Happy Thursday! After work, hubby and I went to do our usual Costco grocery run. Before that, we decided to indulge and try their Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich.
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| Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich from Costco food court |
I love the Reuben sandwich, and when available, I try to get it. Costco's Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich has similar tender meat between a bun and for $7.99, I think this is such a great deal!
Happy Thursday! I love our company-paid team lunch, especially the chosen theme for each week. It's a great excuse to try new nearby restaurants and cuisine. This week, the competition winner chose Middle Eastern food, and our office in Vancouver ran with that decision and decided to try the relatively newly opened Nablus Shawarma & Grill.
The evening before, I sent Gemini a copy of their menu and asked which dish I should order (i.e., the best one from the region). Nablus is a Palestinian restaurant (according to their website), and I haven't been to one before.
Gemini said to order the Nablus Breakfast Platter (Foul, Hummus, Falafel) for a well-rounded and authentic Palestinian breakfast/brunch experience. I followed AI and ordered it.
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Nablus Breakfast Platter from Nablus Shawarma & Grill A hearty combination of foul (fava bean stew), hummus, 4 pieces of falafel, served with fresh pita bread, pickles, and olive oil |
I absolutely love their falafel. It's crispy and extremely flavourful; I dare say it's the best one in Downtown Vancouver. My previous favourite was the one from Döner Kebab in Kitsilano.
The hummus and foul (fava bean stew) were generously covered with olive oil, which felt greasy, but I can never say no to a creamy hummus. The fava bean stew is new to me, and since I have zero idea what it should taste like, I can't say if it's any good. I'm not a fan of it, though.
I usually don't order drinks from restaurants but needed to try Laban Ayran, which is a yogurt-based drink. It was tart and, well, it tastes like yogurt. I'm unsure what else they added to it, but it's great as a palate cleanser.
Will I come back to Nablus? Yes, and I'll try their Saj next time!
Happy Thursday! For breakfast today, I'm having a 1:1 with my colleague. Before that meeting, we grabbed breakfast from Lovelarte. I chose the Spinach and Egg sandwich inside an English Muffin.
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| Spinach and Egg sandwich from lovelarte |
It's delicious warmed up with the English muffin being slightly toasted. It's the perfect healthy breakfast, albeit slightly more expensive than my usual Thursday Tims.
Happy Sunday! It's our first time using the Too Good To Go app, and we decided to buy from Tim Hortons at 10:18 AM to see what the Doughlightful Bag contained. It cost $4.99.
The bag contained:
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| Doughlightful Bag from Tim Hortons |
The value is worth it, and I don't think these items are from yesterday because I saw the employee get them from the display case. I'm a happy camper and will order again near closing time to see if I'll get more.
Thursday is the ultimate cheat day. For dinner today, hubby and I went to Jerusalem Shawarma and it was packed! We ordered and shared the meat lovers plate.
It's too much food for one person! It came with so many things it's honestly overwhelming. It has rice and garlic potatoes for carbohydrates, salad topped with pita crackers to make you feel healthy, creamy hummus for extra flavor, and protein in the form of beef donair, chicken shawarma, and beef shawarma. All flavorful and delicious.
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Meat Lovers Plate from Jerusalem Shawarma Chicken shawarma, beef shawarma, and beef donair laid on a bed of rice and garlic potatoes alongside salad and hummus |
Below is a list of platters I have tried from here and will continue to update this list.
After Thursday's team lunch, it's become a habit for us to grab sweets from Bahar. Since our favorite Pistachio Rolls were already sold out, I opted for the marble cake and enjoyed it with iced French vanilla in the office.
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| Marble Cake from Bahar Bakery & Cafe |
The marble cake had a hint of pistachio, probably because it was sitting next to other pistachio treats. It wasn't overly sweet and was perfectly moist. I enjoyed it.
Below is a list of treats I've tried from there that I've blogged about. I've tried more, but I always forget to take photos for blogging.
Happy Thursday! For team lunch today, the theme is Brazilian cuisine. Luckily, Braziliant Café is nearby! We ordered online at around 10:00 AM for pickup at 1:00 PM, and when we arrived at the restaurant, it was packed! Don't get me wrong, it's a tiny spot, but we're still pleasantly surprised at how many people were there.
