17 Degrees Café is the motherlode of delightful and instagrammable desserts. First of all, the Asian dessert scene in Vancouver is outstanding: it only gets more inventive, creative, and impressive as time goes on. Dessert shops that serve ice cream, waffles, bubble tea, coffee, and pastries are sprinkled around Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond. The street of…
Vancouver’s dessert game is strong and different ways of enjoying your ice cream are constantly popping up. From ice cream tacos, to fish-shaped ice cream cones to deep fried ice cream, the cold dessert never gets boring. One of the latest ice cream creations involves smoke. 720 Sweets & Etc. is pairing their ice cream…
Korean-Mexican fusion food has arrived in Vancouver. Tako, or Taqueria Koreano, is one of the latest taco places to open up in Vancouver. Except, they’re not your usual ol’ taco place. The Korean owners serve tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and even poutines with a unique Korean twist! Their flour tortillas are stuffed with Korean BBQ and…
If you know me, you’ll know that I love donuts and Cartem’s donuts are my fave (hint hint). Cartem’s donuts are natural, fresh, sensitive and local. More importantly, every teeth-sinking bite is bliss. Cartem’s Donuterie is set up downtown (just a five minute walk from BCIT’s downtown campus!), in Mount Pleasant, and in Kitsilano. Every…
Stuffy nose, lack of taste and smell, and no desire to leave the home. This is where I found myself on the weekend due to a spring cold going around. In need of some warm, sinus-opening comfort food, I stepped out into the Commercial Drive area in search of ramen. Ramen is the new phở . I…
In need of a healthy break from [insert fast food of choice here]? I would suggest a poké bowl from Pokérrito near BCIT’s downtown campus. Poké bowls are a Hawaiian fusion food that became a thing in 2016 so I’m a little late to the game in praising them. I don’t know why it took…
Have you ever imagined eating ice cream out of a giant waffle cone shaped like a fish? Or having your ice cream “fried” and served in little rolls? Neither have I, however, this is what On Yogurt is doing and it’s amazing. On Yogurt is Vancouver’s first “ice fried” ice cream, frozen yogurt, and gelato…