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18 on The Rock Summer in wild + literary Newfoundland

35 Edinburgh stage In the Athens of the North, it’s one big festival—all summer long

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10 photo prescription Capturing wildlife

13 motoring It’s the season for open-roof cars

16 pay it forward Dr. Angelina Loo’s work

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31 the wealthy dentist What type of insurance is for you?

41 practice management Defining the “active” patient

42 the thirsty dentist The mystery of mezcal

43 the hungry dentist Savour summer snapper

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46 small talk with Dr. Jehan Casey

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cover photo Scotland is the hallowed home of whisky, golf and kilts. It also has festival fever. Find out why Edinburgh is such a cultural hotbed. Story on page 35.

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festival circuit Summer’s in the air—the festival

season has begun. It’s all about celebrating that joie de vivre

that becomes magnified outdoors on green lawns and under balmy skies. Or cobblestone streets…in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Long-time reader, Dr. Alexander Shearer, a native Scot who emigrated to Canada to work, takes us to his home town for the summer-long party (page 35).

from there, it’s just across the pond, so to speak, for more of that Celtic vibe. Newfoundland, where the gaelic language and Celtic traditions still run deep, puts on another great show come summer.

Here, on the western shores of what may be one of the most jaw-dropping landscapes on earth, is Woody point. This

tiny village is a powerhouse in the literary world. Michael Ondaatje, Richard ford and Lisa Moore have all graced the words-and-music extravaganza that takes place here: Writers at Woody point. It’s a wonder-filled celebration like only Newfoundlanders can put on. And, post-party, there’s the requisite colourful clapboard fishing shacks, dramatic coast and beauty to explore (page 18).

If that’s not enough, there’s always Wisconsin. Really. The state may be best known for its “cheeseheads” and packer fans, but it’s surprisingly sophisticated. Milwaukee has taken its storied past (think german beer barons) and imbued it with modern cool, from a stunning monument to architecture in its art gallery (with a curvilinear set of sail-like arms that open and close every morning and night) to

the many microbreweries and distilleries (great Lakes Distillery even has an award-winning absinthe). Oh, and there’s a certain mecca to motorbike enthusiasts: the Harley-Davidson museum. Revved up, it’s an easy drive out of Milwaukee to the lakeside community of Elkhart Lake (the state’s deepest and bluest), where Al Capone once hung out. Now it’s the quintessential cottage scene…albeit with a french cooking school, world-renowned race-car circuit, golf havens and serious fine dining. So, in Wisconsin, go city and country (page 8).

Exuding the same small-town charm with a big jolt of urban sophistication is BC’s capital, Victoria (page 23). Or, up the coast of Vancouver Island, any of the stops along Island Joy Rides bike tour (page 7). Yes, culinary cycling is a perfect mix.

With your summer calendar now jam-packed, it might be wise to sit back and sip some smoky mezcal. Discover why this artisanal spirit is worthy of a spot in your liquor cabinet (page 42).

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appointed hotels that have partnered with the Vancouver Art Gallery. Our faves include two recently renovated properties: the Rosewood Hotel Georgia (right), which possesses one of the largest privately owned collections of Canadian art, and The Listel Hotel, complete with museum and gallery floors and the new 3,000 sq ft Modern Art Gallery. —J.G. Rosewood Hotel Georgia, rosewoodhotels.com; The Listel Hotel, thelistelhotel.com

pREviouS pagE: Ace Hotel Portland Lobby, 2007. Photo: Jeremy Pelley. © Ace Hotel Group FRoM LEFt: Peter Zumthor, Therme Vals, Switzerland, 1996. Photo: Nico Schärer. © Therme Vals; Kozy Koach, El Cosmico, Marfa, 2009. Photo: Eric Ryan Anderson

CHeCk it out Fifties-era bungalows bedecked in far-out colours? Glamour dens,

complete with the intimate attention (and utmost discretion) of butlers? Whether it’s a glori-

fied crash-pad on a Kerouac-style road trip or a super-luxe enclave that’s a destination retreat, chosen because it’s the playground for celeb plays, there’s something about hotels that gets cemented into our psyche as a dynamic form of shelter that’s without geographic boundaries. Those are some things to ponder when visiting the Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life exhibition, which “traces the hotel’s impact on geographic space, the world of de-sign and the social structure of society…” writes guest co-curator Jennifer M. Volland in one of her essays published in exhibit’s catalogue. —Janet Gyenes Vancouver Art Gallery, April 13–Sept. 15, 2013, vanartgallery.bc.ca

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cycle island Joy Rides is the aptly named venture of two joyful (of course!) women who’ve translated a love of cycling and the vancouver island region into a touring company. they ‘re in season three of sharing the hidden gems of their seaside home— the sheltered bit of sublime seashore that edges the Comox valley—and riding alongside groups 1 on itineraries like Wheels ‘n Whales,

West Coast Foodie, Edge of the islands. the goal (emblazoned on t-shirts 2 ) is all about “exploring fresh experiences and places, new and old friendships, taking the time to appreciate the small stuff.” there’s even a treasure chest of ribbons for guests to write their own “joys” to tie to a trail-side tree 3 . SPA april point Resort and Spa is just one of the idyllic spots on Quadra island (reached by ferry across Discovery passage 4 ). post ride, a massage in the sanctuary-on-stilts spa (the building seems to be floating on water) loosens limbs 5 . Scenery a snack break at Rebecca Spit Marine provincial park 6 is all about the seaside view (and full-of-good-ness homemade energy treats). SAvour this being a pedal-and-pamper experience, there’s a wine-paired and locally sourced dinner (including chowder with generous dollops of wild salmon and melt-in-your-mouth pork belly) and more spa treatments at the Kingfisher oceanside Resort and Spa 7 . SiP the bike route in Comox valley includes a picnic at Blue Moon Estate Winery paired with fruit wine made from organic blueberries grown right here—and a side of fresh-picked strawberries—followed by a calorie-burning ride past scenery of old-school farmland and weathered-wood fences 8 . More Check out islandjoyrides.com. —B. Sligl

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cOasTaL cycLe Take a tour on Vancouver Island’s sheltered east coast, from driftwood-dotted beaches to a bucolic blueberry farm. Be prepared to lose track of countless eagle sightings, eat your fill of local fare and indulge in a sweet mix of exertion and relaxation…on an “island joy ride”

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WiSCoNSiN WoNDER Check out tourism Wisconsin’s website at travelwisconsin.com or call 800-432-8747. For more on Milwaukee, check out visit Milwaukee at visitmilwaukee.org. Explore all that Elkhart Lake has to offer at elkhartlake.com.

attENtioN gEaR-HEaDS! get your speed fix at Road america: roadamerica.com. >> Channel your inner biker at Harley-Davidson: harley-davidson.com. (And re-read Dr. Silverthorn’s column “Midwest Mecca” in the March/April 2012 issue.)

