Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Casual, Egg, Joyce, Lunch, Port Moody, Pub, Restaurants, tagged Brunch, Eggs Benedict, Omelette, Port Moody, Tri-Cities, Weekday Brunch on March 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It was Papa Lam’s birthday earlier this month, and I took Mama and Papa Lam out for a day of, surprise, eating and drinking. The first stop was brunch at The Hard Bean Brunch Co. in Port Moody. It was only a Friday, but they have an everyday brunch menu plus other casual eats like burgers, finger appies, and bowls, and oh, an attractive sweets menu.
Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Casual, Comfort Food, Diner, Joyce, No Reservation, Restaurants, Vancouver, tagged Apple Cobbler, Brunch, crab cakes, Eggs Benedict, Food Network Canada, Fraser Street, French Toast, Jethro's Fine Grub, Little Mountain, Riley Park, You Gotta Eat Here on May 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »
One Saturday afternoon I was going to take Mama Lam to a restaurant on Fraser Street for lunch, but that place was opening much later on that particular day than its usual hours so we were greeted with a “Closed” sign. We decided to go somewhere else for lunch. And we stopped at the doorstep of Jethro’s Fine Grub.
This is the second location of Jethro’s and the lesser known one, so the line up was not as crazy as the Dunbar location, where the “You Gotta Eat Here” episode was filmed. In fact, we were able to get a table as soon as we arrived.
Jethro’s serves breakfast all day long. There is a wide selection of savoury and sweet items to choose from. Mama Lam and I chose one of each. The Crab Cake Benedict was smothered with a lot of hollandaise sauce. The crab cakes had a good crust and didn’t feel like having a lot of filler. The eggs were poached just right to medium softness. I wish the crab cakes were slightly thicker so it could hold up to the eggs. It’s also a carb-loaded plate, with lots of hashbrowns and four pieces of toasts on the side.
For the sweet item, we opted for the Apple Cobbler French Toast. (more…)
Posted in Baked Goods, Brunch, Culinary Events, Dine Out Vancouver, Healthy Eating, Joyce, Pizza, Salad, Tea, Vancouver, Vegan, tagged #BrunchCrawlsYVR, #DOVF, Bao, Bao Down, Brunch Crawl, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2016, Eggs Benedict, gastown, Gluten Free, Pizza, Prado Cafe, Rodney's Oyster House, Smallflower Cafe & Bakeshop, The Birds & The beets, The Capilano Tea House, Vancouver Foodster, Vegan, Zero Zero Pizzeria on January 20, 2016| 2 Comments »
This past weekend, we were invited to go to the Brunch Crawls as part of the Dine Out Vancouver festivities. Put on by Richard the Vancouver Foodster. The first of the brunch crawl series was in Gastown.
In 4 hours, Mr. and I checked out 7 different spots in Gastown:
The crawl started with a cup of hand-crafted coffee at Prado Cafe. There were a few choices and we ordered an Americano and Flat White.
Almost right next door was Zero Zero Pizzeria. The portion was quite generous here. We had two options, including the pizzetta flatbread, but also a new topping combination that wasn’t even available on the regular menu yet!
A couple of streets over we got to the new Capilano Tea House. They will officially open their door on February 1, so we basically got a sneak preview.
Posted in Bread, Brunch, Canadian, Casual, Family-friendly, Food Bloggers, Joyce, Lunch, North Vancouver, Restaurants, West Coast, tagged Caesar, Chef's Table, Earls Restaurant, Eggs Benedict, Eggs Florentine, hash, Mimosa, Poached Eggs, Yogurt Parfait, Yolk Porn on April 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
With an invitation to a Chef’s Table at Earl’s North Vancouver, Mr. and I sampled a number of dishes from their brunch menu. Before this, I never knew that Earls has an actual brunch menu, and it never came to mind when I looked for brunch spots.
Similar to the Chef’s Table we had at the Port Coquitlam location, it was a meal for 6 and we were joined by Tila at Fat Panda, Dee at Gastrofork and their respective guest.
For drinks we had two options, Mimosa or its Signature Caesar. The Mimosa was the classic combination of sparkling wine with orange juice; it wasn’t too strong in alcohol, making it a great option for women. And for the manly men, Caesar would be for you. I’m not a huge fan of the savoury taste in Caesars, but I was quite impressed to hear the long list of ingredients in Earls’ version: Red Tabasco, Green Tabasco, Worcestershire Sauce, Horseradish, Onion Powder, Soy Sauce, HP Sauce, Roasted Pepper.
We got to sample 4 dishes on the brunch menu. First up, the Granola + Yogurt Parfait was quite pretty to look at, and tasty, too. It had a lot of crunchy elements from the house made flax, toasted almonds and pecans, and rolled oats. The use of fresh blueberries, along with agave syrup, gave it a sweet balance. You can control the sweetness by adding as much, or as little, agave syrup as you wish. This makes a healthy yet fun breakfast. I tend to prefer fruit yogurt and never pay much attention to plain yogurt; but now I’m inspired to create my own version of yogurt parfait for breakfast.
Next is a classic brunch menu item, Eggs Benny. (more…)
Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, By Invitations, Fine dining, Food Bloggers, Joyce, Media Events, Restaurants, Seafood, Special Occasion, Vancouver, tagged Almond Croissant, Bel Cafe, Black Pudding, Croissant, David Hawksworth, Eggs Benedict, Hawksworth Restaurant, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Sablefish on May 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to a blogger breakfast at Hawksworth Restaurant. It’s the earliest blogger duty I have ever attended, and I think other ones around the table can attest to this. A large cup of hot coffee, please!
I was surprised to learn that most others didn’t know that Hawksworth serves brunch on the weekends. My mom and I was there just last year for Mother’s Day. The experience was quite positive last time, so I was looking forward to another great breakfast at this event.
Blogger Brunch at Hawksworth
To start the morning, we had a great selection of Artisan Pastries. I was told that the Almond Croissant is always a popular item and often times sold out at Bel Cafe next door, so I went for a piece. It was very good. It’s denser than a regular croissant, more bread-like and less crumbly, and it was fresh and slightly crispy on the outside. (more…)
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