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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, […]

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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 […]

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My Night at My Shanti for a 5 Course Northern Divine Sturgeon Dinner

Since I do 99.9% of the grocery shopping in my home (the other .01% is when hubby runs out to get himself ice cream), I have the responsibility of picking out produce that is both healthy and delicious so organic produce is a big part of our diet. To consumers, the organic food movement is […]

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Afternoon Tea at Avery Cake & Tea House

Newest Afternoon Tea Offering in Richmond Richmond is now home to a brand new tea salon called Avery Cakes & Tea House. This new salon joins the ranks of the city’s other tea offerings like L’Opera Patisserie and Adorabelle. It’s located in a shopping plaza on the corner of Garden City and Alderbridge. The outside looks […]

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I ate 11 Ice Cream Sundaes in 3 weeks

Here is Part 3 of 3 of the events I shared with Deborah Moore this morning on AM1470. #SundaeChallengeYVR A month ago I was asked to participate in something that was both delightful and daunting at the same time – to be one of the media judges in this year’s Vanfoodster Sundae Challenge. I was […]

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Afternoon Tea at Mosquito in Gastown

Updated 2018: Mosquito has closed permanently. It’s rare to find a late night dessert bar that is both sophisticated and sexy in this city but there is one establishment that happens to possess that elusive quality – Mosquito in Gastown. Opened since 2015, Mosquito has made a name for itself as an upscale dessert and […]

Over the Rainbow Cloud Macarons with Irish Cream Filling & My Home

  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). […]

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Macarons & My Canada 150 Story

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 […]

“Ispahan” Inspired Macaron Cake with Fresh Lychees & Raspberries

The Iconic Ispahan After spending Bastille day sampling Laduree’s new dessert offerings for afternoon tea two weeks ago, I went home totally inspired to create my own Ispahan Macaron Cake. Even if you’ve never tasted the Ispahan, made famous by Laduree and Pierre Herme, I’m sure you will recognize the sight of this iconic Parisian […]

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 […]