Many Canadian bistros differentiate themselves from their European counterparts by serving region-specific dishes and replacing waiters with Alanis Morissette. Enjoy artisan cuisine without irony with today's Groupon: for $30, you get $60 worth of French-inspired fare and drinks at Tapenade Bistro in Richmond.
Winner of a 2011 Georgia Straight Golden Plates award for Best Richmond Restaurant, Tapenade Bistro fuses a mastery of French technique with Mediterranean influences and West Coast ingredients. Dungeness crab ($15) kicks meals off on a luscious note, and a beet salad ($11) stars chickpea puree, horseradish cream, and marinated teen beets. A bed of linguine supports line-caught albacore tuna confit ($20), and a Fraser Valley duck breast ($26) silences the sounds of hunger more effectively than pressing the mute button on the nearest remote controller. The bistro's wine list also gathers an eclectic selection of imported and local wines.
Our customers loved this deal last year, earning Tapenade Bistro a spot on Groupon's Best of 2011 list.
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The airport's TSA (Toned Squad of Angels) agents act as gatekeepers to the skies. Here's what you'll need to know to pass through TSA territory:
• Passengers will be asked to pass through a full-body scanner, which uses x-ray technology to search for weapons, incriminating thigh tattoos, and gross ulcers. People who do not want a stranger to look at their underclothing areas can opt out of the scan, but they must go on a romantic yacht date with a TSA agent before being allowed to pass through security.
• Liquids in tubes, bottles, or sealed jars are unacceptable because they can't be properly sniffed or spread onto bread for identification purposes. Pour your liquids into plastic grocery bags so that agents can at least run their hands through them.
• Place your laptop computer in its own bin before passing through security. Computers must be examined separately so that agents can edit your screenplay in private.
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