Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, Casual, Chain, Coffee, Egg, Family-friendly, Joyce, Langley, Lunch, News, Restaurants, West Coast, tagged Con Panna, Duck Confit, Eggs Benedict, French Toast, Langley, New Restaurant, OEB Breakfast, OEB Breakfast Co., Poached Eggs, Toast, Willowbrook Shopping Centre on March 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Opened on March 20, OEB Breakfast Co. is now officially in Langley at Willowbrook Shopping Centre. We had a sneak preview of the new location on the weekend and had a Sunday brunch there.
By the way, if you are using Google Maps to locate the restaurant, note that it’s NOT inside the mall. It’s actually just north of it, as indicated in my doodle below (spot the egg!). We followed Google Maps and had to walk frantically inside the mall to search for the restaurant haha!
(more…)Posted in Bistro, Brunch, Joyce, Neighbourhood Gem, North Vancouver, Restaurants, Special Occasion, West Coast, tagged Brasserie, Brunch, chorizo, Cornbread, crab cakes, Lonsdale, Lonsdale Quay, Mother's Day, north vancouver, Poached Eggs, The District on May 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »
By invitation we checked out the brunch menu at the District Brasserie in North Vancouver. As suburbers, normally we wouldn’t trek all the way to North Van for food, but a couple of items on the menu intrigued us so we decided to give it a try.
And turns out they are also customers’ and staff favourites at the District, according to restaurant manager Cynthia. But before our plates arrived, we were treated to their home made Cornbread (vs. scones or muffins at some restaurants) with seasonal coulis – at first glance we thought it was hot sauce or ketchup but it’s actually strawberry coulis. The cornbread was in perfect bite size, moist, and the coulis had just the right amount of sweetness. I would’ve liked the sauce to be slightly thicker so it’s almost spreadable, but dipping in was just as good.
Then our plates arrived. First, the Crab Cake Bowl caught my eyes the moment I started studying the menu. It has evolved from the crab cake eggs benny that the restaurant used to offer. Now the two crab cakes sit on a bedding of potatoes, then topped with 2 poached eggs, arugula and Hollandaise sauce. The crab cakes were slightly crispy on the outside, moist inside. (more…)
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…)
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