From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Review: Brunch at Zen Cafe

by gigi on September 14, 2009

One sunny weekend after slogging through the Grouse Grind, Jenkins and I met up with John and Victoria at Zen Cafe for brunch. I had heard a lot about the great brunch at Zen, especially its Eggs Benedict. Since Eggs Benny are arguably one of my favourite things to eat for brunch, I had been [...]

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Recipe: Black Sesame (Goma) Ice Cream

by gigi on September 8, 2009

Jenkins and I visited Ping’s Cafe on Main Street (review to come) a while back and one of my favourite dishes from that dinner was dessert. Black sesame desserts have always been one of my favourite dessert items, whether it be pudding made by my mom, bubble tea, or ice cream. So when I tried [...]

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Review: Yew Restaurant

by gigi on September 7, 2009

It was my mom’s birthday back in July and after some scrambling to figure out where we should go to celebrate, we finally decided on Yew Restaurant, which opened in December 2007 after an extensive remodel in the Four Seasons Hotel. Tricia had gone to Yew earlier in June and tried their ‘No Passport Required’ [...]

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Review: Fried Chicken Fridays at Fuel

by gigi on September 2, 2009

When Grick and Nav told Victoria and me about Fried Chicken Fridays at Fuel Restaurant earlier in the summer, we both knew we had to check it out. It had been quite a while since I last visited Fuel and although I was not impressed with the food at that time, I had heard nothing [...]

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Review: Afternoon Tea at Bacchus

by gigi on September 1, 2009

Victoria, Lucy, Samantha, and I met up one afternoon for some tea at the Bacchus Lounge in the Wedgewood Hotel. We had been meaning to go for afternoon tea for quite a while and there are quite a few places that offer this throughout Vancouver. Similar to most places, afternoon tea at Bacchus is available [...]

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