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Posts Tagged ‘Mount Pleasant’

Afternoon Tea at La Petite Cuillere

Afternoon Tea is an art and should be an extraordinary experience one that you will cherish. Vancouver has some wonderful places for you to indulge in an Afternoon Tea experience. Each of the places is unique in what they offer along with the type of service and selection of sandwiches, pastries and desserts. I am on a journey around the city to find these extraordinary places.

Here is the nineteenth of many places that I have visited recently. La Petite Cuillere is located on Kingsway near Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

I was joined by my friend Jonathan Yee and we had their Afternoon Tea service for $24.50 per person. Huey is the owner is she is delightful, passionate not only about the teas that she serves, she is also hospitable in taking care of her guests and providing them with an experience in her ‘dining room’.

We both decided to have one of their featured Ice Teas as it was a hot summer day, the first one was a Strawberry Mint Ice Tea and then the second one was a Blueberry Ice Tea. They have a wide selection of hot teas as well as a featured Ice Tea.

3 tiered-tray

A three tiered plate filled with an assortment of Sandwiches on the bottom plate was smoked salmon & spinach croissant, chicken sandwich toasted and a white bread cucumber sandwich; the middle plate featured raisin & apricot scones and chocolate chip loaf; and the top plate featured a selection of sweets, mini cupcake with rosewater icing, chocolate raspberry cake, white cake square and profiterole.

My thoughts – From the assortment of sandwiches I loved the toasted chicken sandwich followed by the smoked salmon & spinach croissant. The scones were good just wish they were a bit larger. From the selection of sweets I loved the chocolate raspberry cake the best, followed by the mini cupcake with rosewater icing,  then the white cake square.

Style: High Tea Service

Attire: Casual

Time: Afternoon Tea Service is offered on weekends by reservation.

La Petite Cuillere

55 Kingsway, Vancouver

For Reservations, please call  604-298-0088

Stay tuned to the next part of Afternoon Tea in Vancouver.

By: Richard Wolak

French Made Baking Opening

Catherine & David - owners

Last night, March 26th, I attended the media opening party of French Made Baking, located just North of Broadway on Kingsway in EastVan.

Tree of Macarons

French Made Baking is owned  by husband and wife team David and Catherine, who started off doing the Bakers Market before opening their own bakery cafe in Mount Pleasant.

Pistachio & Earl Grey Macarons

Caneles & Madeleine`s

They specialize in French bakery fare: croissants and viennoiseries, baguettes, sandwiches, quiches, chocolate mousses, macarons, canelés, etc. They also bake individual tarts like apple tatin, lemon and chocolate-raspberry.

Making Macarons

French Made Baking is located at 81 Kingsway in Vancouver and online at www.frenchmadebaking.com you can follow them on twitter @FrMadeBaking

By: Richard Wolak

Mount Pleasant: Eat and Drink during 2010 Olympics

For locals and visitors alike eating in Vancouver during the Olympics and Para-Olympics will have it’s challenges. Obviously being downtown or close to any of the Olympic venues will see lots of people and most of the restaurants, bars, lounges are going to be busy. Vancouver has wonderful neighborhoods and if you’re a local this is an ideal time to explore your neighborhood or other neighborhoods outside of the downtown core.

Here is a compilation of the best places to eat and drink in some of the neighborhoods outside of downtown.

Mount Pleasant Neighborhood

** All locations on the #3 Main Street bus line & the #9 Broadway bus line

Sun Sui Wah

3888 Main Street

Eat-in | Takes reservations

Tel: 604-872-8822

– Fine dining Chinese cuisine for dinner and dim sum lunch

Zipang Sushi

3710 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-708-1667

–Sushi, Sashimi and other Japanese specialties for lunch and dinner

Latitude

3250 Main Street

Eat-in | Takes reservations

Tel: 604-875-6246

– Pacific Northwest cuisine for dinner

Bert’s Restaurant

2904 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-568-8588

– Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner

Public Lounge Eatery

3289 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-873-5584

– Drinks and food into the late night.

Ping’s Cafe

2702 Main Street

Eat-in | Takes reservations

Tel: 604-873-2702

– Western influenced Japanese comfort food for dinner.

Bo Kong Vegetarian Restaurant

3068 Main Street

Eat-in | Takes reservations

Tel: 604-876-3088

– Vegetarian Chinese dishes for lunch and dinner

Canteen Mitra

3034 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-874-9820

– Middle Eastern specialties for lunch

Vera’s Burgers

2922 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-709-8372

– Burgers and more for lunch and dinner.

Burgoo Bistro

3096 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-873-1441

– Comfort food for lunch and dinner

Habit

2610 Main Street

Eat-in | Takes reservations

Tel: 604-877-8582

— American food for dinner

The Cascade Room

2616 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-709-8650

– Comfort food and drinks for dinner and late night

Tempest Steakhouse

2470 Main Street

Eat-in | Takes reservations

Tel: 604-568-8588

– Steaks and more for lunch and dinner

Chutney Villa

147 East Broadway

Eat-in | Takes reservations

Tel: 604-872-2228

– South Indian Cuisine for dinner

The Foundation

2301 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-708-0881

– Vegetarian dishes with great flavours for lunch and dinner

Nice Café

154 East 8th Avenue

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-874-4024

– Breakfast and Brunch

Our Town Café

245 East Broadway

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-879-1924

– Coffee, tea and baked goods all day long.

Gene Café

2404 Main Street

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-568-5501

– Coffee, tea and baked goods all day long.

The Whip Restaurant Gallery

209 E 6th Avenue

Eat-in | Takes reservations

Tel: 604-874-4687

– American food and drink for dinner and late night.

Swiss Bakery

143 E. 3rd Avenue

Eat-in | Takeout

Tel: 604-736-8785

– Sandwiches and full bakery, daytime only

Compiled by: Richard Wolak

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