Big city. Quaint town. Both lakeside. Both in wisconsin. here’s why you should go to both this summer. —B.S.

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elkhart lake is a couple hours’ drive northwest of the big city, and although this gem of a lake is a lot smaller than Lake Michigan, it’s the state’s deepest. And maybe its bluest. The Caribbean-like hue makes it one of Wisconsin’s go-to summer getaway spots …that and the fine dining, hip boutiques and fast cars (it’s home to the Road America speed course).

Milwaukee’s history includes a gilded era as the booming town of beer baron Frederick Pabst (visit the mansion that PBR built). And brew is still big here. Go for one of the many microbrews (like Furthermore’s peppery good Knot Stock), take in some stellar art, the bike scene (as in Harley-Davidson), lakeside living, urban kayaking (yes!) and a locavore food scene (including that cheese).

The beer in Wisconsin— in the city or country—is good. Really good. Try the tasty zing of Furthermore’s peppery pale ale, Knot Stock (furthermore-beer.com).

In the country, dine on chic cuisine as if in the city, whether at Lake Street Café (left; lakestreetcafe.com) or the Paddock (named for the gambling scene of Elkhart’s Al Capone days; pad-dockclubelkhartlake.com). Must-try: the upscale version of fried cheese curds. Below, nut-encrusted local goat cheese at Lola’s on the Lake at The Osthoff Resort (osthoff.com).

Sweet Water Organics (sweetwater-organic.com) is an urban farm that has re-purposed abandoned and unused

industrial building space for aquapon-ics to sustainably grow fresh, organic produce and fish for local Milwaukee

residents and restaurants.

The Milwaukee Art Museum (above; mam.org), on Lake Michigan, boasts

dramatic architecture (with wings that open and close every day) and more

than 20,000 works of art.

Cheesemonger at Wisconsin Cheese Mart (wisconsincheesemart.com), the

place to get the state’s most famous product, from Red Rock cellar-aged

cheddar-blue (a heavenly blend) to goat’s-and-sheep’s-milk Mobay.

Small, unique boutiques line Elkhart Lake’s tiny “downtown” core, like the hip pop-up shop that features consign-ment goods from Hollywood (one-of-a-kind designer wear) and vintage finds like this old aerial photo of the lake.

Stay at the Pfister Hotel

(thepfister-hotel.com), is known for its Victorian art collection—

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2 Game on! We all know that table tennis tourneys can be competitive; after all, the game is an Olympic sport that requires finesse, laser-like reflexes and a dash of “welly.” But leave it to designer Jonathan Adler to add some style to the sport, which is purported to have been played as a parlour game by upperclass Brits who batted about champagne corks, among other objects. Add some pomp to your next match by sheathing your paddle in the 100% wool needlepoint Bargello cover. It’s sure to be a smash hit. $72, modernshop.ca.com —J.G.

1 true mettle At first blush, Acme Studio’s brass Hatch rollerball pen draws attention for its etched-brass graphics that emulate cell

structure. But the writing instrument’s utility extends beyond scribbling ’scripts or shopping lists—it’s a shining example of low-tech smarts. Designer Karl Zahn crafted Hatch from brass to capitalize on the alloy’s antimicrobial abilities, effectively creating a self-sterilizing pen that’s ideal in environments where hygiene is crucial. $160, acmestudio.com —J.G.

5 tHin is in Admit it. You’ve often tried to put your wallet on a diet and pare back that collection of cards to the basics. But with multiple spots to stash receipts, movie stubs and other miscellany, in no time your wallet bounces back to its fat form. The binge-purge cycle is over thanks to the RFID-secure (to prevent skimming) HuMn Wallet. This super-slim invention is composed of two thin anodized aluminum or carbon fibre plates and an elasticized strap that keeps your stuff secured without extra bulk. From $75, humnwallet.com —J.G.

4 not-so-mellow yellow This spring, master the art of French cooking with some help from Le Creuset. The premium cookware’s latest hue— Soleil—takes inspiration from the country’s sun-soaked beaches. True, you can’t bring France’s golden sands home, but the pleasant reverie and sunny shade of the enamelled cast-iron cookware are incentive enough for recreating some of the region’s flavours and aromas. Prepare a comforting Coq au Vin or Spring Lamb Navarin and savour the season. The bonus: classic styling and contemporary colours mean the cookware is versatile enough to go from oven to table. Mais oui! $12-$600, lecreuset.ca —J.G.

3 Gear up—and Go While the idea of a picnic in the park amid a carpet of cherry blossoms exudes romance, dewy grass and brisk winds can dampen spirits. Bring along Pendleton’s camp blanket (shown in Green Heather/Smith Rock Plaid), tucked

in a handy leather carrier, for that added layer of warmth. Since the soft wool-cotton blanket is so portable, you’ll want

to keep it in the convertible for those days when the sun’s rays won’t suffice, and have it close at hand for cozying up

when star-gazing, withstanding the demands of a tailgate party. Approx. $106.00, pendleton-usa.com —J.G.

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How to put the “wild” back in wildlife:Patience is definitely a virtue. The photo of the vibrant-pink flamingo was taken in the late evening. Knowing that flamingos go to sleep around sunset, capturing this shot entailed waiting for over an hour for the flamingo to stop preening and finally tuck its head under its feathers. The same applies for the sleeping sea lions and marina iguana, which is made even more dramatic by making sure its spikes are set against a light, non-distracting background.

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As we motored to the black, rocky coastline of

punta Espinosa on the northeast coast of Isla fernandina––the youngest and third-largest island in the galapagos Archipelago––puzzling, tiny wisps of fine spray backlit by the low morning sun sporadically filled the air. I couldn’t help but wonder what Charles Darwin thought when he witnessed the same scene almost 200 years ago.

As it turned out, those mysterious puffs were the “sneezes” of hundreds of black, metre-long marine iguanas blanketing the lava-rock shoreline. According to our guide, marine iguanas ingest lots of saltwater when they feed on sea algae and expel excess salt from their bodies by sneezing.

