The Boxwood Café was a great choice for tasty local seasonal and sustainable food dishes. I had the pleasure of dining with my parents, a rare occasion when you get older, it seems. I decided to try the Ocean Wise Steelhead Trout, priced at $19.00, a delicious dinner. Importantly, this café sources their Trout from Vancouver Island,…
Have you been to National on 17th? While out at this busy Eatery, or National Beer Hall, I had a delightful salad, and thought I’d share it with you! I opted for the Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad $14, that had big slices of ripe oranges throughout it, a healthy amount of feta cheese on…
Shifting toward bigger and bolder flavours, we had the Zuni! If you boil down the culinary jargon on the menu, it’s essentially a bean stew with apple, fennel and carrots. This was definitely my favourite dish since it was the heartiest! I really liked the soft carrots, which were sticks of dynamite flavour. Foodobyte
Only 3 months young, Krokodile Pear is a new cold-pressed organic juice bar in Kitsilano. For those who are unfamiliar with the cold-pressed method, it’s where produce is shredded into little bits and pieces and then… cold-pressed (duh!). To elaborate, the shredded produce is squished by a hydraulic press that unloads a ton of pressure onto the…
The Porcini definitely had its Asian influences, because it looked like it belonged in a Japanese restaurant. It had braised porcini mushrooms, daikon, edamame, buckwheat noodles, sesame and kombu dash. I found the broth to be a little unbalanced in seasoning, though I can’t really figure out which direction it should teeter more toward. But, I did…
One of the benefits of working at Krokodile Pear is that I get the inside scoop on upcoming menu items. The one that I’m most excited about is the Raw-Cacao-Brazil-Nut-Smoothie… sorry, haven’t worked out the official name yet. It’s also blended with banana and Sunwarrior protein powder, which is vegan yet has a complete amino acid profile. This is the healthiest and…
I was lucky enough to be in the great company of the very creator of Healthy Dine Out as we decided to go to a new restaurant neither of us had been to. So we checked out the menu from The Yellow Door and decided that we should check it out for the full experience!…
Love this new restaurant, and how they practice ethical stewardship! To the menu item I found healthy, I ordered the Kale Salad and was blown away by how good it tasted. I’ve never had a kale salad when dining-out before, and I can tell you, this may have been the first time ordering it, but…
It is a bit out of the norm., these days to find a coffee house offering wholesome meals that don’t have a lot of sugar added to the food options. Good Earth Coffeehouse and bakery does offer wholesome food options, and still has that nice small coffee house feel that gives a visitor an intimate…
I had the pleasure of dining at the Coup + Meet Restaurant over on 17th Ave Calgary, AB this afternoon. It was a bit of a late lunch, but it was well worth it! As it happened, I started out with their smoothie of the day; a Banana, Coconut , and Plum smoothie. The drink was refreshing, and had no…
Dined out with a friend at Notables. I decided to order their free range half chicken with their seasonal local vegetables and it was delicious. I liked how the potatoes were baked, along with the carrots, and the other vegetables weren’t over cooked. In retrospect, I could have shared my dinner due to the amount…
It is that time of year when we move away from consuming gelato’s, and cold smoothies. Instead, we opt for warm foods, and soups that help to cut down the brisk fall wind, and changing season. One such soup that needs recognizing is the Roast Carrot Soup from Boxwood Cafe. It is a deliciously smooth soup…