{"id":9985,"date":"2017-01-26T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T23:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=9985"},"modified":"2017-01-26T15:45:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T23:45:44","slug":"kitsilano-brunch-crawl-vanfoodster-dine-vancouver-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/kitsilano-brunch-crawl-vanfoodster-dine-vancouver-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitsilano Brunch Crawl by Vanfoodster and Dine Out Vancouver 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kitsilano Brunch Crawl<\/h3>\n

When I first heard about\u00a0Vanfoodster<\/a>‘s brunch brawl events as part of the\u00a0Dine Out Vancouver Festival<\/a>, I found the idea quite brilliant.<\/p>\n

I mean, who doesn’t like brunch? Hanging out with family or friends, or going on a romantic date over nourishing egg dishes and mood-boosting beverages, \u00a0brunch always brings people together for a good time.<\/p>\n

This year I was invited to the Kitsilano Burnch Crawl<\/a>. \u00a0 We could not ask for a better start and we began our brunch adventure at Silk Road Tea<\/a>, \u00a0by savouring\u00a0a tea flight of their fresh, organic and locally made teas. While the London Fog Tea Latte<\/strong> was creamy and soothing, the Chocolate Panda<\/strong> had\u00a0a sweeter and comforting taste\u00a0with the notes of mint, vanilla and chocolate, and the Blood Orange<\/strong> was more of a refreshing choice from the zesty citrus and earthy green tea.<\/p>\n

\"Tea<\/a>
Tea Tasting @ Silk Road Tea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Besides a great variety of tea, we found a lot of other merchandise, pretty much anything you could think of that’s tea-related, such as these\u00a0tea pots with beautiful craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

\"Silk<\/a>
Silk Road Tea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Silk<\/a>
Silk Road Tea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the 2nd stop, we were\u00a0at Be Fresh Market Cafe<\/a>, where they put together a small feast with their fresh produce and groceries. The Bullet Proof Coffee<\/strong> was a freshly brewed coffee blended with grass feed butter and coconut oil. The coconut flavour was amazing with coffee. I should\u00a0start putting coconut oil or coconut milk\u00a0in my coffee! Next we had the Coconut Musli<\/strong>, topped with fresh local blueberries and shredded coconut. Oh yes more coconut please! \u00a0Last we had the Upbeat Toast<\/strong>, which was a housemade bruschetta, layered on some beet balsamic Spread’Em<\/a>\u00a0and a garlic rosemary toast by Two Daughters Bakershop<\/a>, garnished with crisp pea shoots and goat cheese sold in the store. Those few healthy and energy boosting bites\u00a0were surprisingly tasty.<\/p>\n

\"Be<\/a>
Be Fresh Market Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bruschetta<\/a>
Bruschetta @ Be Fresh Market Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Morning<\/a>
Morning Refreshment @ Be Fresh Market Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For some traditional brunch tasting, we headed to Rocky Mountain Flatbread<\/a>, where they served the scrumptious egg-centred brunch dishes, served on their fabulous flatbread pizza pies, \u00a0topped\u00a0with their signature organic tomato sauce and fresh can you buy xanax over the counter in mexico <\/a> mozzarella. \u00a0All the pizzas were topped with scrambled organic free range egg, just the way I like it! \u00a0While the Yukon<\/strong> was a hearty choice with smoked bacon, local potatoes, tomatoes, red onion & topped with green onions, the Sausage & Egg<\/strong> was my favourite and loaded with Italian sausage, spinach, red onions & tomatoes. The no-meat\u00a0option was the Market Breakfast<\/strong> with seasonal vegetables, three-herb pesto and goat cheese. I think I have become very\u00a0fond of this version of egg brunch having flatbread instead of toast!<\/p>\n

\"Rocky<\/a>
Rocky Mountain Flatbread in Kitsilano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sausage<\/a>
Sausage & Egg Brunch Pizza @ Rocky Mountain Flatbread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Brunch<\/a>
Brunch Pizza @ Rocky Mountain Flatbread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How could a hearty brunch be without a Bloody Caesar? They actually made the drink quite strong here, but it was also very\u00a0flavourful.<\/p>\n

\"Bloody<\/a>
Bloody Caesar @ Rocky Mountain Flatbread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next we visited Kahve<\/a>, a beautiful European style cafe. Their\u00a0Single Origin<\/strong> coffee was supplied from Phil & Sebastian<\/a> in Calgary, featuring beans from all around the world. \u00a0But I was absolutely in love with the Pecan Chewie,<\/strong> an American South delight made with butter, brown sugar and pecans, with a soft but glutenous texture that I could savour in my mouth for a long time! \u00a0This is definitely something different and worth a visit.<\/p>\n

\"Pecan<\/a>
Pecan Chewie @ Kahve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Phil<\/a>
Phil & Sebastian coffe and Pecan Chewie @ Kahve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last we ended our brunch crawl with a sweet note. We were treated to a yummy Banana Pudding<\/strong> ice cream at Rain or Shine Ice Cream<\/a>. I really liked the crumbled waffle cone pieces in the ice cream, which gave some nice additional\u00a0texture to the ice cream.<\/p>\n

\""Banana<\/a>
“Banana Pudding” ice cream at Rain Or Shine Ice Cream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From tea, coffee, musli, bruscheta on toast, egg, \u00a0pizza, bloody caesar, pastry to ice cream, we had covered a lot of things we could possibly get at\u00a0a breakfast or brunch. What a fun way to spend the morning!<\/p>\n

The next brunch crawls are the following:<\/p>\n

East Village<\/a><\/p>\n

Yaletown<\/a><\/p>\n

Robson & Westend<\/a><\/p>\n

Commercial Drive<\/a><\/p>\n

* All food and beverages in this review were complimentary. Opinions are on the reviewer\u2019s own. *<\/p>\n

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