Thierry Patisserie is also a chocolaterie and cafe, offering a variety of hand-crafted chocolates made from artisanal dairy products, and an assortment of French pastries, macarons, croissants and madeleines. Everything is made daily using fresh seasonal fruits and premium chocolate ingredients.
Protected by Hotel Georgia’s heritage inner façade, Reflections provides an elegant and relaxed atmosphere perfect for al fresco dining and cocktails. The rooftop space features an outdoor island bar, oversized teak couches, and heated lamps, and is surrounded by infinity water features and a flowing waterfall.
The restaurant serves traditional Caribbean food and drinks, offers live music on most nights and is adorned with local art.
Benkei prides itself on their “no MSG” policy, by cooking their soups from scratch and using natural ingredients. They filter the soup several times to take out the fat, but leave in the rich taste of chicken or pork.
The “form-5 beta crystal structure is the most stable for of cocoa butter crystallization, formed through the controlled melting, and subsequent cooling of liquid chocolate”. As a result, this molecular stability allows BETA 5 chocolates to be of the smoothest quality, with a distinctive, healthy shine and a crisp snap. Turns out the art of chocolate making, is actually more of a science.
By Joanna Lee, Modern Mix Vancouver Writer Trafiq Cafe (4216 Main Street) is a small coffee shop/bakery located on Main Street, a neighbourhood which has seen
