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Chilliwack Tulips of the Valley Festival – The Prettiest Sight I Ever Did See

Last weekend, I saw with my own eyes one of the prettiest sights I ever did see – the tulip fields of the Chilliwack Tulip Festival. It’s a Springtime attraction near Vancouver that you cannot miss, especially if you love flowers and photography. The festival takes place over a 3-5-week period, usually in April, sometimes into […]

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Afternoon Tea at Hy Tea Lounge by Granville Island in Vancouver

Afternoon Tea Near Granville Island and Olympic Village Recently, it seems that there are abundantly more afternoon tea services popping up around the city. New choices in town include downtown newcomers like H Tasting Lounge  and Honey Salt Vancouver. On the outskirts of the city, there’s Audrey Moment in Burnaby and Little White House in Langley. […]

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Eastern Afternoon Tea Set at H Tasting Lounge in the Westin Bayshore

Eastern Afternoon Tea Set A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of being invited to experience the new Eastern afternoon tea set at the H Tasting Lounge in the Westin Bayshore. Does it seem like déjà vu to you? It’s probably because the last afternoon tea experience I shared with all of you was also […]

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Macaron Candle Making Class at Soigne Atelier in East Vancouver

Girl’s Day Out My Vancouver BFF arranged for us to do something fun together yesterday with just the two of us, which I really appreciated since life for her as a new mom is always hectic. For those of us who don’t have children, it means so much to be remembered by our friends who […]

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Afternoon Tea at H Tasting Lounge in the Westin Bayshore Hotel Vancouver

Coal Habour’s Newest Afternoon Tea Spot I was on twitter one day when I noticed a tweet from H Tasting Lounge promoting their new afternoon tea service. A real sense of excitement came over me as I LOVE discovering new afternoon tea spots. Actually, the week before, I had checked if the newly revamped Westin […]

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Afternoon Tea at Audrey Moment in Burnaby

Burnaby’s First Afternoon Tea Spot I was so delighted that my HK Bestie flew in to visit me last week and I planned for her to join my Vancouver BFF and two close girlfriends for afternoon tea. Since we all live in different parts of Metro Vancouver, I wanted to find a location which would […]

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January 2018 Daily Microposts and Inspirations

January 22nd, 2018 Keep calm and greet the mailman. A few days ago I received a wonderful package in the mail from @scribesbyVS. She sent me these handmade scribes for my royal icing work. I was so touched to see that she even incorporated macaron charms in the design. One is made of clay and […]

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Vegan Gluten-Free Afternoon Tea at Indigo Age Cafe in Downtown Vancouver

Part 3 of 4 Vancouver events and/or recipes I shared with Deborah Moore on AM1470 on December 26th, 2017 A Healthy Afternoon Tea I recently experienced a truly healthy tea set in Indigo Age Cafe located in Gastown. The cafe itself specializes in vegetarian, organic, raw, vegan, gluten free and diabetic friendly food. Besides afternoon tea, […]

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Gingerbread House Lane at the Hyatt Hotel Vancouver

Part 2 of 4 Vancouver events and/or recipes I shared with Deborah Moore on AM1470 on December 26th, 2017 After my festive Christmas themed afternoon tea date with my girlfriends at the Fairmont Hotel, I took a 3-minute walk to the Hyatt Hotel to see the Gingerbread Lane Display featuring 30 different gingerbread houses made […]

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Christmas Themed Afternoon Tea at Notch8 in Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

Part 2 of 4 Vancouver events and/or recipes I shared with Deborah Moore on AM1470 on December 26th, 2017 A Festive Christmas Tea Date It has been an incredibly busy holiday season so far (which year isn’t?) filled with baking, gift deliveries to loved ones and Christmas get-togethers. After making 900 cookies for gift giving, […]

Hello Kitty Macaron Tower and My First Lesson on Individuality (w/ Kitty Template)

In one of my latest Instagram posts, I asked everybody what type of templates they wanted to see and I promised I would try to make some of them. Well, here is the first template I’m releasing from those requests. It’s everyone’s favorite cat – Hello Kitty. I think I’ve loved Kitty since the early […]

Christmas Macaron Bear Tutorial with Template

  I’m super excited about this post! It’s the first time that I am posting a #MacaronArt recipe that comes with an accompanying video and template! Hopefully, it will provide you with a comprehensive look into the makings of macaron art. This is perhaps the longest time I’ve spent on a post. It took about two and a half […]

Mother’s Day Macaron Flower Bouquet and Brunch in Vancouver’s Revolving Restaurant

Today we celebrated mom’s day way up high in Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant. It was a lively get together which included our two moms, my family and hubby’s family. We presented our moms with these flower macaron bouquets I created for them. I’d like to say that somehow I inherited mom’s skills towards working with […]

Photo Diary: Botanist Dining at Fairmont Pacific Rim

I was invited to attend the media preview of the new Botanist Dining Room, Cocktail Bar and Champagne Lounge at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Coal Harbour on Wednesday. The spacious restaurant, designed by Ste Marie Design with branding by Glasfurd & Walker, is incredibly stunning with a distinct bar, open kitchen, two dining areas with abundant […]