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Great Outdoors 34 // Treasured Island

For two lawyers from the American Deep South, a contemporary farmhouse on the San Juans by Olson Kundig is just what retirement ordered.

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A legendary Arthur Erickson home is given new life, thanks to a couple who take their custodial responsibility very, very seriously.

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Food 60 // Grills

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The coolest new people, places and products from across the West.

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Oahu’s North Shore features monster waves, chill vibes and low-fi dining.

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Getaway Guide

Be it by plane or by train, summer is the time to pack a bag, lock the door and head for the hills—or at least over or through them.

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Bring on BBQ When I moved out of my parents’ home over two decades ago, my first statement of independence was to become vegetarian. As a staunch environmentalist, I believed the diet was more sustainable—and given that I was moving into university residence and my food would be cooked for me, it was an easy switch to make. (Easy, yes; good, no: the campus cafeteria had about a half-dozen names for what was essentially their only vegetarian dish: vegetables in cheese sauce. “Garden Medley” was one of my favourites.) I always said I didn’t miss meat, but last fall, 22 years into my diet—and after thinking about it for the previous three years—I started eating meat again. I was impressed with the sustainable agriculture methods being put into practice by some of our local farmers, and I found myself willing to revisit my decadesold stance. (It’s going okay.) And so, this summer, I’ll be back on barbecue for the first time since grunge rocked the airwaves and I had cobalt-blue bangs. And, lucky me, our food editor, Neal McLennan, has put together the perfect summer barbecue package for this issue: from apple burgers and perogy potatoes to rhubarb-marinated pork tenderloins and grilled corn and peach salad. (With a few condiments from the Hotel Georgia’s David Hawksworth, no less.) I’ll be taking my annual journey up to our Powell River cabin this July, copy of this issue in hand, to astonish my friends with my new repertoire on the grill—expect to find my successes (and possible missteps) on Instagram. You can show us your own summer cooking adventures, too—just tag Western Living on Facebook or Instagram and we’ll share your best with others doing the same across the West. May it be a season of family and fun—I look forward to seeing your pictures.

The campus cafeteria had about a half-dozen names for what was their only vegetarian dish: vegetables in cheese sauce.

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Behind the Scenes Food stylist Lawren Moneta (top) preps a burger for photographer Clinton Hussey (page 60); writer John Burns snaps a photo of a bear through his binoculars (above) while visiting the remote fishing lodge, Nimmo Bay (page 69).

Top: photo by Evaan Kheraj. Hair and makeup by Melanie Neufeld. Helmut Lang dress courtesy Holt Renfrew. Styling by Luisa Rino. Photographed on-site at a Burgers Architecture-designed home.

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Local Heroes Willow and Stump craft pieces with West Coast heart. Living small. It’s a concept that many Vancouverites have come to embrace, including Kalyca Ryan and Bram Sawatzky, the creative minds behind wood-based furniture design company Willow and Stump. After graduating from the University of Alberta’s industrial design program in 2011, the duo decided to make the move to B.C., where they now create multi-functional furniture pieces designed for both small spaces and a locally focused lifestyle. It’s these very principles that led Ryan and Sawatzky’s Ballast nightstand—a modular interpretation of a bedside table that can be adjusted according to a bed’s height—to win the People’s Choice award at last year’s Prototype design competition at IDSwest. “The objects we create not only need to function in small spaces,” says Sawatzky, “but we also want them to look good there, too.” The pair’s designs are at once clean and innovative, from playfully curved chairs and cut-out tables to branch-like wall lamps and streamlined growler transporters. “We love craft beer, so that was a bit of a selfish project,” laughs Ryan as she recalls the origins of the Cutlass carriers. The result, however, was a paragon of West Coast-inspired design: stylish, environmentally friendly and extremely practical. —Lucy Lau

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Best of the West Kalyca Ryan and Bram Sawatzky infuse each of their products—from growler carriers to dining tables—with a signature West Coast sensibility.

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Beach Bound We know these Nantucket Flamingo beach towels ($40), spotted at Calgary’s new Pottery Barn Kids, are for children, but the saucy nautical bird printed in vibrant colours on cotton velour has us ready for a seaside adventure, too. Pottery Barn Kids, Vancouver, potterybarnkids.ca

Take Your Place The flat finish of the Vera Wang Polished Noir cutlery set ($140) brings an element of natural cool to the dinner table. Hudson’s Bay, across the West, thebay.com

Summer Love Nothing says summer quite like Marimekko’s bold prints, and the new line of colourful floral Sitruunapuu cushions ($45) is no exception. Marimekko Vancouver, Vancouver, marimekkovancouver.com

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Explore five spectacular modern spaces, from midcentury marvels to sleek contemporary homes, that dot the West Vancouver slopes. westvancou vermuseum.ca

Take the farm-to-fork dining experience to the extreme with a tour of Nature’s Green Acres before sitting down to a fabulous “prairie haute cuisine” meal crafted from NGA’s harvest by chef Blair Lebsack. rgerd.ca

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We love a piece that tells a story. Swing by the Acadia Recreation Complex for two full days of serious treasure hunting through the bevy of vintage dining sets and antique armoires. antiquesbydesign shows.com

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ONE-QUESTION INTERVIEW with Colour Code You don’t need a special occasion to doll up your space with these pretty paper Färgton decorations (from $5)—the beauty of the colourful ombré pinwheels is a great excuse for a party in and of itself. Ikea, across the West, ikea.ca

Bowled Over The grey crackle finish of this Rina Menardi ceramic bowl ($399)—handmade in Italy using centuries-old techniques—echoes the natural texture of a seashell. Provide, Vancouver, providehome.com

Watch It Tiffany and Co. founder Charles Lewis Tiffany was the man to coin the phrase “a New York minute,” so it’s not surprising to see the brand’s watch collection so expertly executed. Our fave? The art deco East West watch ($4,400), featuring a sideways dial on a black alligator strap. Tiffany and Co., Vancouver, tiffany.ca

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What’s the secret to finding the right paint colour?

