REALLY literal - vancouver fashion & travel blog by Christina Chan: these days
Showing posts with label these days. Show all posts
Showing posts with label these days. Show all posts

Sunday, 6 April 2014

march forward.

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Birthday brunch at Secret Location.
l-r: lobster hash w/ brussel sprout leaves, poached eggs, and hollandaise; apple french toast; kronuts & croissants

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Calming views at Second Beach, Vancouver

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Recent things

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Drinks at The Diamond

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The Reformation's 'Lola' dress

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Birthday cake from Ganache Patisserie: Matcha Exotique. 
Details include green tea mousse, mango/passionfruit gelée, lychee, and black sesame biscuit joconde

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Blown away

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Capote quote, The Diamond

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Chomp's signature sliders w/ mini white bean burgers, spinach, tomato, alfalfa sprouts, avocado, served on sweet potato buns

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Spencer's cute Kenzo tee

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Bittersweet and delicious raspberry mochas from Turks' Coffee on Commercial Drive

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Secret Location mornings

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Thankful I wasn't wearing lipgloss

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Textured bathroom walls and ornate mirrors, The Diamond

Photos by me

3rd instalment of the mini monthly photo diary series. Lots of beach heavy photos because Vancouver is finally starting to feel like spring as well as sprinkles of birthday fanciness due to having a late February birth canal extraction date. Highlights of March include finally visiting The Diamond for their famous in-house cocktails, trying to add caffeine into my drink rotation at Turks, eating at local haunts aka Chomp, discovering a new place to moon over and buy cakes from at Ganache Yaletown, and finally joining The Reformation thanks to my sister. 
xxx

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Monday, 10 March 2014

love month ♥

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Love lace by La Senza

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Candlelit cocktails, Wildebeest

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Post shovelling snow angel selfie

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Tasty fish tacos & ginger beer for lunch at Tacofino Commissary

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New favorite: parisienne gnocchi w/ radishes, radish green pistou, and buttermilk ricotta at Pidgin

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Looking up, Tacofino Commissary

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Red Blossom Project at Spanish Banks

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Dreamy Valentine's chocolates via LA via France, Z Chocolat

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New in to the rl closet: Acne Studios 'Azade' blouse from Jonathan + Olivia

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Lois Lake steelhead trout w/ pine baked celeriac, toasted buckwheat, buttermilk and whey at Wildebeest

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Pidgin's pigeons

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Spencer's Givenchy game

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The Mango Black Bean Rice Bowl at Chomp Vegan Eatery
Brown basmati rice warmed w/ coconut milk, cilantro, red onion, black beans, red bell peppers, and sliced mango

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Matcha opera birthday cake w/ wine poached pear & pomegranate, Pidgin

Photos by me

Another mini photo diary that I'm hoping to make into a monthly thing. Mostly pictured again are samples of food that I have eaten in cool places I've recently tried out in Vancouver. Recommended highly is the Tacofino Commissary on E Hastings with really great deals on tacos along with an amazing guilty pleasure of a dessert: banana churros. Pidgin has tons to try out with an open face kitchen to peer into while you wait. Chomp is my new favourite go-to place with my wanting to try everything on the menu. Wildebeest for strong cocktails & excellent mood lighting. Other than food, head to the (currently) snow free Red Blossom Project down at Spanish Banks and marvel at something lovely and poignant to our rainy city. Snow selfie for those 3 wtf days.
xxx

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Wednesday, 26 February 2014

snips of january.

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New nudes in the rl closet - J Brand's Huston tank & AA's Paris beanie

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Fuzz on fuzz - Topshop crop top & kitty case from HK

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Through the trees, Deer Lake Park

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Campfire hot chocolate w/ smoky caramel, smoked Hawaiian sea salt, and vanilla marshmallow by Thomas Haas

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Canada Place at night

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Rare sunny days

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Starbucks Blossoming Peach Tea Latte & Margiela x H&M candy clutch

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Golden hr, Deer Lake Park

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Spencer's rad Comme des Garçons pants

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Happy hr oysters, Joe Fortes

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Hot chocolate festival at Bella Gelateria

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Hangry at Bambudda for CNY dinner

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Beautiful sunset, Sinclair Centre overview

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Lucky Coy dessert at Bambudda - banana & white chocolate mouse, tea cake, coconut and ginger 

Photos by me

I know we're nearly at the end of February so this random picture post on January might seem moot, but I assure you that the content is still relative! All photos were taken here in Vancouver, consisting of a lot of food and simple things that inspired me in the first month of 2014. 
Love month post to follow soon...
xxx


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