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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

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GIVEAWAY Chinese New Years Afternoon Tea at Audrey Moment

This afternoon, I was invited to experience the Chinese New Years inspired afternoon tea set at Audrey Moment in Burnaby (read original Audrey Moment visit here). As of this writing, I believe it is still the only spot in Burnaby to offer a complete tea set in a tea salon that is dedicated to serving […]

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Beauty and the Beast Themed Afternoon Tea at Trump Vancouver

Today I was invited to a sneak peek of the brand new Beauty and the Beast themed afternoon tea for the spring season at Trump Hotel Vancouver. This season’s “A Tale As Old As Time Afternoon Tea” features treats shaped into the beloved characters and symbols from the enchanted fairy tale. Although the hotel has […]

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Afternoon Tea at La Petite Cuillère in Mount Pleasant Vancouver

  A Pleasant Afternoon Tea Find in Mount Pleasant After taking tea at over 30 of Vancouver’s afternoon tea salons and restaurants, I finally had the chance to visit La Petite Cuillère which had been on my list for the longest time. I must admit the establishment was close to the bottom of my list […]

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New Years Eve Set Dinner Menu at Minami in Yaletown 2019

This afternoon I was invited to experience the exclusive New Year’s Set Dinner Menu at Minami Yaletown. This special five-course menu will be available for only one evening. As always, everything was expertly prepared and I was more than satisfied with the portion size so those with heartier appetites will really appreciate that point. Besides […]

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Festive Set Dinner for the Winter Holiday at TWG Tea Canada

The holiday season is well underway and I have been enjoying all the usual preparations leading up to the big day, things like: buying and wrapping presents, putting up the Christmas tree and holiday baking. After long days of preparations, I usually like to take mid-day break and have a cup of tea with a […]

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Christmas Nutcracker Afternoon Tea at Trump Hotel Vancouver

Christmas Themed Afternoon Tea Set It’s always nice to try a new tea set in an environment that makes you feel completely pampered. That’s why I was happy to be invited to experience afternoon tea at the Trump Hotel Vancouver again. Similar to my last visit in the Fall, tea is served in their chic […]

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New Bûche de Noël Yule Log Cake at Laduree Vancouver

After baking many a holiday treats including the traditional Bûche de Noël aka Yule Log cake in my home kitchen, I was ready to sit down and enjoy some holiday treats myself. Fortunately for me, I was invited to experience the new holiday menu at Laduree Vancouver. As you know from my latest post on […]

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The New Harvest Afternoon Tea Set at TWG Tea in Vancouver

TWG’s New Fall Themed Afternoon Tea Set This weekend I was invited by TWG Tea to sample the new Harvest Afternoon tea set created to celebrate the Fall season. It’s another option for a Fall themed tea experience completely different from the one I shared with you a month ago at Trump Hotel Vancouver. That […]

Lavender Earl Grey Macarons with that “Easter Speckle” I’ve always loved the speckled Easter egg effect on a macaron and after my Easter Egg macaron tutorial two years ago, I wanted to recreate this effect again but this time, the speckles would be embedded inside of the macaron instead of splattered on top with food […]

I’m sure you can tell bears are one of my favourite #macaronart animals. My love affair with teddy bears and stuffed animals, in general, started when I was young. Eventually, over the course of my life, I ended up accumulating many a bears and to hubby’s consternation, our bed has slowly been invaded by little stuffed […]

Here is the second set of goodies I made for Bestie’s Surprise Wedding which I first posted about two weeks ago in the Cherry Blossom Macaron Cake Tutorial. I made 60 of these bridal bears to be given out as guest favours. They were placed on long skewers and wrapped individually inside clear plastic bags with the intention […]

Over the weekend, we threw a bridal shower for my bff at Hawksworth Restaurant in one of the restaurants beautiful private dining rooms – The York Room. We indulged in decadent afternoon treats from the restaurant’s kitchen and macarons from Bel Cafe. Everything was fresh and the flavour pairings of the savouries were impressive. Some of my favourites […]