Smooch Food: Love Letters to Every Bite

\ 🍛 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...

📍 New Spot Alert: The Den Location: 608 West Broadway Sandwich Pick: Pesto Grove Chicken ($14.99) Hubby's Pick: The Den Premium ($16.99) Today was definitely one of those "long day" kinds of days. After nearly 6 hours of Mental Health First Aid training followed by a full afternoon of work, I was absolutely exhausted. Since my work day started at 6:00 am and did not wrap up until almost 4:00 pm, the last thing I wanted to do was cook! We ended up running errands to prep for our upcoming trip to Mexico City (which I am so excited about!), and while we were in the area, we spotted a new spot at 608 West Broadway. It used to be a milk tea shop, but it has officially transformed into The Den , ...

🍁 Testing the Tims Menu: New & Featured Items 📍 Establishment: Tim Hortons 🍔 Featured Mains: Crispy Chicken Sandwich ($7.49) & Chipotle Veggie Wrap ($5.29) 🍪 Sweet Treat: Peanut Butter Cookie ($1.79) If you've been reading the blog for a while, you probably know that I have a soft spot for Tim Hortons! A huge part of that love comes down to the fact that some of my most popular posts are about their Dream Donuts and newest menu drops. I always try my best to sample new menu releases the second they arrive so I can share my honest thoughts, but I have to admit I've been slacking a little bit lately! To make up for lost time, Hubby and I decided to skip a fancy meal tonight ...

🍵 Sunday Matcha Date: Whisk Matcha Cafe x Level V Bakery 📍 Location: Whisk Matcha Cafe x Level V Bakery (Near Mount Pleasant Library) 💚 Festival Special: FIFA Floatie ($12.95) — part of the Vancouver Ice Cream Festival! ☕ Drinks: Premium Matcha Soy Latte ($6.50) & FIFA Floatie 🥐 Savoury Danishes: Sausage & Cheese Danish ($5.50) & Chicken Katsu Danish ($5.50) Happy Sunday! I hope your morning is off to a peaceful start. When my alarm went off at 6:00 AM today, I made a quick decision to turn it right off and reset it for two hours later. Because of that extra bit of cozy morning ...