Believe me, snapping a sneezing iguana is virtually impossible. I tried. But there was no way of knowing which one to focus on. Also, shooting these wonderful prehistoric-looking creatures against a black lava backdrop was challenging. They blended right into the black rocks.

Many animals mimic their surroundings, which typically results in a Where’s Waldo-type image. Some camouflage images work well, but separating your subject from the background usually creates a better shot.

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As a starting point, make sure the animal’s eye is in sharp focus. A sharp eye provides a strong and intriguing focal point. An out-of-focus eye lacks interest. Then, pick an angle that puts the sun behind and over one of your shoulders. This will produce a nice catch-light in the animal’s eye.

Next, make sure your subjects stand out. use a long focal length lens (300mm or longer), shoot in aperture priority mode with an aperture of f4 or f5.6 and focus on the animal’s head. This technique renders a sharp subject against a blurred background.

One of my favourite techniques is to find a shooting angle with a flattering or contrasting background. Try isolat-ing darker subjects by shooting against a lighter background (like white sand, sky or water) and lighter subjects with a darker background (like a shadow or dark vegetation).

for added drama, try to capture a bit of animation along with these shooting methods. Capturing an animal doing something adds personality and character to the image.

Now combine all these elements. A light-coloured igua-na with a dark backdrop will definitely produce a memorable image. The same composition with a touch of sidelight to accentuate the iguana’s spiky back can raise the image to the wow level. Capture the iguana sneezing, yawning or sticking out its tongue (be patient, get comfortable and wait for the right moment) and you’re talking award-winning.

Other than sharp-focused eyes there is only one other important rule to remember when you’re shooting wildlife. keep a safe distance! There is a good reason why we refer to these animals as wildlife. So please, when I say “put some bite” into your wildlife shots, don’t take me literally.

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PRO TIPS on photographing wildlife > If possible, keep the animal’s eye in focus.> Separate the animal from its surroundings with an aperture of f4 or f5.6

to blur the background.> Use a slow, quiet, zigzag approach to help you get closer to animals. > Wear muted colours and avoid aftershave, scented deodorant, cologne

or perfume. Avoid wearing shiny objects like reflective sunglasses or jewelry.

> Cover the shiny parts of your camera equipment with black electrical tape.

> A tripod is a must when using longer lenses or waiting for action.> Research your subject’s habits. For example, a cold-blooded iguana

must raise its body temperature after and before a cool night. Shoot it in the early morning or late afternoon when it’s quietly basking in the sun.

> Avoid direct eye contact with animals.

Ready to take it to the next level?gEAR UP In the galapagos, you can get to within three metres of the animals––but that’s pretty rare. Normally, you’ll need a long or telephoto lens with a 300mm to 500mm focal length. Most amateurs, however, can’t justify them at $2,000 to $8,000 each. A teleconverter or extender is a much cheaper alternative for increasing the focal length of a lens. It fits between the lens and camera body and works like a magnifying glass. They come in various magnification strengths. A 2x teleconverter on a 200mm lens pro-duces an equivalent 400mm lens, while a 1.5x converter on the same lens produces a 300mm equivalent. Teleconverters run $200 to $400.

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Springtime is new-car-fever season. I seem to be afflicted almost every year. Spring 2013 looks set

for an epidemic, with car manufacturers shamelessly flooding the marketplace with highly potent open-air contagions. forewarned is forearmed!

Spring’s arrival heralds annual Canadian automotive rituals. Snow-tires-be-gone. Window scrapers unceremoniously tossed into warm-weather hibernation. Our daily drivers are washed by hand for the first time since October. Those fortunate enough to have a special-interest summer car get antsy on the insurance and tire pressures.

With the ever-increasing warmth of the sun and length of the days, our thoughts invariably turn to a new open-air car. A sunroof just doesn’t cut it. It won’t give that all-important exposed-to-the-great-outdoors feel. However, open-air doesn’t have to be the classic canvas-stretched-over-metal-frame convertible either. The marketplace is graced with numerous other approaches including retractible hardtops, removable Targa panels and sliding canvas screens.

And in each of these open-top solutions, driving is no longer zone-out drudgery. Car trips now include luxuriating in that solar radiant energy, absorbing every last one of 360-degrees of visual stimulation. Sounds encircle you. Even momentary stops have you conversing with pedestrians and motorcyclists. Drive past a brook and actually hear it babble—and simultaneously feel the humidity change.

Despite the attraction of open-air motoring, sales are a small fraction of the overall automotive marketplace, and those extra engineering costs need to be recouped from buyers. It’s not uncommon for an open-air model to cost $5–20k more than its fixed-roof corporate sibling. Manufacturers of limited-production

platforms can also drag out that technology for eight years or more, so beware. Do your research (Wikipedia is a great resource on the age-of-platform front). On the flip side, there has never been another time with so many freshly engineered open-air platforms in the marketplace.

premium brands often bundle open-air, with luxury, and performance—a tantalizing trifecta of motoring indulgence.

first, let’s go big in the upper reaches of the open-air Canadian marketplace, before getting to the more entry-level models (all pricing relates to MSRp “base” price, recalling that options and taxes can add considerably to the out-the-door cost). And, given Canadian

climates, it’s nice to see multiple all-wheel-drive offerings among the open-air models sold. Interestingly, several major brands like Toyota, Honda/Acura and Hyundai don’t offer a single open-air model. Even hardcore Lotus currently offers no open models in Canada. Others offer a single “halo” open-air model, rarely seen on the public roads but featured in the dealer showroom to lend some magic to the surrounding more mundane hardware.

If you have to ask the price, you probably can’t afford it. The century’s paragon of automotive excess, the Bugatti grand Sport, has a Canadian dealer. price is into seven digits, horsepower 4 digits, and the top speed has more mph than the uSA has had birthdays. Canadian sales, however, can be counted on the fingers of one hand of an inattentive millworker. The only car that can withstand the Bug’s black-hole shadow is the newly minted Lamborghini Aventador Lp700-4 Roadster, with, you guessed it, 700 horsepower and mandatory Lambo rakish style.

Stepping down to the merely exotic (yet still with a base price over $200,000), we have a surfeit of open-air choice. from the

luxury end of the spectrum, there’s the Rolls Royce phantom and—moving progressively towards the more performance focused— the Bentley Continental gT Convertible, then the cruise-worthy ferrari California and Aston Martin DB9, through to the ballistic but gT-ish Mercedes Benz SLS AMg, and on to a quartet of hard-core performance steads: ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini gallardo, Audi R8 gT Spyder and new entrant McLaren with its impressive Mp4-12C.