You may see a colour in a magazine, or at a friend’s house, and think that colour can work for you, but it really depends on the space. In my space, the colour actually changes throughout the day because of the way the light reflects off of it. Get a big swatch or small can of paint so you can take a week to live with it, to understand how the light works before saying “I hate this” or “I love this.” And watch out for cool undertones. If we were living in Greece or a tropical place, they would be great, but for Western Canada, you need warmth and light. Find Beach Interiors online at kimsbeachinteriors.com.

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Shine Bright Diamonds are forever, but finished with chic rose gold, the geometric, glass-topped Nuevo Living Diamond coffee table ($1,700) manages to be of the moment, too. Monarch Boutique, Victoria, victoriamonarchfurnishings.com; Novo Furniture, Vancouver, novofurniture.com

Part café, part gourmet grocery and part gift shop: the Brentwood Bay Village Empourium is officially a triple threat. Grab an espresso and some house-made granola to go, or browse a wellcurated collection of pretty tea towels and other giftables. facebook.com/ villageempourium

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ranch-cum-movie lot. Skip the movie tours—unless you really loved You, Me and Dupree—and instead hop on the back of a horse to realize how quickly civilization recedes from these parts and to slow down your urban pace to the North Shore setting. Once oneness with nature is achieved, dismount, slide into your car and proceed the remaining halfhour to Turtle Bay. The iconic resort has defined the North Shore since it opened in the early 1970s, but now it’s had a brand-new overhaul and is being managed by Joe Houssian’s (of Intrawest fame) new company—and that combo makes it the only serious lodging option in these parts.

SATURDAY

The new day starts with too many possibilities. Tennis? Golf 36 holes? But you’ve got to at least try getting up

on a surfboard or it’s like going to the Vatican and skipping the Sistine Chapel. There’s an on-site outpost of the famed Hans Hedemann surf school, which will take you to one of the nearby coves to see if you have what it takes to hang ten. Ask (okay, insist) on Rocky Canon, former pro surfer turned wave whisperer, to be your spirit guide—if the sight of his effortless cool on a board doesn’t spur you on to take up the sport, then you’re a lost cause, grommet. By lunchtime your arms will be rubber and your pride tenderized, so head in, towel off and hit one of the nearby surf meccas to see how it’s really done. Grab lunch at the institution that is Ted’s Bakery—for $10 you’ll get a plate lunch (a scoop of white rice, a scoop of macaroni salad and your choice of a main, like chicken katsu) and a slice of Ted’s famous pie—a series of cream-filled

Kualoa Ranch: Oahu Visitors Bureau; Waimea Bay: Hawaii Tourism Authority/Tor Johnson

The map says that Oahu’s North Shore is only 65 klicks from Honolulu, but the area’s monster waves, chill vibe and low-fi dining couldn’t be further from the frenetic bustle of Waikiki.

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towering creations that look like they belong at the Brady Bunch’s table. You can probably now roll yourself into the parking lot located across from Sunset Beach Elementary School a short distance away. The beach is unmarked, but you are now at Banzai Pipeline. It’s tough to overstate the size and power of the waves here. They break insanely close to shore (this is why the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing calls this spot home), so much so it’s as if tiny earthquakes are happening several times a minute as they crest and crash. Grab a patch of sand, sit down and utter, as has been done a thousand times before, “Those guys are nuts.” On the way home, go at one of the cluster of shrimp stands (look for the tourist buses full of day trippers from Waikiki) not far from the entrance to Turtle Bay. Giovanni’s is the old-school classic and still great, but we liked the shorter lines and nice char on the little fellas from Romy’s. Either way, grab them to go and feast while strolling through Turtle Bay’s 850 acres (for perspective, all of Waikiki can fit into 600 acres)—there’s always a secluded spot to find.

SUNDAY

In theory, you should be waking

up at the crack of dawn to catch some early-morning waves, but we won’t tell if you sleep in. You can get your fitness boost the easy way—an acai bowl. There’s an unnamed truck manned by a pair of Brazilian surfers just up from Pipeline, but if the surf is good they might not show, so continue on to the more reliable Haleiwa Bowls in Haleiwa Town. At either spot, grab your bowl of fruity goodness and spend one last session regarding giants, this time at Waimea Bay. The waves break further offshore than at Pipeline, but when they’re big they have almost no comparison in size. Those guys are really nuts. On the way back to Honolulu, take in a sport that no one associates with the North Shore—polo. The Hawaii Polo Club, just past Haleiwa, opened in 1963 and Sundays are game day. You can often see international sides from Argentina and England ride against the best of the Islands, and it’s only $12— how North Shore is that? Match over, it’s time to hit the airport, less than an hour away. You’ll be sharing the road with many Honolulu residents, who treat the North Shore as their personal vacation spot, but unlike them, you’ll soon be flying back to reality.

