Green is Red
Christmas turns eco-friendly as Santa turns green
It’s time to paint the town red in green! Well, for the confused, let us clear the message. Since, climate change concerns and environment have become the epicentre of all our considerations, the latest one to take charge and spread awareness about global warming is Santa Claus. Call it a survival strategy to save his home, North Pole from melting or an attempt to reach out to the next generation for help and awareness, but this Christmas Mr Claus will be flaunting a cause. The concept, though, is not a breaking change. Santa turned green some time back with a children book, When Santa Turned Green, written by Victoria Perla in order to aid the awareness programme against global warming.

Wish U a Merry X-mas
Carol singing in the city has changed and how!
Praying, singing and rejoicing! Indeed there are different paths to reach God and touch the hearts and they needn’t be always ‘boring’. There are interesting, rather musical ways of reaching God. Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act II made gospel singing and church hymns sound hip and enjoyable.  And, this we believe should be the practice, ‘enjoying everything we do.’ 

A matter of hearth
Have a taste of real cooking at Flamme Bois Cafe
It’s straight from the heart and it’s straight from the hearth! So, when a new European and Mediterranean Bistro-35 opens its doors, it appears there was always a place for this one. What about woods and fire amidst kitchen? Flamme Bois Café (pronounced as Flam-wa) opened a fortnight ago and it seems the fire is out to spread.

Old Turks
Wednesday morning saw some vintage beauties zip across the city beautiful to Kasauli hills. Organised by Surya Rock Rose Resorts in association with Chandigarh Chapter of Vintage and Classic Car Club the car rally was flagged off from Sukhna Lake by Advisor to the UT Administrator, Pardeep Mehra. More than 15 vintage car enthusiasts participated in this tourism promotion rally, which ended at Surya Rock Rose Resorts amidst breath taking Kasauli Hills.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

At your service
The catering standards in the tri-city took another high with the launch of Supper Club, an outdoor concept catering company that is part of the Nagpal Frozen Food Group on Tuesday. The moving force behind Supper Club, Sahil Nagpal, is a graduate from the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Mumbai. Having worked under some of the leading chefs of the country including Chef Vernon Coelho and Chef Hemant Oberoi he says, “Our objective is very clear. We want to give our clientele a unique experience in luxury dining outside the restaurant doors.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Across the barbed wire
Experience the appearance, bling, glamour and the air of Pakistan at the Made in Pakistan, a consumer exposition from the heart of Pakistan at CII. Giving a new outlook to Indo-Pak friendship and an initiative by the CII, it brings you an exotic range of products from the neighbour country. Perfectly timed to cater to buoyant consumer sentiments in the festive season of Christmas and New Year, this prestigious friendship show “Made in Pakistan ” presents a bouquet of products including garments, footwear, handicrafts, onyx, dry fruits, kitchenware, marble, melamine, furniture, cutlery, paintings, gemstones and sports goods from 43 companies and two food stalls.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Chill-out zone
It’s one place where you can recline and relax after a day’s hectic work. Delicious food, variety of drinks, music according to your preference, ranging from rock to soft and the perfect ambience — the all-new Metro35 lounge is offering everything to make your evenings worthwhile. To be launched on Wednesday, the Lounge will throw a page 3 party on December 25. “The party will see the city’s who’s who.” A la Carte menu will be available on the weekdays that will be replaced by snacks on Saturdays and Sundays.

FLASHBACK
Relationships as Bestsellers
Relationship selling took a giant leap in the passing year. From saas-bahu serials, the virus spread thick and fast, taking into its grip the peek-a-boo or the reality TV, which has become ‘daily dharma’ of those seeking vicarious pleasures. Here are the top five ‘real’ shows which religiously stuck to their brief of cashing in on relationships big time in 2009.
Bride and prejudice
Jab maa dhoonde bahu aur beta chahe wife they come together to Lux Perfect Bride to hunt for one.

Bond Wagon
Sibling revelry
Relation: Siblings
Times togethere: 17 years
Same to same: Both like soulful music
Yet diffrent: Almost everything right from our looks and nature to tastes in cuisines, movies, books, recreation but most prominently:
Good social skills – Gundeep
Like living in her own world - Tarika

Do you feel the pain?
About one in three people actually feel physical discomfort when they see someone else in agony, scientists have claimed. The finding, by Dr Stuart Derbyshire, a psychologist at the University of Birmingham, may help explain why some people are more empathetic to other people’s misery.

Renee Writes
Laws of attraction
I am 19 years old and studying for a degree in Psychology. There is a boy in my class whom I find extremely attractive and feel he is also inclined towards me. I am hesitant in forming a relationship with him, as I do not know where this will ultimately lead us. I don’t even think marriage is possible as he is from a different caste and community. He looks interested in me, but he has never spoken to me in particular I am wondering if to strike a friendship.