Smooch Food: Love Letters to Every Bite

On our walk home, we passed Pane E Formaggio at their Beatty location and I suggested to hubby that we check if they had any available Too Good To Go deals. Luckily, they did! I paid a total of $7.34 CAD for an incredible haul. When I added all these items to the cart on their website, it came out to a total value of $26.48 ! This is easily one of the best deals ever for stocking up as these loaves will cover our breakfasts for the week, maybe even longer. Too Good To Go haul (Golden Snitch and container excluded) Here is exactly what was inside our surprise bag: 1x Kids White Loaf 1x Multigrain Loaf 1x Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Cookie 2x White Chocolate Chip Cookies 1x Morning Glory Muffin 1x Lemon Blueberry Muffin I got the same deal last year , and I think I scored an extra muffin this time around! Thank you, Too Good To Go and Pane E Formaggio. If you wan...

🧀 Food Truck Pop-Up: Armstrong Cheese Location: Robson Street (Downtown Vancouver) Items Sampled: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Baked Macaroni & Cheese Price: FREE (plus $3.00 grocery coupon) The Verdict: Golden, perfectly toasted bread stacked with a generous layer of gooey melted cheese. A total crowd-pleaser! After enjoying delicious Indonesian flavours at the Indonesia Festival , hubby and I continued our stroll toward Robson Street. On our walk, we spotted the bright, eye-catching Armstrong Cheese food truck , complete with giant melted cheese sculpted right onto the roofline! I just had to stop and admire it. Hubby remembered seeing on Facebook that Armstrong was doing a pop-up tour ha...

🇮🇩 Cultural Taste Test: Indonesia Festival Vancouver Location: North Plaza, Vancouver Art Gallery (Downtown Vancouver) Vendors Featured: Bali Bites, Paon Jinang, Ambar Catering, Waroeng Merdeka Highlights: Rendang Sapi ($19.95), Nasi Jinggo ($15), Dawet ($8), Sate Maranggi ($15), Es Blewah ($7) The Experience: A vibrant celebration of Southeast Asian flavours, rich sambals, and refreshing iced drinks right in the heart of downtown. One of the many things I love about Vancouver is how diverse and multicultural we are. While some people believe newcomers should assimilate strictly into a single culture, I firmly believe that as long as we respect the laws...

🥐 Mount Pleasant Gem: Bakery by Jany Address: 250 W 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 0P3 Availability: Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday only from 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Items Ordered: Beef Sausage Roll ($7.89), Cheese & Scallion Bun ($5.49), Toffee Nut Latte The Verdict: Incredible gluten-free textures! Wonderfully moist, soft, and delightfully chewy. I love exploring the bakeries and coffee shops tucked away in the industrial area east of Cambie and west of Main Street. Today, looking for a late Sunday breakfast after 11:00 am Mass at St. Patrick's, I suggested to my husband that we walk over to 3rd and Columbia to check out Bakery by Jany . She specializes in gluten...

🍔 Farewell Gem: Fable Diner (Broadway & Main) Address: 151 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5T 1W1 (Broadway & Main) Items Ordered: Bacon Jam Burger, Spiced Togarashi Fries, Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake Price Range: $9.00 – $22.00 per item The Verdict: The Bacon Jam Burger and rich peanut butter milkshake made for an unforgettable final visit! It is the penultimate day of Fable Diner on the corner of Broadway and Main Street (151 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5T 1W1), and surprisingly, it was our very first time being here! With their final day of operation tomorrow (August 23, 2026), I was really hoping to try the FD Meatloaf, but they were already sold out for th...