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Meet Janet Cardiff, the art star living in our own Shuswap backyard. World-renowned installation artist Janet Cardiff praises the active lifestyle of living in B.C.’s Shuswap region. Cardiff and her Edmonton-born partner, George Bures Miller, located their studio in the Grindrod area in 2006—the small village just outside of Salmon Arm. It acts as a natural counterbalance to the international art scenes in Madrid, Paris and Sydney, where the duo created projects in the last year. This summer, that international influence will meet the lush landscape of the Shuswap when their works, Experiment in F# Minor and The Muriel Lake Incident, will show at the Salmon Arm Art Gallery. The definitely-worth-a-drive-to-see show opens July 11 and runs until the end of August.—Louise Wallace 30 | W E S T E R N L I V I N G . C A

Gardom Lake and Mara Lake are the quiet cousins to the more boisterous beach culture.

I love everything about the Shuswap River oating oating an canoeing. n August and September it has plentiful sandy beaches that are like paradise. The Enderby Open Air Market and Cliﬀ Avenue Pedestrian Market happen every Friday, and I love the mix of local crafts, the BEST chocolate and organic vegetables. I usually buy my produce there from my neighbours, Green Croft Gardens and Curly Willow Farm. As soon as it’s warm enough, I’m all about swimming, swimming and more swimming: I hit Gardom Lake in early summer, then Mara Lake in mid-summer. This area is amazing for hiking. The Enderby Cliﬀs trail has a great view and a well-kept path. We have two favourite restaurants: Tanuki Sushi House in Armstrong has fantastic, real Japanese food, and the New Bombay Grill has very good authentic Nepalese food.

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The Shuswap River is an ancient passageway once used by First Nations as a trading route.

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came up with after looking for an interesting and inexpensive way to create something for the walls of a start-up. “I think of the yarn murals as permanent pieces,” she says. Ashe custom-makes each one. portfolio.rachaelashe.com

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Make your home as efficient as you are. And get rewarded for it year round.

he Home Energy Rebate Offer, is an opportunity for British Columbians to renovate or upgrade their energy-inefficient homes and be rewarded by BC Hydro and FortisBC for doing so. With a warm summer just around the corner (not to mention a damp, cold winter on its heels), now is the time to strategize on how to keep your home cool and comfortable when the mercury rises. Here are five ways to make this your home’s best summer ever.

1. Your home is a system that needs more than AC

A fan or air conditioner is a Band-Aid solution that will lead to higher electricity use, which defeats the purpose of saving money and the environment. By thinking of your home as an interconnected system comprised of windows, lighting and insulation, you will begin solving the energy efﬁcient deﬁciencies in manageable parts.

2. Invest in a home energy audit

You wouldn’t fix your car yourself, so seek professional help with energy optimization for your home as well. It’s required for some of the rebates that await (more on that below). A home energy audit (or home energy evaluation) is conducted by a certified energy advisor who will draw up your action plan and identify energy-efficient upgrades best suited for your home and budget. Find an advisor near you at bchydro.com/homerebates. A personalized report should score your home’s efficiency rating, which you can use to compare with similar homes in your area and against your post-upgrades rating.

3. Get help paying for it

BC Hydro has teamed up with Vancity to offer financing solutions to homeowners who complete home energy efficiency renovations. The Vancity Home Energy™ Loan* offers a prime +1% rate and allows homeowners to borrow as little as $3,500 or maximum of $50,000, and then pay it back through flexible payments options. For a limited time only, Vancity is also offering eligible customers an additional $200 rebate on top of the BC Hydro home renovation rebate.

4. Get rewarded

BC Hydro and FortisBC offer a variety of rebates to help make improving your home’s energy efficiency more affordable through the Home Energy Rebate Offer program. The offers are substantial, including up to $1,200 for upgrading your home’s insulation, $800 for home-heating efficiency upgrades and up to $500 for reducing drafts and air leaks. See the entire benefits package at bchydro.com/homerebates. The best part? Complete three or more eligible upgrades and receive an additional $750. And all these improvements will translate into long-term savings on your electricity bills.

5. Don’t procrastinate

Applications for the program must be received by April 30, 2016. Home renovations take time and planning, and finding the right home energy advisor takes time, as does setting up preferred financing. The sooner you make your home—and one of your biggest investments—more efficient, the more time you’ll have to bask in the cool relief of summer and coziness of winter without thinking about the cost of a comfortable home. *Vancity Home Energy™ is a trademark of Vancouver Savings Credit Union. Vancity’s normal lending criteria apply.

