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Tanning Salon in Taipei

力屋國際。Powerhouse International
忠孝東路四段177號3樓之3﹙近忠孝敦化捷運站二號出口﹚；﹙02﹚2778-9725
177, ZhongXiao E. Rd., Sec 4, 3F-3 ﹙Close to ZhongXiao DunHuaMRT Station Exit 2﹚
營業時間/Hours：10:30 am-11:30 pm
可刷卡，不收服務費
Credit Cards Accepted. No Service Charge.
www.power-house.com.tw

Even though we cannot see ultraviolet radiation with our naked eyes the health effects on the skins of UV radiation cannot be ignored. Many dermatologists advocate sun protection measures and yet people still long for an all-over tan and that golden bronze look. One can wear as little as bikini and lie down under the sun for some color and still ends up with some tan lines. Therefore tanning salons began to pop up in the 80s. Indoor tanning solves a few problems for those who love to be kissed by the sun; not affected by rainy days, the time spent in tanning and the environment are carefully controlled, tanning in the nude in a private area.

A. Now tanning salons are available in Taipei. Powerhouse International has brought in expensive tanning beds from the U.S. This tanning bed is not only to give you a healthy glow of all-over tan but also it is equipped with a special pulsating LED unit for photomodulation beauty treatments.
B. There are also tanning booths where you can strip naked and get tan while standing up for 10 minutes. From the outside the tanning booths look like space shuttles in a glance. For first timer you can come in for a session every other day and for approximately three times a week. Depending on your natural skin tone and ideal color of tan the number of tanning sessions may vary. Once you’ve achieved the gorgeous tan you want, just come in once a month for maintenance. You’ll also apply tanning lotion to your skin and you may choose among different brands and ingredients of tanning lotions in order to get the best result. For fees the options are as the following: single session is NT$250, five sessions purchased in advance is NT$1,000, monthly pass﹙NT$1,750﹚, three months pass﹙NT$4,500﹚, six month pass﹙NT$6,500﹚and one year pass﹙NT$10,000/complimentary tanning lotion worth NT$800﹚.

雖然肉眼看不到紫外線，但是紫外線照射對於皮膚的影響，是不容忽視的。而皮膚科醫師苦口婆心的大力宣導防曬措施，還是有很多人渴望擁有一身如小麥光澤的膚色。即使穿著最少的布料﹙如比基尼﹚在自然陽光下曝曬，也無法曬到全身每一個部位。因此在80年代，室內人工日曬中心開始興起，解決了不少愛好陽光者的困擾：下雨天不受影響、日曬的環境和時間受到控制、可以不穿任何衣服在隱密的空間接受日光浴。

A. 如今台北也有人工日曬中心，力屋國際從美國引進價格昂貴的日曬床，而這張日曬床除了可以曬出你想要的健康膚色，它也同時具有脈衝光的配備，達到雙重的效果，人工日光浴兼美容。
B. 也有直立式的日曬機器，衣服脫光站著一次曬十分鐘，乍看之下好像太空艙。初次使用人工日曬，一週最多曬三次，曬完隔天休息。依照每個人的膚質和理想的膚色，需要曬的次數也不等。一旦目標達成，每個月曬一次以維護膚色。日曬前需要上一層日曬油，按照自己喜歡的膚色挑選不同成份的日曬油以達到最好的效果。收費方式如下，單次為250元，購買五次優惠價1,000元，另外有月票﹙1,750元﹚、三個月﹙4,500元﹚、六個月﹙6,500元﹚和年票﹙10,000元/加送一瓶日曬油﹚。

祥和蔬食餐廳。Serenity Restaurant

祥和蔬食餐廳。Serenity Restaurant
鎮江街一巷一號﹙捷運善導寺二號出口﹚；﹙02﹚2357-0377
1, Alley 1, ZhenJiang St.﹙Close to ShanDao Temple Exit 2﹚
營業時間/Hours：午餐/Lunch 11:00 am-2 pm; 晚餐/Dinner 5-9 pm
無刷卡，一成服務費
Credit Cards Not Accepted. 10% Service Charge.
中/英/日文菜單 / Chinese/English/Japanese menu
http://www.serenity.com.tw

The Wu Family has been in the restaurant business for years. After their daughter became a vegetarian due to religious reasons she managed to convince her parents to give up the already well-established business. Instead they started a new business two and a half years ago and it’s devoted to only vegetarian cuisine. It is located in the first alley right behind Lai-Lai Sheraton Hotel. Its well-lit dining space makes the experience even more enjoyable.

Serenity Restaurant serves pure vegetarian dishes. That means no eggs or dairy products with the exception of two hotpots that contain milk as soup stock. Member of the Wu Family are vegetarians who cannot stand bland taste and love flavors. They traveled to Sichuan province for recipes and inspirations in order to make healthy and spicy Sichuan cuisine.

The signature dish “Steamed Sticky Tofu”﹙NT$400﹚is full of aroma and flavorful without the grease. If you’re a hotpot lover “Preserved Chinese Cabbage Hotpot”﹙NT$300/small﹚is delicious and healthy for your body. “Serenity Good Health Hotpot”﹙NT$1,000﹚is big enough for 8 to 10 to share and you’ll have to phone in to order it at least 1 day in advance.

For the summer ahead new dishes are added to the weekday lunch specials. “Japanese Seaweed Cold Noodle”﹙NT$180/including salad, soup and two side dishes﹚is very refreshing on a hot summer day. “Chinese Cabbage Salad”﹙NT$180﹚is like cold slaw and you may ask for slight sour taste for your liking. “Sliced Apples Wrapped In Japanese Perilla frutesce”﹙NT$260﹚is an unusual veggie and fruit combination – a thin layer of peanut butter and crispy apples are wrapped in green leaves. “Jew’s Ear Fungus Sichuan Style Salad”﹙NT$200﹚is slightly spicy and full of nutrients. Jew’s ear fungus is high in protein and that’s why it’s also known as the chicken meat in vegetables. “Steamed Sweet Yam & Vegetable Meat”﹙NT$300﹚accords with the latest diet trend of eating fiber-rich food such as yam. If you love hot and spicy “Hot & Spicy Cold Noodles”﹙NT$160﹚is for sure to perk up your appetite.

從事餐飲業多年的吳姓家庭，因掌上明珠在接觸宗教信仰後開始茹素，進而說服父母放棄原本已穩定基礎的餐廳事業，在兩年半前開始經營素食餐廳。座落在喜來登飯店正後方的第一條巷子，光線良好的用餐空間讓人心情特好。

祥和蔬食餐廳的菜單皆全素，唯有兩道火鍋用到奶類，其他都是無奶無蛋。鑒於一般素食料理淡而無味，再加上自家人都愛重口味，特地遠自四川取經，尋求既健康又麻辣的四川口味。

招牌菜清蒸臭豆腐﹙400元﹚，少了油膩，臭豆腐香氣更入味。喜歡吃火鍋的，酸白菜鍋﹙300元/小﹚好吃卻不對身體造成負擔；祥和養生鍋﹙1,000元﹚必須在前一天預訂，適合八至十人一同分享。

為今年夏天特別推出的商業午餐菜色，和風羊粞菜涼麵﹙180元/附生菜、湯、兩種配菜﹚口感清爽。松柏長青﹙180元﹚是涼拌菜，酸度可依個人喜好調整，香蘋紫蘇卷﹙260元﹚是在紫蘇葉上塗花生醬，再將新鮮蘋果包起來，很特殊的新鮮蔬果組合。涼拌川木耳﹙200元﹚微辣，木耳是素食中的雞肉，營養成份高。粉蒸地瓜素肉﹙300元﹚將地瓜切成塊狀，符合養生流行吃地瓜；熱愛麻辣口味的千萬別錯過麻辣拌麵﹙160元﹚，吃完必定讓你胃口大開。

Just In Bistro & Wine Bar

Just In Bistro & Wine Bar
忠孝東路四段181巷33號﹙近忠孝敦化捷運站二號出口﹚；﹙02﹚8771-9297
33, Alley 181, ZhongXiao E. Rd., Sec 4,﹙Close to ZhongXiao DunHuaMRT Station Exit 2﹚
營業時間/Hours：週一白天公休/Closed Mondays during daytime; 午餐/Lunch 12 -2:30 pm；下午茶/Afternoon Tea 2:30-5:30 pm; 歡樂時光/Happy Hour 5:30-7:30 pm; 晚餐/Dinner 6-10 pm; 西班牙點心&葡萄酒吧 5:30 pm-12 am﹙週四到六營業時間超過半夜12點/Thursday thru Saturday stays open past midnight﹚
可刷卡，不收服務費
Credit Cards Accepted. No Service Charge.
中/英文菜單 / Chinese/English menu

Renowned chef Justin Quek has surprised us again with his culinary skills! The newly open Just in Bistro & Wine Bar uses the freshest local ingredients to create comfort food. Sommelier’s wine selection to pair with bistro cuisine and serving full menu even after 9 pm are some of the reasons why people flock here. Justin says, “It’s now the time of Bistronomics – reasonable prices for delicate and simple bistro cuisine. We offer you a meeting place to hang out and get something to eat and drink. It doesn’t have to be a sit-down dinner. You can eat & drink standing up at the bar – relax, talk as loud as you like and just be yourself.”

