December 2015

Vancouver

Dessert at Thierry

Afternoon coffee/dessert break at Thierry. Highly recommend their passionfruit cake! Best passionfruit cake ever!! Passionfruit mousse + white genoise + passionfruit gelée.

Vancouver

Aburi Kaiseki at Miku

We were missing the kaiseki we had in Tokyo and decided to try the Aburi Kaiseki at Miku. It was a great a meal but more like an omakase than a real kaiseki. We found out later that it was more a

Vancouver

We love Earnest Ice Cream!

Yeah! We found our favorite ice cream shop – Earnest Ice Cream! We went to their original location on Fraser Street near King Edward. They also have a location on Quebec Street near 2nd Avenue. 

Going Places

Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Garden. This is an annual event in December – they have over 1 million lights decorating 15 acres of the garden. It was a cold day but no rain, yeah! Great day to take

Vancouver

Turducken at Meat & Bread

Once a year right before the Christmas holiday, Meat & Bread will serve a special Turducken sandwich for three days. We still like their famous Porchetta Sandwich better but enjoyed the Turducken too! The line is only than usual as the Turducken only

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Osteria Savio Volpe

Today we celebrated Daphne’s birthday at a new Italian restaurant Osteria Savio Volpe. Great food and friendly service in an intimate setting. Everything is meant to be shared family style and everything we tried was great! The fresh-made pasta is