High Tea at Tsujiri Richmond: $35 is a steal!

High tea these days is so expensive! Most places are now charging at least $50 per person, and that's considered "affordable." So when my friend CC told me about this $70 tea set at Tsujiri, I naturally assumed it's $70 per person. But no, it's $70 for two!! Can it be too good to be true?!

[Roundup] My 10 Favourite Bites/Sips in 2022

Hello 2023!! 2022 is a wrap and there's so much to be grateful for and to celebrate. Here are my favourite 10 bites/sips. Now keep in mind this list is about the specific item listed, and restaurants rotate their menu on a regular basis so what I had enjoyed may not be available anymore (and I will try my best to specify below).

Inside the New Milk Bar at Nordstrom Vancouver

Canada’s first-ever, full-service Milk Bar is now open at Nordstrom CF Pacific Centre! I was one of the few lucky ones to get the first look.

Kouign Cafe – Follow the White Rabbit to Chinatown

Last year, a pop-up bakery took Vancouver by the storm with a cookie made with the Asian White Rabbit candy. This summer, Chef Andrew Han turned his pop-up into a cafe. Kouign Cafe is now open in Chinatown. While I was in the area, I swung by and purchased one of everything that was available at that time. I've never bought pastries from their pop-up shop before so this would be my first time trying them.

[Recipe] Taiwanese Chewy Taro and Yam Balls QQ芋圓地瓜圓食譜

Ever since our Taiwan trip last November, I've been thinking about those tasty yam and taro balls from Jiufen. Now that we are home all the time, we looked up different recipes to make these taro and yam balls. After a couple of tests and some adjustments, we finally came up with a recipe that worked to our liking. Here is the recipe to make three flavours of these chewy balls, using purple yam, yam and taro.

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