The Location My dear friend Pepper invited me out to lunch at Deacon’s Corner at 101 Main Street in Gastown/Vancouver’s East Side over the weekend. Well you know how much I love going to diners and this one has a southern style to it that sounded too awesome to pass up. The People It has the perfect […]
Earnest Ice Cream on Fraser
Featured Post: Happy Hour at Little Saigon in Yaletown
The Inspiration Back in November I had the opportunity to review Little Saigon’s sauces that were on Dragons’ Den (which are amazing BTW!). This spring I contacted them about me visiting their Yaletown location at 1263 Pacific Blvd in downtown Vancouver. The Location Lucky for me, they said yes! They are such a sweet family and what an […]
Restaurant Review: Kokoro Ramen on Victoria in Vancouver
The Location I was quite sad when Arisu at 41st & Victoria disappeared but then I was thrilled to see that it was being replaced with Kokoro Ramen. The Opening It was fascinating to go walking by and see them prepping the restaurant including having a wood carver makes this bench for the front of the restaurant. I […]
Restaurant Review of Vancouver’s L’éclair de génie
L’éclair de génie is the Vancouver hotspot at the moment. It just opened last weekend at 1210 Robson Street in the heart of downtown Vancouver, AKA foodie Mecca. Chef Christophe Adam opened up his first éclair shop in Paris back in 2012 and this is his first North America release! What an honour. The Restaurant Thursday was […]
Restaurant Review of Mensch Jewish Delicatessen in Gastown
Mensch Jewish Delicatessen is a restaurant I have wanted to check out forever! I found out from their Facebook page that they moved to Gastown in the new year which was a bit of a disappointment because they used to be much closer to us. The Restaurant Now located at 212 Carrall Street in Vancouver, they are […]
National Waffle Day: Off the Grid Waffles
I first heard about Off The Grid Waffles in the article “Best Waffles in Vancouver” by Vancity Buzz and thought to myself, there is a waffle restaurant at 2665 Kingsway? I am so there! Featured Post I trekked the very long walk to get there from my place. I wanted to try one of their milkshakes that comes with […]
Women’s Day Lunch at Montana’s in Coquitlam
Last summer I went to the Montana’s in Coquitlam for their $14.99 steak promotion. I still had some of the gift card available to use and thought it would be the perfect way to enjoy a lunch out on International Women’s Day. It would give me a break in the kitchen, I would not end up spending money and […]
Coffee Date at Cafe Deux Soleils on The Drive in Vancouver
Last weekend we had the opportunity to go for a walk along The Drive on Commercial for a little window shopping followed by some coffee and a treat. Our intended plan was to end up at Cafe Deux Soleils at 2096 Commercial Drive in Vancouver, a place I have heard about a lot from Reg but I had yet […]