I ordered the Traditional Brazilian Rice and Beans Plate with top sirloin cap beef because Gemini recommended it when I asked which one to try. The beef was perfectly seasoned and worked so well with the rice, beans, and vinagrete (tomato, onion, and parsley). I also used all the toasted farofa (cassava flour) for crunch. It was perfect.
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Traditional Brazilian Rice and Beans Plate (small) Rice, beans, fries, farofa (cassave flour), vinagrete (tomato, onions, and parsleys), and beef (top sirloin cap) |
We enjoyed our lunch in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery under the summer heat.
Below is a list of dishes I have tried from Braziliant:
Happy Wednesday! We're at English Bay Beach to enjoy the fireworks display during the Celebration of Lights from Team Quebec. For dinner, I chose the Teriyaki Express food truck because we haven't tried it yet. I chose the beef curry while hubby wanted beef teriyaki, both on rice.
The beef curry came with ground beef, which was surprising, but the curry sauce had that deep flavor that I expect from a beef-based sauce.
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| Curry Beef from Teriyaki Express food truck |
Hubby's beef teriyaki was disappointing. The beef pieces were tough and there was barely any sauce. I should have convinced him to choose the tempura teriyaki.
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| Beef Teriyaki from Teriyaki Express food truck |
There are plenty of food trucks at the Celebration of Lights, and choosing one is always challenge.
Below is a list of food trucks in Vancouver, BC Canada. This is not a comprehensive list and if you want to add your food truck here, please send me a message in Instragram.
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| List of Food Trucks in Vancouver | ||
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| Food Truck | Enjoyment Date | Event |
| A | ||
| 🔲 Acai Dude | ||
| ☑️ Aloha Poke | July 24, 2024 | Honda Celebration of Lights |
| 🔲 Aperitivo Truck | ||
| ☑️ Ay Mamacita! | August 14, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food trucks |
| B | ||
| ☑️ B&B Concessions: Gourmet Burgers and Fries | July 1, 2023 | Canada Together at Canada Place |
| 🔲 B&B Concessions: Crepes | ||
| ☑️ Bali Bites | July 11, 2024 | Team Lunch |
| 🔲 Baba's House | ||
| ☑️ Bao Buns | April 28, 2023 | Richmond Night Market |
| 🔲 Bara Bara Trini Street Food | ||
| ☑️ Bao Buns | August 5, 2023 | Vancouver Night Market |
| ☑️ Baja's Food | July 17, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Beavertails | July 10, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Betty's Greek Honey Ballz | ||
| 🔲 Big Chip Truck | ||
| 🔲 Big Red's Poutine | ||
| 🔲 Bistro Van | ||
| ☑️ Boca'O | June 11, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| 🔲 Booster Juice | ||
| ☑️ Boteco Brasil | October 1, 2023 | BC Culture Days: Flavours of Fall |
| 🔲 Bread and Cheese | ||
| ☑️ Brownie Bakers | July 16, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Burger Holic | June 11, 2023 | RBC Run for the Kids 2023 |
| C | ||
| ☑️ Camion Cafe | September 16, 2023 | Car Free Day: Main Street |
| 🔲 Cannoli King | ||
| 🔲 Cazba | ||
| 🔲 Chickpea | ||
| 🔲 Chou Chou Crepes | ||
| 🔲 Come Arepa | ||
| ☑️ Corn Dog King | August 28, 2022 | PNE Fair |
| ☑️ Crack On | July 31, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Cravings Kettle Corn | July 1, 2022 | Canada Day at Canada Place |
| ☑️ Crema Ice Cream & Desserts | July 29, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Cuba Street Food | ||
| 🔲 Cultivate Food Truck | ||
| D | ||
| 🔲 Disco Cheetah Korean Grill | ||
| ☑️ Dim Sum Express | July 9, 2022 | The Khatsahlano Street Party |
| ☑️ Dos Amigos Tex-Mex | July 2, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Double Decker Diner | ||
