Thanks to Vancouver Foodster, I scored two free tickets to attend a Chocolate Festival event - The Great Wine & Dessert Challenge. It took place last Sunday night at Place des Arts in Coquitlam. At the event we got to taste 5 dessert wines, paired with 5 chocolate-inspired desserts by Gourmet Baker. John Gerum from West Coast Wine Education led the event by explaining the dessert wine production and how to pair chocolate with wine & liquer.
Factory Tour at Theo Chocolate, Seattle
While visiting Seattle on the Thanksgiving long weekend, I took the opportunity to visit Theo Chocolate. Theo is one of the dozen bean-to-chocolate factories in the United States and the first and only organic and Fair Trade factory in the country. A huge chocolate lover that I am, I was really excited to take the factory tour.
KFC’s Double Down – the manwich experience
When the Double Down Sandwich was first introduced in the US, I knew right away this delicious meat on meat on more meat sandwich will one day end up in my tummy. Call it man-stinct or what have you, I just knew. While travelling through Washington, this day came. I started it like any other day, full of vigour and testosterone. However by the afternoon, I wasn’t feeling up to my usual self. So after I wrestled with a couple great whites, fought with a band of ninja pirates, and conquered a few local villages, I decided to call it a day and pickup a colonel’s Double Down for dinner.
Edible BC’s Cooking with BC’s Best Market Dinner ft. Chef Lee Parsons
The dinner is part of a program organized by Edible BC called Cooking with BC's Best Market Dinner. At each dinner, a renowned local chef would display his or her culinary skills and inspirations. First booked in February this year, we finally got to savour the dishes that we have been yearning for over the last six months. The chef for dinner was Lee Parsons, the executive chef at Bacchus Restaurant in the Wedgewood Hotel.
Starbucks Mooncakes ft. the Origin of Mooncake
My parents were just in HK for a couple of weeks, who happened to have spent this year's Moon Festival (aka Mid-Autumn Festival) there. I usually provide them with a shopping list, but this time around, I've got only one item: Starbucks Mooncakes. Yes, you read it right. Starbucks does sell mooncakes but they're not available here. That's why I had to make sure my parents would bring me back some. Sure enough, I got a box to try.
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