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Laduree Vancouver’s New Dessert and Pastry Offerings for Afternoon Tea

New Laduree Pastries and Desserts I was invited to celebrate Bastille Day this weekend at Laduree on Robson Street to sample their brand new pasty offerings. I absolutely adore the world of Laduree so I was especially excited to learn more about their new offerings. I had the opportunity to hear Laduree Executive Pastry Chef, […]

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Afternoon Tea at The Little White House in Fort Langley

I finally had a chance to make my way down to the only tea house in Fort Langley, a township that’s one hour away from Vancouver by car. The Little White House is the name of this dining establishment and it is indeed set inside a beautiful little white heritage house. The owners have made […]

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Afternoon Tea at Yandoux Patisserie in the Olympic Village

As you know from my previous afternoon tea experience at the Hy Tea Lounge, I had my heart set on visiting another newly opened tea lounge/dessert shop also situated along False Creek. Yandoux Patisserie is a half-year new dessert shop located in the former LuvCravings Cakes and Tea House in the Olympic Village. The space has […]

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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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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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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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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, […]

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Game On Afternoon Tea & Tipsy Tea at Notch8 in Fairmont Vancouver

Game On! Being social is one of the fundamental aspects of an afternoon tea outing so besides just drinking tea, eating sweets and catching up on a little bit of gossip, there is another activity you can now add to that list: table games. For the month of October, Notch8 in the Fairmont Vancouver will […]

Canada 150 On Canada’s 150th birthday today, I’d like to pay a little tribute to this country which I’m lucky to call my home. (Read about my Canada150 Afternoon Tea experience here.)  I know you’re probably thinking why I didn’t post an accompanying photo of a maple leaf or other well-known images symbolic to the […]

  Unicorn Collab with Christina’s Cupcakes This unicorn portrait inside a big unicorn macaron is a collaboration between me and one of my favorite creators, Christina’s cupcakes. I’m sure many of you already know of Christina’s beautiful work with gumpaste roses and gold frames, and you’ll recognize them in our collab. Let me tell you, […]

    A Pipeable and Fluffy Meringue Based Buttercream Today, I want to share this standard Swiss Meringue Buttercream with all of you since it is one of the best ways to prepare a meringue based frosting which is fluffy, stable, pipeable and most importantly, delicious tasting. As the name suggests, it’s part of the […]

Three weeks ago, we went on a little getaway in a seaside village on the Pacific Coast called Tofino and we stayed at the beautiful Wickaninnish Inn. There aren’t a whole lot of decisions to be made in such a tranquil town like Tofino. In the city, we often find ourselves overwhelmed by the numerous choices available […]