Benchmarks? This is heady company, but it’s hard to argue against Britain’s Rolls Royce or Italy’s Ferrari, perhaps the two most iconic brands in the automotive universe.

Between $100,000 and $200,000 offers a mix of “exotic” and more mainstream brands and models, from the many variants of open-air porsche 911s (though just barely the most potent Turbo S) to multiple Audi R8s Spyders. Aston Martin’s Vantage and Vantage S span this price range, as does the Maserati gran Turismo Cabrio. Mercedes’ newest all-aluminum version of the ever-green open-top SL range also plies these waters, as does the long-serving alloy-bodied Jaguar Xk / XkR/ XkR-S. BMW’s 6/M6 Cabriolet range carries the open-air flag for blau mit weiss. If Viper does an open-top version it will be priced here, as will any open variant of the oft-promised new Acura NSX.

Benchmark cars here are all german: porsche 911, Audi R8, Mercedes SL.

A plethora of open-air models are available between $50,000 and $100,000, and this range is where most of the more-established readers may be tempted to tread. Among the germans, Audi pitches its A5/S5 pair, as well as the TT and TTS fraternal twins. BMW counters with the Z4, and soon-to-be-replaced 3/M3 Series Cabriolet. Not to be outdone, Mercedes offers the sports SLk variants and the middleweight E350/550. porsche’s excellent Boxster range starts at $56,500 and now adds great looks to its decathlete-like skill set.

spring feverOpen-air automotive contagions

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Dr. Kelly Silverthorn is Just for Canadian Dentists’ automotive writer. He tries to keep one convertible and/or one track-day car in the family fleet.

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Jaguar will soon enter this price-spread fray with the stylish new f Type sports car range featuring supercharged V6 and V8 engines with 340–495 horsepower. The full range of upcoming C7 Chevrolet Corvette Targa tops and convertibles will be included here, as are upper-end stablemate Camaros. The open Shelby Mustang gT500 is priced at $66,699.

Somewhat less adrenaline-infused, Volvo’s only convertible, the long-running C70, starts at $52,500. Infiniti has the g convertible, and Lexus both the 250C and 350C.

Benchmarks are, again, all German. Of those with two seats, it’s the Porsche Boxster (although both the new Jag and Vette look promising). Among four-seaters, I’ll have to reserve judgment until the first-ever 4 Series BMW arrives (in deference to the BMW 3 Series’ long stranglehold on this title).

Ten choices remain between $25,000 and $50,000. from least- to most-expensive base price, the list includes: the Beetle Convertible, MINI Roadster, Mazda

MX5 (Miata), ford Mustang V6, MINI Convertible, Chrysler 200, Chev Camaro 1LT, VW Eos, ford Mustang gT, BMW 1 Series and Nissan 370Z.

The two-seater benchmark is Mazda’s (soon to be replaced) MX5; the four-seater benchmark goes to the BMW 1 Series or Mustang gT.

And the most affordable open-top car in Canada? That title is currently held by the ultra-cute fiat 500c at $17,495. Competitors include the also fuel-frugal Smart forTwo Cabriolet at $20,500 and the rugged go-anywhere Jeep Wrangler at $21,195.

No matter what the price or the performance, convertible owners share a bond of mutual understanding. Driving can indeed be more than just getting from A to B. Like life itself, the journey is

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D r. Angelina Loo peeked out at the long lineup of families seated on the cold tile floor of Bonum Centre in

Ekaterinburg, 1,800 km east of Moscow near the ural Mountains. Some of the families had travelled for days to get to the pediatric hos-pital, and were peeling off the layers of cloth-ing that had protected them from the -20˚C

Russian winter. A young mother, cradling an infant in her arms, entered the examination room. Loo smiled reassuringly at the baby, whose dark, bright eyes stared out from a face marred by the asymmetrical features and twisted upper lip of a cleft palate. The child wouldn’t receive the same level of care

she would if treated at BC Children’s Hospital Cleft and Craniofacial program where Loo, an orthodontist, works with a special team of surgeons, nurses, social workers and speech and hearing therapists. Nonetheless, while at Bonum, Loo would give the child—and doz-ens like her—life-changing treatment. “I can see the tears in the parents’ eyes, because

they are worried about their child’s future,” recalls Loo. “My immediate role was to reas-sure them that it would be fine.”

Loo, who runs a busy orthodontic practice in Vancouver, spent one week

at the Bonum Centre in 2010. She was part of the face the future

Missions medical team that goes yearly to Ekaterinburg to provide reconstructive facial surgery. Team mem-bers also educated Russian

practitioners in the latest medical advances for children

born with cleft palate and nu-merous other craniofacial anoma-

lies. During her stay at Bonum, Loo saw about 60 cleft and craniofacial patients, from newborns to young adults. She also gave seminars to the Russian surgeons and dental specialists on a pre-surgical orthopedic pro-cedure that has revolutionized treatment for kids with facial clefting in Canada. for each patient, Loo creates an upper mouth plate, similar to an orthodontic retainer. Attached to the plate is a stent with a plastic bauble on the end. The stent is inserted into the baby’s nostril and secured with tape. Because the infant nose is composed of highly malleable cartilage, the stent gradually re-contours the cleft side nostril to mirror the non-cleft side. Not only does this help the plastic surgeons create a symmetrical-looking face, but it re-duces the number of nose surgeries needed over a patient’s lifetime. At first, Loo encoun-tered resistance; the Russian surgeons “didn’t think the stent would be useful.” However, with the help of “before and after” photos, Loo showed the efficacy of stent use: fewer surgeries and thus less scar tissue, allowing the face to function more normally.

Loo returned from Russia inspired and energized by the practitioners who struggled to provide optimum care with

meagre government financing. She was also humbled by the parents—most of them poor—who struggled to ensure their disabled child grew up as happy and healthy as possible. Loo has since launched her own charity called Spring for kids foundation, which supports programs benefiting indi-viduals with facial clefting. The foundation raised $228,000 in its first two years. Most of the money was donated to BC Children’s Hospital Cleft and Craniofacial program to buy 3-D imaging equipment. “It allows the surgeon to evaluate a face in three dimensions, and outlines improvements for future surgeries,” says Loo. The money also helped finance the hospital’s craniofa-cial program website and an educational video for parents, and subsidized disabled kids’ attendance at Camp Zajac outside Mission, BC. Some funds helped subsidize the large dental bills that the parents of cleft children often face due to a high incidence of teeth cavities. Loo also gave funds to the Complex prosthodontic program and Cancer Control Agency at Vancouver general Hospital, which provides facial reconstruc-tive treatment following accidents or cancer therapies.

