Lifestyle - Richmond Review http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles RSS Feed for Lifestyle - Richmond Review en-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:26:25 GMT Seniors face many financial decisions http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/138584734.html Canadians living longer and healthier and should plan for a long retirement, financial planner says Wedding Affair at River Rock gives helping hand to brides http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/138366524.html Planning a wedding can be overwhelming, but Feb. 26 wedding fair is meant to alleviate stress Saboten Japanese Tonkatsu to open its first North American restaurant in Richmond http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/137441448.html The first Saboten Japanese Tonkatsu restaurant outside of Asia opens in Aberdeen Centre on Jan. 20. FIT 4 TWO: New Year's fitness resolutions must be SMART http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/136980043.html While choosing to live, eat and exercise right should be our lifelong mantra, tangible achievements almost always involve setting goals. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: End of Year 2011, a few changes and a goodbye http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/136406703.html My friend and fellow food/wine writer Kasey Wilson told me that no one should ever write a “good-bye” column, so this isn’t a good-bye. FIT 4 TWO: How to survive the holidays without gaining 10 pounds http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/136111303.html We tend to conveniently forget about our health and diet, and instead, take the opportunity to over-indulge in every way possible. A winter wonderland for birdwatchers http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/136279148.html Snowy owls periodically disperse southwards, forced from the tundra by diminishing food supplies every five or six years. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Shortbread, scalloped potatoes and Brussels sprouts http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/136111213.html My other Christmas standby is the gingerbread cake I make to celebrate my husband’s birthday which falls on Christmas Eve. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Bites before Christmas http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/135701318.html Those seeking a twist on tradition can compliment afternoon tea experience with one of Fairmont YVR's signature tea-based cocktails. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Spilling the beans on great recipes http://www.richmondreview.com/lifestyles/135185618.html Spilling the Beans, by Julie Van Rosendaal and Sue Duncan, explains the mystery of beans.