From the monthly archives: March 2011
$36 for Afternoon Tea for 2, Including Pastries, Petit Sandwiches and Vancouver’s Best House-Made Scones at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver ($72 Value)
My favorite White Sangria. I am definitely not a wine drinker however the white sangria at Italian Kitchen is just the best. It’s very fruity and has no trace of alcohol. <3!
Bone Marrow Antipasto. A very interesting appetizer. Love the crispy garlic crostini and beef tenderloin tartare.
Linguine Carbonara- pancetta, scallions, egg, parmesan. A decent dish with good amounts of pancetta. It’s great if you don’t want something overwhelming with flavor.
Rigatoni Vitello- veal cheeks, spinach, red wine jus, roasted garlic. I really enjoyed this dish. Very flavorful and filling.
HBD <3!
The powerful 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan has left thousands missing and millions without power.
Please support the Red Cross relief efforts by making a financial donation to the Canadian Red Cross Japan Earthquake/Asia-Pacific Tsunami fund. Donations can be made online at www.redcross.ca/helpnow
Sending our love….
Happy Birthday to Mable Lo! We had a nice dinner @ Italian Kitchen on Saturday night. Food was great as always. This cake from Sweet Obsession was so chocolate mousse-licious. Layers of hazelnut and chocolate mouse topped with meringue. Tasted like a huge Ferrero Rocher!
Half man Half horse. A very impressive performance on Granville Street.
Found the cutest steamed buns @ TnT! 4 for $3.48! How could I resist? Took me a while to eat Ms. Piggy =( The buns were actually very tasty with very unique fillings.
Milk Tea flavor with pearls
Matcha Flavor with mochi and red bean paste.
This week has flown by. Already Thursday night…Happy TGIF tom everyone =)
Bonchaz– About a month ago I was given a Goodnews coupon gift for a lunch deal at Bonchaz. I have always wanted to try their Bonchaz buns so I was really excited about the gift. You would think that since the cafe is located in downtown and only a few blocks from work that I would have used it instantly. Not the case.
I finally found time to check out the cafe this past week and I’m so glad that I did. The coupon deal was for 2 sandwich and soup combos with 2 Bonchaz buns for only $6.95! What a great deal!
original, banana-walnut bonchaz
These buns are delicious. They remind me of Chinese pineapple buns but less sweet. The buns were soft and I really enjoyed the sweet topping. Although both flavors were great I personally prefer the original with no filling inside. All the buns are baked fresh in store. Can’t wait to go back and give the matcha a try.
Happy Socks!