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The main bedroom is the opposite of Bob’s modern aesthetic, but in a way reflects his Saskatchewan roots. hemlock columns, which I designed for the Canadian Craft Museum decades ago on a terrace of “carib brown” brick pavers (Bill Reed’s favourite) edged with salvaged rust-glazed terracotta blocks from Vancouver’s Georgia Medical Dental Building. Nearby, a large bronze basin, a souvenir of our trip to Jaipur, sits on the stump of an old mountain ash. That massive tree’s fate was the topic of debate in our household. I loved the filigreed shade; Bob hated cleaning up the mess it dropped on the deck. He won. Stretches of high fencing and an arbour were built especially for the rambling heritage roses we got from Christine Allen’s collection at Free Spirit Nursery in Langley. While tulips were Bob’s favourite flower, we never did much to plant them in the fall, favouring drifts of daffodils, which spread themselves in a woodland garden, blooming in time for his March birthday. Lately, Daphne Frost has helped with her keen eye for plants and colour, grouping and editing things with great skill. Thanks to her, there is order to the peony border, a bed of persicaria among the laurel hedges, and the shapely, cloud-pruned boxwood surrounding the cream-glazed pot in the front yard. Our weekends at Estergreen usually began with guests arriving late Saturday afternoon, in time for drinks and a walk in the garden. Then, everyone would gather in the kitchen around the teak work table while dinner preparations progressed. Our entertaining routine had Bob tending bar and the Ball-B-Q while I manned the gas range. With the dining room drapes closed, the space was a cozy venue for dinner, unless warm weather allowed an evening under the pergola, lit by Turkish lanterns. Music was from old vinyl, and we would listen to Songs of the Auvergne over and over and over. Evenings were spent by the fire in winter, reading or watching a well-worn DVD of Roman Holiday if it was just the two of us. Then there would be lazy Sunday mornings, reading newspapers and drinking coffee. But not so lazy as to miss a bracing run on the country roads or a bike ride. Sometimes a long bike ride along the lower reaches of Mount Baker (even up to the top one time—a 160-kilometre round trip), with stops for coffee at the many espresso huts peppered throughout Whatcom County. Then lunch, preferably an alfresco meal under the pergola, which could last all afternoon. Other times, excursions would take us to Bellingham, or down to Christianson’s Nursery in Mount Vernon. And, on special occasions, out to Lummi Island for a foraged dinner at the Willows Inn. This spring I spent a weekend alone at Estergreen writing this memoir with Bob’s favourite Four Last Songs playing in the background. While out picking early asparagus and rhubarb from the vegetable garden, I noticed the oddest thing under an old maple tree: a random cluster of seven tall, near-black tulips. I do not recall ever seeing them before, let alone planting them. I cut them and brought them home to Vancouver. In a plain crystal vase they stayed, ramrod straight, in their silent beauty until they finally faded, two years to the day after Bob died. I’ll plant more tulips this fall. 58 | W E S T E R N L I V I N G . C A

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Food & Wine // SUMMER GR ILLING

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So let’s get our nomenclature straight. Barbecuing is cooking very slowly with indirect heat. It’s fantastic; if you have the surplus of time to do it, then we congratulate you for investing in Apple stock in 2002 and earning your life of leisure. Grilling, on the other hand—that’s what the rest of us do when summer hits. We use gas, occasionally charcoal, and

it doesn’t have to take an entire day. But just because it’s faster doesn’t mean that it can’t result in the season’s most memorable meals. We’ve enlisted Brian Misko, champion barbecuer, world-class griller and author of the recently published Grilling with the House of Q, to help navigate your path to outdoor cooking nirvana in a few short and easy steps.

recipes by BRIAN MISKO // styling by LAWREN MONETA // photographs by CLINTON HUSSEY

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Food & Wine // SUMMER GR ILLING Val’s AwardWinning Apple Burgers After attending a number of barbecue competitions with House of Q, my sister, Valerie Bielenda, was inspired to create a burger and asked if she should enter it in the Canadian National BBQ Championships on behalf of the team. There were 35 or so entries that year, and at her very first competition, she was awarded third place for this burger. Not a bad first try. 1½ lb ground beef ½ red bell pepper, diced ½ onion, diced 3 Granny Smith apples, unpeeled (1 cored and grated, 2 sliced off the core)

1 tbsp your favourite barbecue seasoning Pinch cayenne pepper Pinch salt 1 lb bacon, cut in thick slices ½ to 1 cup your favourite fruit-based barbecue sauce 6 to 8 very thick slices extra-aged cheddar cheese 6 to 8 soft white burger buns, toasted and cut in half 2 to 3 leaves green leaf lettuce White barbecue sauce (optional; see westernliving.ca for recipe) In a large bowl, combine ground beef, red pepper, onion, grated apple, seasoning, cayenne and salt. Using your hands, mix until ingredients are evenly distributed through the meat. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper. Divide meat into 6 to 8 equal balls, then form each one into a patty about ½- to ¾-inch thick. Arrange patties on the baking sheet, then refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes while you prepare your grill.

Prepare your grill for direct grilling on medium heat. Place bacon on the grill and cook until the fat starts to render and crisp. Transfer cooked bacon to a plate lined with paper towels, then increase temperature to medium-high. Place burgers on grill and sear on one side, with the lid closed, until a crust has formed. Place apple slices on the grill to warm through and get some grill marks. Flip burgers over, brush with the fruit-based barbecue sauce, and top each one with a slice of grilled apple and a slice of cheese. Close the lid and cook for another 4-8 minutes, or until the meat’s internal temperature reaches 160°F. Remove from the grill and allow to rest for a few minutes. Slide burgers onto individual buns, top with lettuce, bacon and a generous smear of the optional white barbecue sauce. And let’s congratulate Val! This is an awesome burger. Serves 6 to 8.