| E | ||
| 🔲 Egg Blanket | ||
| 🔲 English Bay Mini Donuts | ||
| F | ||
| ☑️ Food Daddy Persian Cuisine | August 21, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Fijian Fusion | ||
| 🔲 Footlong Freakk Fries | ||
| ☑️ The Frying Pan | September 24, 2023 | Car Free Day Denman Street (at their restaurant) |
| 🔲 Fusion Icy | ||
| G | ||
| 🔲 G's Donair | ||
| H | ||
| 🔲 Henry’s Hip Eats | ||
| 🔲 Holi Masala | ||
| ☑️ Holy Smokes | July 14, 2023 | corner of West Broadway and Granville Street |
| ☑️ Hugs Mini Donuts | July 9, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| 🔲 Hunky Bills Perogies | ||
| 🔲 Hurricane Potato | ||
| I | ||
| ☑️ Indish | June 12, 2022 | RBC Run for the Kids 2022 |
| 🔲 Innocent Ice Cream | ||
| 🔲 International Perogies | ||
| 🔲 Its All About Grill | ||
| J | ||
| ☑️ Jamaican Mi Juicy | August 19, 2023 | PNE Fair |
| ☑️ Japadog | December 24, 2021 | at Lansdowne Parking Lot |
| ☑️ The Jerk Shack | July 2, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| 🔲 JJ's Hot Cobs | ||
| 🔲 JJ's Trucketeria | ||
| 🔲 Juicy Green Express Inc. | ||
| 🔲 Just in Time | ||
| K | ||
| ☑️ Kampong - Taste of Malaysia | July 5, 2025 | The Khatsahlano Street Party |
| ☑️ Kona Ice | July 9, 2022 | The Khatsahlano Street Party |
| ☑️ KYU Grill | July 2, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| L | ||
| ☑️ La Callejera Mexican Street Food | June 25, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| 🔲 La Selia Catering | ||
| ☑️ La Taqueria | June 1, 2021 | near Vancouver Art Gallery |
| 🔲 Lee's Donuts | ||
| 🔲 Lemon Heaven | ||
| 🔲 Lilac Pastry | ||
| ☑️ Little Devils Wood Fire Pizza | July 30, 2023 | Honda Celebration of Lights |
| 🔲 Little Ooties Mini Donuts | ||
| 🔲 Los Tacos Hermanos | ||
| 🔲 Lucente's Osteria | ||
| ☑️ Lucha Libre Truck | May 5, 2024 | BMO Vancouver Marathon |
| M | ||
| 🔲 The Mad Greek | ||
| ☑️ Mama's Fish and Chips | July 31, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Mahshiko | July 3, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| 🔲 Marhaba Lebanese Food | ||
| 🔲 Master Chef's Kabob House | ||
| ☑️ Max's Restaurant food truck | December 11, 2021 | "Maligayang Pasko, Vancouver!" |
| 🔲 Meet2Eat | ||
| 🔲 Melt City Grilled Cheese | ||
| 🔲 The Mini Donut Factory | ||
| ☑️ Miss Siam | August 27, 2020 | corner of West Broadway and Birch Street |
| ☑️ MJ's Caribbean Cuisine | June 11, 2022 | Riley Park Summer Farmers Market |
| 🔲 Mo Bacon Truck | ||
| ☑️ Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck | June 12, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Mr. Arancino | July 3, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Mr. Donair | ||
| 🔲 Mr. Frosty Ice Cream | ||
| ☑️ Mr. Pretzels | July 29, 2023 | Celebration of Lights |
| ☑️ Mr. Shawarma | August 6, 2022 | Robson Square |
| 🔲 Mr. Taco | ||
| ☑️ Mr. Tube Steak | June 3, 2023 | corner of West Georgia and Granville Street |
| ☑️ Munchu Picchu | June 5, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| N | ||
| 🔲 Namaste Food Lovers | ||
| 🔲 NaMi Vietnamese | ||
| 🔲 Noona's Cucina | ||
| O | ||
| 🔲 Odd Burger | ||
| 🔲 Old Country Pierogy | ||
| ☑️ Overland Sandwich | June 4, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| P | ||
| ☑️ Praguery Ice Cream and Chimney Cakes | December 14, 2022 | PNE Winter Fair |
| ☑️ Planted | May 7, 2023 | BMO Vancouver Marathon Street Festival |
| ☑️ Potato Corner | December 16, 2023 | "Maligayang Pasko, Vancouver!" |
| 🔲 Pretty Good Sandwiches | ||
| R | ||
| ☑️ Rain or Shine Ice Cream Truck | July 8, 2023 | Khatsahlano Street Party |
| 🔲 Ragazzi Pizza Co | ||
| ☑️ REEL Mac and Cheese | June 26, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Rice Bowls Paradise | August 28, 2022 | PNE Fair |
| 🔲 Rocky Point Ice Cream | ||
| 🔲 Rolled West Coast | ||
