New! COFFEE CRISP® Caramel Macchiato Blizzard® Treat at Dairy Queen

Happy Saturday! The Whitecaps FC has a game tonight, but before that, we walked across Granville Bridge and enjoyed a large Coffee Crisp Blizzard and Soft Pretzels with cheese dip at Dairy Queen.

New! COFFEE CRISP® Caramel Macchiato Blizzard® Treat

Soft Pretzels with Cheese Dip

After the ice cream, we walked to Holy Rosary Cathedral for Anticipated Sunday Mass. I thank God that He answered my prayers from the Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win tonight.

Best Pudding in Vancouver from Early Bird Pudding

Pudding is not something we ate growing up, and I would only order it from Suika to end our meal. Recently, we tried Early Bird Pudding when it was sold by Ay! Mamacita food truck. Then, last Saturday, we saw their booth at Car Free Day in Commercial Drive and went crazy. We ordered one of the available flavours.

Yuzu Citrus
Yuzu has a distinct scent and taste. It has a hint of a sour and bitter taste. It's like a hybrid between a grapefruit and lemon. We highly recommend this flavour if you're looking for a more refreshing taste.

Matcha Tea
We're using high-grade ceremonial Matcha tea powder flown straight from Kyoto to make this pudding. So for Matcha lovers out there, this is for you!

Hojicha Tea
If you're looking for a full-flavoured roasted tea, Hojicha is the one for you. You'd be pleasantly surprised how well this flavour goes well with our pudding. The Hojicha that we're using was imported directly from Kyoto, Japan.

Classic Custard
A traditional Japanese custard pudding that's smooth, creamy and not overly sweet. It's made using locally produced free-range eggs.

Hubby asked if we'll order more pudding if we see them at future events. I said yes, as long as it's a new or different flavour than what we've tried.

Where to eat in Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Domestic Terminal?

My husband and I are travelling to Toronto next month. It's our first flight since our wedding in the Philippines last 2019. Our flight is at 6:00 AM, so I am looking at where we can grab breakfast before our flight.

Thankfully, the YVR website has a good list which you can easily filter. I am putting a yellow background on the places that open before 6:00 AM. Let's begin!

Before Security

Level 3 - Food Court Area

The following options are on level 3 in what would feel like a food court area.

Facility Name	Category	Hours
A&W	Fast Food	Sunday and Monday: 06:00 AM to 10:00 PM Tuesday: 06:00 AM to 9:00 PM Wednesday: 06:30 AM to 9:00 PM Thursday and Friday: 06:00 AM to 10:00 PM Saturday: 06:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Booster Juice	Fast Food	Daily from 12:00 MN to 11:00 PM
Japadog	Fast Food	Daily from 07:30 AM to 8:30 PM
Starbucks	Cafe	Daily from 05:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Subway	Fast Food	Daily 24 Hours
Tim Hortons	Cafe	Daily 24 Hours

Level 2 - Arrivals

Hiker's Outpost seems to be the only food source in the arrivals area for passengers returning to Beautiful BC from the rest of Canada without a connecting flight.

Facility Name	Category	Hours
Hiker's Outpost	Restaurant and Bar	Daily from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM

After Security Domestic Terminal

The following food options are after security, meaning it's only accessible if you have a domestic flight.

The table below is arranged by the gate.

Facility Name	Category	Gate	Hours
Stanley Park Taphouse	Restaurant and Bar	B12	Daily from 07:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Starbucks	Cafe	B12	Daily from 05:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Carl's Jr	Fast Food	B14	Daily from 09:00 AM to 08:00 PM
Green Bean Cafe	Cafe	B14	Daily from 04:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Vino Volo	Restaurants & Bar	B17	Sunday: 11:00 AM to 09:00 PM Monday to Wednesday: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM Thursday and Friday: 11:00 AM to 09:00 PM Saturday: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Java U Cafe	Cafe	B20	Daily from 06:30 AM to 03:00 PM
Pacific Farms Market	Cafe	C29	Daily from 05:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Tim Hortons	Cafe	C32	Daily from 05:00 AM to 09:00 PM
True Burger	Cafe	C43	Daily from 07:00 AM to 09:00 PM
Joe and the Juice	Cafe	C45	Daily from 06:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Monk's Grill	Restaurant and Bar	C45	Daily from 07:00 AM to 09:00 PM
Camden Food Co.	Cafe	C46	Daily from 07:00 AM to 09:00 PM
Rice Tales	Fast Food	C46	Daily from 09:00 AM to 09:00 PM
Starbucks	Cafe	C46	Daily from 05:00 AM to 10:00 PM

As much as I love Tims and Starbucks, I will do my best to try Green Bean Cafe and the Pacific Farms Market, depending on which gate we'll board. I can't wait to travel again!