VAL’S AWARD-WINNING APPLE BURGERS

TIP After forming the patties, put them in the fridge or even the freezer for 30 minutes or up to an hour— they’ll retain their shape better when they’re cooking.

WEB EXCLUSIVE White Barbecue Sauce from Grilling with the House of Q.

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Smoke-Planked Perogy Potatoes

to the skin so the potato has some structure. Place potato flesh in a large bowl and set aside.

If you really know your perogies, top these potatoes with sour cream and sautéed onions. Have a wooden plank on hand to cook the potatoes. 3 large russet potatoes, washed and scrubbed ¼ cup butter ½ sweet onion, diced 1 cup cottage cheese 2 cups grated cheddar cheese 2 tbsp sea salt or kosher salt 1 wooden plank, unsoaked 6 to 8 slices bacon, fried until crisp, cooled and crumbled Sour cream (optional) Prepare your grill for indirect cooking on medium heat. Place potatoes on the cool side of the grill and roast for 40 to 60 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick can pierce them and easily be removed. Take potatoes off the heat, and allow to cool until easy to handle. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh, leaving enough attached

Melt butter in a sauté pan on low to medium heat. Add onions and cook until softened (5 to 15 minutes). Using a fork, stir onions into the potato filling, then mash. Add cottage and cheddar cheeses and salt and mix thoroughly. Adjust seasoning, as necessary. Scoop this filling into the reserved potato skins. (You can make the potatoes ahead to this point, then chill them until you’re ready to finish them at your cookout.) Prepare your grill for cooking on medium heat. Set the plank on the grill and set stuffed potatoes on top. Close lid and plank-roast the potatoes for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat once heated through and cheese is melted. Garnish with bacon bits and sour cream (if using) before serving. Serves 3 to 6.

TIP Keep a spray bottle handy when cooking with planks. A quick spritz will both extinguish fire and keep other flare-ups from occurring.

SMOKE-PLANKED PEROGY POTATOES

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Food & Wine // SUMMER GR ILLING RhubarbMarinated Pork Tenderloins with Jack Daniel’s Apples I grew up with my grandma’s rhurbarb. 1 to 2 lb fresh rhubarb, rinsed and chopped ½ cup + 3 tbsp brown sugar, divided 3 tbsp orange juice 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 2 to 3 pork tenderloins, trimmed 2 to 3 tbsp butter 2 Granny Smith or Gala apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges ⅓ cup bourbon or Jack Daniel’s whisky 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground nutmeg In a sauté pan, combine rhubarb, orange juice, vinegar and 3 tablespoons of the brown sugar and simmer on medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes, or until rhubarb is soft. Remove from heat. Pour half the rhubarb mixture into a resealable plastic bag large enough to hold the pork tenderloins. (Reserve the remaining marinade in a bowl.) Add tenderloins to the bag, seal and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or, if you can, overnight. In a medium saucepan, melt butter and the remaining ½ cup brown sugar on medium heat. Add apples and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the apples are soft and a sauce has thickened. Add bourbon (or whisky), cinnamon and nutmeg and cook for 5 more minutes to allow the flavours to combine. Reduce heat to low and keep warm until the pork is cooked. Prepare your grill for direct grilling on medium-high heat. Brush or wipe the grates with oil, if necessary. Remove the tenderloins from plastic bag and scrape off any excess marinade. Place pork directly over the heat and sear it, rolling the meat every few minutes. Continue cooking until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 145°F. Remove meat from grill and allow to rest. To serve, cut each tenderloin into 2-inch slices. Place 2 or 3 slices on individual plates, top with spoonfuls of the reserved marinade and serve with the Jack Daniel’s apples. Serves 4 to 6.

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Grilled Corn, Black Bean and Peach Salad This salad is awesome with chicken, pork or steaks, or with burgers. ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar Juice of 2 limes 3 to 4 ears fresh corn, shucked, or 2 large cans corn kernels, drained and rinsed 1 large can black beans, drained and rinsed 2 or more fresh freestone peaches, diced 1 red onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 bunch fresh cilantro, roughly chopped Salt and black pepper In a stainless steel bowl, whisk together olive oil, cider vinegar and lime juice. If using fresh corn, prepare your grill for direct grilling on medium-high heat. Place corn on the grill, turning the cobs every few minutes, for 10 to 20 minutes, or until kernels have colour and start to separate from each other (an easy sign that the corn is cooked). Remove corn from grill and allow cobs to cool. Cut the kernels from the cobs. In a salad bowl, toss corn, black beans, peaches, onion, bell pepper and cilantro. Pour dressing over salad and mix thoroughly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve family-style. Serves 6 to 8.

Get the Book If these recipes have you dreaming of grill marks, you’re in luck—Brian Misko has collected his recipes and wisdom into this smartly designed little package. Just wipe your sticky hands before you thumb through.

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GRILLED CORN, BLACK BEAN AND PEACH SALAD

RHUBARB MARINADE

JACK DANIEL’S APPLES

RHUBARB-MARINATED PORK TENDERLOINS

TIP A good, accurate digital thermometer is how backyard cooks become masters.

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Pride in Sides We’ll let you in on a little secret. Chefs don’t eat beef Wellington for dinner every night. They cook just like us—they just do it better. So that’s why we went to the top of the heap, the Hotel Georgia’s David Hawksworth, to help us kick our game up a notch.

