Joy Metcalfe THE BIG business scoop is that, very shortly, we will be introduced to a brand new product that’s going to appear on McDonald’s res- taurant’s menu. Word is that it?1! be McDonald’s new pizza product!... And with more nourishment news, the hottest business rumor on the street is that the zillionaire businessman, Peter Toigo, has sold his interest in Kentucky Fried Chicken, which is now known as “KFC’’ because “‘fried’’ is a word no one in the nutritional world uses any longer. Rumor has it that Peter sold ais interest to the Pepsi people for -some very big bucks, as in, finger-licking good dig bucks!... Certainly the big business news last week had to be the fact that ‘radio stations CHRX and JR ‘JOHN SUTHERLAND and Gwen Frinton checked out the spring COCKTAILS & CAVIAR again this season with the theme: **We provide the lightning, you provide the thunder!” Well, they also need something else in the form of some bright, talented young women who have had some dance or gymnastic training. The women are invited to audi- tion for the new team of B.C. Lions cheerleaders. Auditions will be held at The Club On Top, fifth fioor, 1114 Alberni S1., on Sunday, March 15. Entrants should come dressed to dance. Auditions will be one hour tong and they'll be closed to the public... The Marchese Piero Antinori of ltaly, whose vineyards were first planted in 1325, nas been a visitor in our area for the past week, courtesy of Daryl Weinbren‘s Vin- tage Consultants. The Marchese has three daugh- ters, who are now very involved in the wine-making business. Along with him on this trip for the first time was his 21-year-old daugh- ter, Allegra, a very attractive, long-haired brunette. It was her first trip, not only to Vancouver, but to Canada. And it was she who conducted the taste- testing of six different wines at Janet McQuire’s pretty Beachside Cafe in West Van last Monday afternoon. Allegra and her father also hosted a reception for mere taste-testing at the tastefully- renovated B.C. Club on Monday night. Tuesday evening they were hosted and toasted at a dinner at the charming Al Porto’s in Gastown where all the wine wizards gathered. Dad and daugh- ter planned to relax and go skiing up at Whistler on Wednesday, but the weather changed their plans so NEWS photo Pau! McGr: fashions in Alfred Sung’s shop last Wednesday evening. Country are to be sold, as West Van's Jimmy Pattison cuts back on his various enterprises. . Pm told that the hardest chop :of all for the energetic, though ‘enigmatic. Mr. P. was putting his :car business at 8th and Main on the block. This is quite a different radic ‘station sale. CHRX and JR Coun- itry are not part of a giant radio network but two stations that are ‘owned by one individual. The bidding is expected to be fierce... The B.C. Lions will be roaring PET SITTING IN YOUR HOME Stave your pets in ) their familiar surroun- din and your home looked after while or re away. Fully bonded — insured experienced. cn PET PALS lensiter 230.5514 Serving the North Shore only they went shopping in Park Royal instead. And no, the young daughters in the Marchese family will not in- herit their father's title. it’s only passed on through & son... Very glamorous fashion show, entitled Leap Into Spring, held tast Tuesday evening in the Crystal Pavilion at the Pan Pacific Johanne Olsen Through Dan Interiors, Johanne presents 3 complete shopping experience from furniture to unique gifts and quality kitchen accessories, “Our store offers such fine lines as Kosts Boday, littala, and Acabia af Finland. We also have a complete line of cookwary, including Cuninart, Jagostina, Sigg, and Copperware, Rememl=r us for exciting acrylic lines for patio and buaters” A bridal registry is alwo available. For those who appreciate the difference. Dan interiors Park Royal South 922-1181 NEWS photo Mike Wakefield BEACHSIDE CAFE'S Janet McGuire (left) and first-time visitor Allegra Antinori display some of the wines at the cafe's taste-tester. Hotel was orchestrated by the Junior League ladies with fashions by Mondi. The rest of the news from the Junior League is that their annual world affairs dinner will be held on May 4. The featured guest speaker this year will be the former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and Israel’s former foreign minister, Mr. Abba Eban... Still with dressing, dropped into Alfred Sung’s packed shop on Robson on Wednesday night fora quick peek at his spring *92 fash- ion collection. And the clothes are gorgeous! Definitely not cheap, but oh so pretty. Favorite colors for springtime Gressing will be yellow, pinks, blues and aquas. What's really great about Alfred’s fashions is that they suit all ages and the colors blend from one season to the next, which stretches the fashion dollar nice- ly... The same evening, Steven Darl- ing, the general manager of the elegant Pacific Palisades Hotel on Robson, hosted a reception and dinner, orchestrated by their master chef, Katherine Ann Milne. We sampled such culinary delights as a spring green salad of shrimp and asparagus, smoked breast of chicken, which was so tender, and a luscious strawber- ry-rhubarb custard torte. It was Enjoy Your Next Move PAT MUNROE FRI CMR Ri (BC) Count on friendly successful home service Call me personally Office 986-9321 | Home 980-2367 really quite magnificent. Following that tasty treat, we enjoyed the artistic delights of San Francisco's super jazz singer, the oh-so-slim Ann Dyer, who is entertaining in the Monterey Lounge and Grill until March. And the new Murray Pezim planted variety and very expen- sive, according to my dental ex- perts. Murray’s shape is due to not eating and it sits well on him. One of the VIP guests was art gallery owner Diane Farris who looked simply smashing in a red "NEWS photo Paul MeGrath JULIE CHAPMAN 1 tet), Ann Dyer and Tim Pawsey at the Pacific Paligades reception. dropped by 10 say hi. He was with newest squeeze, a lovely, blue- eyed bilcnde named Michelle, who, according to Murray, is a cham- pion marathon runner. Murray's now residing in the Palisades and he came over to show me his new teeth — and his new shape. 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