Zwilling J.A. Henckels Grand Opening

Tonight I was invited to take a sneak peak at the new Zwilling J.A. Henckels store that is opening up at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Mall next to the Richmond Vancouver International Airport. The store officially opens Friday, October 23 to the public. At tonight’s demo, I was welcomed onto a red carpet through the doors into a…

Luv Cravings

Nothing is better than having a nice cup of tea in the afternoon and something sweet, especially when you are having a stressful day at work. Enter Luv Cravings. Unfortunately for me, they’re about a 5 minute walk from my office, so I am a frequent visitor. Luv Cravings is a small cafe and dessert…

VANEATSca presents #MANCAKESMADNESS

The Mancakes Bakery in Yaletown has one goal: to provide the best, most interesting cupcakes in Vancouver! And with flavours like whiskey lime, red wine chocolate and bacon chili chocolate I’d say they’re well on their way. The guys at VANEAT.ca have “man’ed up” with Mancakes to bring you #MANCAKESMADNESS – a dinning package so sweet,…

Crème de la Crumb Bakeshop & Catering – Good to the last crumb!

In proximity to my office there are about 3 or 4 independent coffee shops, plus all the usual chains. When I can, I prefer visiting the independent stores to support local business and one of my favourites is Crème de la Crumb Bakeshop & Catering. It’s a itty bitty coffee shop but they serve up some…

Crumbs Bakeshop in Greenwich Village New York City

The first Crumbs Bake Shop opened in 2003 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and is well known for it’s innovative and oversized gourmet cupcakes. The Company currently has 79 locations in 12 states and the District of Columbia, including 19 stores in super regional malls. The company opened its first-ever gluten-free store in October, 2013 in…

Vancity Bake Shop supports AIDS Walk Vancouver with Tasty Cupcakes!

The Vancouver AIDS Walk is 23 days away! If you were thinking about about donating, now is the time to take action! Now until September 21st, Vancity Bake Shop is donating a portion of the sales of their delicious red velvet cupcakes to AIDS Walk.  These are great for office meetings, in lieu of birthday…

Cupcakes by Heather and Lori

Heather and Lori were two childhood friends working in NYC when 9/11 struck. Faced with the realisation that life is indeed too short, they decided to follow their dreams and open a bakery. Cupcakes was born. Many years later, Lori and Heather are still good friends, and Cupcakes has expanded into a sweet, sweet empire….