Lunch from Subway

After eating our breakfast from Tim Hortons, I took a nap while NFL Redzone was running in the background. Finally, I fell asleep and felt a little better, but my cramps were still wrong.

For lunch, we decided to order from Subway. Hubby had a sandwich while I went for a wrap. We also called two cookies. 😁

Caramel Pecan made with Turtles cookie and White Chip Macadamia Nut Cookie

My Southwest Steak & Avocado Signature Grilled Rice Wrap from Subway was good. The steak, avocado, vegetables, and sauce were delicious. The only downer is the rice. This is why North Americans don't like rice because Subway (and similar establishments) doesn't cook it properly. It's hard and grainy.

Southwest Steak & Avocado Signature Grilled Rice Wrap
Grilled Wrap with shredded Monterey cheddar, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions, banana peppers, chipotle southwest sauce, and brown, red, & wild rice blend.

Crispy Chicken Bacon & Peppercorn Ranch Sandwich
6" Toasted Multigrain with shredded Monterey cheddar, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions, and peppercorn ranch sauce

Hubby's Crispy Chicken Bacon & Peppercorn Ranch from Subway was delicious too, but he complains that the chicken isn't crispy. 

Menu Items we tried from Subway

Below is a list of items we tried from Subway.

Signature Grilled Rice Wraps Chicken Caesar Large Wrap with Savoury Caesar sauce Southwest Steak & Avocado Chipotle Steak & Guac Grilled Wrap	Sandwiches Chicken and Bacon Ranch Sub Melt Crispy Chicken Bacon & Peppercorn Ranch
Melt Turkey Mighty Melt	Sides Caramel Pecan made with TURTLES®+ cookie Chocolate Lava cookie White Chip Macademia Nut

Spicy Habanero Sausage Bagel Breakfast Sandwich and Maple Bacon BELT for breakfast from Tim Hortons

Happy Sunday! My dysmenorrhoea is so bad today that I was squirming in pain at Church during Mass.

Before heading home, we tried two new items today: Spicy Habanero Sausage Bagel Breakfast Sandwich and Maple Bacon BELT from Tim Hortons.

Spicy Habanero Sausage Bagel Breakfast Sandwich from Tim Hortons

It's your typical breakfast sausage between a plain bagel and slobbered with spicy habañero sauce. The heat was great, but I'll stick with the classic sausage breakfast sandwich.

Spicy Habanero Sausage Bagel Breakfast Sandwich from Tim Hortons

Maple Bacon BELT from Tim Hortons

My hand smelled like maple. This is a winner! The maple bacon is delicious and works great with the egg, lettuce, and tomato. I'll gladly order this again.

Maple Bacon BELT from Tim Hortons 

Ice Cream from Elephant Garden Creamery

Car Free Day: Commercial Drive is definitely effective in making us support local businesses in the area. We rarely have any reason to go to Commercial Drive, so as much as we know of the many great food options, I don't always go out of my way for food.

It was a sunny hot day in Vancouver, so hubby insisted we grab an ice cream. So we searched for one in the area and found Elephant Garden Creamery.

Their flavours are so unique! I listed the ones available today below.

Matcha Cloud Tea + Yuzu

I had Matcha Cloud Tea + Yuzu while hubby chose the R&B Remix (Black Sesame + Red Bean). They're both so delicious. Mine is, of course, tarty because of the yuzu, but I couldn't taste any matcha flavour.

R&B Remix (Red Bean + Black Sesame)

Hubby's R&B is my favourite! It tasted like red beans and black sesame. I have a recent obsession with red bean desserts, so if you have any specific ones we should try, please let me know.

This is the first time I'm excited to return to an ice cream shop. I'm eyeing their Vietnamese Coffee flavour. 🍨

The Current Scoop

• Malted Milk Choco
• Cookies n' Cream Monster
• HK Milk Tea
• Vietnamese Coffee
• Mango Coconut Sticky Rice

Rotational

• Lychee Raspberry Ripple
• Cereal & Milk
• Matcha Cloud Tea + Yuzu ✔️
• R&B Remix (Black Sesame + Red Bean) ✔️
• Peach Basil Sorbetto