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Daigyo Cafe Vancouver – New Japanese Cafe on Robson Street

Posted in Beverage, Cafe, Coffee, Dessert, Downtown Vancouver, ice cream, Japanese, Joyce, matcha, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Sweets, Vancouver, tagged Daigyo, Japanese Sando, matcha, Matcha Latte, Parfait, Purple Sweet Potato, Robson Street, Shiratama, Soft Serve on February 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

A new Japanese style cafe just arrived in Vancouver. Daigyo Cafe officially opens its doors on Robson Street on February 18, but the soft opening was on Feb 9. Here’s a quick look at the inside and some of its menu items.

According to the press release, you will “find a variety of sweet and savoury goods, such as Japanese coffee, Japanese pressed sandos, tea-infused desserts, beverages, and soft serve ice cream. Most notably, Daigyo specifically sources ceremonial-grade, premium organic matcha from Japan’s Shizuoka region.”

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Exclusive Items at Zubu Downtown Vancouver

Posted in Dessert, Dinner, Downtown Vancouver, Drinks, Japanese, Joyce, Noodles, ramen, Restaurants, Vancouver, tagged Aburi Cheesecake, By Zubu, cheesecake, Chicken Broth, Downtown Vancouver, Hand Roll Sushi, Old Fashioned, ramen, Ramen Flight, Tonkotsu, Vegan Ramen, Zubu on February 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Opening on Feb 2, one of Vancouver’s popular ramen shops Zubu makes its mark downtown on Hornby Street. The new restaurant is spacious and I have learned that it has 3 exclusive menu items that are not available at other Zubu locations. I was invited to a media preview and let me tell you more.

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First of all, drinks. Their cocktail menu is quite unique, using Asian spirits as well as Asian flavours. We tried the Yuzu Cream and Suutsu Fashion and they were both delicious. Suutsu Fashion is their take on Old Fashioned, smokey and citrusy. Yuzu Cream was creamy and refreshing – and all flavours that I enjoy.

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[Hot Chocolate Festival 2023] Kafka’s Coffee

Posted in Beverage, Cafe, Chocolate, Dessert, Drinks, Hot Chocolate Festival, Joyce, Restaurants, Vancouver, tagged cafe, Downtown Vancouver, Hojicha, hot chocolate, Hot Chocolate Festival, Kafka's Coffee on February 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Here are a couple of hot chocolates for kids or kids at heart! Kafka’s Coffee has two creations for the Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival and they are both quite fun.

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[Recipe] New York Sour

Posted in Beverage, Cocktails, Drinks, Joyce, Recipe, Wine, tagged Cocktail, Inniskillin, Jameson Whiskey, New York Sour, recipe on January 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

So over the holidays Mr. got into cocktail making and we’re looking up recipes online to try. The tricky thing is, we don’t have a lot of ingredients readily available and we also don’t want to stock up a lot of liqueurs, syrups or bitters and clog up the shelves. Then I was given this New York Sour recipe and with some modifications, it’s just the perfect drink for us to make at home.

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[Hot Chocolate Festival 2023] Honolulu Coffee and Fluffy Rain Cloud

Posted in Beverage, Cafe, Chocolate, Dessert, Downtown Vancouver, Drinks, Hot Chocolate Festival, Joyce, Restaurants, Sweets, Vancouver, tagged Chocolate Cake, cotton candy, Donut, Honolulu Coffee, hot chocolate, Hot Chocolate Festival, Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival on January 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Another stop of my Hot Chocolate Festival quest this year is Honolulu Coffee. I had a media preview of their two creations at the downtown Nelson location.