A. Kevin Hu is not only the restaurant manager but also a sommelier. He makes excellent recommendation based on professional knowledge. Single glass starts from NT$160. If you like it then consider get the whole bottle. Daily happy hour begins at 5:30 ‘till 7:30 with a special cocktail promotion﹙buy one get one free﹚with complimentary tapas. Come here once and you’ll want to come here after work everyday. Monday’s special is NT$500 for one Just in pizza and two beers. There is no service charge because “it’s just as cozy as if eating at a friend’s house; only if you like the service, then you may tip our hardworking wait staff directly.” Says Chef Quek.
B. Taiwan is surrounded by sea on all sides and therefore seafood variety is abundant. Justin is inspired by it and presents the freshest seafood as the special recommendation written up on the blackboard. “Grilled Langoustines with olive oil & basil”﹙NT$398/160 grams﹚is so fresh and it tastes delicious with simple seasoning of olive oil and basil. “Clams a la Mariniere in Casserole”﹙NT$130﹚is perfect with white wine. Order 5 or 6 Spanish tapas to share among friends, enjoy good food, catch up with friends and have a good time!
C. “Gourmet Cheese Burger, Salad & Fries”﹙NT$360﹚has hand chopped sirloin burger patty with mushrooms and Gruyere cheese. This is one of the most popular dishes because once people try it and they love it.

名廚郭文秀的Just In Bistro & Wine Bar讓大家驚豔：以本地新鮮食材作出讓人心情好的料理，專業侍酒師選酒配菜，晚上九點後照常供餐。郭主廚說：「現在是小餐廳經濟學的時代，合理價格吃到精緻、簡單的歐陸美食，提供讓大家喝小酒、吃小點的聚會場所，不一定要坐下來，在吧台吃吃喝喝也很開心！藉機放鬆、大聲講話，不受拘束。」

A. 餐廳經理胡凱文同時也是侍酒師，以專業知識推薦酒類，單杯葡萄酒從160元起跳，喜歡再買整瓶；每天歡樂時光5:30-7:30 pm，只要點一杯買一送一促銷活動的調酒，店家不時招待點心，來過一次，以後下班都想來；週一晚上的優惠活動是一份比薩加兩瓶啤酒只要500元。這裡不收服務費，「像是在朋友家用餐那樣自在，如果服務不錯，歡迎將小費給辛苦的服務生！」郭主廚誠懇的解釋著。
B. 台灣四周環海，因此海鮮種類特別多，激發郭主廚更多創意靈感，漁港最新鮮的海產就是黑板上的特別推薦，烤螯蝦﹙398元/160公克﹚因為新鮮，以橄欖油和羅勒調味就很好吃。香料白酒蛤蜊﹙130元﹚搭配白酒，三五好友，再點五六樣西班牙小點一起分享，慢慢吃喝，盡情聊天，好不快樂！
C. 招牌牛肉起士漢堡佐沙拉與薯條﹙360元﹚可是手剁上好的沙朗牛肉，再做成漢堡肉，夾著蘑菇和瑞士起士，這是目前熱銷的一試成主顧菜色之一。

A-Plus。花酒藏

A-Plus。花酒藏
安和路一段33號；﹙02﹚2731-9266
33, AnHe Rd, Sec 1
營業時間/Hours：午餐/Lunch 12-2 pm；晚餐/Dinner 6 pm-1:30 am
可刷卡，收一成服務費
Credit Cards Accepted. 10% service charge.
中/英文菜單 / Chinese/English menu
www.aplusdiningbar.com.tw

調酒師：小白
Bartender: Whitey

Cocktail@A-Plus: 瑪格草莓 Strawberry Shochu-Rita

材料/Ingredients:
一棵草莓 / 1 Strawberry
0.2 盎司果糖 / 0.2 oz Fruit Sugar
2 盎司 燒酌 / 2 oz Shochu
0.5 盎司 君度橙酒 / 0.5 oz Cointreau
2 盎司酸甜汁 / 2 oz Sour Mix

做法/Directions:
將所有材料加入冰塊後搖幾下，再打上一圈圈的青梅鹽泡。
Mix all the ingredients together with ice and top it off with swirls of whipped Japanese plum foams.

Ever since A-Plus opened in 2007 it strives to stay one step ahead of the trends. In recent years many Japanese restaurants in the U.S. began using shochu in their cooking; now you can enjoy similar cuisine as well. “Grilled Lamb Chops On Stone”﹙NT$320﹚is served on a hot platter with a layer of sliced potatoes and a small amount of Italian marinara sauce. Pour some shochu onto the dish, light up and eat it as soon as the flame is out. You have to eat it right away because lamb chops are most tender while hot. Right about now you can order a glass of Shochu-Jito﹙NT$180﹚. The idea comes from Spanish mojito. Instead of mint leaves this drink is made with Japanese Perilla frutesce, giving it an aroma that’s only found in Asia.

The main customer demographics at A-Plus is mostly women. Therefore the menu and the drink list cater to the liking of today’s women and their taste becomes the first priority. “Sliced Japanese Octopus Topped With Vinegar Jelly”﹙NT$180﹚is a very refreshing appetizer. Sliced octopus is laid out on a bed of thinly sliced cucumbers and covered in vinegar jelly which is a secret recipe. Most women love strawberry and Shochu-Rita is the No.1 selling cocktail at A-Plus. The white foam on top is not whipped cream but in-house special - Japanese plum foams. And the best thing about it is that unlike whipped cream it is nonfat! Now don’t you wish the bartender had filled your margarita glass with even more of it?

自2007年開幕以來，花酒藏總是走在時代的尖端。近年來美國的日本料理店流行以燒酌入菜，如今在花酒藏也品嚐的到。燄燒石鍋羊﹙320元﹚一上桌，倒入少量的燒酌之後立即點火燃燒，務必要馬上吃，羊肉才會香嫩，配上義大利蕃茄紅醬和一層已切片的馬鈴薯，口感相當特別。這時點一杯綠色津波﹙180元﹚，創意來自西班牙的Mojito，但加入燒酌，並以紫蘇取代薄荷葉，讓這杯綠色的美酒散發著東方的香氣！

花酒藏的消費族群向來以女性居多，因此在設計菜單和酒單時，都以現代女性需求為第一考量。醋凍日本章魚﹙180元﹚是將日本進口的章魚切片鋪在薄薄一層小黃瓜上，再覆蓋獨家配方的醋果凍，非常清爽的開胃菜。鮮少有女性不愛草莓的，調酒瑪格草莓在花酒藏更是所向無敵，上面一層層白色泡沫並不是鮮奶油，而且只在花酒藏才有的青梅鹽泡，甜甜酸酸，零卡路里，恨不得擠得整杯滿滿的都是。

寬心園。Easy House Vegetarian Cuisine

寬心園。Easy House Vegetarian Cuisine
仁愛路四段345巷4弄51號；﹙02﹚2721-8326
51, Lane 4, Alley 345, RenAi Rd, Sec 4
營業時間/Hours：11:30 am–9:00 pm
可刷卡，收一成服務費
Credit Cards Accepted. 10% Service Charge.
中/英/日文菜單 / Chinese/English/Japanese menu
www.easyhouse.tw

Easy House Vegetarian Cuisine was established in 2003 – the year when SARS epidemic struck Taiwan. Upon its sixth anniversary it has seven branches throughout the island, using healthy fresh ingredients to make creative fusion vegetarian cuisine. It is an alternative choice for vegetarians. When you walk into Easy House Vegetarian Cuisine the very Zen-like décor will instantly put you at ease. There is a fresh pot of authentic vintage PuErh tea on each table – it is all you can drink complimentary house tea. In this spacious dining room it’s rather a treat to take your time and enjoy a healthy meal.

By changing the menu every two years more varieties are introduced on a regular basis. Every quarter seasonal specialties are represented and only limited supply available. For summer 2009 the first recommendation is “Pumpkin And Vegetable Rice”﹙NT240/ À la carte；NT$420/set meal﹚is fried rice with jasmine rice, purple sticky rice, oats, brown rice, baby pumpkins and pickled vegetables – the last two ingredients are imported from Japan. Japanese pickled vegetable is natural green leafy vegetable and provided natural seasoning and therefore no condiment is needed. The second recommendation is “Portuguese Angel Hair In Soup” ﹙NT240/ À la carte；NT$420/set meal﹚is Italian angel hair, fresh vegetables and Hokkaido seaweed served in soup stock made of Thai curry and French milk. It has rich aroma and might taste slightly spicy – perfect to awaken your appetite during the humid summertime.

90% of the customers order the set menu because it serves a variety of food and is nutritionally balanced. It includes, fruit & vegetable energy juice, Japanese salad, pot soup, main course, seasonal fruit and desserts. Each course is served one after another like standard western dining etiquettes. As long as you are not in a hurry you can easily spend two hours enjoy this 6-course meal. Easy House Vegetarian Cuisine offers full menu all day and takeouts are available. Everything in “Relaxation Bento Box Set”﹙NT$280﹚, “Bliss Bento Box Set”﹙NT$240﹚and “Joy Bento Box Set”﹙NT$300﹚is almost the same﹙without the fruit and vegetable energy juice﹚ as the dine-in set menu at a discount price.