Burger Sauce

BBQ Butter

Chimichurri

500 ml ketchup 150 ml water 150 ml apple cider vinegar 150 ml brown sugar 100 ml olive oil 2 tbsp sweet smoked paprika 2 tbsp ancho chili 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce ½ tbsp herbes de Provence 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp black pepper 5 garlic cloves, minced 1 onion, minced

⅔ cup butter 1 tbsp chili powder 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Taste salt and pepper Handful cilantro, finely chopped Handful mint, finely chopped

2 bunches parsley 1 bunch cilantro 1 shallot chopped 2 cloves garlic 1 Thai chili Taste sherry vinegar Taste salt

Sweat onion and garlic till lightly browned. Add remaining ingredients and cook to desired consistency. Blend and reserve in fridge.

Combine all ingredients save for cilantro and mint and beat until liquefied. Add herbs at very end. Brush over all cooked meats moments before serving.

Combine ¾ of the herbs with shallot, garlic and Thai chilli and blitz until almost smooth in blender. Add remaining herbs and pulse to achieve texture through the mix. Season with sherry vinegar and salt.

CHIMICHURRI

BURGER SAUCE

BBQ BUTTER

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Travel & Leisure // PLANES & TR A INS

Th e GE TAWAY Guide Be it by plane or by train, summer is the time to pack a bag, lock the door and head for the hillsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or at least over or through them.

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am standing in the middle of the Rocky Mountaineer train station, scowling. It’s bright and sunny, and everyone around me is buzzing with excitement, craning their necks to get a view of the train outside on the platform, but I’ve got baggage beyond my suitcase: the last train trip I took was for a government-sponsored student exchange program, during which I was shoved with hundreds of other sweaty teens into a passenger car and trundled from Vancouver to rural Quebec, so I am not exactly jazzed to ride the rails again. On that last trip, there were no showers. We slept in our seats. The days passed in a sluggish haze: you counted down the restless hours between meals because there wasn’t anything else to do, but when lunchtime came, you were still full from breakfast. (Playing cards isn’t high on the calorie-burning index.) The train would stop only to pick up more kids or kick off the ones who had snuck vodka aboard. They were the second-longest four days of my life—the longest happening eight weeks later, when we spent four more days making the same trip in reverse, homesick and bored. I’ve been assured by my travelling companion that this trip will be in no way a replay of that trip, but I’m approaching with caution. We’ve booked passage on the Rocky Mountaineer—a far cry from the cramped cabins of CN Rail all those years ago. I sink into my lush seat, and a smiling attendant in a jaunty cravat approaches me, a mimosa in hand, with another employee following, passing out warm cinnamon scones. “A toast to our journey ahead!” they say, and my fellow passengers cheer and clink glasses. I cautiously raise my own. So far, so good. Nobody takes this train because it’s convenient—it turns what would be a nine-hour drive or an hour-anda-half flight from Vancouver into a two-day event. And nobody takes it because it’s an inexpensive alternative— take a bus if you want to save a few bucks. It’s one of those rarities in 2015: a trip that is literally about the journey. The destination is a nice one, of course (the route takes you right to the iconic Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel), but by selecting the long way around, you’re making a specific choice, declaring train travel an experience in and of itself. It’s an unusual concept for most people, me included. In the rest of our lives, we look to do things as fast as we can. Efficiency is next to godliness, and it’s really tough to let that instinct go. For the first three hours, as the train transitions from the Fraser Valley to the Fraser Canyon, I shift anxiously in my seat, refreshing my Internet browser on my laptop even though I’ve been told there’s no

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Other Iconic Train Journeys Vancouver-Portland

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At 10 and a half hours the Amtrak Cascades takes longer than driving and you still have to stop for customs. But this is the classic urban-hub-to-urban-hub trip—perfect for a four-day escape. amtrak.com/ cascades-train

Via Rail operates this line, which is sort of a slightly blue-collar alternative to the chi-chi Rocky Mountaineer (though it’s still pretty nice). Expect plenty of foreign nationals as well—just the slightly more rugged ones. viarail.ca

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wifi on the train. I make to-do lists for the next week, organize my purse, flag down the porter to find out what time we’re making our overnight stop in Kamloops so I can plan a workout routine for the evening. As we chug past landmarks (the churning waters of Hells Gate), the Rocky Mountaineer hosts offer history lessons and corny jokes, and I perfunctorily acknowledge the majestic scenery before turning back to my busy work. But by the end of day one my Type A personality is transitioning into Type B, verging on C as I blow off the workout. The whole point of this experience is to power down and enjoy being off the grid. Breakfast is a twohour affair: fresh croissants and coffee followed by fruit followed by creamy scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and caviar. Lunch is just as leisurely, enjoyed in the dining car alongside friendly strangers—the three-course meal on day one is inspired by B.C. ingredients, and on day two by Albertan ones, both meals paired with a never-ending flow of Okanagan wines. A few glasses of chardonnay in, at the advice of my dining companions, I try to think of this as a personal challenge: the measurement of success on this train will be how little work I can get done. Yes, I think, slamming my laptop shut, I am going to relax so hard. I am going to be the best at relaxing, a champion. I will relax circles around my fellow passengers. It’s tough competition, of course. The Rocky Mountaineer attracts expert loungers—senior citizens who love the scenic route; international travellers well versed in living in the moment; honeymooners happy to alternate between gazing into each other’s eyes and gazing out onto the jagged mountainside. But eventually the gentle sway of the train, the murmurs of relaxed conversation and the rolling scenery start to work their magic (that and the bottomless Baileys and coffee). I start to lose track of the hours, stop refreshing my email. Curled up in the plush seat, I alternate between reading a guilty-pleasure thriller and scouting out the windows for mountain goats. Further down the car, someone shouts that they spotted a bear, and it’s a silly scramble to jockey for a view as we all play wildlife paparazzi. And when I feel like stretching my legs, I walk down the spiral staircase to the open-air vestibule, where windswept photographers with Australian accents lean slightly too far over the railing to snap photos of the engine turning around the bend. And soon, too soon, we’re checking into the Banff Springs, and I’m filling my backpack with hiking essentials (the house-made chocolate bars from the hotel) and heading out onto the Spray River Loop trail. It feels good to move around again, to be free and alone to explore the same landscape that I had been watching for two days, but I can’t help but think that it all looked just a little better framed by the window of the train.

