Smooch Food: Love Letters to Every Bite

🌮 Dinner in Polanco: Karisma CDMX Location: Karisma (directly across from InterContinental Presidente) The Soup: Traditional Tortilla Soup "Antigua" ($210 MXN) The Main: Tacos al Pastor ($320 MXN) After filling our bellies at Café Urbano , hubby and I set out for a lovely stroll to Chapultepec Castle. The weather was gorgeous, sunny, and beautifully hot. We spent a wonderful few hours taking in the sights before heading back to the hotel to rest and cool down. By the evening, hubby had to head out to the welcome dinner for his conference, which is the entire reason we are in Mexico City. I was feeling a little lazy and was incredibly tempted to just order ...

🇲🇽 First Morning in Mexico City Location: Cafe Urbano inside InterContinental Presidente, Mexico City Breakfast: Breakfast Buffet ($480 MXN) Stay: InterContinental Presidente We arrived in Mexico City shortly before 10:00 pm, and I am so glad I arranged a pickup through Welcome Pickups to ensure we had a safe, stress-free ride to the InterContinental Presidente. After such a long travel day, we had a really good night’s sleep. I woke up naturally at 7:30 am, drifted back off, and slept until 10:00 am. It was the best feeling! For our very first meal in the city, we headed to Cafe Urbano for their breakfast buffet. At $480 pesos, it offers exactly the kind of variet...

✈️ Airport Eats: Sweet Maple Lounge (YVR) Location: Vancouver International Airport (YVR) International Terminal (After Security), near Gate D51 Hubby's Choice: Slow Roast Beef Sandwich AAA ($16.99) My Choice: Ham & Cheese Sandwich ($16.99) Flight Snacks: Butter Croissant ($6.49) & Almond Croissant ($6.49) We are officially at the gate and waiting to board our flight to Mexico City! To be completely honest, I am feeling tired today. Usually, I get so excited to travel and start a vacation, but this time around, the exhaustion has really caught up with me. Between the busy weeks behi...

\ 🍛 Pre-Travel Comfort Food: Ebi Ten Location: Robson Street, Vancouver My Choice: Double Meat Curry ($18.95) Hubby's Choice: Mega Bowl ($16.98) To Share: Takabomb Finally! I have been on the go since 6:00 am because I needed to attend the second day of my Mental Health First Aid training, and then head over to the office to ship two boxes of goodies to our team locations in Cork and Melbourne. On top of that, I managed to wrap up some essential work and turned things over to my direct reports and my manager. By the time I finished at 5:00 pm, I was absolutely exhausted and completely wiped. When you are that tired, only comfort food will do. We deci...

🍰 Late-Night Sweet Spot: purebread Location: 5 E 5th Ave, Vancouver (Mount Pleasant) My Choice: Chocolate Espresso Cake ($7.49) Hubby's Choice: Rocky Road Brownie ($4.95) After our sandwich dinner , we enjoyed a quiet walk home together. Knowing we had some warm chamomile tea waiting for us, I was craving something sweet to pair with it. We decided to stop by the Mount Pleasant location of purebread (at 5 E 5th Ave), arriving just 20 minutes before they closed. If you have ever been to purebread near closing time, you know the drill. Looking into the display case, there were only a few treats left. Still, we managed to walk away with a couple of delicious looking options: the Cho...