I’ve had my share of great doughnuts, in myriad flavours, shapes and sizes. Notables in Vancouver would be Cartem’s and Lucky’s, with Cartem’s (in my opinion) being the better of the two. I like cakey donuts. The first time I tried Cartem’s was when my brother decided to skip a day of school in favour…
Author: Denise Alba
Dog-friendly Shopping in Seattle
We go down to Seattle a lot (partly because I always find myself craving a Sonic vanilla malt), and we’ve been taking Stella with us. Last summer, we came across University Village, a great place to shop by the University of Washington – Madewell, Anthropologie, Free People, among many, many others. What I especially love…
Black Rook Bakehouse
In the Grandview/Woodlands area of east Vancouver is a bakery called Black Rook Bakehouse. Everything is made from scratch, and so far, I haven’t been disappointed. A plus is that it’s just a couple stores down from Long Live Cats and Dogs which carries a lot of the good raw food brands like Natural Instincts….
Lemonade
I’ve never been one of those strict human-food-is-bad-for-dogs types, so Stella has definitely had her share of food from the table. She doesn’t get chocolate, of course…or onions or grapes or avocados. But she has had a dollop of frosting, here and there. Recently though, we had a couple allergy tests done – turns…
B is for Brunch
Brunch has got to be one of my favourite meals. It’s the only time having hollandaise, bacon, waffles, eggs, and champagne in one meal is acceptable, even encouraged. Over the years, I’ve found a few spots that have become my favourites in Vancouver (and elsewhere, but we’ll save that for another post) – Burgoo and…
Paesano’s
We eat out a lot, so finding a few restaurants with dog-friendly patios and good-quality food became imperative. Vancouver actually has quite a few restaurants with patios…problem is, dogs can’t always be on the actual patio (some bylaw), and being tied outside does not always sit well with Stella. So that rules out some…
Medina Brunch
This morning my mom babysat Stella while I had a much-needed brunch with some of my favourites. Café Medina has been my go-to brunch spot for years, so I should’ve known that we’d be waiting awhile in rainy seven degree weather, yet somehow, I managed to show up in Keds and without a cup of…
Costume Photos
Here are a few more photos from Tricks for Treats. There was an adorable little dog dressed as peacock as well that I forgot about!
Costumes and Pupcakes
Halloween came a little early for Stella and her buds: today was Three Dog Bakery’s Tricks for Treats event at the Suter Brooke village location in Port Moody. We were all so glad the rain held off long enough for costumes and Halloween “pupcakes”. Stella was a pink dragon, teeny tiny sidekick, Peanut, was a…
hoodies for all
American Apparel is one of my favourite places to shop. I’m the kind of person who places comfort above all else, so their t-shirts and hoodies are wardrobe staples, much to my mother’s disappointment (if she had her way, I’d be in shift dresses and ballet flats and pastels everyday). Anyway, a few days ago,…
Drizzly patio brunch
Before Stella came along, I picked out restaurants to try based on the menu, and to a lesser extent, location and ambiance. Now, since I almost always have my little buddy in tow, the question I ask first is, “Does it have a patio?” If not, I file that restaurant away as a place to…
Pup & Grub 