Vancouver Good

This afternoon I attended a preview tasting for the Urban Tea Merchant’s Sweetheart Afternoon Tea service, a Valentine’s themed version of their regular high tea service. While afternoon tea is generally a ladies dominated activity, after enjoying today’s service I’ve decided it’s a nice date event too. It’s a relaxed but special Valentine’s experience if [...]

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The word on Bella Gelateria is spreading fast – deservedly so. It is awesome and the first ice cream joint in Vancouver I can truly recommend. I was in San Francisco this summer indulging in the excellent Bi-rite and Humphry Slocombe creameries, lamenting the fact Vancouver had nothing as good. Now we do. This is [...]

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I was treated to a breakfast of champions last week when I participated in a morning tasting of the delectable confections from pastry chef Paul Croteau and the recently announced Paul Croteau (PC) Confections. The back story: Paul hails from Quebec, spent time working in France, and is currently the pastry chef for Refuel and [...]

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Mmmm, there’s a delectable new bakeshop downtown called Crème de la Crumb and it’s worth many return visits. Tucked into a teeny space on Granville Street between Pender & Hastings, walk into a heavenly smelling shop filled with baked breakfast goods, plenty of treats, and gourmet sandwiches for lunch. Examples: – The memorable vanilla bean [...]

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Ever been walking downtown and seen a sign that says “Best Cheesecake in Vancouver?” You probably walked by Trees Organic Coffee, which has been self-boasting this honour for years. Generally, a sign that says “best…” makes me run the other way. Yes in this case, the cheesecake is pretty damn tasty. It’s a light and [...]

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I had a fabulous Saturday morning this past weekend. It started off with a lavender latte and La Santé breakfast at the always excellent and line-up crazy Cafe Medina (show up when they open at 9am to avoid line-ups). It was a beautiful day and I had a friend visiting from Ottawa, so we decided [...]

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A full-bodied americano with a light and flaky croissant filled with rich chocolate made by Thomas Haas? No better way to start the day – in moderation of course. My visits to Thomas Haas are usually on a Saturday and go something like this: Walk in and see huge line up Gently push my way [...]

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Stopped into Big City Cupcakes on 4th ave. yesterday and picked up some dessert. On their website, it appears they are based in Kelowna and they dub themselves as “Canada’s fastest growing cupcake company.” This would make them a competitor for the other cupcakes in town from  Cupcakes by Heather & Lori (expanding also with [...]

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Vancouver probably has a few standard dessert places that I would recommend, depending on the occasion and person asking. Believe me, I wish this list was longer: True Confections (various locations including Kitsilano, Denman) Sweet Obsessions at Trafalgars (Kitsilano) Ganache Patisserie (although, they are not open late) Once in a while, I will also go [...]

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Waffles are good. And I am lucky enough to live by the best waffles in town. After a spirited food adventure on Granville Island today, my friend and I opted to bypass the long line at Go Fish and dropped by Patisserie Lebeau for a snack. They had lots of samples out (and I think [...]

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