SARS期間創立的寬心園，如今邁入第六年，全省共有七家分店，強調以健康新鮮食材做出無國界創意蔬食料理，提供吃素者精緻的選擇。一走進寬心園，充滿禪意的裝潢讓心情頓時放鬆，每桌附有一壺陳年普洱茶，這是店家免費、無限量供應的，在寬敞的空間，慢慢的用餐是很享受的。

菜單每兩年更新一次，定期推出更多不同的選擇。而一年四季也推出符合時令的季節限量菜，今年夏天第一首推的是鮮蔬南瓜飯﹙單點240元/套餐420元﹚，以日本進口的桔瓜﹙小南瓜﹚和橄欖菜配上香米、紫米、燕麥和胚芽米做成的炒飯，完全不需調味，因為橄欖菜本身就帶鹹味，而且是最天然的綠色食品。第二道介紹的是葡國天絲麵﹙單點240元/套餐420元﹚，以泰國咖喱和法國鮮奶煮的湯底，配上義大利天使麵以及大量的新鮮蔬菜和北海道海藻，微辣口感、香氣十足，夏天吃更是開胃。

九成的客人都點套餐，因為內容豐富，營養齊全，包括精力蔬果汁、和風蔬菜沙拉、原盎精緻燉湯、季節水果和養顏甜品，以中菜西吃的方式，一道道上，只要不趕時間，你可以花兩個小時細細品嚐。寬心園全天供餐，甚至貼心的提供外帶服務，寬心餐盒﹙280元﹚、如意餐盒﹙240元﹚和喜悅餐盒﹙300元﹚，除了精力蔬果汁之外，外帶餐盒和內用的餐點是一樣的，價格更為優惠。

節省到底可以有多省？ 是節省還是吝嗇？

節省和沒錢不見得是等號，倒是和價值觀有直接的關係。

話說有天我娘要我弟去買晚餐，「幫我買碗魷魚羹，你要吃啥自己買。」

弟弟速去速回，我娘一臉疑惑，問道：「為什麼你只有買一碗？你不吃晚餐嗎？」

節儉持家的小弟說：「我買魷魚羹麵，妳吃完魷魚羹再給我吃麵。」

我娘其實是個很大方的人，我爹更是大器，我們都不太確定為何我家小弟可以這麼節省，簡直不像是我楊家人的風範。

話說我們一群死黨約在小許家，大家說好每個人帶些吃喝的一起來分享，因為主人剛在醫院動完手術、出院不久、行動非常不便，我們來不及去醫院看他，只好去他家探望，大家好久不見，順便聚會，一起吃吃喝喝。

我和傑瑞跑去師大夜市買了一堆好吃的東西，提著大包小包，辛苦的爬上頂樓加蓋的小套房，上氣不接下氣，氣喘噓噓的走進屋內，空無一物的桌上只見一袋山東饅頭，有四顆。

「山東饅頭是那裡來的？」我問道。

「老王帶來的，」答話的是躺在床上的小許。

「請問這是什麼意思？」我看著老王，心中一把怒氣準備要沖天。

「他喜歡吃饅頭啊，我帶山東饅頭給他吃。」老王嘻皮笑臉的說。

「你就只帶了饅頭來嗎？？？老兵至少都有醬菜可以配饅頭，你帶著四顆饅頭就來了嗎？」豈有此理，我好想一腳把老王從頂樓加蓋踹到一樓去。

從沒看過有人帶著四顆饅頭參加Potluck的，氣死我了！

話說某週五晚上蔡先生打電話給我，問我今晚在那裡喝酒，隨後他也出現在我喝酒的地方。

他連續點了三杯酒之後，就不見蹤影。

在我酒酣耳熱之際，收到他的簡訊：「工作一天好累，我先回家睡覺，晚安。」

隨後酒保拿了帳單給我，「你朋友沒有買單。」

馬的，我沒有這種朋友，喝酒不付錢的混蛋沒有資格做我的朋友！

Blossoming。花開了

Blossoming。花開了
民權東路三段191巷31弄3號；﹙02﹚2716-4501
3, Alley 31, Lane 191, MinQuan East Rd, Sec.3
營業時間/Hours：11:30 am–9:30 pm
無刷卡，不收服務費
Credit Cards Not Accepted. No Service Charge.
www.blossoming.com.tw

Jasmine and Joanne are best friends and they became vegetarians due to the no killing philosophy. Soon they realized that most vegetarian restaurants can’t cater to their dietary needs. As a result they decided to put their culinary skills to work and start a vegetarian restaurant of their own. However, their day time job – showbiz takes up most of their time and on top of that they travel abroad frequently. Therefore Blossoming is reservation only – you must call two days in advance to book a table. Otherwise you’ll be very disappointed to find the door locked if you just decide to show up on an impulse. When the weather is nice and sunny you may sit in the garden, enjoy a hearty healthy meal in this relaxing environment while being kissed by the sun.

Blossoming is not aimed to make a profit but for good karma. Jasmine and Joanne have become close friends with customers and together they get involved in charity events, such as visiting senior homes all over Taiwan. They both love traveling, especially to Burma, Thailand, India, Nepal and Tibet. Through experiences in these foreign countries they look for inspirations of creative exotic cuisine. Most dishes are based on the cuisines of their favorite traveling destinations. In addition every dish is vegetarian without eggs or alcohol. No menu is available. Everything is served family style based on the number of guests﹙three dishes for 2 people; four dishes for 3 people and so on﹚

“Tomato Salad”, a traditional Burmese dish, is ideal for the upcoming hot and humid summer. “Spicy Hot Vegetarian Chicken” is by far the most popular dish. Once you take a bite, it’s hard to believe that it’s not meat! Vegetarians who love spicy food will absolutely love it. “Masala Stir-Fry Eggplants” is Nepali. Pair is with Thai jasmine rice﹙cooked with sweet fennel﹚and you won’t be able to stop until it’s all gone. Thanks to Blossoming - Vegetarians won’t have to give up world cuisine just because they give up meat!

彭立和謝佳恩兩個好朋友最初希望減少殺生而開始吃素，但是發現市面上的素食餐廳並不符合她們的飲食習慣，毅然決定拿出好手藝，兩人協力開餐廳。不過，兩人的演藝事業佔掉大半的時間，再加上常常出國旅行，所以花開了採預約制，至少在兩天前打電話訂位，食材是當天採買、料理皆為現煮現上。可別心血來潮跑去，發現大門深鎖、敗興而歸。如遇天氣晴朗，可以坐在庭園用餐，享受陽光、美食和悠閒的氣氛。

花開了不以營利為目的，而是希望結善緣，進而一起投入公益活動，四處探望台灣的老人院。彭立和謝佳恩熱愛旅行，尤其喜歡緬甸、泰國、印度、尼泊爾和西藏這些國家，便從國外經驗中尋找做菜的靈感，因此花開了的料理以這五個國家為主，全素且無蛋無酒。花開了無菜單，合菜內容以人數決定﹙二人為三道菜，三人四道菜，以此類推﹚。

涼拌番茄是緬甸料理，適合炎熱的夏季享用，非常開胃。椒麻G是目前最受歡迎的一道菜，很難相信這不是肉，讓愛吃辣的素食者大呼過癮。Masala炒茄子是尼泊爾料理，配上泰國香米和茴香煮的飯，一口接一口。花開了讓吃素者一樣可以享受世界美食！

Friday Night - Dinner & Drinks & Friends

ip廚義學院。ip institution of pasta

ip廚義學院。ip institution of pasta
民權東路三段60巷9號﹙近中山國中捷運站﹚；﹙02﹚2501-1166
9, Lane 60, MinQuan E. Rd, Sec.3﹙Near MRT ChungShan Junior High School Station﹚
營業時間/Hours：11:30 am-9:30 pm﹙週日公休 / closed on Sundays﹚
可刷卡，一成服務費
Credit Cards Accepted. 10% service charge.
中/英文菜單 / Chinese/English menu

ip institution of pasta: Affordable Italian Pasta Hidden In The Alley

Last September ip institution of pasta opened in the alley behind ChungShan junior high school MRT station. It went from a new kid in the block to a popular lunch choice in the neighborhood. The success is owed to Jerry and Jimmy. These two young men, less than the age of 30, have built the business from scratch. Jerry is responsible for the operation and Jimmy is in charge of the food. Together they managed to find a niche market for ip institution of pasta and captured the taste of mass consumers.

ip is the acronym for Italian Pasta. Browsing through the menu there are appetizers, soups, pasta, vegetarian pasta, risotto and gratin. Lots of Italian cuisine is available so that customers can order something different every time when they come here. Order a main course or pasta it can be upgraded to a set with just additional NT$80. You will get bread, today’s soup, salad and a drink. With additional NT$120 you can the set plus dessert. If you wish to add puff pastry tops to your soup or pasta topped with grated cheese, additional NT$20 surcharge will be added. If you have a big appetite you may ask to double the amount of the pasta in your order – it’s free of charge.

From Monday to Friday the menu features 12 business lunch and they are great bargains. Every two weeks a special dish is introduced and it’s only available during lunchtime. It’s limited to 50 orders a day. For NT$99 you get a soup, bread, the bi-weekly special and a drink﹙plus 10% service charge﹚. Such as “Margarita Pasta” , an Italian traditional recipe, consists of tomato, basil, angel hair pasta and mascarpone cheese. It is simple and yet delicious. “Gondola Seafood Handmade Noodle in Soup”﹙NT$300﹚is very unique. It is pasta served in soup. Most people never heard of it and even less people have tried it.

Summer is just around the corner. “Japanese Style Salmon Salad”﹙NT$150﹚is a refreshing and healthy choice. For meat eater “U.S. Prime Beef of Rib Eye With Anchovy Sauce”﹙NT$520﹚is different than most steaks you’ve seen because it is seasoned by anchovy. You won’t have to spend a fortune for a juicy U.S. steak. “Afternoon Tea Set”﹙NT$120﹚gives you a handmade in-house dessert and a drink. Everyday 9 desserts will be available and if you like brownie try “Brownie Cheesecake”﹙NT%85/piece﹚and it will take you by surprise. It is rich, dense and creamy.