| ☑️ Roasted Revolution | August 28, 2022 | PNE Fair |
| ☑️ Rosie's BBQ and Smokehouse | July 17, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Rosie's Curry & Spice Kitchen | ||
| 🔲 Rotato Potato | ||
| S | ||
| ☑️ SAJetarian | June 25, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Saltspring Noodle Bar | ||
| ☑️ Salty's Lobster Shack | July 9, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Say Hello Sweets | July 3, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Shameless Buns | July 16, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| ☑️ Shawarma Time | September 16, 2023 | Car Free Day: Main Street |
| 🔲 Sirius Craving | ||
| 🔲 Slavic Rolls | ||
| 🔲 Smoking Hot Donair | ||
| 🔲 Steamworks Food Truck | ||
| 🔲 Steve-O's Deep-Fried Sweets & Treats | ||
| 🔲 Steve-O's Fried Chicken | ||
| 🔲 Streetdogs | ||
| ☑️ Super Thai | June 11, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Sweet Avenue Bakery | ||
| T | ||
| ☑️ Taco'N Todo | September 23, 2023 | Culture Days at Pacific Arts Market |
| ☑️ Taco Nori Sushi Tacos | September 2, 2022 | Richmond Night Market |
| ☑️ Taco Tigre | May 10, 2024 | The Shipyards Night Market |
| 🔲 Tacosaurus Vancouver | ||
| ☑️ Takenaka | July 3, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| ☑️ TAPS and TACOS | September 4, 2023 | Car Free Day: Denman Street |
| 🔲 Teapressu | ||
| 🔲 Teriyaki Boys | ||
| ☑️ Teriyaki Express | July 23, 2025 | Honda Celebration of Lights |
| 🔲 ThaiBox on Truck | ||
| 🔲 Tin Lizzy Concessions: Best Grilled Cheese & Poutine | ||
| ☑️ Tin Lizzy Concessions: Fishn' Chips & Chicken Tenders | July 1, 2022 | Canada Day at Canada Place |
| 🔲 Tin Lizzy Concessions: Mini Donuts | ||
| 🔲 Tochi | ||
| ☑️ Tokyo Katsu Sand | June 19, 2022 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2022 |
| ☑️ Tornado Potato | July 17, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
| 🔲 Truckin’ BBQ | ||
| 🔲 Twisted Potato | ||
| U | ||
| 🔲 Urban Wood Fired Pizza | ||
| V | ||
| 🔲 Via Tevere Il Saltimbocca | ||
| W | ||
| 🔲 Wak Wak Burger | ||
| 🔲 Wings Outdoor Grill | ||
| Y | ||
| 🔲 Yardie Grill Jamaican Cuisine | ||
| ☑️ Yo-Bones BBQ | July 10, 2021 | Thank Granville Its Food Trucks 2021 |
Sarap! After Mass today, we took a walk. In my head, I wanted to go to Surrey for the Filipino Fiesta Extravaganza for Filipino food. When we reached Commercial Drive (after walking from Maple Street along West Broadway), we did a quick Google search just to confirm if it was still in the same location. To my horror, hubby found out that it had been postponed.
Since I still wanted Filipino food, we walked north from Broadway to Kulinarya Filipino Eatery to get my Filipino food fix. Since it was lunch time, we were able to order from the available rice combo meals.
I went for vegan kare-kare. It's a peanut sauce-based stew that's creamy, rich, and goes exceptionally well with rice. Since it's vegan, it came with bok choy, eggplant, and green beans. The usual version comes with beef, but I have always preferred the meatless version. I asked for bagoong (fermented fish or shrimp paste) for an additional umami bomb. It's perfect. I daresay that this is the best kare-kare I've had in Vancouver.
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Vegan Kare-Kare Rice Combo Meal from Kulinarya Filipino
Eatery Bok choy, eggplant, and green beans in a rich savoury peanut sauce with jasmine rice |
We have had food from Kulinarya before, but it's always been delivered, so it's truly hard to assess how good the food is until enjoyed in the restaurant.
Hubby went for the lechon kawali (fried pork belly) combo with rice, liver sauce (sarsa), and pickled papaya (atchara). In general, I don't eat anything too fatty so while I appreciate the piece he shared, I hate the feeling of fat in my mouth. I did enjoy the atchara though.
