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…
Tag: Vancouver BC
Could have been Winter
Call me crazy, but winter walks along the beach are my favourite: the grey clouds, varying degrees of rain, and the waves white and frothy against the rocks. And this morning, nature gave me the perfect Vancouver send-off – a morning cold and drizzly enough to warrant Hunters and a sweater, complete with a light…
Caneles at the Farmers Market
Exactly one week today, I will wheel two overweight suitcases into YVR, get onto a plane, and bid Vancouver goodbye. There’s a lot that I’ll miss about Vancouver: Lynn Canyon and Kits Beach walks with my mom and Stella, farmers market runs with the family, super spicy chili wontons, fish & chips with the family…
Fondue for Two
Two of my favourite things are chocolate and cheese, and one of my favourite ways to enjoy both in the same meal is fondue. My cousin took me out to Capstone Tea & Fondue last week, where we indulged in both chocolate and cheese fondue with an array of pastries, fruit, and veggies. I particularly…
Ice Cream Sandwiches Take Eight: Peach-Jasmine
My Vancouver summer, along with my ice cream sandwich sampling, is quickly coming to a close. This past weekend, we tried Beta5 Chocolates’ peach-jasmine creation: local peach ice cream sandwiched between two jasmine-tea-infused cookies. I don’t particularly like jasmine tea, but it was subtle enough (yet very much recognizable) that I actually enjoyed it. My…
Afternoon Tea at La Cuisson
This past Friday, my mom and I took Stella for a walk at Pacific Spirit Park. After walking for about an hour and a half, we worked up quite an appetite, and were really happy that we had afternoon tea planned with some family friends at La Cuisson in Kerrisdale. My mom and I love high tea…
Family Weekend: Sunday
Sunday was a little more relaxed, spent just with my parents and brother on Granville Island, another favourite spot of mine in Vancouver. While my dad helped my brother pick up supplies for the upcoming semester at Opus (they bond over things like that), my mom, Stella, and I took a walk around the island,…
Ice Cream Sandwiches Take Seven: Strawberry Cheesecake
Once again, Beta5 Chocolates has proven that when it comes to ice cream sandwiches, it can do no wrong. Today, we tried strawberry cheesecake: homemade graham cookies sandwiching mild cheesecake ice cream and strawberries. What I love about Beta5’s ice cream sandwiches is the perfect cookie to ice cream ratio. I feel like the original Klondike…
Patio Dining: Guu Garden
With the arrival of Stella came the need to get over my aversion to patio dining. In the past, I’d much preferred an air-conditioned dining room, but it was no longer about me. I’d do anything for that little bat-eared and brindle bug; I’d even dine outside, apparently, vulnerable to various types of winged insects…
Shopping, Pidgin & a Movie
After taking Stella to the park yesterday, my friend Christina and I met up downtown for three of our favourite activities: shopping, dinner, and a movie. Our first stop was Sephora – always a dangerous place for me, but not nearly as bad as my favourite store, Aritzia. I’d say 98% of my wardrobe is…
Food Cart Fest Take Two
As disappointed as we were last time, we decided to give the Food Cart Fest a second chance because Le Tigre announced on twitter that they would be there, along with my mom’s favourite, Vij’s Railway Express. I had one goal and that was to try Le Tigre’s pork belly rice bowl (it’s actually called a “kick…
Ice Cream Bars
Yesterday was my first time back at Chocolate Arts since Christmas. I had sort of forgotten about it with the opening of Beta5 Chocolates and Beaucoup Bakery, to be honest, but yesterday rekindled my love for it. And not 24 hours later, I found myself back there to pick up more semi-sweet chocolate milk, as…
Pup & Grub 