10% service charge waiver promotion will be effective from now ‘till the end of June when you come to ip institution of pasta for dinner. If you would like to try the weekday NT$99 lunch special, be sure to arrive early because it runs out fast. Remember, first come first serve.

ip廚義學院：躲在巷弄裡的平價美味義大利麵

去年九月ip廚義學院在捷運中山國中站後方的巷子開幕，從當初默默無聞到如今午餐時間高朋滿座，一路走來，Jerry和Jimmy功不可沒。這兩個年紀不到三十歲的年輕人，Jerry負責餐廳管理，Jimmy負責料理美食，兩人同心協力找到餐廳的定位和特色，也抓到消費者的胃口。

ip是Italian pasta的縮寫，而打開菜單，從開胃菜、湯類、義大利麵、素食義大利麵、義式燉飯和義式焗烤，琳瑯滿目的義式料理，讓消費者每次來都可嘗試不同的菜色。任點一個主菜或是義大利麵，加80元便可升級套餐，有麵包、主廚濃湯、主廚沙拉和飲料；加120元，套餐內容再多一份甜點。套餐濃湯加酥皮和義大利麵加焗烤只需多加20元，食量大的可要求將義大利麵份量加大，卻不加價。

週一至週五中午提供12道商業午餐，價格優惠；每兩週推出一道特餐，僅限在平日午餐時間供應，而且一天限量50份，只要99元﹙包括湯、麵包和飲料/加一成服務費﹚。例如瑪格麗特義大利麵，依照傳統的作法，原料只有蕃茄、羅勒和天使義大利麵，加上義大利馬斯卡邦起司，簡單而美味的料理。貢多拉漁夫手工麵﹙300元﹚非常特別，這可是泡在湯裡的手工義大利麵，聽過的不多，吃過的更少。

夏季即將到來，和風鮭魚沙拉﹙150元﹚是個健康清爽的選擇。喜歡吃牛肉的，別錯過特級美國肋眼佐鯷魚奶油醬﹙520元﹚，鯷魚調味有別於一般的牛排料理方式，花少少錢即可吃到美國牛排。下午茶套餐﹙120元﹚有一份手工自製甜點和飲料，每天都有九種甜點選擇，下次記得嘗試布朗尼起司蛋糕﹙85元/單點﹚，綿密香濃。

即日起至六月底，只要在晚餐時間到ip廚義學院用餐，一律不收服務費。想要品嚐平日中午限量的99元商業特餐，記得早點出發，因為賣完為止。

Yogurt Art

Yogurt Art
忠孝東路四段216巷8弄14號；﹙02﹚8773-5366
14, Alley 8, Lane 216, ZhongXiao E. Rd.
營業時間/Hours：11:30 am-10 pm
無刷卡，不收服務費
Credit Cards Not Accepted. No Service Charge.
中/英文菜單 / Chinese/English menu

After all these years frozen yogurt is finally going to be available in Taiwan. 25-year-old Hubert Chen imports ingredients directly from the U.S. and establishes a frozen yogurt shop called Yogurt Art. Now you won’t have to travel far for the authentic frozen yogurt. Every since its opening day Yogurt Art has been attracting youngsters, men and women alike, especially those who belong to the adjacent health clubs and are health conscious. They choose to come to Yogurt Art for a light snack since they avoid pigging out after a rigorous workout. Frozen yogurt is popular for several reasons: it is nonfat, the calorie is only 1/3 of the regular ice cream and it is rich in calcium. No wonder frozen yogurt is considered the healthiest dessert abroad.

Hubert Chen was born and raised in San Francisco. When he decided to move to Taiwan to start his own business, his parents are very supportive of his business idea as well. In four months he started from scratch and now his effort has paid off. He also lost 15 lbs due to overwork. There are 40 flavors available at Yogurt Art and everyday 8 flavors will be featured. The flavors will change according to season changes and popularity. Having frozen yogurt is even more fun now because it is DIY style ﹙Do it yourself / self-serve﹚at Yogurt Art.

A. Select a cup﹙Pink/individual; Blue/family﹚, press down the handle of your desired flavor and decide the amount
B. Add fruits or nuts as toppings, weight it at the counter﹙NT$52/100 grams﹚, pay for it and then bon appetite!
C. Every frozen yogurt machine contains two different flavors. You can make a swirl if you like – every bite will be double the flavors double the fun!

在國外流行多年的優格霜淇淋終於進入台灣市場，今年25歲的陳修博自美國進口原料，成立Yogurt Art，如今不需出國也可以吃到道地的優格霜淇淋。Yogurt Art自開幕就吸引不少年輕男女上門，尤其是鄰近健身中心的會員鑒於在運動之後，不宜大吃大喝，都會選擇到Yogurt Art吃優格霜淇淋，因為它不但含零脂肪、卡路里是一般冰淇淋的三分之一，更有豐富的鈣質，難怪在國外被稱為最健康的甜點。

從小在舊金山土生土長的陳修博，決定回到故鄉創業，這樣的想法也受到父母的肯定。短短的四個月內，從零到有，他也因工作忙碌而瘦了將近七公斤。Yogurt Art目前有四十多種口味，每次推出八種，會因季節和受歡迎的程度有所調整，也因為一切是自助式的，更讓吃優格霜淇淋的過程更為有趣。

A. 首先選擇杯子尺寸﹙粉紅色/個人杯；粉藍/分享杯﹚，挑選自己想吃的口味和份量。
B. 添加水果或是果仁當配料，再稱重﹙52元/100公克﹚、付錢之後，便可開始享用。
C. 每一台優格霜淇淋機器都有兩種口味，你也可以從中間的擠出雙重口味的優格霜淇淋，每一口都是雙重的好滋味。

Red Bull Party

Who's The Real Scumbag?!

Words of Wisdom from Dalai Lama: All major religious traditions carry basically the same message and that is LOVE, COMPASSION, AND FORGIVENESS; the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

My cell phone rang and I looked at the caller ID. It’s Vinny from my previous job.

V: How are you?

Me: Really good.

V: Guess what? I ran into a scumbag yesterday.

Me: Who? Who’s the scumbag?

V: That scumbag you dated several years ago. Oh get this. He’s getting married. I met his fiancé too.

Me: ﹙Dude, I think you’re a bigger scumbag than my ex!﹚Don’t tell me that you wanted to call me to share his engagement?!?!﹙scumbag!!!﹚

V: Aren’t you upset?

Me: Should I be upset? Would you like me to be upset?! I can pretend to be upset if that makes you happy.

V: Well…….it’s just…..you know…..

Me: Sorry. I don’t know. I loved him when we’re together ‘cuz he loved me too. I forgive you and please find something better to do with your life. Go practice on your compassion!

北平陶然亭餐廳。Beiping Tao Ran Ting Restaurant

北平陶然亭餐廳。Beiping Tao Ran Ting Restaurant
復興北路86號二樓；﹙02﹚2778-7805
86, FuXin. N. Rd, 2F
營業時間/Hours：午餐/Lunch 11 am–2 pm；晚餐/Dinner 5-9 pm
可刷卡，一成服務費
Credit Cards Accepted. 10% service charge.
中/英/日文菜單 / Chinese/English/Japanese menu

Fifty years down the road Beiping Tao Ran Ting Restaurant is managed by the third generation and almost full house everyday. Young and old alike, including westerners, everyone comes here for roast ducks. Manager Mr. Yang Tien-lin started learning all there is to know about Beiping roast duck when he was a sixth grader. Now he still works in the kitchen, roasting ducks all day long. He too takes turns with his apprentices to slice ducks by the dining table. When it comes to roast ducks he insists on certain criteria. He teamed up with a duck farm in Yilan that only provides live ducks to him exclusively. Most farms slaughter ducks after raising them for 60 days. Manager Yang believes that good duck meat requires at least 90 days of growth. Each duck weights 3.3 kilograms and only charcoal will be used for roasting. The sweet noodle auce is stir-fried for 8 hours long and thin pancake for wrapping is made in-house. Fresh scallions are from Yilan because they are the finest scallions in Taiwan.

Roast ducks is always sliced by the table for customers to see. The original way to eat it is “Crispy Skin & Duck Meat in Pancake”﹙NT$900﹚. With each additional way of serving it the surcharge will be NT$100. The basics are “Fried Shredded Duck with Bean Sprouts” and “Pickled Vegetables Duck Bone Soup”. The alternatives are “Deep-Fried Duck Bones” and “Fried Eggs with Duck Fat” which are an acquired taste for diehard duck lovers. The most raved is “Minced Duck in Lettuce”﹙surcharge NT$200﹚takes up at least 1/2 duck to stir fry with Chinese fried doughnut and then wraps all the goodies in a piece of big leafy lettuce. If you would like to try each method then you’ll need to order at least two whole ducks!

The first order of “Cold Shredded White Chinese Cabbage”﹙NT$150/small﹚is complimentary from the house. You’ll order another because it is everyone’s favorite appetizer. “Shredded Radish Cake”﹙NT$30/each﹚is covered in white sesame and when you take the first bite you’ll be surprised how juicy it is as if it’s a Chinese soup dumpling!

