Pax Royal Market merchants are in
for a busy summer - and they're
glad to see that The Market is being discovered by
new North Shore shoppers every day.

Nell Carrell has been at The Market for just
one month but he already has loads of regular
customers - his secretyecipe muffins are selling
like hot-cakes.

Carroll opened Cin-Ful Nature to prove that
good nutrition isn’t dull. And at Cir-Ful, it isr’t.
Fresh cinnamon buns are a staple, as are all-
natural muffins, cookies and quiches - all made
with the finest fun and tasty ingredients. This
concept has caught on, and the warm weather
is keeping Carroll and his staff busy. Although Cin-
Ful offers ice cream, customers have discovered
that fresh-fruit frozen yoghurt is a great alterna-
tive. Carroll's state-of-the-art juicer also provides
sorbets and fruit and vegetable juices - and you
won't find a pre-made fruit salad here - you pick
the fruit, they make the salad.

Cin-Ful also has a sit-in bar, which is a
good place for morning coffee or a quick lunch.
And Carroll's finding that The Market is a good
place for him. “Cin-Ful, along with the rest of
The Market shops, has that inventiveness that
only small stores offer. And The Market
combines the social aspect with variety.

I'm enjoying the experience.”

F or take-home fruit and
vegetables, talk to Simon Lo at
Fraserview Produce, who's also having a
busy salad season.

Every morning, Lo visits 7 suppliers, making
sure he’s among the first to anive so that he can

hand-pick the best produce and offer shoppers top
quality and freshness, Lo does special orders, and
the former restaurateur will supply preparation
instructions and recipes for more exotic items, such
as Asian produce.’ like the business and | like
working with people - both my regulars and the
new customers | meet every day,” says Lo. “People
appreciate the variety here, and | like offering
unusual things like Chinese vegetabies.”

“Ir also happy with The Market. Everything is

‘top-quality, new and clean. It’s a nice place to visit.”

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S ummer is also a time to dress up
your table - if you're serving
colourful food, you should have something
attractive on which to put it.

Since 1988, Rhonda Ceri has been offering
her customers the best array of top-quality, useful
and decorative kitchen items. Upon moving into The
Market, however, Ceci decided to add refreshments
to her offerings. So, Cappuccine Kitchen is a full
cappuccino bar ‘ronting a kitchen products store.

Aside from premium hot coffee drinks, Cappuc-
cino Kitchen has a new Juice Man and a Granita Ice
Crusher for fresh-fruit slushes and iced lattes. Inside,
the array of products gets more interesting daily.
New items for summer include Sri Lankan linens,
Portuguese pottery, and coloured acrylic wine
glasses for patio use. Kitchen Aid mixers are also
now available, in addition to Ceci’s regular stock,

yler Dawson is one of those
helpful merchants - the high-

energy manager of the North Shore Wine
Cellar who sees to it that all customers enioy
their ‘wine experience’.

The North Shore Wine Cellar was founded by
lawyer/wine connoisseur Paul Simpson; and his
brother Robert is Canada’s most experienced wine
retailer, as well as GM of the Cellar. The team is
rounded out by iyan native Plerre Krozat who is
especially helpful during the cellar’s regular

MARKET HOURS:

Monday through Wednesday - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Thursday and Friday - 9:30 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday - 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday -10:00 am to 6:00 pm

which includes Italian and French ceramics; German
knives and American cookware, and Mexican and
Spanish glassware. You'll find platters and baskets
of all kinds, plus oodles of basic gadgets. And, in
addition te stocking cappuccine machines and
juicers, Cappuccino Kitchen is one of the few
places where you'll find a real butcher-block table.
“loffer a unique shopping experience,” says
Ceci. “But service is the key - my staff is very helpful.
The Market is great too. People like one-stop-
shopping - West Van needed that. And the
merchants are so friendly - they go out of their
way to welcome people and offer quality.
I'm pleased to be here.”

consultations and tastings. The Market cellar is the
company’s third and, says Robert, the finest retail
wine store in Canada, boasting a 2,000-wine
selection. “We're on the cutting edge of Canadian
retail wine sales. Every price point is served, and we
offer rare wines, exclusive imports, expert advice
and areat service.”

One of thase imports is the just-arrived Frey
Vineyards’ Natural Red from California - the only
organic, sulphite-free wine commercially available.
Dawson is looking forward to introducing this new
wine to his customers. “I enjoy my customers. We
take a positive approach - we try to overcome the

lore surrounding wine. And the party season is here.

Our case discount and home delivery services are
keeping us busy, what with weddings and parties,
but! don't ming - it's fun. I'm enjoying The Market
too. There's great energy here.”

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J acqui Mc“_sdrew appreciates
The Market's casual atmosphere
~ it fits with her store, Escents. |

McAndrew, a West Van native, has long been
interested in aromatherapy, which involves using
essential oils and fragrances for physical and
emotional benefits.

Naturally, the ambience at Escents is as relaxing
as the products. Escents carries 80 cologne-free
perfumed oils and 31 different soaps, plus books,
candles, incense and bath products - all great gifts.

In addition, there are 160 essential oils from which
to choose and, in an unusual twist, Escents has a
tester rack. McAndrew also sells ail by the drop - if,
for example, you want rose oif in your face cream
but don’t want the whole bottle. And Escents
stocks lotions and creams which, when combined
with oils, can be used in various ways. New for
summer? - oil heaters to which you add fragrances
to keep your home smelling nice.

“These products add a natural element to
your life,” says McAndrew, “They all have positive
results so it’s nice to be able to offer them to
shoppers. And 'm enjoying The Market. It's a nice
change for West Van.”

A nother nice change - for the

North Shore - is that you no longer
have to go downtown for international newspapers
- Jason Black has them. Black runs Graham
McGregor's Globai News, a European-style
news bar with the motto ‘if you want it, well getit’.

tn addition to regutar Canadian and British
publications, Black carries newspapers from
Germany, Israel, Croatia, New Zealand, Chile,
Japan, Italy, France and U.S. cities. Plus, there's
tobacco products, lottery tickets - and Global News
is one of the few stores to offer British sweets,
including best-loved chocolates and candies such as
Fry's Turkish Delight, Walnut Whips and Fruit Gums.

dason is enjoying himself too. “Business is
busier than expected and people are really
interested in The Market. | think that’s because

” The Market has a distinctive personality - there are a

fot of non-market things, yet all of the basic
elements are here. And the people are great. The
Market has terrific potential. ”

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