Loo’s next fundraiser is set for the spring of 2014. She will continue to support BC Children’s Cleft and Craniofacial program. She also plans to help finance cleft palate research at the university of British Columbia faculty of Dentistry and its new affiliate, the National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The clinic treats upwards of 1,200 cleft palate patients a year. In Vietnam, there is a high incidence of fistulas—residual holes in the palate—that occur due to a lack of care when the patient is a baby.

Here in BC, the 80 to 100 children born annually with cleft palate receive world-class care. After seeing the impact her one-week stay had in Russia, Loo is driven to help kids around the globe receive care similar to that given Canadian youngsters “It is my mission to share my knowledge and expertise and advocate for programs that provide support and help for these special kids,” Loo says. “A smile on a child’s face is the greatest motiva-tion of all.”

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It’s the guide’s intro to a morning jaunt through a place unlike any other on earth. We’re in Gros Morne National Park, on the west coast of Newfoundland. And it looks like we’re on another planet.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is like the scientific equivalent of the Pyramids, or Newfoundland’s version of the Great Wall—a massive

geological wall, that is. As UNESCO puts it, “the park provides a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the earth's mantle lie exposed.” Add some glaciation, and the result is otherworldly scenery: coastal lowland, alpine plateau, fjords, deep valleys, steep cliffs, towering waterfalls and untouched lakes. The

Lord of the Rings wouldn’t be out of place here.

And, fittingly, despite the sun beaming bright and hot, guide Chris Oravec warns that snow could make an appearance—after all, it’s as if we’re in anything-can-happen Middle Earth, if not the ends of the earth. But happily, she adds, “It’s Writers. The week of Writers always has sun.”

“This walk will change your life.”Welcome to the mind-bending Rock, where otherworldly geology is the backdrop for a heady mix of words + music during the Writers at Woody Point

The Tablelands walk at Gros Morne

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It’s why a good chunk of us are here, for the Writers at Woody point festival (although just as many far-flung visitors have come simply to visit this unique place). The fest is a weekend-long extravaganza that brings internationally renowned writers, musicians and literary fans to this remote, wind-swept, literally earth-shattered corner of the globe.

guide Oravec uses phrases like “colliding continents” and “ripping apart” to describe what happened here some 485,000,000 years ago. It’s like Mother Earth gave birth

to gros Morne Mountain, a bald-headed monster of mantle that has no business be-ing this far above sea level.

We’re looking at the oldest rock on earth (think 4.5 billion years), igneous rock from far, far below that was effectively “bulldozed” atop the earth’s crust when the tectonic plates collided half a billion years back. That “squishy, taffy-like” rock, as Oravec describes it, is now the flat-topped Tablelands.

There’s a hush. A collective sense of awe overcomes the group. The past,

unadorned, unchanged, is right here, right now. And, it seems, we’re all standing upon an ancient seabed. Ocean floor is moun-taintop and two landmasses that should be separated by thousands of kilometres of water—tabletop-like gros Morne Mountain and Big Level—are both part of what’s now Newfoundland, and only 12 km apart. There’s no other view like it on the planet. It’s mind bending.

Welcome to Newfoundland, also fitting-ly known as The Rock. Just down the road is the tiny town and base of the writers’ fest, Woody point, where more mind bending is in store. Oravec leaves us with this send-off: “Enjoy our park. Enjoy the silence. Enjoy the sunny weather the writers have brought.”

In Woody point, the festival kicks off with a tribute to one of Newfoundland’s most beloved and iconic writers, Al pittman. His daughter Emily’s words are a primer for the next few days here: “This passion for Newfoundland was born in places like Woody point.”

The cup runneth over with passion in this fishing village turned literary outpost on the shores of Bonne Bay. It’s the type of fest where you’ll exchange beer-tasting notes with local Clyde Rose, pittman’s one-time publisher, and guest writer Michael Ondaatje, and get offered an impromptu boat tour of the bay. Characters here are almost comically friendly—in a very good way.

One local musician-cum-captain has travelled the world on tour but chose to return here, working the ferry from Woody point to Norris point with a twinkle in his eye and ready smile. It’s like the line about Blackhat george in a pittman poem, “…he’s come home to learn to walk again.”

Woody point seems to have become a rather high-profile beacon for the creative-minds set. Award-winning journalist Stephen Brunt founded the fest after com-ing to the area on a writing assignment. He “fell head over heels in love with the place,” and his family bought a home the next year. And, after a local group got together to help restore the Woody point Heritage Theatre, the idea of staging a literary festival here was formed. “I hardly knew what a literary festival looked like, and ours evolved into something different than most,” says Brunt.

Now in its tenth year, the fest draws literati and legends like Ondaatje and pulitzer prize-winning Richard ford (this year’s big names are Man Booker prize-winner Anne Enright from Ireland and giller prize-winner Will ferguson) and is hosted by CBC Radio’s Shelagh Rogers. Singers and songwriters add musical mojo to the mix, from The Sharecroppers (also known as Newfoundland’s West Coast Ambassadors)

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Mike McDonald, musician/captain of the ferry that crosses Bonne Bay.

The cliffs of Western Brook Pond… so high their tops are in cloud cover.

Michael Ondaatje reads at the Merchant Warehouse on Water Street during last

year’s Writers at Woody Point festival.

Fishing shack with whale bone décor.

An outdoor reading by Michael Crummey during the Writers in the Wild event.

Stunning rock formations seem to be found around every corner in Newfoundland, like these cliffs across from Norris Point.

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Rainbow sighting on the ferry crossing from Norris

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A couple lays down in a meadow to listen to music during Writers in the Wild.



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One local band, All the Wiles, even redefines a walk through the woods. During the Writers in the Wild event, a snaking line of festival-goers on the dappled Lomond River Trail emerges from the forest into a sun-soaked meadow to listen to the band’s poignant folk/roots stylings. One couple finds an inviting patch in the long grass away from the crowd and lays down to listen as if enchanted.

Other stops along the way: a fantastical puppet show in another meadow, story-telling around the sun-bleached bones of a moose, and a heart-tugging reading by author Michael Crummey by the river banks. The whole surreal experience begins pro-phetically with guide fred Sheppard saying, “Who knows what magic and wonder and beauty will happen on the trail.”

