Lunch delivery from Church's Chicken

Day 7 of mostly staying at home. Since last Monday, we've only been out of the house to grab groceries, then go back home. Today, I needed my fried chicken fix, and thankfully, Church's Chicken is on SkipTheDishes.

What's inside the bag? Church's Chicken!

Fried Chicken fix

Butter Biscuit and Chicken Strips

I tried the biscuit for the first time, and now I understand why people on Twitter are raving about this thing. It's so delicious.

Work from Home Day 1: Lunch delivery from Domino's Pizza

Yay for Domino's Pizza delivery. It's making Monday work from home and marathon of meetings so much better.

Pasta, Parm Bites, and Pizza

Working from Home

Dinner at RedBeef Noodle Kitchen

After celebrating Pi Day and attending Mass, we decided to have dinner at Redbeef Noodle Kitchen. I want fried chicken.

Crispy Spicy Chicken with Rice

Sliced Garlic Pork with Rice

Salt & Pepper Popcorn Chicken

Pi Day 2020 at La Ruota and The Pie Hole

We love Pi day! We celebrated it last year and the year before as well.

For 2020, Pi day is on a Saturday, so we had more time to explore and visit places.

We walked around 4th Avenue between Maple and Burrard Avenue to eat pie and pizza slices.

"I only have pies for you."

La Ruota

Authentic Neopolitan Pizza

This is a relatively new place in this neighbourhood. We grabbed a couple of pizza slices each and found it surprising! I'm also surprised how quickly the area filled up after we sat down.

Pizza slice for Pi day

Pizza slices for Pi day

The Pie Hole

The perfect place to celebrate the pi day is in a restaurant dedicated to pie. There was a line up to the door! I completely forgot that they were doing a $3.14 for a 4" pie promo. By the time we're in front, they announced that the 4" pies are sold out. It was crazy! As with our tradition, we got our "usual" apple pie, pecan pie (in this case it was pecan tart), and chicken pot pie.

Apple Pie and Pecan Tart

Every year, I am amazed at how much better the pies we try are. By far, pies from The Pie Hole are the best.

Chicken Pot Pie

Look at how flakey that chicken pot pie is - I want more!

While enjoying our pies, hubby noticed the Guy Fieri neon sign on the wall. I didn't even know that this place appeared in Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Go check it out Season 29 Episode 19.

I love pies and Pi day! I love Vancouver. Happy Pi day!

Lunch at 1931 Gallery Bistro

It's Friday the 13th! I was planning to file my resignation today, but the universe has other plans. We did a tour of potential office space with my current work at the HSBC building. Afterwards, we decide to have lunch inside the Art Gallery building.

Coastal BC Salmon Fillet
Golden beets, roasted parsnips, carrots, purple potatoes, fennel, pumpkin seed pesto, citrus cauliflower sauce

The food was delicious, and the service was excellent. I can't wait to come back.

Dinner at Caffe Barneys

I ended my previous post with our plans to resign was delayed because of an event. Well, at around three in the afternoon, we all received an email from HR that we will all be working from home for a month.

After sorting things out at the office, hubby and I decided to have dinner outside.

Barney's Nachos

Barney's Nachos is terrific. It has tied the nachos from The Mexican in Downtown Vancouver. The primary difference is this one does not skimp on the toppings. It's overloaded for sure. The one at The Mexican is a winner as well because of the homemade chips.

Moscow Mule

Classic Poutine with pork belly

Dessert of the Week!

Let's see how I'll survive this month-long work from home.

Lunch at Go Fish

It's been an exhausting day at work, and we went to grab lunch at Go Fish. I had my usual 2-pc salmon and fries. It was a beautiful cold day in Vancouver. The skies were clear, which is perfect for eating outside.

2-pc salmon and fries

One of my colleagues said this is like the last supper for us, eh? We were planning to resign on Friday the 13th (i.e. tomorrow), but events later on the day will change our plans.

Early dinner at Menya Raizo

It's a beautiful day in Vancouver. The sun is out, the skies are clear, and the mountain views are amazing. Hubby decided to do his weekly run while I walked around the seawall.

After taking a walk, we decided to have early dinner at Menya Raizo. We started our meal with Takoyaki and Cheese Mentai Mayo Gyoza.

Deep-fried octopus ball

Cheese Mentai Mayo Gyoza

Gyokai Shoyu Ramen with pork cha-shu
Bean sprouts, green onion, radish sprouts, onion, nori seaweed, and seasoned half-boiled egg

Umami Shoyu Ramen with half chicken and half pork cha-shu
Green onion, thin sliced Japanese leek, radish sprouts, half seasoned soft boiled egg and onion

Kuromitsu Kinako Ice Cream
Vanilla Ice Cream with Black Sweet Sauce and Roasted Soybean Powder

I love this place.

Stress Eating Dinner at Hot Star

I had a final interview in a nearby coffee shop. I am scared and stressed so I decided to have dinner here with hubby.

