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Dessert at Thierry

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

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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

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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. 

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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

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Ask for Luigi

First time trying this little Italian restaurant Ask for Luigi. Great food and great service! Hope to come back some time for dinner to try their famous fresh-made pasta! This small and popular restaurant does not take reservations; so either

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新瑞華 – 皇帝蟹三吃

Today we celebrated Mom and Karen’s birthdays at Sun Sui Wah (新瑞華海鮮酒家). The Alaskan king crab is amazing!  Brian thought he was not allergic to crabs anymore and wanted to try king crab for the first time. It proved that

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Sushi lunch at Miku

We tried Miku‘s Omakase once before, and decided to try their lunch today as the pricing seems like quite a deal. I had the Miku Zen and Brian had the Premium Sushi lunch. Both did not disappoint!   The Miku

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Cream Puffs at Beta5

We love cream puffs! A friend recommended Beta5 to us and it was yum!! It is a small shop located in an industrial/warehouse area. You wouldn’t think to find a pastry shop here! Raspberry + Earl Grey.