將近五十年的歷史，已經由第三代經營的北平陶然亭餐廳每天高朋滿座，客人有男女老少，隨時看到西方面孔的客人。經理楊天麟自小學六年級開始在廚房學藝，不但親自烤鴨，他也和徒弟輪流片鴨，因為生意太好！對於烤鴨他有很多堅持，他在宜蘭找到獨家合作的養鴨人家，一般土番鴨養到60天就宰殺，但楊天麟一定讓鴨長到90天以上，每隻鴨淨重五斤半；烤鴨只用木炭，光是成本和人工就非常驚人。甜麵醬必須炒八小時，荷葉餅自己做，只用宜蘭的三星蔥。

烤鴨出爐後直接在桌邊片鴨，基本吃法是鴨皮鴨肉包餅﹙900元﹚，每多加一吃則多收一百元。常見的有鴨肉絲炒銀芽、酸菜鴨骨燉湯，另類吃法有醬爆鴨骨、溜黃菜﹙鴨油炒蛋﹚、乾扁鴨肉絲，最受稱讚的生菜鴨鬆﹙多收兩百元﹚需要用到半隻的鴨肉和油條一起快炒，用大片生菜包起來吃，口味獨特！如果每一吃都想嘗試，需要至少兩隻全鴨才行。

第一盤的松柏長青是是店家送的，因為是熟客最愛吃的開胃菜，蘿蔔絲餡餅﹙30元/個﹚上頭鋪滿白芝麻，內餡多汁到以為在吃湯包！

21世紀創意個人工作室：生活化實用性高的創意商品 21st Century Creative Design Studios: Innovative Design For Everyday Use

把台北變成西班牙的街頭藝術

過去十年來，台北市的街頭越來越有美感！今年二月開始的「2009台北奔牛節」，將107隻彩繪牛分布在台北十三處最為著名的觀光景點，從台北市立動物園到故宮博物院，從西門町到信義商圈，這些色彩繽紛的公共藝術品不但美化都市、為台北增添藝術氣息，走在路上的行人還以為自己身在美術館裡！

奔牛節今年邁入第十年，而2009年正巧是中國生肖中的牛年，這個國際性的公共藝術活動非常多元，秉持藝術品不分專業或是業餘，人人都可嘗試藝術創作，縮短市井小民與藝術品之間的距離，這也代表只要你的創意夠好，你也是個藝術家。

小檔案/ Profile
2009台北奔牛節/Cowparade Taipei 2009
展出時間/城市 /Exhibition Date/City：台北/Taipei 2-4月/February-April; 台中/Taichung 5-6月/May-June; 高雄/Kaohsiung 7-8月/July-August
官方網站/Official Website http://www.cowparade-taipei.com/cowparade

而台灣的街頭藝術早在數年前，從公共藝術發展到個人創意，由台灣各地興起的創意市集可見風行的程度，校園到社區，藝術節到演唱會，從數百人至上千人參觀的創意市集林立。不過，有些創作藝術家覺得與其這樣四處打游擊戰，老是在人擠人的藝術市集流竄，不如改變策略，找個長期固定的陳設店面，讓消費者可以輕鬆上門挑選創意商品，提供更舒適寬敞的購物空間。目前台灣的創意市集太多，大半有店面或個人工作室的較具規模，作品也有一定水準。透過台灣藝術市集協會的推薦，接下來一一為大家介紹有特色且實用性高的創意品牌。

媽媽的巧思手藝成為獨一無二的時尚精品

妞妞和香香這對姐妹花，以前在擺地攤賣女裝和飾品，當創意市集崛起，她們慫恿原本從事成衣工廠的母親製作手工內衣肩帶﹙190元﹚，以繽紛的色彩顛覆一成不變的傳統肩帶。業績蒸蒸日上的同時，母親開發第二樣創意商品，以輕巧的沙發皮製作肩背包﹙小1,680元/大1,980元﹚，這款手工包一推出就受到熱烈歡迎，連常出現在電視上的名模也來搶購，因為這只肩背包具有名牌包的樣式，價格卻不到名牌包的十分之一，輕盈的材質背在肩上更是零負擔！你可以挑選自己喜歡的顏色訂製肩背包，建議個子高大的女孩子選擇大尺寸，因為這樣背起來更顯得身材的修長！

半年之內，Yellow 手工商品成立兩個據點販售自家創意商品，而原本只是姐妹花和母親經營的創意商品已經拓展到連父親和表哥也一起投入，成為創意家庭事業。最近陸續推出的零錢包、手機套、化粧包和女用背包，也都可以自行挑選花色訂做，永遠不怕撞包！

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Yellow 手工商品/Yellow Family
忠孝東路四段181巷6-3號﹙國際精品館﹚; (02)8773-9468
6-3, Lane 181, ZhongXiao E. Rd Sec.4
營業時間/Hours：2-11 pm
部落格/Blog http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/beautycreatress

六個好朋友一同創作手工藝術的夢想發源地

去年12月初，六個年輕設計師一起開創7=1，他們原本在創意市集都是個體戶，熟識之後有了共同經營實體店面的想法，一是覺得團結力量大，開闢創意市集以外的客源，二來過去擺攤被警察趕也累了。當初設定七人一起開店，因此店名為7=1，因故一人中途退出，但是店名已決定便不再更改，也許將來還會有志同道合的創意達人加入。

採訪當天一走進7=1，只見大囍堂的林詩昌在整理衣服，iamsefs的Eileen 在開放工作台縫製手工包包，而Daladdda的達達就坐在一旁聊天。問他們是否天天都在店裡，林詩昌笑說：「我們大多數時間在店裡，不然就是在前往各地創意市集的路上。」

當年在學校唸劇場服裝，林詩昌以客家花布做純手工T恤﹙花布款590元/雙囍字690元﹚、背心﹙花布款590元/雙囍字690元﹚，不分男女，只分尺寸，他連續兩年在紅樓市集擺攤，已經有穩定的客戶群。他的服裝色系從原先的黑白發展到最近的鮮艷色彩，在包裝上也力求改進，甚至貼心的附上洗滌方式，讓客人放心的買衣服、洗衣服。

當了五年上班族的Eileen，憑著一雙巧手和對顏色的敏銳度，以YKK的拉鍊做五彩繽紛的筆袋、化妝包、零錢包、環保筷包等等，最熱銷的是多功能包，如手機袋有專門放電池和悠遊卡的空間，下次手機沒電，再也不怕找不到電池，悠遊卡隨時拿得到，進出捷運站也不會手忙腳亂。Eileen說：「非常歡迎客人以自己喜歡的顏色做手工包，最好能告訴我包包的用途，這樣我才能設計出多功能的用途和方便使用的包。」

Daladdda的達達進入創意手工商品這一行是個意外，完全是因為林詩昌和Eileen的鼓勵，她說自己拼湊組合的手環和項鍊﹙290-590元﹚像是裝置藝術，常跑學校市集的她發現學生對於她的創意商品接受度很高，因此她無心插柳而推出的象棋手機吊飾﹙150元﹚仍在熱銷中！

其實之前介紹的Yellow 手工商品的第一個實體店面就是在7=1，而這裡還有瘋狂馬力和Lazy 20創意品牌等著你來探索！

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7=1/seven EQUAL one
大安路一段31巷15號；(02)2711-6460
15, Lane 31, DaAn Rd, Sec.1
營業時間/Hours：1-10 pm
部落格/Blog http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/seven_equal_one

躲在搖滾音樂一角的創意空間

原創好物是個設計公司，同時也提供創意商品的通路，種類之多有如百貨公司，大多數商品都是在網站上販售，但是把一部分商品放在店面銷售，而這個商店就在The Wall-這牆音樂藝文展演空間的入口處旁邊，小小的空間囊括十多個創意品牌商品，也寄賣在The Wall演出的樂團T恤，不少粉絲在看完表演後，立即衝進原創好物買T恤，以示自己對心愛樂團的支持！

陳列的品牌中最為知名的是Foufou，是一隻手繪的兔子，有各式各樣的表情；這個品牌在2005年底由一群業餘的年輕人成立，品牌名稱Foufou源自法文，指的是瘋瘋癲癲的人們。因此Foufou的設計帶點黑色幽默，但又不失俏皮可愛的特色，讓消費者在生活無聊時，看到Foufou不禁會心一笑。最新推出的Foufou第二代票夾﹙250元﹚，圖案是個自殘的兔子，張牙裂嘴的表情很逗趣，平時可以當公司識別證夾、悠遊卡夾，出國旅遊還可以當行李吊牌！

Dr. Evil也是一個充滿黑色幽默的圖像創作品牌，顛覆大家心目中形象高尚、善良的童話故事人物，例如白雲公主，就被畫成帶點龐克風的壞心眼公主；大人小孩都愛的知名速食店招牌人物﹙暗示：xxx叔叔﹚畫成壞壞的邪惡叔叔，做成麥當當筆記本﹙100元﹚，每本手工裝訂，小小的一本方便隨身攜帶，可以塗鴉也可以作筆記，內頁用完，記得拆下書皮當酷卡。

不知道是否因為位在The Wall的商店街裡，原創好物的創意品牌都帶著反骨的精神！下次當你來The Wall支持台灣搖滾文化時，記得到原創好物逛逛！

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原創好物/Art4pcom Shop
羅斯福路四段200號B1；(02)2711-0319 #146
200, Roosevelt Rd, Sec.4, B1
營業時間/Hours：5-10 pm﹙週一公休/closed on Mondays﹚
部落格/Blog www.art4p.com

四位專業設計師共創發揚台灣精神的創意品牌

因中華平面設計協會而互相認識的四位設計師各有自己的設計公司，吳松洲、楊佳璋、蔣麗女勻和陳進東把旗下的四個設計公司創意品牌成立一個新品牌MOART-「More」加「Art」加「默」等於「黑犬」，他們認為台灣的創意精神在於「無聲勝有聲」，而具有活力且忠心的台灣黑狗是精神象徵。他們的品牌座右銘是「設計是一種生活態度」。

吳松洲從中正紀念堂得到的靈感，創立蔣堂，專門設計代表台灣的精緻禮品，主攻國外觀光客，如原本外銷日本的富貴碗組﹙3,880元﹚，男女造型的瓷碗藏著富與貴的字在碗底，表示男富女貴，這是非常喜氣也代表中華文化的贈禮。老子曰花茶﹙500元﹚是外銷到歐洲，目前在法國知名老佛爺百貨公司販售的台灣茶葉，包括鐵觀音和金寶烏龍。

