49th Parallel Coffee Roasters & Lucky’s Doughnuts

49th Parallel Coffee Roasters & Lucky’s Doughnuts

If you read this site, you know I enjoy hot chocolate. I don’t drink coffee or tea. So, I am always on the lookout for a good one. I Googled to find a new place to try, and 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters (website) came up. Apparently, people absolutely love their...
Tartine Bread & Pies Shop in Vancouver – Mmmmm Pies

Tartine Bread & Pies Shop in Vancouver – Mmmmm Pies

I first found Tartine Bread & Pies (website) when I was enjoying the #cookiechallenge in April 2018. I went there for the interesting cookie they were offering, but once I visited and saw their pies, I had to try more than that ‘everything but the kitchen sink’...
Macaron Day 2019 in the Vancouver Area

Macaron Day 2019 in the Vancouver Area

On March 20th bakeries, cafes, patisseries, and other wonderful creators of the macaron around the world will be celebrating Macaron Day 2019. Vancouver is no different. It has happened every year for something like eight years but I have never enjoyed it before....
Half Baked Cookie Company, More Than Just Cookies

Half Baked Cookie Company, More Than Just Cookies

I first found the Half Baked Cookie Company (website) during the Cookie Challenge of 2018 here in the Vancouver area. They are a micro-bakery located in a small space on Nanaimo Street in East Vancouver. Because it’s so small you get to see all the ingredients and...
Hot Chocolate Festival 2019 in Vancouver

Hot Chocolate Festival 2019 in Vancouver

Once a year for 3-4 weeks in January and February, Vancouver hosts the Hot Chocolate Festival, 2019 was no different. It’s a time of year when places make a pretty big effort and offer some amazing concoctions of chocolate joy for people to enjoy. For people like me...
Shopping and Eating in London – A Few Ideas

Shopping and Eating in London – A Few Ideas

London is a massive city with so much to offer, it is impossible to list everything. But what I can do is list a few of the places where I have spent time shopping and eating in London. I can also try to share a bit of information on what is available and what you can...
Cacao 70 – A Bit of Chocolate and Ice Cream Heaven

Cacao 70 – A Bit of Chocolate and Ice Cream Heaven

So far this summer, soft ice cream appears to be my new favourite treat. Well, that and chocolate. But in all fairness chocolate has been a favourite a bit longer than just this summer. I’m trying to mix the two together now though which is new for me. In my search...
Cookie Challenge of 2018 in the Vancouver Area

Cookie Challenge of 2018 in the Vancouver Area

Over the years I have heard of different food and drink challenges taking place around the lower mainland but I never looked into them let alone participated. Until this year when I checked out the Vancouver Foodster website to see what he had going for 2018. There...
Mink Chocolates and the Best Hot Chocolate I Found So Far

Mink Chocolates and the Best Hot Chocolate I Found So Far

I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe it was the way the sun was shining that first time I visited. Or, it was the way the wet, cold snow pelted my face on my second visit. It could have been the way the rich, dark chocolate attacked my senses and my taste buds before...
Literary Box Subscription Box by Quarterly – Review

Literary Box Subscription Box by Quarterly – Review

With the subscription boxes coming from the USA up to Canada, you must decide if the shipping and dollar conversion are worth it for you. While I like the many different subscription box options offered by Quarterly Co., when I ordered the Fall 2016 Literary Box at...
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