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Quelle Surprise at Provence Marinaside – $49 Two-Course Menu

Posted in Bistro, Dinner, French, Joyce, Lunch, Restaurants, Vancouver, Wine Pairing, Yaletown, tagged beef tartare, Bone Marrow, creme caramel, Daily Feature, Duck Confit, Fresh Sheet, Prix Fixe, Provence Marinaside, Quelle Surprise, Tuna Nicoise on March 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Launched on March 15, 2023, Yaletown’s Provence Marinaside now has a Quelle Surprise menu everyday until April 15. Quelle Surprise translates into “What a Surprise,” and literally, you will come to the restaurant and be surprised! Each morning Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia and his chef team will make a limited number of dishes from a rotating assortment of bistro favourites, and these dishes will be featured in a two-course menu for only $49. This feature will be available during lunch and dinner service.

“Some days we’ll make a dozen orders of a particular appy and main, and other days, depending on the availability of ingredients and what inspires us, we might make two dozen, or only ten,” says Chef Jean-Francis. “I won’t know until that day what we’ll make or how many.”

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New and Exciting Concession Items at BC Place Stadium

Posted in Burger, Concession, Joyce, Media Events, Sandwiches, Vancouver, tagged BC Place, burger, Concession, Grilled Cheese, Korean Fried Chicken, Lobster Roll, Pineapple Bun, Samosas, Sodexo Live, Sports Events on March 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

With the new Whitecaps season kicked off last weekend and one of the biggest concert years ahead, BC Place Stadium and Sodexo Live! have launched their new concession menu for 2023. Throughout the concourse level, different themed concession stands serve up a variety of items inspired by different cuisines and cultures. There are also a few fun items introduced to the menu this year.

I had the pleasure to attend the media tasting and showcase last week, and here are what caught my eyes:

Seoul Food (section 206)

Korean Fried Chicken – 4 flavours to choose from: soy honey garlic, snowing cheese, Gochujang glaze, and original. The chicken pieces were more Taiwanese popcorn chicken size, but the flavours definitely reminded you of K.F.C.!

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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.