楊佳璋於2007年自創D.Yang品牌，以中國水墨呈現非常西方的建築物—目前世界最高建築物—紐約帝國大廈、吉隆坡雙子星塔和台北101大樓，再將畫作印刷在畫布上﹙單購一幅1,600元/4,200合購三幅﹚。氣魄原民和小米娃，兩個代表台灣原住民文化的創意品牌來自蔣麗女勻的設計公司，有代表各自文化的項鍊、筆記本和馬克杯。陳進東的瑜珈小子，將瑜珈的12個基本動作運用在創意商品，詢問度最高的是滑板﹙950元﹚和衝浪板﹙8,500元﹚，以白色和橘色組合的瑜珈小子非常醒目！

MOART今年二月底開幕，固定陳設的四大品牌代表四位專業設計師的創意，品項會陸續增加。而這些優質設計商品不僅是台灣的創意文化，也可以送給外國友人作紀念。旅居台灣的外籍人士下次要返鄉過節時，也可以到此參觀，挑選適合的禮物送給家鄉的友人，讓他們了解屬於你的第二個家的特有文化！

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黑犬/MOART
成都路10號﹙西門紅樓16工坊﹚；(02)2312-1189
10, ChengDu Rd ﹙XiMen Red House Studio #16﹚
營業時間/Hours：2-9:30 pm﹙週一公休/closed on Mondays﹚

支持原創商品，讓台灣的創意文化源源不絕

在台北隨處可見的公共藝術拉近了我們與藝術之間的距離，每逢週末各大創意市集人潮洶湧，顯示這些美化生活的創意設計是平易近人的。以上介紹的創意工作室的背景大不相同，有因媽媽的巧奪天工而開創家庭創意事業，有年輕充滿抱負的年輕人共同築夢，有音樂與設計結合的創意空間，也有專業設計師將台灣文化的創意商品推銷到國際舞台，他們都代表台灣的創意文化。近來流行山寨版商品，這對於創意工作者是一大打擊，希望大家尊重於著作權，刺激台灣的創意文化繼續蓬勃發展，讓更多設計師可以出國比賽、為國爭光，讓世界知道台灣不是只有電子產業！

Street Public Art Turning Taipei into Spain

In the last 10 years the landscapes of Taipei have become more and more beautiful as time goes by. The past February “CowParade Taipei 2009” decorated the city with 107 cows in 13 most popular tourist attractions, from Taipei Zoo to National Palace Museum, Ximending to Xinyi Shopping District. These colorful public art works not only beautified the city of Taipei and provided artistic expression to it but also turned it into a giant art museum!

This year marks the 10th anniversary for CowParade. And 2009 also happens to be the year of Ox in Chinese Zodiac. This international public art festival is very diverse and encourages professional and amateur artists to create artwork. It goes to show that everyone can create artwork and shortens the distance between everyday people and artworks. In other words anyone can be an artist as long as he has creativity.

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2009台北奔牛節/Cowparade Taipei 2009
展出時間/城市 /Exhibition Date/City：台北/Taipei 2-4月/February-April; 台中/Taichung 5-6月/May-June; 高雄/Kaohsiung 7-8月/July-August
官方網站/Official Website http://www.cowparade-taipei.com/cowparade

For several years now Street art in Taiwan has evolved and gone from public art to individual creative art. Street fairs sprang up all over Taiwan, from schools to communities, from art festivals to outdoor concerts. The number of attendees can range from a few hundred people to over 1,000. Going to street fairs has become increasingly popular and a new pastime in Taiwan. However, some street artists are tired of moving from one street fair to another like Nomads and decide to find a permanent location to set up a shop for their creative products. That way the customers will know where to find them and be able to shop in a comfortable and spacious environment. Currently there are too many street fairs in Taiwan. For those creative designers who can afford to open up their own studios or shops their design products are likely to be better quality. Therefore we’ll introduce a series of unique lifestyle brands. Our special thanks to Art and Lifestyle Association of Taiwan for assisting us during our search for innovative designers.

Mom’s Seamstress Skills Create One & Only Chic Fashionable Accessories

Big Yellow and Yellow are sisters. In their younger days they worked as street venders selling women’s clothing and accessories. When street fairs first sprang up they encouraged their mother, a former seamstress who used to work in a garment factory, to sew handmade bra straps﹙NT$190﹚by using colorful fabric to replace the ordinary traditional looking bra straps. While their business boomed they introduced their second product-women’s shoulder bag﹙small NT$1,680/large NT$1,980﹚made of artificial sofa leather. It was an overnight sensation because it possesses the style of the luxurious handbag at a fraction of the price. It’s such a hot item that even celebrity modals try to get their hands on it! The material is also lightweight and you won’t feel it on your shoulder while carrying it. You can choose your favorite color to make a bag. If you’re considered tall buy a large one, it will make you look slander!

Within six months Yellow Family set up two retail locations to promote their products. Originally just the two sisters and their mother were in the business together. Soon enough their cousin and their father also joined the family business. Their newest collection includes coin purse, cell phone case, makeup bag and women’s handbag. For all of the above you can chose your favorite patterns and colors to make a bag. You will never have to worry about running into someone with the same bag!

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Yellow 手工商品/Yellow Family
忠孝東路四段181巷6-3號﹙國際精品館﹚; (02)8773-9468
6-3, Lane 181, ZhongXiao E. Rd Sec.4﹙International boutique mall﹚
營業時間/Hours：2-11 pm
部落格/Blog http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/beautycreatress

Six Good Friends Together Build A Dreamland Of Handmade Artworks

Six young designers met in street fairs and became close friends. They had one common goal-to collaborate in a retail store. The reasons are simple: 1. there is power in numbers and together they can appeal to a broad spectrum of clients; 2. they’re simply tired of being chased by the police. Last December they opened 7=1 and even though one of the seven designers got cold feet and backed out at the last minute. They insist on keeping the name, hoping that someday the 7th designer will come along and join 7=1.

On the day of the interview Mr. Lin Shi-chang who created Da Xi Tang was organizing clothes on the shelf, Eileen who set up iamsefs was sewing handmade bags at the open work station while Dada who’s in charge of Daladdda sat against the wall and chitchatted with them. When asked whether they spend everyday in the shop, Mr. Lin Shi-chang replied with a smile, “We’re always here. If not we’re on the way to street fairs somewhere.”

Lin Shi-chang majored in costume design when he was in school. Now he creates handmade T-shirts with Hakka floral pattern fabric﹙floral pattern NT$590/Double happiness characters NT$690﹚as well as tank tops﹙floral pattern NT$590/Double happiness characters NT$690﹚. His clothing is unisex and does come in small, medium and large sizes. For two years in a row he was a regular at the Red House Market selling his design and already had steady following. Originally his clothing was mainly in black and white and lately he’s crossed over to vibrant colors. In addition he works on improving the packaging by enclosing wash care instructions so that customers won’t have to worry about discoloration.

Eileen spent five years working as a 9 to 5 office worker. Her craftsmanship and high sensitivity with colors have turned YKK zippers to colorful pen bags, makeup bag, coin pouch, reusable chopsticks bags and more. The most hot-selling item is the multi-functioned bag, such as cell phone bag that comes with a pocket for battery and another pocket for EasyCard. Next time when your mobile is out of battery you won’t have to search everywhere looking for it. With quick access to EasyCard you can go in and out of MRT stations without looking for it. Eileen says, “Customers are welcome to come in and choose their favorite colors to make a bag. It’s best if they can specify what they will use the bag for and then I can design a multi-functioned and easy to use bag accordingly.”

It is purely accidental that Dada is now in the creative design business. With encouragement from Lin Shi-chang and Eileen she started Daladdda-a handmade jewelry brand. Dada calls her designs of necklaces and bracelets﹙ranging from NT$290 to NT$590﹚ “installation art” because she simply assembles different pieces together. She often goes to school markets and discovers that students are prone to favor her line of creative products. She randomly came up with a collection of Chinese Chess cell phone accessories ﹙NT$150 each﹚and now it’s selling like hot cakes!

In 7=1 there are three other creative brands-Lazy 20, Crazy Horsepower and Yellow Family. In fact this is the first retail location Yellow Family established before having a boutique store only for their designs.

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7=1/seven EQUAL one
大安路一段31巷15號；(02)2711-6460
15, Lane 31, DaAn Rd, Sec.1
營業時間/Hours：1-10 pm
部落格/Blog http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/seven_equal_one

Creative Space Hidden In Rock & Roll Hall

Art4pcom is a design company that provides retail channels for design products. The majority of the products are sold online and their website is like a virtual department store. In addition to online shopping there’s also an Art4pcom shop right next to the entrance to The Wall Live House. You’ll find more than 10 different design brands and T-shirts featuring rock bands that regularly perform at The Wall. Some music fans often rush into Art4pcom shop to look for T-shirts from their favorite bands to show their support!

In Art4pcom shop the most well known design brand is Foufou-a hand sketch rabbit with all kinds of facial expressions. This brand was founded in 2005 by a group of young amateur artists and the name Foufou is originated from a French word, meaning crazy people. Foufou’s design is cute and adorable with some dark humor. The mission of this brand is to offer people some light-hearted humor and make everyday life less boring. The latest innovative product from Foufou-the new & improved ID holder﹙NT$250﹚comes with a self-stabbing rabbit and its roaring look is amusing. This ID holder can be used to keep your company identification and EasyCard and you can also use it as a luggage tag when you travel abroad.

Dr. Evil is another dark-humor design brand. It aims to transform the good and noble fairytale characters into someone slightly evil. Dr. Evil has turned Snow White into an ill intentioned rocker style princess and Uncle D. from a well known fast food chain into a villain. Handmade Uncle D. villain notebook﹙NT$100﹚can be used as a sketch book or a pocket book when you need to jot something down quickly. When you run out of pages be sure to tear off the notebook cover and send it off as a postcard.