That’s the resounding feeling here—ev-ery walk, every step, could change your life. Hiking, singing, dancing, laughing, weep-ing…all in one day, one place. “We put the

fun in profundity,” says Brunt, and it may just end up as a quote on a future poster for the fest—that and Ondaatje’s comment that it’s the best writing festival he’s ever attended, anywhere.

perhaps it’s something in the water…or that rock. The Rock. After all the revelry, across the water to the north side of Bonne Bay, the road winds away from the impos-ing Tablelands, past Big Level, to another jaw-dropping chunk of rock that seems to jut straight out of Western Brook pond (yes, in Newfoundland, far-reaching fjords are humbly called ponds). The cliffs are taller than the CN Tower and the waterfalls plum-meting off them are some of the highest on the east coast.

Here, again, Mother Nature reminds us of her power and own brand of poetry. That the Writers at Woody point takes place in a tiny town between such geological wonders is only fitting. As the guide at the Tablelands put it a few days ago on what was once another continent, “The real lesson of this place is how tenacious life is. Life really, really wants to hang on.” perhaps that’s why here, in enchanted and other-worldly Newfoundland, the cup runneth over with such passion.

WRITERS AT WOODy POINT This unique festival, where readers, writers, musicians and locals mingle like old friends, takes place this year from August 14 to 18. writersatwoodypoint.com

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in the 15th century…and we’ve been paying the price ever since. To Scotland’s discredit (or credit, depending on opinion), it’s respon-sible for three of the most toxic inventions known to man: whisky, golf and the deep-fried Mars bar.

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The beauty of the fringe is that it is open access—anyone can put on a show. This leads to an eclectic mix of varying quality, embracing the weird to the wonderful and all points in between. There are tens of thousands of performances in some 400 venues, and every school gym, church hall and meeting room is booked well in advance to accommodate acts like a Dallas Methodist high school performing the musical Hair (somewhat underwhelming) or the Canadian Lumberjack show (fabulous comedy). World-famous maestros perform next door to drama, revues, comedy, visual arts, lectures, children’s shows, cabaret, street performers, dance and music of all kinds, and the city buzzes with electric excitement. This year’s lineup includes acts that range from rock icon patti Smith to “a mesmerising deconstruction of franz kafka’s seminal novella,” Metamorphosis. Shows can cost as little as $10 or $20 and festival veterans compete to see as many as they can in a day.

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The issue of determining active patient charts remains a contentious one in the dental industry. Even with the aid

of the various experts and industry advisors, it remains a nuisance to the sale and conveyance of professional practices—and often muddies sales’ waters.

The experts need to debate, discuss and collaborate on this issue—one that has great impact on the due diligence process. Even with all the dental publications and social media outlets that now reach dentists, it doesn’t hurt to restate the message.

So, as one such expert, I weigh in here:Chart count does not equate to goodwill

value—it only points to the busyness of the present owner and to his/her chosen style of patient management.

for example, a patient who appoints once a year for a regular cleaning may not be considered active if a buyer only uses the last 12 months as the definition of an active patient.

Should a conservative vendor’s practice be downgraded for using a 12-month standard?

Just this one factor alone shows how some buyers are using a misleading methodology to examine charts. And it doesn’t even matter how this measurement originated because it’s patently flawed.

In addition, standard deviations—the weighting of types of patients as insured versus un-insured or by ethnicity and age profile—are not being reliably analyzed to determine chart count. Cultural differences are often bantered about like it’s common acceptance to classify certain patients as frugal or cost-conscious. This is an insult to both clients and their patients.

When my firm surveys buyers to examine post-purchase results (one-year later), most buyers report a higher gross income in their first year than in the last year of the previous owner. Almost 40 years of surveys prove that an increase of 5–15% is common.

Why is this? Buyers report the discovery of ample

untreated, elective cases that the previous owner chose not to treat or refer out to specialists. This may be due to the previous

owner’s age, his/her late-career motivation or general fatigue leading to a simple lack of desire for busy day-sheets.

Others may simply lack the skill or technology to perform the treatments. knowing this, why are buyers fixated on the chart count and not the 10-year vision that most owners use to succeed?

Every owner-dentist relates that he/she retrieves what are considered in-active patient files with regularity as people move back into old neighbourhoods, regain employment and insurance coverage or simply realize that they need to see their dentist/hygienist again after an absence of mind or resources.

Some industry advisors resist the above points. I advise clients to accept offers from mature, well-informed and ambitious buyers. I have even considered asking some buyers to do their own due diligence (with the incurred time and money cost) before an offer, to compare with my separate findings—even if this means another offer is accepted and the potential purchase is lost.

I know that both buyers and sellers get frustrated and complain about costs (legal etc.) when a transaction does not come to speedy fruition. To avoid this, the answer is simple: a reliable industry standard of dental practice valuation.

Empirical appraisal (my firm’s methodology stems from over 7,500 practices appraised since 1974) places little, if any value on chart count. far more important is a practice’s historical, arms-length, open-market sales data—supported by the income approach (cash flow)—to determine fair market value.

Based on all this, the tactic of negotiating sale price after an accepted offer—by using a buyer’s chart count methodology—is found wanting.

Despite having written extensively on this topic before, I’m always open to input. The dental practice is an ever-changing business model. practices and methods must adapt.

Let the debate begin! If it leads to an industry-wide and recognized valuation standard, we’ll all benefit.

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Timothy A. Brown specializes in dental practice appraisals, brokerage, consulting, locum placements, associateships and practice financing across Canada. You can reach Timothy at [email protected].

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If that weren’t enough, other festivals have hitched a ride on the juggernaut. In June there’s the International film festival and the Jazz and Blues festival in July. And while the main festival in August is go-ing on there, there’s also that must-see Military Tattoo and The International Book festival. Even walking Edinburgh’s streets is a literary journey itself; a little-known fact is that the city is home to the richest piece of literary real estate in the world known as “Writer’s Block,” where J.k. Rowling, Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith all live as neighbours, with kate Atkinson also in residence nearby.

After a wee dram, I close the way I started. Anyone who doesn’t visit Edinburgh in particular and Scotland in general is an idiot. Simple fact, no offence intended.

My only caveat is the weather, which is not a strong point of the country. go in the summer months when there are at least enough sunny days to showcase Scotland’s many attractions (and, with the pound at record lows to the dollar, the time has never been better). A gaelic toast, slàinte (health!), awaits you.

scotland = scotch When in Scotland, visit a distillery.

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being the smallest and cutest. As for whisky it-self there are two major categories—single malt and blended (and good

blends are by no means necessarily inferior).

