Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, 12 May, and here are some ideas of places to take your wonderful Mother!

• Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea at Hycroft Manor (UWCV) from 1:30-3:30PM : $15+tax children 5-12 | $25+tax members | $30+tax non-members
• Mother’s Day Tea Service at Urban Tea Merchant from 10-12 May: $48 p.p.
• Mother’s Day Brunch at the Italian Cultural Centre : FREE <6 y.o. | $15 children 6-12 | $40 adults
• Mother’s Day desserts at Thierry : varies

I’ll be adding more to this list so check back again for new places. 🙂

Happy Macaron Day!

Français : Macarons, Paris, France (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It’s the 1st day of spring and it’s Macaron Day (Jour du Macaron)!

Check out a list of places that are participating in Vancouver this year, as well as the charities they’re supporting:

• Bel Café – Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society Kids’ Picks
• French Made Baking – BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
• Kitchening & Co. – Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, Linwood House, Mission Possible
• Leonidas Belgian Chocolates & Cafe – A Better Life Foundation
• Soirette Macarons & Tea – Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC and Yukon
• Thierry Chocolate Patisserie Café – St Paul’s Hospital Foundation

Urban Tea Merchant is also debuting 2 new macaron flavours: Matcha Macaron and Vanilla Bourbon Tea & Kaya Macaron. Out of all the macarons I’ve tried in Vancouver (I have yet to try Kitchening, which I hear has been voted the best, and Leonidas), I find UTM the best! Read the Executive Chef’s biography, you’ll see! 😉

German Christmas treats

Last Christmas, I was relieved to find some German Christmas treats at none other than London Drugs! I found that the LD on Broadway & Cambie carries a great selection of European treats at great prices. Every Christmas, they have:

• Marzipan potatoes: $2.99
• Niederegger Marzipan: $3.99
• Christmas Stollen with butter or Marzipan: $4.49-6.79
• Spekulatius
• Lebkuchen
• Pfeffernüsse

The Vancouver Christmas Market also sells some more German treats that one wouldn’t be able to find here. For instance, I finally found Zimtsterne!

Zimtsterne (Photo credit: pk210)

Have a wonderful Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten! Joyeux Noel! Feliz Navidad!

Beaujolais Nouveau 2012: 16 Nov 2012 – 7:30PM

Photo source: Alliance Française

Alliance Française presents this year’s Beajolais Nouveau wine. Hurry soon to reserve your tickets to learn more about this wine and, if you’re a member at AF or Vancouver en Français, you get to sample 1 free glass as well!

Online : General $10
AF or Vancouver en Français members : $10 (incl.  1 free glass)

At the door : General $15
AF or Vancouver en Français members : $15 (incl. 1 free glass)