It seems like most of the design brands at Art4pcom shop are rebellious by nature. We wonder if it’s because the shop is adjacent to a rock and roll live house. Next time when you go to The Wall to show your support for the Taiwanese rock and roll music, please feel free to stop by Art4pcom shop to browse through some unique brands.

小檔案/ Profile
原創好物/Art4pcom Shop
羅斯福路四段200號B1；(02)2711-0319 #146
200, Roosevelt Rd, Sec.4, B1
營業時間/Hours：5-10 pm﹙週一公休/closed on Mondays﹚
部落格/Blog www.art4p.com

Four Professional Designers Launched Creative Brands That Represent
Taiwan Spirit

By joining Taiwan Graphic Design Association four well-established designers became friends. Ajue Wu, Martin Yang, Grace Shih and James Chen each run their own designing firms as their day job. Together they form a new brand MOART-“More” + “Art” + Chinese character “Mo”﹙means silence﹚=”HeiGou”﹙means black dog﹚. This brand’s mission statement is defined by the characteristics of energetic and loyal Taiwanese black dog and to them the true Taiwanese creative force comes from silence that speaks louder than words. Their slogan is design is a living attitude.

Ajue Wu was inspired by Chiang KaiShek Memorial Hall and created “Chiang’s Talk”. The brand specializes in exquisite gift designs that can best represent Taiwan and caters to foreign tourists. “FuGui Tea Cup Set”﹙NT$3,880﹚, a china set exported to Japan, is a delightful present that signifies Chinese traditional culture. The cups are designed to be shaped like a male and a female and each is imprinted with a Chinese character on the bottom. The male cup is written “Fu” which means wealth and “Gui” on the female cup signifies precious goods. “LaoZi Says Green Tea”﹙NT$500﹚is an export to Europe and currently is on sale at the famous Lafayette Department Store in France. It contains Taiwanese green tea, including TieGuanYin and JinBao Oolong.

Martin Yang established the brand D.Yang in 2007. He used Chinese ink and wash painting to portray three of the tallest buildings-Empire Building in New York, The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and Taipei 101 Building. He then transformed the paintings onto canvas ﹙NT$1,600 for one painting/NT$4,200 for all three﹚. Grace Shih introduces “uGuts” and “Show Me Wa”-two Taiwanese aboriginal brands and they incorporate aboriginal symbols onto necklaces, notebooks and coffee mugs. James Chen brings in “Yoga bobo” and this brand utilizes the basic 12 poses from yoga to design products. The most inquired-about products are skateboard﹙NT$950﹚and surfboard﹙NT$8,500﹚. Yoga bobo, dressed in white and bright orange, is any eye-catching symbol!

MOART was opened in late February, featuring 4 major design brands on display. These products represent the creativity of the four partners and gradually more products will be added to the shelves. These quality design products are not only Taiwanese creative cultures but also ideal souvenirs for foreign friends. For foreigners who currently reside in Taiwan these are perfect gift ideas. Before your next trip home you can come to MOART and shop for presents to give to your friends and family so that they’ll have a better understanding of your home away from home.

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黑犬/MOART
成都路10號﹙西門紅樓16工坊﹚；(02)2312-1189
10, ChengDu Rd ﹙XiMen Red House Studio #16﹚
營業時間/Hours：2-9:30 pm﹙週一公休/closed on Mondays﹚

Support Original Designs and Cultivate Creative Cultures in Taiwan

In Taipei the readily available public art has shortened the distance between everyday people and fine art. As weekend street fairs become popular and often crowded it shows that creative designs that beautify our lives are easily accessible. We’ve guided you through a wide range of various design studios with different backgrounds. One has formed a family business thanks to Mom’s seamstress skills. One is a promising group project consist of ambitious young designers. There’s also a creative space combining music and design into one and professional designers who aim to take design products inspired by Taiwanese cultures to the world. Each and every one of them represents Taiwan creative art. Lately the street fairs are filled with counterfeit products and that has hard hit the designers. This infringement has violated copyright and will not stimulate the creative design industry. Please support original designs so that more and more Taiwan designers can participate in international competitions and show their talents abroad. The world will know that there is a lot more to Taiwan than just the high-tech industry!

Homey's Cafe

Homey’s Cafe
敦化南路一段236巷38號2樓；﹙02﹚2711-1519
38, Lane 236, DunHua S. Rd Sec.1 2F
營業時間/Hours：12 pm-12 am
無刷卡，不收服務費
Credit Cards Not Accepted. No Service Charge.
中/英文菜單 / Chinese/English menu

Even though Homey’s Café just opened less than three months ago business is going well. Thanks to word of mouth and owner Homey’s good relationships with people. In addition Homey has accumulated substantial experiences in operating a restaurant over the years he does bring surprises every time he opens a new business. There are only 38 seats which may not seem much but you can choose to sit by the bar, on the balcony, on the couch or the indoor table & chair. Free wireless service is also available for customers. You may come in for coffee during the day and a drink or two after work. For those who would like to grab a quick bite while hanging out at Homey’s Café you have quite a few light meal choices, including sandwiches, salad, bagel, and rice & noodle dishes.

“Homey’s Bacon & Parma Ham Club Sandwiches”﹙NT$130﹚is delightful. Having bacon and parma ham sandwiches with potato chips plus a cup of cappuccino﹙Iced NT$120/Hot NT$100﹚is ideal for snacking in the afternoon.

Homey’s Café is famous for its homemade desserts. “Oreo Mascarpone”﹙NT$120﹚is ranked as the most popular among female customers. You can pair it with a pot of tea﹙herbal tea, Taiwanese specialty tea and organic black tea﹚ and enjoy a relaxing afternoon at Homey’s Café.

Homey renovated the second floor of this old apartment building and now it seems more spacious than the old structure and adequately ventilated. On a hot day it’s still cool inside and there is no need to turn on the air conditioner. If you sit by the balcony it’s very comfortable because there’s constant breeze coming through.

雖然才開幕不到三個月，Homey’s Café憑著老闆Homey的好人緣和口耳相傳，生意興隆。由於他的餐飲業經驗豐富，每次新開店總是讓人耳目一新。儘管只有38個座位不算多，客人可以任意坐在吧台、陽台、沙發、或是室內的桌椅，並且提供免費無線上網，希望客人在閒暇之餘，白天來喝咖啡、晚上供應酒精類飲料。為了方便想要用些簡餐的客人，Homey’s Café準備不少輕食的選擇，三明治、沙拉、貝果以及麵食飯類。

招牌總匯三明治﹙130元﹚有義式帕瑪火腿和培根，配上洋芋片，再點一杯卡布奇諾﹙冰120元/熱100元﹚，下午時段吃點心剛剛好。

Homey’s Café的自製甜點非常有名，Oreo提拉米蘇﹙120元﹚是女性消費者的最愛，搭配一壺茶﹙花草茶、台灣特色茶、有機紅茶﹚，可以輕鬆的消磨一下午。

Homey把舊式公寓的二樓重新整理過，空間顯得更寬敞，通風效果頗佳。即使天氣再熱，似乎也不需要開冷氣，尤其是坐在靠近陽台的位置，因為隨時都有微風吹來，非常舒適。

寶哥的遺憾

"Divalicious" 讓人想犯罪的照片

去年在「三隻腳站立的電視台」工作將近半年，雖然公司編制內人數眾多，我和寶哥從第一次見面就非常投緣，每次去辦公室或是攝影棚找他，他總是熱情的搭著我的肩，向大家宣布：「這是我馬子」。其實我在辦公室裡很不開心，但是我喜歡和寶哥打屁聊天，他總是把我逗得哈哈大笑。

不久前在東區巧遇寶哥，他一直嚷著要約時間見面、吃飯，而工作爆量的他似乎找不出空檔。不過，即使透過MSN，他的幽默感還是讓我開心的不得了。

寶哥：看到你這張照片，就會讓人想犯罪
我：為什麼
寶哥：太辣了
我：哈哈哈
寶哥：你不在「三隻腳站立的電視台」，真是少個大美女
我：有副總就夠了
寶哥：這個嘛這個.......................油一點ˋ口感比較好........
我：哈哈哈，所以寶哥不愛骨感美女
寶哥：對呀，我喜歡有肉的，呵呵。一定要跟你約會，不然會遺憾
我：這是那門子的遺憾?

山喜屋。YAMAKIYA

山喜屋。YAMAKIYA
長安東路一段83-1號；﹙02﹚2571-0248
83-1, ZhangAn E. Rd Sec.1
營業時間/Hours：5:30 pm–1 am
可刷卡，收一成服務費
Credit Cards Accepted. 10% service charge.
中/日文菜單 / Chinese/Japanese menu

山喜屋：傳統日式串燒和現代創作料理齊聚一堂
YAMAKIYA：Rounding Up Japanese Traditional Yakitori and Modern Creative Cuisine In One Place

歷史長達27年的山喜屋是台灣第一家日式串燒碳烤專門店，當年鄭老闆獨資開店，更遠赴日本學習傳統道地的日本串燒料理。如今山喜屋的經營已經交棒給第二代，便是大家常在電視上看到的型男大主廚詹姆士。山喜屋身居餐飲的一級戰區，附近幾乎每隔兩步路就有一家平價台式熱炒店，但是生意完全不受影響。

