New favorite bubble tea place!

Qupcafe, recently opened on Whyte Ave, it is located on the upper level of  the chain of restaurants on 109st. The owners there are very friendly and seemed very eager to cater to us! Not to mention that the bubble tea is very good and they have a pretty interesting menu! Qupcafe is definitely my new favorite bubble tea place. Hopefully they get hyped up so they can extend their hours...

Egg waffles

Green onion cake

Patio weather!

With Edmonton's bipolar weather, we can never be too sure what day will be patio weather or when it will be a "lets grab coffee on Whyte Ave," weather. Luckily, today it was extremely warm so my friend and I decided to grab drinks from O2's Tap House & Grill on Whyte ave, might at I add they have an amazing rooftop patio! Besides grabbing several drinks (that I gave up taking pictures of...) I also got the chance to try two of their dishes. I would've ordered more but I ate before I went out, thinking we would only get drinks!

Baesar and a Caesar 

South Western Steak Salad

The salad had too much sauce but the steak was very good!

Chili Cheese Fries: the fries were a bit salty but the portion is very large and it could probably be shared between 3+ people!

Candy Affair Bulldog: I highly recommend this if you're into sweet drinks!

Taste of Edmonton

I took advantage of today's gloomy weather and went down to Taste of Edmonton! Unfortunately, it was really crowded so I didn't get to try as many foods as I wanted (but the foods that I did get to try were really good!)... so I did the next best thing and went to Teapsy afterwards!

Apple Crumble 

Maple Bacon Mac n Cheese

Eva's Waffles, I cannot stress how PERFECT this waffle was, I get Eva's Waffles every time I see their food truck!

Matcha

Takoyaki!

Everyone needs to try this taro slush!!!

Egg Waffles!

I have a love for pasta?

Chianti Cafe is definitely my go to place whenever I'm craving pasta, the price is reasonable and there is a wide variety to choose from! (I've probably went 5 or 6 times now?)

How do you like your eggs?

With exams and everything in my life happening all at once, I didn't get the chance to blog but I'm back! Another fellow foodie and I decided to grab brunch today, with the beautiful weather lately, of course it's patio season. We settled for Artisan Resto-Cafe on Whyte Avenue.
P.S: Don't mind the quality of the photos, they were taken on my iPhone.

I was craving eggs benedict so I ordered the Bretôn which cost $11.29

Still on the hunt for THEE BEST eggs benedict in the city...

My friend ordered something off of the Classic Eggs menu (forgot what it was called) with scrambled eggs but she said the bacon had too much fat on it.

Of course, no foodie brunch would be complete without dessert... so we ordered the mixed berry Belgian Waffles ($10.49) to share. The waffles were fluffy and the sourness of the berries were a great balance! I would say among all the places in Edmonton, Artisan Resto-Cafe is my favorite go-to place for Belgian waffles!

DONUTS!!!

I love friendly people and yummy tasting food as much as the next person... but I also try to eat healthy (ok just kidding no I don't lol). But I CANNOT pass on sweets! The first time I encountered Frickin Delights Donuts, was when I went to the Old Strathcona Farmers Market, back in March. I had always seen pictures of these donuts on instagram and I knew it was my destiny to get my hands on some, so I woke up one Saturday morning to grab some and fell in love INSTANTLY! Let me tell you, I HAVE NOT been to Tim Hortons or any other place to get donuts ever since then. These donuts are vegan and taste 10000% times better than regular donuts! The creator of these lovely donuts, is made by the wonderful Mandy, she is definitely as sweet as her donuts! The first time I met her, I teared up and had a major fan girl moment! She kindly took a picture with me and ever since then I knew I had to stay loyal and ONLY eat her donuts.

Finally, two months pass, I finally got time to head back to the market but she was completely sold out, but at least she remembered me!!! But yes, I cried all the way home... LUCKILY, she does delivery! My boyfriend surprised me with a box of her donuts and told me she delivers them personally! She also wrote me a birthday card! I honestly cannot express how much I adore her or how delicious her donuts are! Everyone NEEDS to check out her donut stand at the Old Strathcona Farmers Market or check out her website here: http://www.frickindelights.com/ 

and let her know Cari-Amber says hi!!!

Favorite brunch location

After visiting the Old Strathcona Farmer's Market, one Saturday morning, my boyfriend and I decided to grab brunch around the area and settled for something healthy (yet very filling). There's a little section on Whyte Avenue called, "Roots on Whyte." It's basically the "organic" section of Whyte Ave. on the main floor there is an organic market, a cafe (called DaCapo Caffe), and a restaurant called Under the High Wheel. This is by far my favourite brunch place because the ingredients are organic and the restaurant itself is quite homely. On top of that, it's always busy so you know it's good!

I ordered the traditional breakfast but replaced the two fried eggs with egg whites (because I'm not a fan of egg yolks) I had to pay an additional amount but it was worth it! The egg whites were fluffy, the toast had a crunchy/crispy exterior and a soft interior, and unlike potatoes from most breakfast places, these were not greasy and had a light, herb-like-taste to them!

My boyfriend ordered the bangers n' mash, I did a taste test myself and really enjoyed the sauce they used!