[REVIEW] Gami Sushi

Gami Sushi is currently my new favorite place for go-to sushi. It's in my neighborhood; the quality of the food is good; and it's cheap! Also add on that grand opening promotion of 20% off ;) (until Sept 30, 2014)

Gami Sushi: 126-10111 No 3 rd. Richmond, BC

Their open hours are 11am - 10pm, open 7 days a week. They are located in Broadmoor Shopping Centre, between RBC Royal Bank and Coast Capital. They take debit, credit, and cash.

[RECIPE] Ochikeron's recipe: Japanese Souffle Cheesecake

This recipe by Ochikeron is super easy, I promise. :D

All you need are 3 recipes. That's right! THREE.

[REVIEW] Café des Fleurs

Café des Fleurs is a cute little coffee shop located opposite of Richmond Centre. They open from 11am to 8pm, except Wednesdays.

Café des Fleurs

[REVIEW] SPAGHeTEI すぱげっ亭

SPAGHeTEI is a small restaurant, located in the West End of Robson St., that serves Japanese style spaghetti.

They are only open for lunch and dinner (11:45am - 10pm), and closed from 3pm - 5:30pm on weekdays.

SPAGHeTEI

[RECIPE] Chocolate-covered Marshmallows

As its name would suggest, it is simply marshmallows dipped in chocolate. Make it as a party favor or a housewarming gift. Or make it for a special someone (it makes a nice study snack)

Ingredients:
marshmallows*
dark chocolate**
sprinkles (decorations)
lollipop sticks (optional)
clear bags with twist ties (optional)

[REVIEW] Sinfully the Best

Sinfully the Best specializes in Artisan chocolates, but they also sell some wine and jam; they are located in Steveston Village. 

Sinfully The Best

[RECIPE] Sortedfood's recipe: Chocolate Cake-in-a-mug

I always crave for something sweet, and that's a really big problem for me. A single serving of chocolate cake can satisfy me without me overeating more sweets~

Out of all the recipes I came across, Sorted Food's chocolate cake-in-a-mug recipe seems to be the most foolproof and simplest one. I did some minor changes to their recipe:

Chocolate Cake-in-a-mug (single serving):
2 tbsp self-raising flour*
1 tbsp cocoa
1 tsp coffee powder
1 tbsp  sugar (the chocolate chips I have at home are really sweet, so I use less sugar)
1 (small) egg
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp milk
chocolate chips

*self-rasing flour: 1.25 (all-purpose flour) to 0.25 (baking powder) ratio 

[REVIEW] La Chocolaterie

La Chocolaterie is a little ganache shop located within a large Japanese marketplace, Izumiya. They are located near Lansdowne Centre and the Richmond Superstore.

I've heard a lot about their (Japanese-style) chocolate/ ganache, so I decided to give it a try. 

left: sesame
right: mango

[REVIEW] Fair bee Coffee & Tea

Fair bees is located in Lansdowne Centre. Out of all the bbt places I've been to, their bbt is cheap and good.

Fair Bees menu

Fair Bees add-ons

Fair Bees special drinks

Honey Lemon Green Tea is my go-to bbt drink, although I didn't add any pearls into it. It's not overly sweet but you can taste the green tea and a slight lemon sourness.

Fair Bees Honey Lemon Green Tea- $2.99

My friend ordered the Ferroro Rocher slush. It's amazing! It tastes just like a coffee crisp~

Fair Bees Ferroro Rocher slush- $4.99

Food: (5/5) Delicious!

Service: (5/5) My friend and I were the only customers there, so there was no line-up. 

Ambiance: (4/5) They have a couple of seats available, but most customers order their drinks on-the-go. The cute little shop reminds me of a little bee hive (Fair bees, duh).

Value: (4.5/5) Cheap bbt for their quality!

Overall: I will definitely come back here if I want bbt !! ^^

[RECIPE] Chocolate-covered pretzel goldfish

 You know those chocolate-covered pretzels you can find at the bulk section of a grocery store? And we all know that everyone secretly sneaks a treat while scooping up some of those yummy mini cookies or those animal crackers.

Now there's pretzel Goldfish!

Pretzel Baked Goldfish

 My mom bought a big chocolate bar, for baking purpose. There was about 12oz of chocolate left so I thought I might as well use it up. I prefer dark chocolate over regular milk chocolate, just because I think milk chocolate is too sweet.

PC extra dark chooclate

[REVIEW] Diplomat Bakery

You know that moment where you crave cake? Whether it may be a cheesecake, or a super chocolate-y mousse cake? This is my favorite place to get cake!

I present to you: Diplomat Bakery!

Diplomat's store hours: [as of July 14, 2013]

Monday - Friday         9:00am - 5:30 pm

Saturday                   9:00am - 6:00 pm

Sundays & Holidays   10:00am - 5:00 pm

[REVIEW] Bonchaz (W Hastings)

Bonchaz is a cute little cafe located on Hastings St. x Richards St.

They actually have 2 locations: Hastings location & Broadway location.

It's a typical cafe that sells savory soup, flavorful sandwiches, French press coffee, to decadent chocolate cupcakes.  They also have a choose any 2 special for $6.59 (classic sandwich/ 12oz soup/ pasta/ salad) that's quite popular.

Bonchaz: choose any 2 for $6.59 deal

[REVIEW] Yeti Yogurt - SFU Burnaby Campus

Yay! There's frozen yogurt on SFU campus!! *throws glitter*

I have a weak spot for frozen yogurt- Pinkberry, Qoola, Menchies- you name it!
Now that it's available on campus, located at Cornerstone Buildings, I can grab one anytime I want.

[REVIEW] Chicco Cafe

Chicco cafe is located in the West End of Robson St.
It is after the intersection of Robson St and Nicola St.
The time it takes to walk from Vancouver City Centre skytrain station to Chicco is about 15-20 minutes (estimated) but in the end Maiko and I jumped onto the #5 bus.

Chicco cafe only accepts cash.

[REVIEW] Leisure Tea & Coffee

 I was out with a group of friends and we all craved for dessert. Someone suggested Leisure Tea & Coffee.

Leisure Tea & Coffee

[a little warning: I went to Leisure Tea & Coffee a while back, but I didn't have time to sit down and write a review. If I do go back, I will do a more concise review, and I can't remember everything off the top of my head- consider this a little review post ^^]

[REVIEW] Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant (松山)

Late night sushi dinner!

The parking lot has very limited parking spaces and it shares the lot with a couple other restaurants.... It was quite late, around 10pm or so, so it took us around 8 minutes to find a parking spot.

Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant

[REVIEW] Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant 新港澳茶餐廳

After working on a project with my friend, Peggy, we went to get some late lunch/early afternoon tea. Peggy recommended we go to a Hong Kong-style cafe (茶餐廳).

image credit: Chinesebites.com
We were parked directly in front of the restaurant and left in a rush,
so I didn't take a picture of the restaurant. 

[REVIEW] Joe Fortes Seafood and Chop House- Dine Out 2013

For this year's Dine Out I went to Joe Fortes. The Dine out menu costs $38.

{Food Diary} January 2013

I usually bring a plain bun or eat the same meal at Tim Hortons, so I will only post the 'special' food/drinks that I don't usually eat all the time.

First Food Haul of 2013 =] + mini review

In preparation for upcoming last-minute assignment due dates and midterms, I decided to grab some snacks at the local drugstore (London Drugs).

...I think I'm using it school as an excuse to pig out...
ANYWAYS!