I had to send my car for maintenance on a Tuesday afternoon and had three hours to kill. Coincidentally, Polly called me up a day before to ask me if I wanted to go out for coffee. So, I made arrangement for Polly to pick me up from the automall after I dropped off my car. We went to Beard Papa’s on No. 3 Road for convenience as I can take the free shuttle back to automall from Richmond Center later.

We shared a couple of little cakes. The above is Mont Blanc which is a sponge cake iced with chestnuts cream. It is called Mont Blanc as it resembles a snow-capped mountain.

The next cake we tried was the Mango Mousse Cake.

There is even some mango puree in the center of the cake. (more…)

August is my best friend’s birthday. We went to Sugarholic Cafe to celebrate her birthday.

Sugarholic Cafe is an Asian style cafe which serves desserts and also Asian style dishes.

We noticed the staff here are quite young looking.

Since Polly loves little cakes, we went for the 3 Tier Dessert Set.

The above are the list of tea that we can choose from. The 3 Tier Dessert Set comes with 2 choice of herbal tea.

The above was recommendation by the server; Fresh Tropical Fruit Tea. The fruit include apple, kiwi, pineapple and orange. We enjoyed this tea.

Our second choice is Red Dates with Longan Tea. I like this tea as it good for blood circulation.

The tea comes with a free refill.

Here is our 3 Tier Dessert Set. When we told the server it’s for the celebration of Polly’s birthday, we were given an extra piece of dessert. The original set is made of 18 pieces of dessert. (more…)

Polly and I celebrated Mother’s Day in advance.

We went for high tea at Adorabelle Tea Room in Steveston. Please note that Adorabelle Tea Room is located at the old Steveston Court House. Pay parking is available at the parking lot adjacent to the tea room.

Reservation is required. The teacups that decorated a wall are lovely.

Each will get his/her individual teapot which is covered with a warmer at the back of the above photo.

The server will add the tea leaves into the teapot strainer at the table. (more…)

Polly and I met at LÓpera Patisserie for cake meet.

LÓpera Patisserie is located across Mui Garden. One hour free parking is available in the hotel parking lot. Park at spot with no specific reservation sign.

It is a small French patisserie which seats no more than 20.

Polly had a Cappuccino which is strong in coffee flavour.

I had a Matcha Latte. It left behind a layer of oily green settlement at the end; kind of weird.

The croissants here are amazing. They are so big and airy. (more…)