Posted in Drinks, Joyce, Meat, Okanagan, Travel, Wine, Wine Series, tagged BC wines, British Columbia, charcuterie, Covert Farms, ExploreBC, Farm to Table, Farm Tour, Okanagan, Oliver, Route 97, South Okanagan, Thompson Okanagan, Tour, U-Pick, Vintage Mercury Pickup, VQA, Wine Tasting, Wines of British Columbia on August 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »
What is it like to be driven around in a 1952 Vintage Mercury Pickup? An experience only found at Covert Farm! It’s an 1.5-hour tour on the 650-acre farm, and let me tell you all about it.
As soon as Mr. and I arrived at the farmhouse and signed in, we were ushered towards the vintage truck. It’s in a bright red colour and you couldn’t miss it. (more…)
Posted in Bread, Italian, Joyce, Lunch, Pasta, Pizza, Restaurants, Travel, Vancouver Island, tagged Coombs, Country Market, Cuckoo Italian Restaurant, ExploreBC, ExploreVancouverIsland, Goats on the Roof, Hats, Pasta, Pizza, Spaghetti Carbonara, Travel, Vancouver Island on August 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »
If you are asking for suggestions around Mid Vancouver Island, almost everyone would tell you about this little town named Coombs. According to Wikipedia, the town of Coombs has a population of 1,300+ but they welcome thousands and thousands of visitors every year. So what’s there?
The biggest draw is definitely the Old Country Market, better known as the Goats on the Roof Market. Namely, there are living goats on the roof! We were lucky to see a few of them grazing and chilling on the roof.
Inside, it’s a giant grocery store/market. A lot of local and imported food products, as well as a deli/food counter. I have picked up some candied smoked salmon jerky there and they were very good. And best find at the market? Mr. found a Panama Hat that fits his gigantic head, and I scored a $5 Sun Hat!
Mr. and I with our new hats
While we were there, we had lunch at the Cuckoo Trattoria Italian Restaurant next door. It has a good selection of pasta and pizza dishes. (more…)
Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Burger, Cafe, Casual, Eat Local, Joyce, Lunch, Nanaimo, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Sustainable, Travel, Vancouver Island, West Coast, tagged Breakfast, Brunch, Explore Vancouver Island, ExploreBC, ExploreVancouverIsland, Gabriel's Cafe, Lunch, Nanaimo, Pancakes, salmon burger, Vancouver Island, Wrap on August 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »
For those of you who follow me on social media, you would know that we took a trip to Vancouver Island. It was a pretty epic trip — travelled from Nanaimo to Port Hardy and San Josef Bay in the northwest corner, and everywhere in between — 2,300km in 9 days.
First stop, Nanaimo. It was brunch time when we arrived in Nanaimo. Downtown Nanaimo has no shortage of brunch options, and Gabriel’s Cafe caught my eyes. Gabriel’s is about eat local, farm to table.
Ordering wasn’t an easy task for me, because I was just recovering from a bad stomach flu. I had to pick something light so I avoided pulled pork, braised beef, or anything rich and heavy. I opted for the Breakfast #11 — Coconut Milk Pancakes with Roasted Apples, Seasonal Fruit and Yogurt. I thought coconut milk pancakes wouldn’t be too heavy and there would be a good dose of fruit on the plate. Haha the portion size was not for the faint of heart. (more…)
Posted in Beer, Bistro, Brunch, Casual, Hang-Out with Friends, Joyce, Lunch, Product Reviews, Pub, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Special Occasion, Travel, Whistler, tagged Breakfast Poutine, Car review, ExploreBC, Ford, Ford Canada, Ford Focus, Honey Lager, Nita Lake, Reuben Sandwich, Scandinave Spa, Scenic, Stonesedge Kitchen, Test Drive, Travel, Whistler, Whistler Brewing, Woodsman's Bowl on May 10, 2017| 2 Comments »
[Editor’s Note: Sorry we took a writing break, but it’s good to be back!]
When I was contacted by our friends at Ford Canada that I’d have a Ford Focus for a week, the hopeful boy racer in Mr. asked, “is it an ST? Is it a hatchback?”
As it turns out, it was neither. It was a fully loaded (Titanium) sedan with a pretty blue paint job.
It also happened to be the same week as we threw a surprise birthday weekend in Whistler for CL, one of Mr.‘s close friends. So we gave the Focus a thorough test on a 36-hour trip.
We kicked off the weekend at Stonesedge Kitchen, where we surprised CL with a birthday brunch.
There were 6 of us – and there were 5 orders of Breakfast Poutine. Except for me, the adventurous one. I ordered the Woodsman’s Bowl, with pulled venison and roasted butternut squash. Let me just say, I was happy with my choice. There was a good combination of flavours and texture. The slightly gamey venison made the dish more interesting than the maple sausage in the Breakfast Poutine.
Then, a stopover at Whistler Brewing.
Posted in Asian, Chinese, Culinary Events, Japanese, Joyce, Korean, News, Richmond, tagged #DumplingTrail, Announcement, Chiu Chow Fun Gor, Dumpling, Dumpling Trail, ExploreBC, Guo Tie, Gyoza, Ham Siu Gok, Har Gow, Jian Dui, Mandu, Richmond BC, Shui Jiao, siu mai, Tourism Richmond, Wontons, Wu Gok, Xiao Long Bao on August 26, 2016| 6 Comments »
If you follow me on Instagram, you would see in my IG Stories that yesterday I received a pretty neat surprise at lunch. Tourism Richmond delivered some freshly made dumplings from a number of Richmond restaurants. Why, you ask? There’s now a Dumpling Trail in Richmond!
Dumplings for Lunch
The Dumpling Trail is a self-guided tour of 15 restaurants in Richmond that serve up a wide variety of dumplings.
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