Salt and Pepper Chicken Popcorn 

Large Fried Chicken with BBQ Specialty Sauce

Breakfast at Blue Hat Cafe

Tuna Sandwich from Blue Hat Cafe of Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts.

Tuna Sandwich

Breakfast at A&W

Breakfast at A&W before the oath-taking of mother and sister.

A&W

Coffee at KIOSK

I had an interview at the Guinness Building. I was 1-hour early for it and have decided to enjoy a cup of drink to calm the nerves.

Coffee from KIOSK

Lunch delivery from Pizza Hut

Visting my parents and siblings means Pizza Hut delivery!

Triple Treat

Pizza

Leap Day dinner with Vancouver Whitecaps FC from Lionsgate Burger Grill in BC Place

We watched the first game of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the Major League Soccer season. They lost, but I had a great time with my brother and my hubby.

There are so many food places inside BC Places, and for today, we decided to grab burgers from Lionsgate Burger Grill.

Burger with fries and souvenir cup

The patty was dry, but the mayonnaise sauce they used is delicious. I know it's a stadium, and I shouldn't be expecting high-quality burgers, but if the patty is cooked a few minutes less, I think it'll be so much better.

Dinner at Noodlebox

Spicy Peanut Noodlebox with Tofu
Rich & creamy Indonesian peanut sauce with coconut milk, simmered with ribbon noodles, garlic, onions, broccoli, Asian greens, sprouts, peppers & cilantro. Topped with roasted peanuts.

Bombay Mac & Cheese Box
A cheesy coconut vindaloo sauce, simmered with cavatappi noodles, spinach, fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions & garlic. Topped with cilantro.

Dinner at White Spot

I'm feeling upset thinking that tomorrow is Monday, and I have no idea how to face the coming week. Solution? Eat! After walking along Granville Street from Smithe, we ended up near the entrance of the Granville Bridge and decided to have early dinner at White Spot.

The menu is extensive and more than 10 pages, so I decided to pick from the "Spotitarian" favourites menu.

Seafood Fettuccine
Prawns, scallops, & clams tossed in a creamy rose sauce with broccolini, arugula, & cherry tomatoes. Parmesan & garlic panini.

They did not skimp on seafood, and it was delicious. I wish the panini is more toasted, but that's such a minor complaint. It's delicious.

Zooming in to the yummy Seafood Fettucine

Dippin' Chicken (essentially, chicken strips) with honey mustard sauce

Salted Caramel Brownie
Ghiradelli triple chocolate chip brownie baked in-house. Premium vanilla bean ice cream, whipped cream & salted caramel.

I want to try more food from the Spotitarian menu.

Lunch at Thai Express

Sunday! We had early lunch at Thai Express inside the Pacific Center with mother, before heading to watch Sonic the Hedgehog.

Pad Thai

Green Curry

Our first meal of the day!

Lunch at Chipotle

We walked 30 minutes to the closest Chipotle and had our fill of the huge burrito and chicken quesadilla. I'm happy.

Huge Burrito!

The burrito is so big, we had to share it.

Chicken Quesadilla

Amazing service!

After lunch, we walked back home to "burn" calories.

Dinner at Masa Japanese Restaurant

It's been a painful ending to Friday. A colleague said, "you're causing the team stress" when he doesn't do an excellent job managing his team. However, as soon as I saw hubby, he had some great news about work, which confirms our belief that God always provides in unexpected ways.

Devil's Kiss
Deep-fried lobster, crab meat, cucumber, avocado, salmon, tuna, ebi, tobiko, special spicy sauce, makame, and lobster tempura

Shrimp Curry (substitute white rice with black rice)
Japanese Curry with Shrimp and Rice

Assorted Katsu Curry
Japanese Curry with Tonkatsu, Ebi Fry 2pcs, Goroke 2pcs, and rice

Good start to the weekend.

Friday Lunch with Parents at Bridges Restaurant

It was an emotional week in the office, and I'm tired. My dad is flying out of Canada tomorrow to take care of business back in the Philippines. I asked if they have time to have lunch with me today near work, and we ate in the beautiful Bridges Restaurant in Granville Island.

My dad enjoyed his Spicy Tuna Burger while my mom surprisingly finished her fish and chips. Hubby had West Coast Chowder, and I had Seafood Penne.

Seafood Penne

Fish & Chips

West Coast Chowder

It was a nice break from routine to have lunch with people I love and care about.

After lunch, we walked to Blue Hat Bakery, where I decided to buy them baked goodies. My dad had a cup of coffee, and they shared a mango danish.

Fresh Mango Danish

I felt so loved during the 1.5 hours I spent with my parents and being able to treat them today is a reminder of why I work hard (even if my job could be stressful). I need money to spoil them like this every now and then. Hearing my mom say Ang sarap! (delicious) every bite of the danish and Ang ganda naman dito parang walang problema (it's so beautiful here, and it feels like I don't have any problems) while staring at the water and mountain background while we're in The Bridges felt great.

Thank God it's Friday!