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ay back in the ’70s, a pair of wandering misfits dropped roots in a forgotten corner of British Columbia. Deborah and Craig Murray, young refugees from Ontario, newly in love and with a baby on the way, took a step away from convention to carve a life out of a wild pocket of the province’s west coast. They were drawn by talk of a wonderful waterfall that Craig believed could help them sustain their little family with not just fresh drinking water but hydroelectric power as well. Three decades on, the tiny lodge they built has found sure footings in its home in the secluded Broughton Archipelago, 300 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. That’s as the crow flies, but planes take a more circuitous route, so if you’re visiting Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort today, you’re likely to fly over the Inside Passage to Port Hardy, where one of the lodge’s helicopters or float planes will whisk you just above the treetops the 18 minutes across the Johnstone Strait. And when you arrive? What began as a humble staging area for days of fishing and nights of whisky from the bottle has grown into a world leader in luxurious adventure. National Geographic recognized Nimmo Bay at the start of this year as one of its 24 inaugural Unique Lodges of the World (Canada’s only other contribution is the Fogo Island Inn off Newfoundland), calling it “the very definition of a secret hideaway.” It’s a fair description, though words can go only so far in capturing the extreme, isolated beauty of the setting—so absurdly majestic you’d be forgiven if, when you step onto the dock from your Grumman Goose, you burst into laughter at the audacious, unreasonable splendour of a half-dozen chalets stilt-set over the intertidal zone, their faces to the sea, their backs to the midcoast’s forested grandeur. Stays aren’t cheap. (You’re starting at $3,000 a night per couple, with flights, accommodation, food, and adventuring thrown in.) But if you commit the cash, this is a guaranteed life memory. It starts with little things, like fresh-baked cookies in your chalet, wine chilling in the fridge. Each day’s itinerary is built to your interests, and the range is impressive for a lodge with only 18 guests (and the same number of staff). Like to fish? Nimmo Bay was built as a fishing resort, and thrived for its first two decades on U.S. corporate jaunts until Lehman Brothers ruined expensed trips for everyone. The area’s still packed with rivers—50 of them thread across 130,000 square kms accessed by helicopter—that are themselves packed with so much salmon and steelhead and char and trout that you could pull a hundred out in a day, guides say. Then put them back: Nimmo Bay is strictly catch-and-release.

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You can’t gut your prey, but you can eat their cousins. Chef Sandi Irving (ex-Sooke Harbour House) feeds you from the moment you land, making a priority of regional ingredients and foraged fresh foods. (Wines are B.C., too.) Dinner our first night started with smoked salmon on the floating dock alongside G&Ts with Victoria Spirits gin bearing disks of cucumber, then into the communal dining lodge for albacore on an heirloom tomato salad with arugula vinaigrette, followed by halibut with bacon cabbage rolls and roasted red pepper cream and fresh asparagus. To finish, a vanilla-honey cheesecake with birch syrup ice cream, berries and Italian meringue—all prepared by pastry chef Brooke Lodge in the bakehouse floating next door. Nights finish back on the dock, lolling like walruses in Adirondack chairs pulled up to the fire pit, blankets and wine generously to hand, as the stars flicker into view. If fishing’s not in the plans, guides are well versed in all aspects of back-country adventure. Wildlife is plentiful, so, gourmet picnic in hand, head out by boat for grizzly watching (this is the Great Bear Rainforest, after all) or by helicopter to track wolverines on the nearby glaciers or by kayak in search of porpoises and dolphins or on foot up the side of nearby 5,000-foot Mt. Stephens. Where Nimmo Bay excels (beyond top-tier accommodations, killer food, faultless service and apex views) is in the relationships the guides have with local experts. If it’s possible to get your fill of back-of-beyond fly-fishing and extreme-solitude kayaking in the first days, bookmark time for more cultural pursuits. The area’s First Nations are enthusiastic resort partners; Mike Willie will accompany you to Alert Bay or into the forest to tell the history of the Kwakwaka’wakw people. At 80, Billy Proctor has spent his entire life in the area; visit his museum of found objects and go foraging with help from his friend Nikki van Schyndel. If traditional artmaking is your thing, accomplished carver Henry Speck is only a boat ride away. Reluctantly heading to the Port Hardy airport, I run into Craig Murray, the man responsible for this magical enterprise. You must be so proud, I say. The perfection of the setting, the unbeatable fishing, the chalets and food. Nah, he says. This place isn’t special because of all that. “It’s the people,” he says as he walks me onto the tarmac. “The rest is just sticks and nails.” J U LY/AU G U S T 2 0 15

