Category: Vancouver
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HoCho Fest Day 24: Brunette Bangle
Today was a hot chocolate festival day marked with both high and low moments. First, the low (because then we can move on from them): Really there is only one, and it is having made the discovery that Thierry Chocolaterie stopped participating in the festival as of yesterday – I do not know why, but…
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HoCho Fest Day 23: Monkey’s Uncle
Happy B.C. Family Day!To celebrate the day, some of the folks I love came out to my end and we all went for “Italian soul food” at the restaurant Incendio. My pasta was delectable, and the crusts of my family members’ pizzas were as well. S and N’s pizza. My rotini pomodoro pasta. Mom and…
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HoCho Fest Day 22: Hot Toddy Float
Hot toddy (noun): A mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices, served hot.Also known as: Hot totty, hot tottie, or a hot whiskey (in Ireland)This screams to be made into a delicious hot chocolate! Off to the edge of the water we went in search of Soirette Macarons and Tea. A…
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HoCho Fest Day 21: Winter Citrus
Today(yesterday)’s festival item was truly a blessing in how it soothed my very fragile mind from today (yesterday)! The day had felt overwhelming for no identifiable reason, so a kind offer to accompany me to my location for the day was very welcomed. Location of choice: The Last Crumb Cafe. According to their website, The…
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HoCho Fest Day 20: Big Bad Wolf
Hallelujah, Friday has ARRIVED! In celebration of this, and with great fatigue, I made what turned out to be a somewhat lengthy journey east of UBC to indulge in hot chocolate today.The journey took us to Schokolade Artisan Chocolates and Cafe. It is a not-too-small shop with a sweet aroma that contrasts the harsh vibe of the…
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HoCho Fest Day 19: Hera’s Habit
Thursdays are long days, and long days call for a reward. Luckily, I can count on every day holding a reward of some sort during the hot chocolate festival! Today I reaped my day’s prize at none other than Cocoa Nymph, who is into their third festival item introduced this week. “Hera’s Habit”Made from 50%…
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HoCho Fest Day 18: Banana Split
It should be evident that today’s festival item holds great promise to be delicious based solely on its name.After taking part in an exercise study downtown, I took the opportunity to take a second peek inside Bel Cafe. My first visit had been met with the information that I could not order my drink with a…
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HoCho Fest Day 17: Chartreuse Milkshake
This evening’s hot chocolate festival stop called for an upscale, classy establishment with an unassuming exterior offering a hot chocolate “inspired” cocktail. CC and I headed down to Uva Wine Bar and Bittered Sling to meet my fellow later and to get a head-start on checking out the location for ourselves. The interior was very warm,…
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HoCho Fest Day 16: Chocolate Glace a la Cardamome
What a Monday! Chilly, sunny, full of sleeplessness, and of course: Chocolate.Today was cold, and so was my drink! With company at my side, I ventured eastward to find what turned out to be a very tiny shop called Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France.It is tucked away around the corner of East 21st Avenue, and…
In a Tizzy 