White- chocolate-orange choux, vanilla choux, yuzu-glazed double-baked almond croissant and pain au chocolate from Beta5 Chocolates. Russian tea-cakes from Black Rook Bakehouse.
Category: Grub
Officially Spring
Spring officially started a few days ago, and today is a beautiful affirmation: the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the crocuses are out of hiding. Too bad it’s freezing. Stella and I had still had a great walk with my mom at Trout Lake early this morning though, and afterward, we stopped…
Save On Meats
Last weekend, some friends and I had brunch at Save On Meats for lunch. Initially, we had planned on a Café Medina brunch, but the wait was a little crazy (not unusual, though) so we decided to try Save On Meats instead. A little trip to L.A. a few years ago turned me into a…
Saturday Sweets
Kouign amann from Beta5 Chocolates, kouign amann from Beaucoup Bakery & Café, and chocolate chip cookies also from Beaucoup. Can you tell we love our butter and sugar?
Yolk’s Chicken & Waffles
Ever since my friend and I paid LA’s Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles a visit a few years ago, I haven’t been able to kill my craving for the crispy, salty fried chicken and the buckwheat waffle doused in maple syrup alongside it. Sadly, Vancouver doesn’t really have chicken & waffles that are up to par,…
Pandan Popsicles
Green is a great colour; I like it a lot. Limes are green, kale is green, avocados are green, pesto is green, and generally it’s good to go green. And pandan, a plant used a lot in Southeast Asian cooking (often alongside coconut), is green. That said, I will very rarely pick up green candy,…
Sunday walk + ice cream
Long mid-morning walks are my favourite way to end off a weekend. They give me a chance to collect my thoughts, and move into the right state of mind to deal with inevitable Monday. The fact that we have sprung forward, as per daylight savings won’t make getting up tomorrow morning any easier. Stella and…
Saturday Sweets
Giant, super chewy coconut macaroons, a flourless chocolate-walnut cookie, and a fruit tart, all from The Sweet Spot Bakery in Steveston Village. The Sweet Spot Bakery 110 – 12000 First Avenue Richmond, BC
Sunny with Stella
Sunny, almost-spring mornings, I think, are meant to be lazy. Today was exactly that. Warm almond milk and toast with ricotta, agave, and black pepper for breakfast, followed by a long, lazy walk with Stella. Perfect start to the weekend.
Surprise on Industrial Ave.
Who knew that amid warehouses and loading docks would sit one of the best places for dessert? Beta5 Chocolates has quickly become one of my favourite places for all things chocolate, sweet, and baked. Not only do their products taste amazing, they are unique and unexpected. First, the creampuffs: perfectly baked choux puffs, filled…
Spring’s on its way
I took Stella to The Bone & Bowl this morning, where golden doodle Archie was simultaneously parading his new toy and trying to keep it out of everyone’s reach, and where we picked up a little red polka-dotted raincoat perfect for spring. Because Stella is built the way she is, some minor alterations need to…
A Beignet kind of Day
Beignets are one of my absolute favourite things – light, fluffy pillows of fried dough smothered in powdered sugar. What’s not to like? I’m no beignet connoisseur, but I’m pretty sure I can tell a good one from a bad one. Today, I had beignets twice – for lunch and dessert-before-dinner – at Thierry. They…
Pup & Grub 