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Lechon Kawali Rice Combo Meal from Kulinarya Filipino
Eatery Fried pork belly, served with sweetened liver sauce with jasmine rice, house pickled papaya, and fried egg |
For sharing, we got spring rolls (lumpiang shanghai). It's perfectly crispy outside and stuffed with pork inside. I enjoy the sweet dipping sauce it came with. However, the best lumpia in Metro Vancouver is still from Little Ongpin.
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Spring Rolls from Kulinarya Filipino Eatery Hand-rolled ground pork and vegetables, with sweet chili dip |
To end our already wonderful meal, we shared a classic Halo-Halo, which is perfect to beat the summer heat.
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Halo-Halo from Kulinarya Filipino Eatery Shaved ice cream with green jelly, sweet beans, tapioca, pearls, coconut jelly topped with ube ice cream, purple yam, leche flan, and pinipig |
Below is a list of the dishes we have tried from Kulinarya so far:
Happy Thursday! Today's team lunch theme is pizza, and we decided to try something new by walking to Ignite Pizzeria at their Yaletown location. I went for the 10-inch (personal size) Masala Magic.
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Masala Magic from Ignite Pizzeria Tandoori sauce, mozzarella, spinach, red onion, garlic, and mixed mushroom |
The tandoori sauce had a subtle flavor that played so well with the earthy mushroom and sharp onion. I really enjoyed it, but I'm excited to work my way through their pizza menu to find my favorite.
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Masala Magic from Ignite Pizzeria Tandoori sauce, mozzarella, spinach, red onion, garlic, and mixed forest mushrooms |
After we'd devoured our pizza, I couldn't resist getting their tiramisu, which was heavenly and the perfect ending to a busy day (I ate it at home after dinner with my husband).
It's a scorching hot and sunny Tuesday. Instead of cooking at home, I asked my hubby if we could have dinner outside. He agreed, so I made him a little list of restaurants I tried as part of my company-paid team lunch that he has not yet tried. One of those places is Burger Crush.
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Cheeseburger from Burger Crush Hand-pressed beef patty |
Hubby went for a single cheeseburger, which was absolutely mouthwatering. The juicy tender beef between the soft bun was covered in melty cheese. Then, you get those fresh tomatoes and lettuce. It's a classic delicious burger.
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Vegan Cheeseburger from Burger Crush House-made vegan patty served with vegan cheeseon a vegan bun |
Meanwhile, I went for the Vegan Cheeseburger. It has the same fresh tomatoes and lettuce as the beef cheeseburger. However, the soft buns and melted cheese are all vegan. Thankfully, their vegan patty is not Beyond Meat or similar; they made their own, which is better. Since I'm not vegan, I'll get the cheeseburger next time since it was perfect.
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Crush Fries from Burger Crush Topped with fried onions, cheese and original Crush Sauce |
We also had Crush Fries! I have been wanting to try this when I was here last time, so I'm glad to share one with my love. Their fries are almost shoestring in thickness and so crispy. The fries, onions, cheese, and sauce make it worthwhile.
Will we be back? Absolutely!
Happy Tuesday! There's a scheduled power outage at our home, so hubby is with me in Downtown Vancouver. For breakfast, we grabbed our usual Tims, but the star is really stopping by and enjoying pastries from Bahar Bakery & Cafe. They have become my favorite source for treats.
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| Pistachio Croissant from Bahar Bakery & Cafe |
Hubby insisted that I take a picture and blog about them. I highly recommend their Pistachio Roll. It's the best. I have tried many of their baked goods, and I always go back to it. For today, we went for their croissants: pistachio and double chocolate.
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| Double Chocolate Croissant from Bahar Bakery & Cafe |
They're both good, but I'll always go back to the pistachio roll.
I've been craving ice cream in a waffle cone since yesterday. So, after having lunch at home and taking a little rest, we stepped out to grab some ice cream from the Purdys Chocolatier nearby.
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| Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream from Purdys Chocolatier |
I opted for a scoop of the Dutch Chocolate, while hubby went for cookies and cream. Oops, we forgot to take a photo(!) which means we can try again next time.
