I had heard of Mink Chocolate Cafe when it first opened but due to its location at Hastings and Hornby, it was just too far for me to give it any consideration. I finished lunch early one day and Harpreet convinced me that we had enough time to go to Mink for some hot chocolate. [...]
by gigi on March 17, 2010
I first found out about Bonchaz when I was on someone’s Twitter that they were opening up on West Hastings near Homer in Vancouver. I was told that Bonchaz was basically a brioche shop and since I am a huge brioche fan, I knew I had to check it out. I later found out that [...]
by gigi on March 10, 2010
Right before the Olympics started, Jenkins and I were wandering around downtown one day after lunch. We were just about to head back to our respective offices when I realized that we were very close to Big City Cupcakes’ downtown location. I had been meaning to try Big City Cupcakes for quite some time but [...]
by gigi on November 16, 2009
Ever since Qoola opened, I had heard quite a lot of good things about it. I wasn’t sure if this was just because they had made a big marketing push and reached out to a lot of bloggers and such so it was never too high on my list. However, I was talking to Juanita [...]
by gigi on November 9, 2009
I know I’ve done multiple reviews of Ganache but what I can I say? They are my go-to place for delicious desserts. There really is no point in extolling the virtues of Ganache since I’ve already done that but let me share with you what tasty goodies Jenkins and I had to celebrate our anniversary. [...]
by gigi on September 24, 2009
Part 1 at Blue Water Cafe Part 2 at West Pick and I were very full by the time we finished our main courses at West. However, we mustered the strength to make it to CinCin for our final course: dessert! I had been to CinCin once a while back and really enjoyed the pasta [...]