Twenty-Six

It’s a new month, and I thought I should finally write about my birthday. I love that so far, I’ve been lucky enough to spend every one of my birthdays with my family and friends, with good food and an even better cake. This past one was no different. This year’s cake was, like last…

Cadeaux Birthday Cake

A pretty little bakery with clean white décor and an open kitchen, preparing lemon meringue tartlets, croissants, and five-layer cakes is the last thing you’d expect to find in a neighborhood with street names like Blood Alley and Gaelor’s Mews, yet Gastown is exactly where Cadeaux Bakery decided to lay down its roots. My mom has been…