the lot—it’s a fabulous property! I’m sure she’s addressing its possibilities for raising a future family to this young couple. The house is in a highly desirable location and has considerable potential…but I can’t hear what anyone is saying. I speculate that the potential buyers are complaining about this feature or that feature or some perceived deficiency. I know there are issues and things to be done. The house is a little bit older. It needs some repairs and renovations.

It occurs to me that I’m a vendor who has hired a broker and that I’m spying on her, desperately trying not to interfere. Again, it’s very difficult for me…

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As a seller you’re likely practice. I know emotionally invested. that some of my So let go + let a pro clients have spied take the lead. on me when I’ve brought buyers into their practice. It’s a very challenging moment for a proud owner or emotional seller—anybody who has time and money invested.

I completed a course in Consumer Behaviour this week. Part of a designation I’m seeking, the Fellowship in the Real Estate Institute of Canada (FRI) is a course that covers personality types, behavioural issues and how to deal with people in certain business situations. The course was designed to show business brokers and real estate agents how to deal with people when they’re buying or selling their homes.

The course also reveals real estate agents and brokers’ own particular behaviour patterns. I’ve taken similar courses on numerous occasions in the past but it’s always good to be reminded of how we, as agents and brokers, behave, how others perceive us and how we, in turn, perceive them.

I think about that house next to my office that I owned for six years (and rented to numerous family members) and how difficult it was for me to stand back and allow a professional real estate agent to do her job.

I now recognize that my desire to express my emotional interest in that property had to be suppressed to facilitate the work of a professional.

The lesson is that while I’m an accomplished individual in the real estate and business brokerage marketplace, I still have to know when to let go. Allowing a professional to complete her assigned task without any attachments, emotional or otherwise, may be difficult but it’s well worth the results. Sometimes it’s better to leave things to the pros.

As I look down on the now-sold house outside my office, many fond family-related memories return and will continue to do so as time passes. But, happily, another family is now making new memories within those walls as well.

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dr. angelina loo loves the outdoors. She’s happiest when on a hike with her husband. Her dream vacation?

Hike Mount Kilimanjaro, of course. If she could go anywhere, anytime, she’d go to BC’s Gulf Islands or Hawaii to sunbathe and eat pineapples. To relax she does yoga and meditation. Her fridge is stocked with organic powdered veggies for energy. Her go-to exercise? Sea kayaking. There’s a pattern here…nature devotee + zen seeker, who channels positivity into her charity Spring For Kids foundation (springforkidsbc.com). Those are some good vibrations.

My name: Angie Loo I live and practise in: I live and practice in the Vancouver westside community of Kerrisdale My training: After graduating from dental school in 1985, I interned at the

dren with craniofacial anomalies. Orthodontists play a very special role in the lives and development of these special kids.

My last trip: I was in Dubai with my husband

Mountains. It was gifted to me when I was on a cleft surgical mission in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

song: “That’s what friends are for” by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager

A favourite place that I keep returning to: A rustic retreat just south of Ladysmith on Vancouver Island

My first job: Carhop at A&W drive-in!

Dream vacation: To hike Kilimanjaro, camp on the treetops in the Serengeti, and then relax on a beach in Mombasa.

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The gadget or gear I could not do without: My iPhone

My car: BMW 330xi My last purchase: Necklace from Tiffany’s My last splurge: Spa day at a Turkish bath My most-frequented store: The Apple store My closet has too many: T-shirts My fridge is always stocked with: Certified organic powdered vegetables as vitamins

by Pranin. The B vitamins give me that extra bit of energy in the morning!

My medicine cabinet is always stocked with: Anacin My guilty pleasure is: A deep tissue back massage every week Favourite exercise/ sports activity: Sea kayaking

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Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and then obtained my Masters in Science in Craniofacial Biology and specialty in Orthodontics in 1989.

Why I was drawn to dentistry: My primary interest has always been in the treatment of chil-

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Favourite sport to watch: Curling Celebrity crush: Bill Gates in my role as a “spouse having fun” The most exotic place I’ve travelled: Istanbul, Turkey The best souvenir I’ve brought back from a trip: A precious gem stone called green malachite from the Ural

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Favourite book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

I’d want this with me if stranded on a desert island: My Swiss Army knife

Favourite film: The Lord of the Rings trilogy

My secret to relaxing and relieving tension: Meditation and yoga

Must-see TV show: CSI investigations!

A talent I wish I had: The ability to write music

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My scariest moment: River kayaking down

rapids out of control My fondest memory: Watching my grandfather smoke a pipe. He gave me my first puff and it was my last. I was 4.

A big challenge I’ve faced: Fundraising in support of the BC’s Children’s Hospital Cleft Palate team One thing I’d change about myself: Be more accepting of others’ criticism of my flaws The word that best describes me: Generous I’m inspired by: People who help others without expectation of anything in return My biggest ego blow: When my contribution of time is not appreciated My biggest ego boost: People who donate to my Spring for Kids Foundation when I ask I’m happiest when: I’m on a hike with my husband My greatest fear: Rats in the house My motto is: Live your life without regret by treating others as you’d want to be treated A cause close to my heart: My SpringforKids Foundation to benefit children with Craniofacial deformities Something I haven’t done yet that’s on my must-do list: Kayak with the narwhales in the Arctic If I wasn’t a dentist I’d be: A writer in search of and reporting on the world’s best spa resorts

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Michael Carabash

David Mayzel and Michael Carabash are the two founding partners of “DMC Law”, a boutique dental law firm located in Toronto. They consult Ontario dentists with the buy/ sell of dental practices, incorporate dentistry professional corporations, lease office space, deal with employees and associates, and get their wills and estates in order. They have published many articles, written an eBook entitled “Ontario Dental Law” and run two websites: www.dentistlawyers.ca which features over 170 articles on dental law matters; and automated legal forms www.dentistlegalforms.com CREDITS: MCDE 3

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