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Mad Hatter Afternoon Tea at Neverland Tea Salon

Mimi’s experience with the new Mad Hatter afternoon tea at Neverland Tea Salon in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighborhood. The new tea set features treats with an Alice in Wonderland theme.

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Frozen Enchantment Afternoon Tea at Trump Hotel Vancouver

Mimi’s afternoon tea experience with the Frozen Enchantment high tea set at Trump Hotel Vancouver in Coal Harbour. This is a festive winter themed tea set for the holiday season. Available from December 7th – March 21st, 2020.

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Laduree Canada’s New Brunch Menu

Mimi’s experience with Laduree Canada’s new brunch menu on Robson Street featuring French pastries, macarons, omelettes, french toasts, cocktails and more.

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Mooncake and Tea Tasting at TWG Canada

Mimi’s experience tasting Fall 2019 mooncakes at TWG Tea Canada. Snowskin mooncakes and traditional ones packaged in a beautiful box ready for gift giving.

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Afternoon Tea at Colette Grand Cafe in Holt Renfrew

Mimi’s afternoon tea experience at Colette Grand Cafe in Holt Renfrew, downtown Vancouver. The tea set is served on a traditional 3-tier display. Ample dining space is great for large parties like bridal or baby showers.

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Picnic Afternoon Tea at Trump Hotel Vancouver

This afternoon I had the pleasure of being invited to a sneak peak of the new summer picnic-themed afternoon tea set at the Trump Hotel Vancouver. The new tea set is served on a custom-built picnic table display and features sweet and savoury treats that perfectly captures the essence of summer. If you have been […]

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Afternoon Tea at Van Dusen Gardens

Mimi’s afternoon tea experience at Van Dusen Garden’s Truffles Fine Foods Cafe & Catering. The tea set is set apart by its casual and informal format

UPDATED ON MARCH 5th, 2018, this post was originally published on April 28th, 2017. Gender Reveal Macarons with a Different Colored Inside I developed this special technique for making macarons with a different colored inside a few years ago for a special gender reveal party. On the outside, it looks a like a plain blackout […]

  Using Real Lavender Buds for Lavender Macarons Lavender is one of my favorite flowers to use in my macarons, it has an aromatic and clean note which is very delicate. Used in the proper quantities, it can be fresh and uplifting, but moderation is key here since there can be “too much of a […]

When I started to make caramel at home, I finally realized why I loved the taste so much. Butter, cream and sugar are basically the main ingredients in salted caramel (salt too obviously). If you’ve ever read my bio, you know I am basically IN LOVE with butter. And when I mean in love, I […]

  Over the holidays, we acquired this very whimsical and somewhat ironic canvas for our home. We moved in last Spring and our walls have been mostly bare as we took our sweet ol’ time to find the perfect piece to add to our home decor mix (translation: I was too lazy and not particularly motivated). […]