Bison Pot Roast for dinner at Salmon n' Bannock | How to celebrate your Oath of Citizenship Ceremony?

It's a special day. My husband is having his Oath of Citizenship Ceremony today as the final step in becoming a Canadian citizen. So to celebrate, we decided to have English food for breakfast, French cuisine for lunch, and Indigenous specialty for dinner in honour of the three groups that founded Canada: the aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people), the French, and the British. We also took the day off today, so a break from work.

To end our Canadian Citizenship celebration, we had dinner at the only Indigenous restaurant in Vancouver, Salmon n' Bannock.

They have the friendliest service in all of Vancouver. The service is just top-notch. They explained the menu and just made us comfortable.

We have ordered from Salmon n' Bannock in the past, but only to-go since they are always jam-packed. This time we went there at 5:00 PM without any reservations hoping for the best, and we got seats. Whew!

To start our meal, we had West Coast Salmon Chowder, and it's the best one I have tried in Vancouver. It's close to the best one I've ever had in another Indigenous restaurant in Whistler. Included in our mains is a Signature Bannock served with butter. The Bannock was amazingly warm. I love it. Hmmm.

West Coast Salmon Chowder

Signature Bannock with Butter

For our mains, hubby ordered the Bison Pot Roast, which is something we've been wanting, but it's unavailable for takeout. Meanwhile, I had the Sausage Dinner. Before you get upset, we surprisingly tried most items in their Mains menu, and only a few left, so I went for meat.

Bison Pot Roast
Roasted for 24 hours and melts in your mouth. The bison gravy is good enough to drink out of a wine glass. Served with daily vegetables and signature bannock.

Sausage Dinner
Two links of our rotating game sausage. Always a fresh flavour. Served with daily vegetables, daily potatoes, and Signature bannock.

Everything was already delicious at this point, but the desserts were a happy surprise. The Lemon Meringue Citrus Cheesecake is mindblowing. I didn't expect it to be that good.

Lemon Meringue Citrus Cheesecake

Salmon n' Bannock Mains Menu

Below is a list of Mains in the Salmon n' Bannock online menu.

☑️ "Fiss n' Rice" - December 2021

☑️ Bison Pot Roast - this post

☑️ Sausage Dinner - this post

☑️ Urban Smoked Salmon Burger - June 2021

☑️ "Feel the Beet" Power Salad (Called Pow Wow Power Salad in UberEats) - June 2021

☑️ Bannock Taco - December 2021

☑️ Signature Bannock with House Chili (Takeout menu)- December 2021

I am so happy to end our celebration by supporting truly the first people in the country we now know as Canada. Thank you for sharing with us your land, food, and culture.

Croissant at Beaucoup Bakery & Café | How to celebrate your Oath of Citizenship Ceremony?

It's a special day. My husband is having his Oath of Citizenship Ceremony today as the final step in becoming a Canadian citizen. So to celebrate, we decided to have English food for breakfast, French cuisine for lunch, and Indigenous specialty for dinner in honour of the three groups that founded Canada: the aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people), the French, and the British. We also took the day off today, so a break from work.

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After our lunch at Marché Mon Pitou, we walked a couple blocks to Beaucoup Bakery & Café for desserts. I had delicious donuts while hubby chose the pistachio croissant. We ate it on their patio while having a good time just talking about random things.

Donut from Beaucoup Bakery

I'll happily eat more of their donuts, but there's only one left.

It's filled with chocolates!

Pistachio Croissant

Flaky Pistacio Croissant

Thank God for such an excellent life partner and for all the blessings like the beautiful sunny day, healthy body, and so much more.

Croque Madame for lunch at Marché Mon Pitou | How to celebrate your Oath of Citizenship Ceremony?

It's a special day. My husband is having his Oath of Citizenship Ceremony today as the final step in becoming a Canadian citizen. So to celebrate, we decided to have English food for breakfast, French cuisine for lunch, and Indigenous specialty for dinner in honour of the three groups that founded Canada: the aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people), the French, and the British. We also took the day off today, so a break from work.

For lunch today, we walked to nearby Marché Mon Pitou, a French café, bistro, and special grocer.

Lunch at Marché Mon Pitou

Hubby ordered the Croque Madame while I enjoyed Bouillabaisse Risotto. If you can only pick one from their brunch and lunch menu, I think the Croque Madame is delicious. However, if we didn't have eggs for breakfast, I would have chosen the Le Mon Pitou, so I opted for the Risotto on the lunch menu.

Bouillabaisse Risotto
Creamy Risotto cooked in a 24-hour bouillabaisse broth topped with fresh seafood, including spot prawns, clams, and squid.

