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…

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…

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…