This 12 Days of Christmas present idea is a sweet one. Christmas and chocolate go together like milk and cookies for Santa. Holidays will often find boxes of chocolates under the tree or delivered as host gifts when visiting friends and family. There’s no wrong way to give chocolates, from a Terry’s Chocolate Orange, a box…
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Friday Find: Mister Artisan Ice Cream
At first glance, Mister Artisan Ice Cream shop is a rather minimal storefront but step inside and experience a unique take on ice cream. The simple menu presently features 5 flavours; Avocado, Creme Brulee, Dark Chocolate (vegan option available), Double Oreo and Lemon Frozen Yogurt. The creation and presentation of your serving of ice cream…
Prado Cafe opens in Gastown
Last week, a bit of Commercial Drive came downtown as Prado Cafe opened its new Gastown location. The 100 West Hastings (at the corner of Abbott) location finds its place on the renewed block of Hastings opposite the Woodward’s complex. The bright and stylish shop features the same great selection of Parallel 49 coffee beans…
Friday Find: Nanaimo Bar
I’ve been spending a bit of time in Nanaimo lately as Helijet opened its new route. Almost every visit has included a networking event or meeting and nearly every one featured a Nanaimo Bar on the menu. While it’s not a new find, the Friday Find this week may be a find for some. At…
SOMA Chocolatemaker – Toronto
“A place to eat, drink and worship chocolate” is how SOMA Chocolatemakers describe themselves. One of the few artisan chocolate makers in North American, Toronto’s SOMA make their chocolates in small batches using mostly organic, Fairtrade cocoa beans from around the world. In the SOMA chocolate lab, they use an 80 year old melangeur from…