Croque Madame
A French classic-warm ham and cheese sandwich topped with béchamel, gruyère, & a fried free-range egg. Served with toasted greens.

I chose the Cold Pressed Orange Juice for drinks while my hubby had the Noisette.

Cold Pressed Orange Juice

Noisette

If you're in the area and want delicious food, Marché Mon Pitou is an excellent option.

English Breakfast from Le Petit Belge | How to celebrate your Oath of Citizenship Ceremony?

It's a special day. My husband is having his Oath of Citizenship Ceremony today as the final step in becoming a Canadian citizen. So to celebrate, we decided to have English food for breakfast, French cuisine for lunch, and Indigenous specialty for dinner in honour of the three groups that founded Canada: the aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people), the French, and the British. We also took the day off today, so a break from work.

We searched for English Breakfast online, and the restaurant Google suggested is Le Petit Belge. We checked their menu, and sure enough, there was English Hot Breakfast which we ordered for my husband. Then, of course, I had my "usual" Salmon Benny with an English muffin. We have English Breakfast tea at home, which we enjoy with our meal.

Breakfast from Le Petit Belge

Unfortunately, the English Hot Breakfast arrived without the baked beans and baked tomatoes, making it just a Hot Breakfast and not the "English" experience. To say that my husband is disappointed is an understatement. However, he won't let it go and have asked me to write about it and to leave a review that a restaurant with a French name which specializes in Belgian waffles does not serve English Breakfast.

English Hot Breakfast
Bacon, pork sausage, sunny side up, oven-baked potatoes, beans in tomato sauce, baked tomatoes, mushrooms, and bagel

Salmon Benny
Sliced smoked sockeye salmon, two poached eggs, avocado, oven-baked potatoes, hollandaise sauce, and English muffin

Though, I highly recommend the Salmon Benny. The avocado with salmon and the creamy hollandaise sauce is done exceptionally well.

I also ordered the Fresh Fruit Bowl.

Fresh Fruit Bowl (Banana, Blackberry, Blueberry, and Strawberry)

Thank you, Canada, for welcoming us to your beautiful country.

Munchu Picchu Food Truck at TGIF Vancouver

TGIF is back! The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12 noon until 7 in the evening from June through the last weekend of August, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

Lunch from Munchu Picchu

After Sunday mass, we decided to drop by TGIF and see which food trucks were already open. It's our first time trying Peruvian food. The lady with Munchu Picchu is the friendliest we've had to deal with in all the food trucks we had the pleasure of buying from.

Munchu Picchu Peruvian Food Truck

We ordered three items from the menu and walked home to eat lunch while watching this Mark Wiens video on Peruvian food.

Food and Drinks from Munchu Picchu Food Truck

Hubby chose both dishes. He read the menu and all the descriptions and said that these items have adjectives before the word Peruvian.

Salchi Broaster
Famous Peruvian street food. Crispy fries top it with a sliced beef wiener and two fried chicken drumsticks, shredded lettuce, and drizzle with our favourite sauce.

I chose the spicy mayo sauce for the Salchi Broaster, and it was delicious. I'll gladly order this again.

Fries and Sliced Beef Wiener in our Salchi Broaster

Fried Chicken Drumsticks in our Salchi Broaster

Pan Con Lomo
Traditional Peruvian dish, a stir fry that combines marinated strips of AAA beef sirloin with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, green onions, and fries, and served in our in-house-made calabrese buns.

Beef and onions are a combination I am familiar with growing up, so I am absolutely enjoying this sandwich.

Pan Con Lomo from Munchu Picchu's food truck

Jugo de Maracuya
Refreshing your taste bud with our Jugo de Maracuya is made out of real fresh passion fruit.

The lady did a great job upselling the passion fruit juice because it was refreshing, especially after taking a bite of the Pan Con Lomo.

Munchu Picchu Food Truck Vancouver menu

Munchu Picchu Vancouver menu

Munchu Picchu Vancouver menu

I hope to try more Peruvian dishes in the future. Thanks for introducing us to the flavours of Peru, Munchu Picchu!

Dinner from The Mac Bar at BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake

The Whitecaps won 2-1 against Real Salt Lake! I think every time the 'Caps host Indigenous Peoples in their matches, they win (check the 3-0 win against San Jose Earthquakes last October 2, 2021).

As I continue eating from all the food vendors in BC Place, our early dinner tonight is from The Mac Bar. We tried the Mac & Cheese Bowl last April 8, 2022, and it was good. It doesn't taste like Mac & Cheese you get in a box from the grocery store. I didn't grow up eating Mac & Cheese, so I am not the best judge, but I thought it was good.