山喜屋隨著時代進步，除了保留第一代堅持的傳統日式串燒，也融入第二的西式料理專長，因此菜單上選擇豐富，中、日、西合併的創新料理更是不少！這裡的日式串燒只用木炭烤，不但台灣客人喜歡，也為上門的日本客人一解鄉愁。花東土雞串燒﹙150元/三串﹚採用花東地區的特產雞，口感彈牙， 松板豬肉﹙120元/三串﹚是必點的招牌，青椒串燒﹙50元/三串﹚以一整片的青椒碳烤，多汁香甜。中日合併的開胃菜有豆板醬豆腐沙拉﹙160元﹚搭配味噌、豆版醬和美乃滋調製而成的沙拉醬別有風味以及酥炸南瓜奶醬春卷﹙120元﹚將煮爛的南瓜和奶油當內餡，包成春卷下鍋炸，令人驚訝的它居然一點都不油膩。創作辣鮪魚卷﹙240元﹚有別於一般的加州式辣鮪魚手卷，加入紫蘇、芝麻、洋蔥和美乃滋等調味，帶點微辣的口感，吃得到新鮮的鮪魚。

鮭魚砂鍋﹙250元﹚以昆布和味噌當湯的基底，魚肉吃完還是可以加湯到滿足為止。對於琳瑯滿目的菜單而不知所措的客人，建議點超值套餐﹙兩至四人份；一人六百元﹚，份量足夠讓人吃飽，飯後更附上日式炸甜串﹙單點45元﹚，美好的一餐才算結束。

山喜屋上下兩層樓皆有座位，時常有演藝圈人士在包廂聚餐，半開放式的廚房讓客人直接看到師傅辛苦的碳烤食材，每桌皆有木頭製的服務鈴，輕輕敲一聲服務人員馬上出現。酒足飯飽之餘，別忘了留點時間品味餐廳裡的畫作，第一代鄭老闆在轉行當廚師之前可是專門畫電影看板的藝術家，多年來他持續創作，將個人作品掛在牆上供客人欣賞。山喜屋給你雙重享受—味蕾和視覺的感官刺激。

蘭陵三十．傳奇不滅 / Lan-lin Theater 30th Anniversary．The Legend Lives On

蘭陵三十．傳奇不滅 / Lan-lin Theater 30th Anniversary．The Legend Lives On
節目/日期/地點 / Program/Date/Venue
「貓的天堂」新版/4月23-24日/新舞台 / Cats' Paradise 2009/April 23-24/Novell Hall
屏風表演班「莎姆雷特」經典再現/5月5-6日/國家戲劇院 / Ping-fong Acting Troupe, Shamlet/May 5-6/National Theatre Hall
「新荷珠新配」首演/5月9-10日/國家戲劇院 / Ho Chu's New Match/May 9-10/National Theatre Hall
官方部落格/Official Website http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lanlin1980
購票請洽兩廳院售票系統/Ticketing Service by NTCH Ticketing System http://www.artsticket.com.tw

“LanLin Theater 30th Anniversary．The Legend Lives On”：Bring Back Fond Memories & Revive the Glorious Days

This year marks the 30th anniversary for Lan-lin Theater. By popular demand theater group leader Mr. Jin Shi-jie, as known as Jin Bao in the theater community, decided to bring the classics such as “Cats' Paradise”, “Shamlet” and “HoChu's New Match” back on stage. Most of the original cast is in their mid-life now. The thought of seeing all of them together on stage and reviving the classic plays of Lan-lin Theater is extremely exciting for those diehard Lan-lin fans.

30 years ago Lan-lin Theater presented “Ho Chu’s New Match” and the box office was overwhelmingly successful. The audience would laugh hysterically at this foolish over-exaggerated comedy. When asked about his critically acclaimed play Mr. Jin is quite modest, “That was a different era then. People had no access to information and were rather repressed. All of a sudden something humorous came along and everyone was easily pleased. It didn’t take much to entertain and make people laugh!”

30 years later “Ho Chu’s New Match” will be brought back on stage. If you would like to catch the performance of the original cast – Hugh Lee, Mr. Lee Tien-zhu and Ms. Liu Ruo-yu, you’d better take an advantage of this reunion of the cast. Over the years they have mastered their acting skills and now are the elite of Taiwan theater community. Ms. Liu Ruo-yu, as the artistic director, has led U Theater to perform all over the world. Mr. Lee Tien-zhu is a well-respected and Golden Bell Award-winning actor. And Hugh Lee founded PingFong Acting Troupe and continues to entertain audience and keep them company.

Most original members of Lan-lin Theater are influential figures in the theater community. And Mr. Jin Shi-jie concludes that it is a positive growth for the development of Taiwan theaters and the audience. “If we continued to stay in the same theater group maybe there wouldn’t be Ping-fong Acting Troupe, If Kids Theater and U Theater. Since we are all working at different places and leading the next generation of actors forces us to improve our craftsmanship and to speed up the process. As a result we each developed our own performing style and philosophy.”

If you have seen Lan-lin’s play 30 years ago you definitely can’t miss this one! You’ll see the original cast back on stage and performing the play from 3 decades ago. They may have lost their youth but their charisma comes from years of experiences working in showbiz. They may have lost their good looks but a truly talented actor doesn’t need a pretty face to impress you. Instead a gifted artist understands that art imitates life and vice versa. Therefore acting is never pretentious but natural and effortless. Perhaps 30 years ago you missed out on the opportunity to catch Lan-lin Theater because you weren’t even born yet. Now is your chance to make up for lost time and witness the stage presence of these pioneer theater actors. Mr. Jin Shi-jie says with a smile, “Despite of having the original cast on stage you definitely can see differences in our play now and then. We present you this light-hearted comedy and bring back good old feelings and wonderful times. Also we would like to dedicate this to Dr. Wu Jing-ji for it’s his 70th birthday this year and express our gratitude. We’re grateful for what he did for Lan-lin Theater and planted the seeds for modern theater in Taiwan.

The anniversary programs for “Lan-lin Theater 30th Anniversary．The Legend Lives On” will go on for two months. Please go on Lan-lin Theater’s official blog http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lanlin1980for more details.

「蘭陵三十．傳奇再現」：彌補遺憾，重溫舊夢

今年適逢蘭陵劇坊三十週年，在眾多人的要求之下，擔任蘭陵團長的金士傑，在劇場界人稱金寶，決定將當年的「貓的天堂」、「莎姆雷特」以及「荷珠新配」再度搬上舞台，而這些邁入中年的資深舞台劇演員再度於舞台相聚重逢，讓原本以為再也看不到蘭陵劇坊演出的觀眾為之興奮。

三十年前，蘭陵劇坊推出「荷珠新配」，造成盛況空前，一齣玩笑鬧劇竟然讓觀眾笑到不能自己。對於當年的創團名作，金士傑非常謙虛：「在那個資源缺乏、壓抑的年代，久旱逢甘霖，觀眾只需要一點點娛樂就開心的不得了。」

三十年後，「荷珠新配」即將在五月初再次搬上舞台，想要看當年的原班人馬—李國修、李天柱、劉若瑀，千萬別錯過這一次的大團圓。三十年前的這批年輕人如今都是台灣戲劇的精英份子，劉若瑀帶領「優人神鼓」揚名世界，李天柱是得過金鐘影帝的資深演員，李國修創立屏風表演班、繼續在舞台上陪著觀眾又哭又笑。

當年蘭陵劇坊的團員如今各有一片天，金士傑認為這對於台灣劇場的發展和觀眾都是一件好事：「如果我們都還繼續待在同一個劇團，那麼今天也許就沒有屏風表演班、如果兒童劇團和優劇場；正因各自站在不同的位置，各憑本事帶領下一代劇場演員，進步速度加快，發展出獨特的表演風格和人生觀。」

如果你在三十年前曾經看過蘭陵劇坊的演出，這次你更不能錯過，因為你將會看到原班人馬重演當年的劇碼，他們年輕不再，但是他們的魅力是跟著歲月時光成長而來；他們漂亮不再，但是好演員不以顛倒眾生為目的，而是以遊戲的精神將戲劇生活化，呈現輕鬆不做作的演出。三十年前也許你尚未出生或是年紀還小，沒能趕上那個年代，如今有機會親自體驗資深演員的舞台魅力。金士傑微笑的說：「今昔對比，今夕何夕，我們以輕鬆樸素的本質在舞台演出，將當年愉快的感覺、美妙的風光獻給觀眾，也同時獻給今年七十大壽的吳靜吉博士，感謝他當年領導蘭陵劇坊，為台灣現代戲劇播下種子。」

「蘭陵三十‧傳奇再現」系列活動為期兩個月，詳細節目內容請參考蘭陵劇坊官方部落格http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lanlin1980 。

What I Do All Day

For someone who doesn’t hold a full-time job I’m awfully busy.

The minute I turn on my laptop and go online, I’m already at work. I kid you not. But I am glad to know that I’m the GO TO CHICK when my friends need a helping hand.

Liz says, “I want to have my farewell party at Taiwan Beer Factory. Can you call and make reservation for 20 people?”

Dave says, “I have to move out ASAP. Can you find me a place to stay?”

Sandra says, “Remember that outdoor café we walked by a few weekends ago? I’m thinking about going there. What’s the name of it?”

Paul says, “I have a gym membership but I need a workout buddy in order to be motivated. Can you find me a workout partner?”

Cassie says, “Can you take a look at this article? I need help with English to Chinese translation.”

Everest says, “Do we know anyone in Shanghai? A friend just moved there and is having a hard time. Can you hook him up with some local connections?”

Po says, “I’m stuck on this proposal. Can you come up with a list of music that’s related to Gothic culture?

Zeus says, “A friend just got into town and he’s looking for taro ice cream. Do you know where to find it?”

Fannie says, “I need to send out my CV soon. Can you translate my English CV to Chinese?”

Terry says, “I just saw a Sony TV on sale at your old job – the shopping network. Can you have it delivered to my house today?”

Vicki says, “Can you accompany me to the tailor shop? I need your opinions of the dress.”

Josh says, “I just came up with the new menu for our café. Can you take a look at it and come up with the English?”

Pamela says, “I’m broke and I need to pick up some private tutoring gigs. Know anybody?”