Thomas Haas

Christmas at Home

Christmas puppies. Thomas Haas pick-ups. Chocolate and sugar for days. Christmas morning at Kits Beach.

Home is Party Dresses & Bûche de Noël

I always look forward to dinner at my aunt’s house on Christmas Eve – the party dresses and the desserts are my favourite. There is always way too much food, some sort of wii tournament going on, and puppies skidding across the living room hardwood. This year, Stella wore a little ruffled and polka-dotted number…

Home is Hot Chocolate & Macarons

After nearly half a day of planes and airports, I am finally home for Christmas. I can’t even describe how happy I am – it feels like forever ago that I woke up in my own bed with Stella next to me. All I wanted to do today was sleep in, but because I’m apparently…

Thursday is the new Wednesday

Wednesday has always been, in my opinion, the worst day of the week – until now. Today (a Thursday) was long and stressful, to say the least. I hate any variant of the Socratic Method: at 8:30 AM, when my entire being is just beginning to wake up, I see no need for me to…

Can we Rewind to Saturday?

After an entire night on a plane, I arrived in muggy Windsor this morning. And just a little over 24 hours since our goodbye at YVR, I’m already missing Stella’s squishy little face. Right now, I’m sitting in my dorm room eating a random combination of green apples, brie, and salt & vinegar Mrs. Vickies,…

Hot Chocolate Festival

I love waking up to cold, misty mornings – they are perfect for walks by the lake and hot chocolate. Saturday morning saw just that, and Stella and I took a walk by the lake, shrouded beautifully in mist, with some snow still on the ground. And afterward, what better way to warm up than…

I love Thomas Haas. Not only do they do a fantastic champagne truffle, they also prepare phenomenal cakes and tarts alongside an incredible viennoiserie, which includes double-baked almond croissants (my personal favourite), pain au chocolat, and quark cheese danishes among others. For lunch, they also have a really great panini selection. And, in my opinion,…