Tasting Europe, One Butter at a Time
I had a similar moment like the young lady’s reaction at seeing ROYCE’ chocolates in my previous post. I jumped with joy at seeing Celles sur Belle butter on a […]
Category Archives: Good Eats
ROYCE’ Chocolate
This past weekend, as I entered Mitsuwa Marketplace, a group of teenagers entered alongside at the same time. One of the teenage girls suddenly exclaimed with glee, “OH MY GOD! […]
Chocolate Jewels
A friend recently surprised me with the cutest box of chocolates from MarieBelle New York in the mail. Two artfully decorated chocolates came in a beautiful box shaped like a […]
Ginger Beer … Bold. Refreshing. Spicy.
I love ginger. Ginger in cooking, in marmalade jams, as crystallized candies, as ginger snap cookies, and definitely in drinks like hot honey ginger teas or ginger beers. Tasting different […]
Butter Tart? You mean, Pecan Pie?
For several months, I was craving and searching for butter tarts at local Silicon Valley bakery departments and pastry shops. Butter tarts bring back great fond childhood memories. I had […]
Fabulous Fish ‘n Chips
Fishing for the best fish and chips in town. This is one of my favourite weekend adventures. What makes a fabulous fish and chips basket? For me, it’s first biting […]
Good Dog. Bad Dog.
When hot dogs come to mind, most people probably think of the common hot dog sausage grilled on the barbecue or boiled in hot water, then placed in a white […]
Stressed? … Desserts Time!
The other day, I came across a postcard that read: “Stressed is just DESSERTS spelt backwards.” Apart from “desserts” being the reverse of the word “stressed”, I believe there is […]
Battle Banh Mi
Banh mi, pronounced “bun mee”, is the Vietnamese term for a baguette and refers to a Vietnamese sandwich. A banh mi is a baguette with fillings that typically include one […]
Cold Weather Means Hot Pot Season
Despite having grown up in Edmonton, AB, where its winters bring blankets of snow and temperatures that dip down to the frigid -28 C/-18 F, the change from summer to […]
Silicon Valley Loonies 