Stella was bored the second she woke up, and she definitely let everyone know. Just before 8am, I could already feel the humidity setting in, so I was hoping she wouldn’t ask for a walk. But she did. So after breakfast, we took a mini walk around the neighborhood (and I made sure to bring…
Author: Denise Alba
Spicy Wontons & Tapioca Pudding
One of the many things I love about Vancouver is its multiculturalism and within that, the fact that you don’t really need to leave the city to experience authentic ethnic food. I’m Asian so I’m definitely partial to Asian cuisine, from Chinese to Filipino, Korean to Malaysian, and I definitely have go-to places all over…
Summer Perks: Farmers Markets & Watermelon Juice
Summer is not my favourite season; in fact, if not for the fact that summer means not having to worry about icy roads, I don’t think I would miss it all that much. Winter is my favourite for a number of reasons, most importantly big chunky sweaters and scarves, snowy duvet mornings, and Thomas Haas…
Ice Cream Sandwiches Take Five: Beta5
Showing no signs of slowing down, my ice cream sandwich tasting took me back to Beta5 Chocolates, this time for dark chocolate raspberry and black forest. As expected, they were both fantastic, but if I had to choose a favourite, it would have to be dark chocolate raspberry: two thin, dark chocolate cookies sandwiching pink…
Patios & Piers
One of my favourite things to do on a summer evening is take Stella for a walk by the water at Garry Point, then sit down for dinner with family and friends at one of the patios in Steveston Village. We love Paesano’s and Tapenade, but I think the family favourite is a cup of…
Ice Cream Sandwiches Take Four: After the Doctor
Stella had to see Dr. Maja this morning for a follow-up (we’re dealing with a particularly stubborn round of allergies), and afterward she always gets a walk and a treat for being a little trooper. Going to the vet has become a much more pleasant experience for us since we started seeing Dr. Maja (Healing…
Ice Cream Sandwiches Take 3: Beaucoup
Continuing on with our sampling of Vancouver’s ice cream sandwiches this summer, we stopped at Beaucoup Bakery & Cafe over the weekend to try theirs. Beaucoup partnered with Sunday Morning Ice Cream, a local small-batch ice cream company, to create two sandwiches: spicy peanut butter and lavender earl grey. The former was a spicy peanut…
A Week of Donuts
I’ve been on a bit of a donut kick lately, a kick which culminated, today, in a box of Krispy Kremes. It all started with a vanilla dip (with sprinkles, of course) from Tim Horton’s while waiting for my brother to get out of school, and things sort of snowballed from there. A coffee date…
Food Cart Fest ’13
This past Sunday, I went to Vancouver’s Food Cart Fest with my family and some friends. It was a little drizzly and chaotic (parking was nearly impossible because it was also Dragon Boat weekend), but we finally got in and began to check out each cart’s menu. There was a good variety of carts, from grilled cheese at Taser’s to…
Rocky Point Ice Cream
Rocky Point Ice Cream has been undergoing renovations for awhile, and had a little Scooper truck going in the meantime. Unfortunately, the truck was never around when we were, so you can imagine how happy we are that the renovations are finally over and the little shop finally open, scooping cones in myriad hand-crafted flavours…
Stella in Instagrams
[checking out my birthday cake; “helping” set up at my aunt’s new pet store; Yaletown walk; waiting for fish & chips; just chilling]
Pies and things
One of my favourite places for all things baked and brunch is the Savary Island Pie Co. in West Vancouver. It’s convenient too, only a few minutes from Ambleside beach where Stella likes to play. A fantastic apple pie (an incredibly flaky crust filled with slightly tart apples) isn’t all they do: perfect tea cakes (raspberry…
Pup & Grub 