THE GOODS
Homemade-Tomato Jam
Decor-new fireplace designs that really bring the heat
Decor-Our crib sheet to design premieres at IDS West
Dispatches-A go-to guide for classic Big Sur
Dispatches-How to leave the beaten path in Mexico
Wine-Similkameen-the new Okanagan?
Hot Six-6 of the best restaurants in Scottsdale

HOMES & DESIGN- Designers of the Year 2011

Architecture/Interiors Vancouver’s David Battersby and Heather Howat double up this year.

One to Watch Calgary’s Richard Davignon strikes out (on his own) with a sense of history.

Arthur Erickson The Manitoba design collective 5468796
takes a group approach to their work.

Industrial Is there anything Omer Arbel can’t do? We haven’t found anything.

Furniture Icon Niels Bendtsen and whippersnappers MTH Woodworks tie for top honours.

Fashion Obakki’s Treana Peake does it all.

Landscape No project is too big to tackle for Paul Sangha and his team of green visionaries.

Eco Contexture Design has never met a material they couldn’t use. This year they (re)claim the top prize.

FOOD
Thailand -Our writer heads into the chaos of Bangkok’s Chatuchak market looking for Thai food bliss.

TRAVEL
Surfing Haida Gwaii Travel north to Haida Gwaii for the continent’s coolest (and coldest) surf spot.

Gimli, Manitoba Gimli, Manitoba, is home to the sweetest freshwater fish in the West. Hail the pickerel.