Single malts are roughly split between Highland and

Island. If complex peaty, smoky, seaweed-infused flavour is to your taste then try one from the island of Islay or a Talisker from Skye (my favourite). The better known but middle-of-the-road Glenfiddich, Glen Morangie and Glen Livet are all Highland, as is the upmarket Macallan. Visit the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre near the Castle, and you’ll learn more than you ever wanted to know about the subject.

celtic cuisine Gone are the days when the odour of boiled cabbage and carrot permeated the corridors of Scottish hotels. I’ve travelled extensively and four of the top 10 meals I have ever had were in Scotland (though admittedly my frequent visits may skew the statistics). Today’s local culinary scene is vibrant. Fresh produce, grass-fed beef and lamb and wonderful seafood are the ingredients for a new breed of young imaginative chefs such as Mark Greenaway. Edinburgh has six Michelin-starred restaurants (the highest in the U.K. outside of London), and Scotland as a whole has 16. In Edinburgh, sample the fare at the Michelin-starred Restaurant Martin Wishart and The Kitchin, both in now-trendy Leith. For high-end vegetarian, there’s David Bann on St. Mary’s Street, or for a quick meal, Hendersons on Hanover street, a city fixture for years with self service or take-aways. And try the haggis—love it or hate it—even a deep-fried mini one from the ubiquitous fish-and-chip shops.

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of winter. I love the yellows, shades of light green, blues, reds and pinks. To celebrate the season, I find myself making more fish and serving it simply with a salsa. When I was a child, my family had easy access to a variety of fish and I loved the crispy skin of pan-fried fish. Nowadays, it’s much harder to find fish fi-lets with the skin unless you buy a whole fish and ask the fishmonger to scale and filet it. It’s well worth the effort as the skin has most of the fatty omega acids and adds a welcome crunch to the soft moist flesh.

As mangos are in season, it makes a colourful salsa when combined with avocado. Adding some prawns, lime, chili and cilantro brings to mind a refreshing ceviche without the raw seafood. This salsa works well with any fish. If you are using an oily fish, simply add more lime juice. But with a mild or medium fish such as snapper, the juice of 1 lime is sufficient.

When choosing a wine with this dish, first consider the type of fish and then the spicy

sweetness of the salsa. If it is an oily or meaty fish such as salmon or halibut, a gewürztraminer would work well. But for a lighter fish such as snapper, a new world Sauvignon Blanc or dry Riesling would be delicious. A recent find was the pewsey Vale Eden Valley Riesling 2012. This wine had fruity peach, green apple notes with a slight spicy tangerine and lime taste. The brilliant refreshing acidity worked well with the spicy chili and the long finish left a mouth-watering dryness. (As an aside, the acidity will allow the wine to be cellared, but it is enjoyable now.) Yum.

4 pieces of red snapper, approximately 180g each, skin on but scaled

salt and fresh ground pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

salsa1 lime1 ripe but firm avocado1 ripe but not overly soft

ataulfo mango 2 medium hot red chili

peppers4 green onions, rinsed with

ends cut1 small clove garlic, peeled

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ginger, cut in halfpinch of saltextra virgin olive oilsmall sprigs of cilantro for

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PAN-FRIED SNAPPER WITH MANgO AVOCADO SALSA (SERVES 4)

To make the salsa, start by peeling the shrimp. Add salt and pepper to taste. In a heavy fry pan large enough to hold the shrimp in 1 layer, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add ginger. When oil is shimmering, add shrimp. Cook for 2 minutes before turning shrimp for another 2 minutes. Remove and let rest while preparing other salsa ingredients. Discard ginger.

Zest lime and juice over a bowl. Dice avocado and mango into ½-inch pieces and add to lime mixture. Add thinly sliced chilies (scrape out seeds but leave some pith for heat), green onions and ½-inch diced shrimp to the salsa. Add minced garlic, chopped cilantro and gently mix all ingredients. Lightly salt to taste and set aside.

Run fingers along the flesh of fish to check for any pin bones and remove. Pat fish dry with a paper towel. Lightly salt and pepper both sides. In a large, heavy non-stick fry pan, heat 1 – 2 tablespoons oil over high heat. Swirl to coat. When oil is shimmering, place fish skin side down. Do not move or poke the fish, otherwise skin will not crisp. Let it cook for 2 ½ – 3 minutes depending upon the thickness. When fish is opaque half way through, carefully turn over and cook for another minute. Remove pan from heat to plate so fish does not overcook.

To serve, spoon salsa onto 4 plates and arrange a piece of fish on top. Drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil around the edge of plate and garnish with cilantro sprigs.

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Pair a light fish like

snapper with a new-world Sauvignon Blanc or dry Riesling. For denser, meatier

fish, go with a Gewürztraminer.

fresh catchServe up a snappy taste of spring

Dr. Holly Fong is a practising speech-language pathologist with three young children who’s always trying, adapting and creating dishes.

aged,” says Lorenz. “flavours will almost always be more herbaceous...smoky, hybrid flavours like roasted pineapple, dried fruits, roasted red pepper, pine needles, cigarette ash, railroad ties...but also anise, especially in wild-harvested agave species from around Oaxaca.”

The smokiness that’s characteristic of mezcal comes from the pit roasting—which permeates the agaves with the essence of fire and earth—not from rest-ing in oak, which is where tequila gets its chocolate, soy and caramel nuances. The age of the agave pre-harvest is what’s important, Lorenz explains. Some people believe that the longer the plant matures, the more the terroir influences mezcal’s flavour. Arroqueño agave, for example, can mature for upwards of 24 years. In effect, the aging has taken place before the spirit has been bottled.

Mezcal is produced in very small quantities, compared to tequila, and because of its primitive production methods, each batch is a singular expres-sion. The variables are boundless: the batch, the village, elevation, variety and age of agave, whether the mezcal is made from a single species or ensamble, a blend of three species. It all adds to mezcal’s mystique.

To confound matters more, qual-ity mezcal can be aged in oak. It’s not considered artisanal, though, because like tequila, the piñas are steam-roasted. Lorenz describes the flavour of the extra añejo Agave de Cortés as “...raisins, cara-mel and just delicious, thick sweet spice.”

On the menu at La Mezcaleria? A dozen varieties already, including fidencio pechuga, a curious concoction, where distilled mezcal is infused with the essence of, yes, a whole chicken breast.