I absolutely love their waffle cone dipped in dark chocolate covered in nuts. Here's a list of ice cream flavors we've tried from Purdys:
Happy Sunday! This morning, as part of our breakfast routine, we indulged in a Camp Day Donut. While I'd like to think I'm being kind and altruistic by supporting the fundraiser, the truth is, I'll try any new donut from Tim Hortons.
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| Camp Day Donut from Tim Hortons |
Happy Thursday! For dinner, we stopped by Basil Pasta Bar. It's our first time eating in the restaurant since we always have their food delivered.
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Spaghetti & Meatballs from Basil Pasta Bar Spicy rose sauce with 6 meatballs, mushrooms, tomatoes, red onions & spinach. Garnished with mozzarella cheese. |
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Spaghetti & Meatballs from Basil Pasta Bar Spicy rose sauce with 6 meatballs, mushrooms, tomatoes, red onions & spinach. Garnished with mozzarella cheese. |
I went for the Spaghetti & Meatballs while hubby chose the Coconut Cream Ravioli.
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Coconut Cream Ravioli from Basil Pasta Bar Coconut cream sauce with chicken, mushrooms, asparagus, red onions & peas. Garnished with coconut flakes & fresh basil |
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Coconut Cream Ravioli from Basil Pasta Bar Coconut cream sauce with chicken, mushrooms, asparagus, red onions & peas. Garnished with coconut flakes & fresh basil |
Below is a list of House Special Pastas we have tried so far from Basil Pasta Bar:
Happy Thursday! Today's team lunch theme is Chinese food, and we decided to try out the nearby Dingding Restaurant. In an effort to make healthier choices, I opted for the lunch special: Crispy Tofu with Mixed Vegetables over rice.
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| Crispy Tofu with Mix Vegetables over rice from Dingding Restaurant |
After having brunch at Tap & Barrel Bridges, we walked inside Granville Island Public Market for sweets. There were plenty of options to choose from, and we went for the classic: Lee's Donuts. We ordered three different flavours for $10.00.
I'm a simple person. I liked and enjoyed my sugar donut and forgot to take a photo. 🤦♀️ We also tried the purple coconut ube donut and the green matcha cheesecake donut.
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| Ube Coconut Donut from Lee's Donuts |
The cake donut itself is great and moist, but both frostings have nothing to give flavour-wise. They're just sweet and colourful. No coconut or matcha flavour.
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| Matcha Cheesecake Donut from Lee's Donuts |
I'm sticking to my usual sugar donut moving forward!
Happy Sunday! Today, we continued our annual tradition of celebrating one of our many relationship milestones with a delicious brunch at Tap and Barrel Bridges.
As usual, we started our meal with an order of nachos to share.
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Nachos from Tap and Barrel Bridges Cumin-dusted tortilla chips, cheddar, feta, smoked mozzarella, pickled jalapeños, black olives, pico de gallo, green onion, cilantro, and sour cream |
My hubby indulged in the Double Bacon Benny, which was absolutely delicious. Even though I'm not usually a big fan of bacon, I have to admit that this dish was something I'd definitely order again.
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Double Bacon Benny from Tap and Barrel Bridges Bacon, Bacon jam, poached aggs, Cajun spice, hollandaise, English muffin, garlic mayo, and micro greens with crispy potatoes |
On the other hand, I opted for the healthier Smashed Avocado Benny, which is a great vegetarian option. However, I have to say that it wasn't quite as flavorful as the bacon Benny.
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Smashed Avocado Benny from Tap and Barrel Bridges Avocado, tomato, poached eggs, cajun spice, hollandaise, english muffin, garlic mayo, and micro greens with crispy potatoes |
For future reference, here's a list of all the dishes we've tried from Tap and Barrel Bridges so far:
Weekend and Holiday Brunch
Start and Share
Mains
Hand-Stretched Pizza
Dessert
It was a beautiful, hot summer day when we grabbed ice cream from Rain or Shine before walking home from Khatsahlano.
My favorite, coffee toffee, was a delightful treat as always.
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| Coffee Toffee from Rain or Shine Ice Cream |
Meanwhile, hubby tried the vegan chocolate peanut crunch, which had a strong coconut flavor, likely due to the coconut milk used instead of milk.
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| Vegan Chocolate Peanut Crunch from Rain or Shine Ice Cream |
Although it was still good, my coffee ice cream in a waffle cone was absolutely amazing. Below is a list of Rain or Shine ice cream flavors we have tried so far.
The Keepers