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ShuckShuck is the newest and fun Oyster Bar in Chinatown, Vancouver 2020

ShuckShuck is giving your oysters a new look with toppings such as ketchup chips, lemon meringue and peanut butter. They sustainably source and offer one type of oyster, Miyagi from Vancouver Island. Price $4.25 per oyster.Taste: The Miyagi oyster was plumy and creamy with a sharp briny after taste. Feed Your Seoul: My Favourite Oyster…

Sesame is UBC’s newest Asian Restaurant serving Affordable, and Authentic Food

Sesame serves authentic Chinese, Thai and Malaysian food in the newly built complex on 6111 University Boulevard. Their dishes have larger than normal portion sizes that range from $5-10. Here are the must eats! 1) Spicy Cumin Lamb Noodles ($10) Similar to New York’s Xian Famous Foods, Sesame’s version gives you a hefty portion of…

The best and lightweight food to bring camping

Wok Fresh is a dried, (super lightweight), asian flavoured fried rice! It takes 15 minutes to cook a mess free meal for two people. Here is why you need to take this on your next camping trip. 1. Fried Rice without Utensils For Asian food lovers, Wok Fresh has four flavours that can satisfy your…

Palate Kitchen is Vancouver’s newest brunch place to visit in 2020

Palate Kitchen is Pallet Coffee’s coffee bar meets restaurant creation. They serve innovate brunch dishes inside the vintage Jameson Building on 848 W Hastings St. It is a must visit in 2020! French Toast Don’t let the look fool you. This french toast is coated in a beautiful crystallized caramel coating and the cinnamon toast…

Teaspoons & Co. reopens Vancouver storefront with a refined menu and new products

[Aug 15, 2020] – Teaspoons & Co. is the new name representing Passion Tearoom and its bubble tea kit sister brand. Still located at 1020 Howe St., they are now offering specialty drinks such as Kurozato Matcha and customer favourite, Ca Phe! Ca Phe with pearls Their Ca Phe drink is Vietnamese coffee with chocolate…

Swiss’s Laderach brings the best chocolates to Toronto and New York

Läderach has brought the best chocolate made in Switzerland to storefronts in Toronto and New York and through their e-commerce platform! I highly recommend their FrischSchoggi™ and Masters Bonbon Mandarine. FrischSchoggi™ Fresh shards of chocolate bark are Laderach’s signature chocolates! I absolutely loved the white chocolate Raspberry-Blackberry bark because the white chocolate was not overly…

Cold Tea Restaurant is serving Chinese-Vietnamese Fusion Food and All Day Dim Sum

Cold Tea Restaurant is a Chinese- Vietnamese Fusion restaurant that serves cocktails, all day dim sum and Chinese- Vietnamese dishes. Paying homage to Tsui, the previous restaurant, Cold Tea symbolizes alcohol served after hours in tea pots! Due to Covid-19, their dim sum menu has a limited variety. Big Bird Their bao buns are very…

Earthling Foods brings Korean Dacquoise Cookies to Vancouver

Earthling Foods is baking Seoul’s trendiest dacquoise cookies in Vancouver! Catering to gluten free diets, the dacquoise is made with rice flour and filled with seasonal flavours. What is Dacqouise? Dacquoise, macaron’s cousin, is an airy, lightly crisped almond meringue cookie filled with buttercream. Using similar ingredients as macarons, the dacquoise is way easier to…

Shin Ka Gyuu AYCE Sukiyaki Experience Stands Out in Vancouver

Shin Ka Gyuu serves an elevated AYCE sukiyaki experience in Vancouver. Choose between a $58 or $78 set with quality meats, sashimi, sushi and side dish, dessert offerings. What is Sukiyaki? Sukiyaki is the art of cooking meats, vegetables and starches into a boiling pot of distinctive sweet and salty soy sauce broth. Similar to…

Reusable BBT Cup launches Collapsible Bubble Tea Straws

Saving the planet with their reusable bubble tea cups and straws, Reusable BBT Cup has launched convenient and portable Collapsible Bubble Tea Straws. The straw comes with a small brush cleaner and a case with a keychain loop. For those who carry a small bag or purse, the compatibility and weight of the straw made…