Artisanal or not, expect to see this smoky spirit explode onto the booze scene soon in Canada. The volume of mezcal imported for sippers to savour has expanded exponentially in the past few years, with artisanal brands such as fidencio, pierde Almas, and El Jolgorio entering the market. And like mezcal’s more youthful counterpart, tequila, it’s best when sipped neat or matched with ingredients that complement—not mask—its assertive essence.”

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mezcal on the riseMake room for tequila’s older and smokier agave counterpart

Janet Gyenes is a magazine writer and editor who likes to dally in spirits, especially when discov-ering something like corenwyn jenever (a gin-like Dutch spirit)—straight or in cocktails like the

“bramble.” Have a boozy idea or question? Send it to [email protected]

If tequila is one of the most misunder-stood spirits, then mezcal is a downright mystery. But bartenders are getting schooled on

the smoky spirit says Eric Lorenz, Canada’s first mezcalier, whose knowledge of all things agave is encyclopedic. (He’s also a tequila enthusiast and educator who holds the Distintivo “T” Diploma from the Consejo Regulador del Tequila).

After completing the first level of mezcalier training from the pros (including the distiller from Scorpion Mezcal), about 20 bartenders working at establishments such as West, Hawksworth and The Shameful Tiki Shack in Vancouver, are a step closer to earn-

ing the “mezcalier” moniker.Mezcalerias have already been embraced

in u.S. cities such as Austin, Seattle and New York (complete with art gallery and burlesque shows), and they’ve migrated to Europe, with eclectic spots open in paris (think Mexican wrestling masks married with Marais chairs), London, Berlin and beyond.

Considering that Mexico is Canada’s winter playground, mezcal-centric joints have been absent from our cool climes. until now. Canada’s first, La Mezcaleria, finally opened in Vancouver’s vibrant Commercial Drive neighbourhood. Mezcal and tequila flights are on offer, giving guests a chance to get an appreciation of agaves’ complexity and diversity.

There’s truth to the old saying “All te-quila is mezcal, but not all mezcal is tequila.” Mezcal has been made in Mexico for roughly 500 years, making it the mother of agave spirits, but politics and propaganda pushed younger upstart tequila to the forefront.

Both boozes are made in Mexico from agave plants and involve roasting, fermenting and distilling.

“The biggest difference is that tequila is a bit industrial and mezcal stayed more primi-tive,” says Lorenz.

Artisanal mezcal-making is unquestion-ably rustic, and comparisons are often drawn between moonshiners and mezcaliers. Just a few ingredients are required: agave, water, firewood.

And a mule. Piñas (the heart of the agave plant) are

roasted for three to five days in a pit. Then they’re mashed with a mule-drawn stone wheel before open-air fermentation takes place, followed by distillation in wood-fired stills. The method dates back to pre-Colum-bian times.

There are 30 to 40 agave species that can be made into mezcal, though blue agave, the hallmark of quality tequila, isn’t one of them. “In most cases it’s a single agave that’s used,” says Lorenz. “Most is 100% espadin [agave]. Tobala is second-most known—it’s almost always wild harvested—and takes 16 years to grow.” Age is another wrinkle in the mystery that shrouds mezcal, where youth reigns.

“Artisanal mezcal is always presented un-

part 2: rediscover mezcal ’s allure(part 1:

tequila)

Hold the mariachis and caballitos. Bring on the tequila and mezcal, paired with tasty bites from local chefs at the Vancouver International Tequila Expo (VITE). May 24, 2013, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver; tickets from $40. vancouvertequilaexpo.com

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My name: Jehan Casey

I live and practise in: Calgary, Alberta

My training: BSC from uBC and DMD from Case Western Reserve university in Cleveland, Ohio

Why I was drawn to dentistry: Because it has it all…I can have a job where I can make people feel great about themselves, educate them about their health, use my artistic abilities, be my own boss and have a rewarding life, YOu CAN”T ASk fOR MORE.

My last trip: St. Lucia

The most exotic place I’ve travelled: Australia for two weeks from Sydney to Cairns

The best souvenir I’ve brought back from a trip: Bed bugs, LOL. No, actually a Christmas ornament.

A favourite place that I keep returning to: Las Vegas

My ultimate dream vacation: South Africa

If I could travel to any time, I’d go to: My childhood to see my grandmother again

My favourite book: The Secret

My favourite film: Monster in Law

My must-see TV show: Homeland

My favourite song: Chasing Pavements by Adele

My first job: Sales clerk in a clothing store

The gadget or gear I could not do without: My cell phone

My favourite room at home: The kitchen

My car: BMW 300 Series

My last purchase: Tickets to Maroon 5

My last splurge: Earrings from Swarovski

My most-frequented store: Starbucks

My closet has too many: Never too many!

My fridge is always stocked with: fruits and vegetables

My medicine cabinet is always stocked with: Advil

My guilty pleasure is: godiva Chocolate

My favourite exercise/sports activity: Swimming and boxing

My favourite sport to watch: Hockey

My celebrity crush: Hugh Jackman

I’d want this with me if stranded on a desert island: My cellphone

My secret to relaxing and relieving tension: pedicure and manicure appointment

A talent I wish I had: Singing

My scariest moment: Sky diving 30,000 feet to conquer my fear of heights

My fondest memory: playing with my big sister at my grandmothers house

A big challenge I’ve faced: Moving too many times during my childhood and having to adjust to different cultures

One thing I’d change about myself: Be more patient

The word that best describes me: High energy

I’m inspired by: High achievers

My biggest ego boost: When my patients leave satisfied and they think I am too young to be a dentist

My biggest ego blow: Myself

I’m happiest when: Travelling and experiencing a new adventure

My greatest fear: To be alone

My motto is: Live life with no regrets

A cause close to my heart: Making sure that my family live a long healthy happy life

Something I haven’t done yet that’s on my must-do list: Become a part-time writer and white-water rafting

If I wasn’t a dentist I’d be: A fashion designer

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Dr. JehAn CASey knOWS her prIOrITIeS. She feels that dentistry allows her to make people feel great, use her artistic abilities, and provides the means to a rewarding life. “You can’t ask for more.” Well said. If this “high energy” dentist is not in St. Lucia or Las Vegas, she’s planning her next adventure (South Africa!) and conquering her fears (um, sky diving!). Her favourite book is The Secret, after all. Either that, or getting a mani-pedi for some downtime…

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Dr. Casey in the stables, at a Michael

Bublé concert with her beau, hiking in Kanan-askis with a furry friend, celebrating with friends

and family, and her favourite book.

Just For Canadian Dentists 2013-05 May June

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