After spending a Saturday afternoon walking around in Prince’s Island, we decided to head to Chinatown to get bubble tea/pearl milk tea since it was a pretty hot day. On the way to our go-to shop (Chatime), we saw a shop called “Peerless Pearl Tea Shop” and so we stopped by to try it. I’ve […]
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Decent Italian-style Coffee at Caffe Artigiano on 6th Ave
In my second cafe of the cafe-hopping, I visited Caffe Artigiano on 6th Ave, a chain cafe from British Columbia. Caffe Artigiano is a British Columbia-based coffee chain roaster that expanded its business to Calgary, with 4 locations now in Calgary. The other cafes I visited for the crawl… First cafe: Cafe Blanca Third (and […]
16 Things to Eat at the Calgary Stampede 2016
The Calgary Stampede is not only the biggest outdoor show on Earth, but it is also one of the biggest carnival fairs in Canada (if not THE biggest)! The Calgary Stampede is a display of Calgary’s spirit and pride, along with Western hospitality and liveliness. Albertans are hardworking people, but we also like to play […]
The District Starbucks is My New Favourite Starbucks
While Starbucks is a chain cafe, I have very fond memories of it because it was Starbucks that introduced me to different types of coffee, and different ways of preparing coffee. Also, you can’t escape it because Starbucks is everywhere! While coffee could be the same in each Starbucks, the service and atmosphere could widely […]
Philosafy Coffee 17th Ave is the New Kid on the Block
A new cafe/coffeehouse recently opened this year on 17th Ave called Philosafy Coffee. It’s a bit daunting to compete with some of Calgary’s more famous cafe names like Analog and Cafe Beano, but Philosafy is on its way to becoming a reputed cafe in Calgary! Philosafy is a great place for your me-time, socializing with […]