All Aboard to Steveston

All aboard the minivan to Steveston, in the rain. It was quiet, but I managed to find some new discoveries. Three stood out.

Discovery 1: The Sweet Spot Bakery (110 - 12000 1st Avenue)

Highly recommended by a fellow bakeress who said "best opera cake, kalamansi white chocolate mousse cake and awesome peanut butter cookies with dark chocolate ganache. To. Die. For."

Once you are in, the display is small but packed with beautiful delicacies with poetic names such as chocolate pot de créme and citrus cheesecake.

The owners added to the beauty of the place with their warmth and friendliness. I sure wish I lived closer, I could easily become both their best customer and buddy.

See what's in this picture on the side? That's what I came back home with.

The coconut macaroons were huge and buttery. The lemon and pistachio madeleines melted in the mouth and continued to be enjoyed for 24 hours at somerville kitchen.

Oh the pleasure of sweets!




Discovery 2: Nikaido (150 - 3580 Moncton Street)

How could I resist a store that has Tintin and Milo running in its window?

Inside you find a selection of teas, stationary (I bought two neat notebooks - another irresistible object for me) and probably the best selection of Tintin gifts in the city. My choice of the latter was a small booklet - Hergé in His Own Words.

The tea selection was massive with at least five different brands of teas.

Given that I am well stocked up with Shaktea teas, I restrained. However, the Be Well Red Teas were tempting.

These seem to be mixes catering for different ailments, but what made them interesting are the names - get some zzz's, get passionate, get a grip - you've got the picture.

The highlight of Steveston usually is fresh fish off the boats. But alas, no fishermen nor fish were to be found. So we tried to fish by hand with no luck.

Discovery 3: Outpost Mini Donut Company (110 - 12240 2nd Avenue)

It is not Cartem's for sure, but worth the visit to take a look at the cuteness of those donuts, the way they are presented, the way the server dips them in sugar and the cones you can get them in.

The taste, on the other hand...

The original plan included lunch in Steveston, but 7 people agreeing on a restaurant is not an easy task, so lunch was replaced with dinner in the city (read all about that tomorrow). But I am going back to try this place for sure - one of the most interesting inventive seafood menus.

A good day; but I am glad I did not invite cats to join us.