Musette Caffe – a cycling cafe in downtown Vancouver

The entrance to Musette Caffe is located in a back-alley between Drake and Davie Street.  Reminiscent of an auto garage or a bike tune-up shop, the outside of the building is a little bit run down.  Like a favourite back-alley hangout, the exterior of Musette Caffe is made up of old window panes, and old wooden […]

Allan Candy – Dessert Bites

I was recently sent some sweet goodies from the Canadian confectionary brand, the Allan Candy Company. Its latest creation are “Dessert Bites” which are soft and chewy bite-size candies combined with a creamy coating in four dessert-inspired flavours: Strawberry Shortcake, Key Lime Pie, Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and Apple Pie. One glance at the packaging and […]

49th Parallel Coffee – Main Street cafe opening (June 2012)

The local Vancouver boutique coffee roaster, 49th Parallel has announced that it will open a second café location next month, located on Main Street at the corner of East 13th Avenue. The new café will also be home to a Lucky’s Doughnuts counter, representing the company’s first foray into food. The 2,800 square foot café […]

Calgary Stampede – "White Hat Drop" at the Vancouver Art Gallery (May 9)

On Wednesday May 9, the Calgary Stampede, Tourism Calgary, and Travel Alberta will host a public White Hat Drop in three Canadian cities sequentially with a chance for one lucky person to win a once-in-a-century prize! Hidden inside one of 150 white hats on the stairs of the Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson x Hornby Street), […]

Trafalgars Bistro – Voted Vancouver's Greenest Restaurant 2012

Last week at the 23rd annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, Trafalgars Bistro in Kitsilano took home the Green Award for their farm-to-table philosophy which supports local organic farms with a passion for sustainability, simplicity and seasonality.  A week after the awards, Vancouver’s greenest restaurant follows up its win with a new warm weather spring menu loaded […]