Home-cooking: Heart Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

I prepared these adorable heart-shaped cinnamon rolls for dessert for our Valentine’s night dinner. As usual I found a super easy recipe online, this time from the Pillsbury website itself! Ingredients: All you need is a can of ready-to-bake cinnamon rolls. Make sure it’s the regular rolls not the mini ones, as reviews seem to […]

Late Night @ Congee Noodle King Seafood Restaurant

After an evening downtown I had a congee craving so Wendy suggested we try Congee Noodle King Seafood Restaurant, an unassuming Chinese place along Kingsway that does a late night menu.  The menu is quite varied and has three tiers priced at $5.35, $6.45, and $6.95. We ordered a Plain Congee (Large) ($5.35) and it […]

Mui Ngo Gai - Canh-Bun

Mui Ngo Gai

One time while driving down Kingsway I noticed the bright awning of Mui Ngo Gai.  That led me to the website address they posted on their window.  I thought it was interesting that a Vietnamese restaurant that’s not part of a chain would have a website setup. So I logged on to check them out. […]

Gypsy Trunk Gourmet Fare

Before I begin this post, I just want to say that I was excited about trying the Gypsy Trunk Gourmet Fare food cart and I really wanted to like them.  I admire the proprietor’s free-spirited decision to follow her dream (read more about that on the Gypsy Trunk website) and I respect any business that […]

Solly’s Bagelry (W 7th Ave. location)

Wendy and I were looking for a quick snack around Broadway and Cambie, and Solly’s Bagelry looked like it fit the bill. Once inside things got a bit more interesting, as we could see that Solly’s wasn’t just a bagel place, but a full Jewish bakery.  As the sign says, they carry babka but we […]

Mangal Kiss Mid East BBQ

Ever find yourself daydreaming of your next vacation while you’re at work?  Wish you could magically transport yourself out of that cramped cubicle and escape to some exotic destination for some much-needed R & R?  What if I said you could indulge your fantasy on your next lunch break?  If you work downtown, Mangal Kiss […]

We got a makeover for Valentine’s Day!

Hi everyone, things are finally settling down around here after a hectic week of site renovation. Basically, we felt like we had “outgrown our old clothes” and were starting to feel a bit like our friend vulgar cat here does ^^ So we are now fully self-hosted and can ditch the cone of shame, yay!