Smooch Food: Love Letters to Every Bite

🥪 Café Lunch Break: Trees Organic Coffee 📍 Location: Trees Organic Coffee (255 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5T 1W4) 🥪 Food Ordered: Turkey & Swiss Baguette ($14.40) & Philly Beef Premium Wrap ($12.55) 🥤 Drinks Ordered: Iced Taro Latte ($5.95) & Chocolate Frullato ($6.35) After spending four hours at the Vancouver Public Library’s Mount Pleasant branch, completely lost in writing out all of June’s food adventures, the hunger finally caught up to us. Whew! Having skipped lunch entirely to hit our flow state, we practically stumbled out of the library starved and made a beeline for the nearby Trees Organic Coffee to draft this in real-time. ...

🍵 Café First Look: Emeri Matcha Bar 📍 Location: Emeri Matcha Bar (2833 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3G1) 🍵 Drinks Ordered: Samioku Matcha Koicha ($13) & Classic Matcha Latte ($7.25) 🥐 Food Menu: None available (Drinks only) I have loved matcha since way before it became the massive trend it is today. If I am being completely honest about why it first caught my eye, it's simply because green has always been my absolute favourite colour! Now that I have firmly established my default way of ordering it (unsweetened with oat milk) it has become incredibly easy for me to instantly assess the quality of a café's powder and tell if a drink has been watered down. ...

🥖 Sunday Morning Rituals: COBS Bread 📍 Location: COBS Bread (Main Street, Vancouver) 🥐 On the Menu: White Cheese Bun & Mystery "Cheese Buffin" ✨ The Verdict: A pleasant, reliable bite, though not quite mind-blowing. Happy Sunday! There is something so incredibly peaceful about a quiet Sunday morning routine. After attending Mass at St. Patrick's this morning, Hubby and I took a leisurely stroll down Main Street to pop into COBS Bread to pick up a little breakfast treat. One detail I appreciated is that they clearly display the calorie information right in their bakery cases. Since I am keeping an eye on my health goals and aiming for lighter choices, ...

🍦 Sweet Rewards: Onda by Casereccio 📍 Location: Onda by Casereccio (Vancouver) 🍫 Flavours: Rich Dark Chocolate & Nutty Pistachio 💰 Price: $7.30 per single scoop Today was all about tackling a few quick errands, including stopping by the pharmacy to grab some fresh medical dressing for my wound. After getting the tedious tasks out of the way and before heading back home to settle in, Hubby and I decided we deserved a little treat. We made a spontaneous detour to Onda by Casereccio for some artisanal gelato, and oh my goodness, it completely blew us away! I opted for a scoop of their dark chocolate gelato served on a crispy waffle cone . From the very first ...

⚽ Game Day Brunch: Blaze Gourmet Burgers 📍 Location: Blaze Gourmet Burgers (Mount Pleasant, Vancouver) 🥑 Featured Dish: Not Another Avocado Toast ($18.95) ✨ The Verdict: Incredible comfort food to soften a tough match loss. It was the big Round of 16 match today, and we were completely glued to the screen watching Canada play against Morocco. Sadly, it wasn't our day and Canada lost the match, but we managed to find the ultimate silver lining. We watched the game unfold at the Mount Pleasant location of Blaze Gourmet Burgers , and thankfully, the food was so incredibly good that it provided the perfect comfort despite the disappointing results on the screen. ...