For today, we customized our Mac & Cheese. I added All Beef Sausage while hubby chose the Pulled Beef Short Rib.

Mac & Cheese with Pulled Beef Short Rib

Mac & Cheese with All Beef Sausage

Go for the Short Rib. No question. It's miles superior to the All Beef Sausage.

Tomorrow, we'll be back at BC Place for the Canada Men's National Team friendly VS Panama.

Overland Sandwich Food Truck at TGIF Vancouver

TGIF is back! The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11 in the morning until 7 in the evening from June through the last weekend of August, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

Lunch from Overland Sandwich Food Truck

Like last year, we will do our best to try as many food trucks as possible. Today is the first Saturday of TGIF 2022, and we went to the area at 12 NN and ordered from the only food truck they have, Overland Sandwich.

We ordered the Original and Tonkatsu sandwiches and cheesy fries.

Original Crispy Pork Cutlet Sandwich
Sweet pickle, pickled onion, and special sauce

A bite of the Original Crispy Pork Cutlet Sandwich

Tonkatsu Crispy Pork Cutlet Sandwich
Mayo, Cabbage, and Tonkatsu Sauce

Tonkatsu Sandwich from Overland Sandwich Food Truck

Cheesy Fries with Nacho Cheese Sauce

Both sandwiches are delicious but in different ways. I enjoyed the sourness of the pickled onion in the Original because it perfectly balances the fried pork. Meanwhile, the tonkatsu is more traditional in flavour, so it felt familiar. I think I'll order the Original again next time.

Overland Sandwich Food Truck menu

TGIF Improvements

Below are some changes from 2021 to 2022 and how they have improved the event.

1. Trash cans. They placed two large garbage cans in the area, which is definitely an improvement from last year when there were none.
2. Table and chairs. They added a couple tables with chairs on the south side of the park. It's beautifully painted in the same colour as the TGIF logo.
3. Performer. While enjoying our lunch, there's a performer singing. It's an excellent addition to the event.

Overall, my journey to lose weight will be more difficult with TGIF back this year. But, I am happy to support small food truck businesses that come to the neighbourhood.

June 25 update

Overland Sandwich is at TGIF again, and this time we ordered a large chilli cheese fries.

Large Chilli Cheese Fries from Overland Sandwich

8th Philippine Flag-Raising Ceremony in Richmond, BC | Philippine Independence Day and Filipino Heritage Month Event

The Multicultural Helping House Society celebrates the 124th Philippine Independence Day and Filipino Heritage Month with the 8th Philippine Flag-Raising Ceremony.

Source: Multicultural Helping House Society website

When is the event?

June 11, 2022 (Saturday) from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN

Where is the event?

Richmond City Hall Plaza

What to expect?

• Parade
• Philippine Flag Raising Ceremony
• Greetings
• Performances
• Booths of different organizations and partners
• Draw prizes from sponsors

Bayanihan: Building our Future in Vancouver | Philippine Independence Day and Filipino Heritage Month Event

Bayanihan: Building our Future

Join the Filipino community in celebrating the 124th Philippine Independence Day & Filipino Heritage Month.

Screenshot of the announcement in Instagram

When is Bayanihan: Building our Future?

It will be on June 12, 2022 (Sunday) from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

Where is Bayanihan: Building our Future?

It will be at Helena Gutteridge Plaza inside the Vancouver City Hall at 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver.

What to expect during the event?

Master of Ceremony

Ria Renouf Hall

Performances By:

• Aklano Santo Niño Association of BC Band Members from UBC Acapella
• Couples for Christ Choral - St. Bernadetter Parish
• TableTutors DJ Academy
• Fresh Groove Productions Dance Studio

Food Vendors:

• Plato Filipino
• O! Taho
• Pampanga's Cuisine

Event Sponsors

We have the following organization to thank for making this event possible.

• City of Vancouver
• Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver
• Hospital Employees' Union in BC
• ReyFort Publishing & Entertainment

Request from organizers:

"We hope you can join us at this special gathering and invite you to bring your organization's flag or banner so you can participate in our 'community parade' around the plaza during the program's opening."

Hershey’s S’mores Iced Capp from Tim Hortons | BEST ICED CAPP EVER

I love Tim Hortons Iced Capp! In 2018, I got addicted to the Salted Caramel Iced Capp and would have it almost every other week. I had to control myself to drink it less. I can’t believe that the Hershey’s S’mores Iced Capp this year is even better.