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BEST IN SHOW PAGE 32 Sabi cladding, Windfall Lumber, online only, windfalllumber.com. Tangerine Wall and Decò wallpaper, CosaFina, Edmonton, cosafina.biz. Matisse tiles, Levey Industries, Oakville, ON, leveyindustries.com. Ekaterina Panikanova Biblioteca wallpaper, NLXL, online only, usa.nlxl.com. Artist Series Wallpaper, Rollout, online only, wallpaper.rollout.ca. Yarn wall art, Rachel Ashe, online only, rachelashe .com.

TREASURED ISLAND PAGES 34-40 Architect, Kirsten Murray, Olson Kundig, Seattle, WA, olsonkundigarchitects.com. PAGES 34 & 35 EXTERIOR Janus et Cie patio chairs, Janus et Cle, online, januset cie.com. PAGE 36 HALLWAYAyers Rock aboriginal art piece, homeowners’ own. Fleetwod Pacific/Everest doors, Diversified Glazing Systems, Vancouver, diversifiedglazing.com; Thermal Aluminum and Glass, Calgary, thermalal.com. PAGE 37 LIVING ROOM (VIEWED FROM SECOND STOREY) Kravet custom sofa, Kravet, online, kravetcanada.com. Custom slab cocktail table, Hudson Furniture, online, hudsonfurnitureinc.com. B&B Italia Maxalto chairs, Inform Interiors, Vancouver, informinteriors.com; Robert Sweep Homefurnishings, Calgary, robertsweep.com; Le Belle Arti, Edmonton, lebellearti.com. Christopher Burke custom bookcase and custom cabinets, Christopher Burke, online, christopherburkefurniture.com. PAGES 38 & 39 DINING AREA Lee Industries velvet Donghia Favours chair, Sagers, Victoria, sagers.ca; Brougham Interiors, Vancouver, broughaminteriors.com; Domicile Interiors, Calgary,

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THE COMEBACK PAGES 42-49 Architect, Battersby Howat, Vancouver and Edmonton, battersbyhowat.com. PAGES 42 & 43 EXTERIOR Royal Botania Ninix, Gabriel Ross, Victoria, grshop.com; Inform Interiors, Vancouver, informinteriors .com. PAGE 44 HALLWAY WITH LIGHT Artemide Issey Miyake chandelier, Gabriel Ross, Victoria, gabrielross .com; Livingspace, Vancouver, living space.com; Vivid Concepts, Edmonton, vividconcepts.ca; Le Belle Arti, Calgary, lebellearti.com. PAGE 45 FAMILY ROOM B&B Italia sofas, Inform Interiors, Vancouver, informinteriors.com; Robert Sweep, Calgary, robertsweep .com; Le Belle Arti, Edmonton, lebellearti.com. PAGE 46 KITCHEN Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun painting, Macaulay and Co. Macaulay and Co. Fine Art, Vancouver, mfineart.ca. Riva 1920 solid cedar stools, Inform Interiors, Vancouver, informinteriors.com. PAGE 47 LIVING ROOM B&B Italia sofas, Inform Interiors, Vancouver, informinteriors.com; Robert Sweep, Calgary, robertsweep.com; Le Belle Arti, Edmonton, lebellearti.com. Athos Stone Gris Faussana Limestone flooring, Athos Stone, Vancouver, athos-stone.ca. Beau dick hand carved mask, Macaulay and Co. Fine Art, Vancouver, mfineart.ca. Calgary, jadestone.ca; Atlas Granite, Edmonton, atlasgranite.ca. Gordon Smith painting, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, equinoxgallery.com. PAGE 47

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OUR ESTERGREEN PAGES 53-58 Architect, Robert Lemon, Vancouver, robertlemon .ca. Designer, Robert Ledingham. PAGE 53 WALKWAY Carib Brown clay pavers, Mutual Materials, Langley, B.C., mutual materials.ca. PAGES 54-55 LIVING ROOM Turcoman Kandilli rug, high-back English wing chair, antique secretary cabinet, Walnut Slub linen curtains, indigo hemp denim ottoman, Georgian antique table, Robert Kuo Closinee enamel lamp, Hans Wegner vintage chair, Clark McDougall painting,

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Playful Minimalism

Use bold colour in small doses for a big impact.

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Though Vancouverites love a good view—and this waterfront False Creek home certainly has its share of them—blue and green can get a little overplayed. “The colouring from the water and the trees is beautiful, but we wanted something that would break from that and play off of it,” says designer Miguel Brovhn. He and designer Julie Miller went bold with their choice of hue and peppered a warm, vibrant orange in small hits throughout the space. “It complements the walnut and contrasts against the natural palette outside,” says Brovhn. In the neutral, calm kitchen, a cluster of Bocci 28.19 lights hangs above the table—three of the 19 lights are bright orange orbs, visible right from the front door. That’s no accident, says Brovhn. “They guide you like a beacon into the space.”

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