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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

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of creating another “Macaron Surprise Cake” due to a request from a client. It’s been quite a while since I posted the original tutorial for this cake and I didn’t have any other opportunities to make another one since. There just always seem to be so many new projects that call for my […]

Close up of two non-hollow macarons assembled with fillings.

Mimi’s best macaron recipe for making non-hollow macarons successfully. Perfect for beginner or professional use. Covering proper techniques: macaronage, aging the egg whites, making the meringue, figure-8 test, resting the shells and more. Step-by-step explanations, visuals, troubleshooting guide, free template and a how-to video are provided.

    Forever Searching for Cute Macaron Boxes I have been searching for years to find a suitable box for my character macarons. It’s only in the last little while that macaron boxes for regular round macarons have been easily accessible to the general public while there still seems to be a complete absence of […]

After doing some travel planning for the Easter Long Weekend, we decided to stay in Canada instead of going through customs so we started focusing in on the Okanagan Valley for its beautiful landscape and uncomplicated attractions. In particular, it was the Penticton Lakeshore Resort and Casino which seemed to capture hubby’s attention. He found […]