One of my favourite places in Vancouver is Granville Island. It’s like one giant farmers market with so much good food alongside art and culture. Earlier today, my mom, Stella, and I took the False Creek Ferry over to Granville Island to have lunch with some friends and their pup, Charlie. It’s a quick ride…
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Nero Belgian Waffle Bar
It’s no secret that I love waffles; I’ve said this before: they are my breakfast/brunch food of choice. Not long ago, we went to Nero Belgian Waffle Bar in the West End, and it’s become my new favourite place for Brussels waffles. I had the “Bresilienne”: a Brussels waffle (or liege, if you’d prefer) topped…
Spicy Wontons & Tapioca Pudding
One of the many things I love about Vancouver is its multiculturalism and within that, the fact that you don’t really need to leave the city to experience authentic ethnic food. I’m Asian so I’m definitely partial to Asian cuisine, from Chinese to Filipino, Korean to Malaysian, and I definitely have go-to places all over…
Summer Perks: Farmers Markets & Watermelon Juice
Summer is not my favourite season; in fact, if not for the fact that summer means not having to worry about icy roads, I don’t think I would miss it all that much. Winter is my favourite for a number of reasons, most importantly big chunky sweaters and scarves, snowy duvet mornings, and Thomas Haas…
A Week of Donuts
I’ve been on a bit of a donut kick lately, a kick which culminated, today, in a box of Krispy Kremes. It all started with a vanilla dip (with sprinkles, of course) from Tim Horton’s while waiting for my brother to get out of school, and things sort of snowballed from there. A coffee date…
Food Cart Fest ’13
This past Sunday, I went to Vancouver’s Food Cart Fest with my family and some friends. It was a little drizzly and chaotic (parking was nearly impossible because it was also Dragon Boat weekend), but we finally got in and began to check out each cart’s menu. There was a good variety of carts, from grilled cheese at Taser’s to…
Hapa Izakaya
Hapa Izakaya has got to be one of the best izakayas I’ve been to: they’ve got the flavours and creativity of the drinks and accompanying food down to a science. What makes Hapa especially great is that they are serious about using local, seasonal ingredients as well as Oceanwise seafood in their food, like BC spot prawns…
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…
Camosun Bog
Yesterday morning, Stella and I took a walk at the Camosun Bog, which is part of Pacific Spirit Park. The bog is a protected area with lots of plant and animal species, including a lot of sphagnum moss. We started at the entrance at 19th & Camosun which Stella didn’t particularly like because she had to…
Two Weeks ’til the Farmers Market
On Wednesday, I took a Health Day because my brain, quite simply, needed a break from life. My mom, Stella, and I spent the morning at Trout Lake, where the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, the sun was shining brightly, and puppies of all sizes were out to play. It was clearly too beautiful…
Saturday Sweets
Keeping it simple today: scones from The Secret Garden Tea Company, with Devon cream, of course. In my opinion, the best in Vancouver.
Wings & Gelato
Some friends and I had dinner at Phnom Penh last night, a Vietnamese-Cambodian restaurant right in Chinatown that does some amazing chicken wings that, in my opinion, are rivaled only by Pok Pok’s in Portland. Phnom Penh’s are highly addictive and simultaneously sweet, salty, spicy, garlicky and crunchy. You’ll have to wait awhile for a…
Pup & Grub 