Smooch Food: Love Letters to Every Bite

🥟 Event Spotlight: BC Dumpling Festival (Coquitlam) Location: Town Centre Park, Lafarge Lake (Coquitlam, BC) Vendors Tried: Goldilocks, Dungan House Central Asian, Manti Authentic Turkish, Magic Mantu Authentic Afghani, Bao Buns Price Range: $10.00 for 7 pcs lumpia | $15.00 for 6 pcs manti/mantu | $18.00 for 4 pcs manty & hoshan The Verdict: A wonderful day of global dumplings in the sun! The Afghani mantu topped with yogurt sauce and lentils took top honours, finished off by an incredible pistachio ice cream dessert on fried mantao. It was a beautiful Saturday, and we started our morning nice and slow. We took our time enjoying bre...

Spot Snapshot: Harry Potter x Tim Hortons Collaboration Location: Tim Hortons (Canada-wide) Featured Items: Hogwarts House Donuts (Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin) & Golden Snitch Timbits Container Price: Specialty Donuts (~$2.79 each), Golden Snitch Timbits Holder (~$17.99 with Timbits) Verdict: Slytherin takes top marks for design and taste, while the Golden Snitch is an absolute must-have collectible! Happy Friday! Today is a work-from-home day, but hubby and I decided to break away from our usual morning routine. We headed out early for a quick walk to our local Tim Hortons, hoping to catch a fresh batch of the highly anticipated Harry Potter x Tim Hortons collaboration donuts and Timbits. I should start by saying that I absolutely adore the Harry Potter series. I have gathered my fair share of books, movies, and merchandise over the years. In fact, one of my favourite days ever ...

As you've probably gathered from my previous posts, I enjoy the free company-paid team lunch every Thursday. As a result, I've been to quite a few food joints that my husband hasn't tried yet. This list is to help us keep track of all the places we need to visit together. ☑️ A la Mode Pie ☑️ Al Basha Express ⬜ Bali Bites food truck ☑️ bb.q Chicken ☑️  BC Momo ☑️ Blaze Gourmet Burger ☑️ Boteco Brasil ⬜ Brazilliant Café ⬜ Brooklyn Dumpling Shop ⬜ Browns Socialhouse ☑️ Burger Crush ⬜ Casereccio Foods ⬜ Cafe Medina ☑️ Chit Chat Burger Bar ☑️  Dante Italian Sandwich ⬜ Devil's Elbow Ale and Smoke House ☑️ Dingding Restaurant ⬜ Disco Cheetah ☑️ El Compadre (part of Club Kitchen) ☑️ Five Guys Burger & Fries ☑️ Gimme Coxinhas ☑️ Grand Chinese Restaurant ⬜ Hawker's Delight ☑️ H-Kitchen inside H-Mart ☑️  Ignite Pizzeria ☑️ JINYA Ramen Bar ☑️ Jerusalem Shawarma ...

🍔 Spot Spotlight: Chit Chat Burger (Downtown Vancouver) Location: 955 Granville St, Vancouver, BC Items Tried: Classic Burger, Viva La Granville, Garlic Fries Price Point: $15.99 Promo (Classic Burger + Fries), $15.99 (Viva La Granville), $9.49 (Garlic Fries) The Verdict: Solid burgers, but the thick-cut, crispy Garlic Fries loaded with parmesan and ranch are the real star of the show! Happy Thursday! I decided to treat myself to a little work setup upgrade and grab an external monitor. With all the testing I've been running through lately, extra screen space went from a nice-to-have to a necessity! We popped over to the nearby Best Buy and picked up the simplest, mo...

🍗 Spot Spotlight: Pelicana Chicken (Vancouver) Featured Dish: Classic Bibimbap ($17.95) Vibe & Occasion: Casual, upbeat team lunch spot serving solid Korean comforting classics. The Verdict: A vibrant, balanced, and satisfying meal packed with colourful veggies, tender beef, and savory-spicy gochujang. Happy Thursday! I had such a dramatic, heart-stopping start to my morning today. I was running late to start the day, so I ran after the bus with my phone tucked into my back pants pocket. Two stops into the ride, I reached down and realized with absolute horror that my phone was completely gone! I immediately jumped off the bus and started walking all the way back, scanning every inch of the sidewalk, but it was nowhere in sight....