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Honey’s Doughnuts

Canada

Honey’s Doughnuts

In case you missed it or don't keep up with the latest in food news, the world just celebrated Donut Day! I commemorated the event by enjoying a maple dipped donut from none other than Timmy Ho's (there is very little more Canadian than a maple dipped from Tim's...P.S. if you've never been there, get the Timbits if you ever get the chance!). However, although[...]

Bella Gelateria

Canada

Bella Gelateria

When I got home, one of the first things I was told to do was to was unpack...& then go to Bella Gelateria. Even though I had studied abroad for a year in Europe & had more than my fair share of gelato, apparently the best was in my own backyard. In 2012 at the Firenze Gelato Festival, in which gelato masters from around the[...]

Malibu Farm

Eats

Malibu Farm

Living in Malibu without a car is hard, especially at Pepperdine.  Public transportation is almost non-existent & the campus is surrounded by the PCH, making it hard to get anywhere on anything other than a set of wheels.  This means that I spent all of freshman year either on campus or asking people for rides to buy shampoo.  However, because I live off campus this[...]

Sophie’s Cosmic Cafe

Canada

Sophie’s Cosmic Cafe

If there's one thing you need to know about my dad, it's that he loves breakfast.  So, when we had an appointment to transfer ownership & buy insurance for our new California Mini on Saturday morning, he saw the perfect opportunity for a daddy-daughter breakfast date.  I had no idea where we were going until we pulled up in front of this little diner that[...]

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Shortbread Cookies

Bliss

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Shortbread Cookies

I can assume that all of you agree with me when I say that one of the best parts about the holidays is all the leftovers!  One of my favourite treats leftover from Christmas is shortbread cookies.  Of course it's one of my favourites because it's probably one of the worst cookies for you, but I only have them once a year, making them extra[...]