Hershey’s S’mores Iced Capp from Tim Hortons

Hershey’s S’mores Iced Capp while watching the Edmonton Oilers game

The Hershey’s S’mores Iced Capp features the brand’s signature coffee and cream blended with Hershey’s chocolate syrup, marshmallow-flavoured topping and graham crackers.

This is available for a limited time, so you bet I’ll be back and order this again.

Lunch at Suika and Tiramisu Cheesecake at Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee

Walking is part of our routine. We walk to do errands; we walk just for the sake of it, so walking 5 kilometres is usually no big deal. However, I did a 5-kilometre brisk walking to a light jog for the first time ever, and it actually felt great yesterday. But my body didn't agree. My left shoulder felt painful most of Saturday until Sunday morning.

I went to get a full body massage to hopefully relieve the pain, and it did help, but now my hips felt sore. I know I just needed rest, so I took a nap as soon as we got home.

After the massage and before my Sunday afternoon nap, we had lunch at my absolute favourite restaurant Suika. Their Beef Curry with Tonkatsu is my ultimate comfort meal, and I know I needed it today even if I get paranoid that I might gain weight.

Signature Beef Curry topped with Tonkatsu.
Suika original stewed beef tendon curry topped with Pork Loin Cutlet

Miso-Cream Katsu Don
Deep-fried pork cutlet on the rice, covered with miso cream scrambled egg sauce.

I enjoyed my curry while hubby tried a dish from their "Today's Chef's Special" menu. It was delicious too. I am so glad that my husband is always trying new items because it allows me to eat them.

After our lunch, we walked to nearby Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee for dessert. We had a slice of their Tiramisu Cheesecake. I am uncertain what makes it "Tiramisu," but the cheesecake was a perfect consistency.

Tiramisu Cheesecake

My shoulders are feeling better than yesterday, so hopefully, with a good night's sleep, my hips recuperate too.

Movie Snacks from Outtakes in Cineplex Marine Gateway and VIP

For our movie night, we watched Bob's Burger Movie. Before the movie, we decided to enjoy some snacks from Outtakes in Cineplex Marine Gateway and VIP.

Food from Outtakes in Cineplex Marine Gateway and VIP

Classic Poutine
French fries, cheese curds, and gravy

Chicken Tenders

Boneless Chicken Bites with BBQ Sauce

Mac and Cheese Wedges

I still prefer the Pulled Pork Poutine but will have to try the other poutine. The Chicken Tenders were good but skip on the Boneless Chicken Bites.

Burger for dinner at A&W before Bob's Burger Movie

Happy Friday! My husband is a romantic and would insist that we watch a movie every Friday night. So we usually would watch movies on Netflix or DisneyPlus. But for tonight, we went to the Cineplex at Marine Gateway to watch the Bob's Burger Movie. We absolutely love the series (especially the Thanksgiving and Boyz 4 Now episodes).

Anyway, before the movie, we decided to enjoy burgers from A&W.

Teen Burger
A perfectly seasoned grass-fed beef patty topped with real cheddar cheese, mouth-watering bacon from pork raised without antibiotics, crisp lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles and Teen® sauce, served on a freshly toasted sesame seed bun.

Baby Burger
A perfectly seasoned 1.6 oz grass-fed beef patty topped with ketchup and served on a freshly toasted bun.

Sweet Potato Fries
Sweet potato fries, served with spicy chipotle mayo.

My husband enjoyed the Teen Burger, which has bacon (his main requirement for a burger). Meanwhile, I had the lowest-calorie burger, which is the Baby Burger. You can really taste the beef with that one. Finally, we shared the Sweet Potato Fries and enjoyed the chipotle mayo.

Yaguchiya Ramen is moving from Burnaby to Vancouver

Yaguchiya Ramen announced in its Instagram account that it will be closing the restaurant in Burnaby. Their current location will be demolished to give way for a new building.

Screenshot of Instagram announcement

Their last day at the current location (4679 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2B3) is on June 20, 2022.

It's not all doom and gloom because they will move to 1521 West Broadway, Vancouver BC (which is the previous location of Bob Likes Thai Food) and be part of the vibrant South Granville food scene.

I am so excited to finally get a ramen shop so close. Right now, the closest ramen shop is in South Cambie (West Broadway and Cambie Street) on the east and Gyo-Para on the west which is all the way in Arbutus street. On northwest, there's Danbo Ramen on West 4th Avenue.

I can't wait to see Yaguchiya Ramen.

2023 September 12 Update:

Yaguchiya Ramen just posted on Instagram that they are moving with Kamei on Broadway at 601 West Broadway.

I can't wait to have their ramen again.

Screenshot of Instagram announcement