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High Tea with Blogger Friends While on Bodybuilding Prep

Posted on February 25, 2018January 8, 2019 by poymeetsworld
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a particular group of new friends through instagram, initially over a shared interest in travel blogging, but it soon developed into much more than that! We woul... Read More

Bikini Bodybuilding – 8 Weeks Out – Routine and Food Prep

Posted on January 28, 2018 by poymeetsworld
I’m officially 8 weeks out from my next Bikini Bodybuilding Competition, The Leigh Brandt Muscle Class on March 24th! Show Details here: Sat. March 24th, New Westminster Massey Theatre! Last tim... Read More

2 Guys with Knives – Local Healthy Meal Prep Delivery

Posted on November 23, 2017January 7, 2019 by poymeetsworld
So what’s up with these 2 Guys and their Knives? That’s what a good friend (Andrea! And some others) asked after seeing a few of their items on my social media !! Watch this short intro vi... Read More

Dubai Layover: Elegant High Tea with a View of the Burj Khalifa

Posted on September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 by poymeetsworld
Sitting in the beautiful lounge of the fancy Palace Hotel, with a spectacular view of the Burj Khalifa, and dining on gourmet High Tea fare, was the perfect way to relax and nourish ourselves as part ... Read More

Travel and Food Writing Class – Recipe for a Blueberry Coffee Cake

Posted on August 25, 2016August 26, 2016 by poymeetsworld
My very last assignment for my Travel and Food Writing course! (Actually, my last assignment that I’ll be working on is finishing my longer piece about my Competitours adventures!). This past ... Read More

Travel and Food Writing Class with UBC – España Restaurant Review

Posted on August 9, 2016August 26, 2016 by poymeetsworld
My latest professional/ personal development project: I am taking a Food and Travel Writing course with UBC’s Continuing Studies Program this Summer! Course description: If you’ve always drea... Read More

VIP Experience at EAT! Vancouver – Chocolate Class and Meeting Celebrity Chefs

Posted on May 1, 2015January 13, 2017 by poymeetsworld
Thanks to a local food photo competition put on by gastropostvan, I was able to have an incredibly cool experience at the Eat! Vancouver festival and share this with my friend Jen! This is Canada’s... Read More

French Food Revolution at the Dirty Apron Cooking School

Posted on April 30, 2015June 19, 2016 by poymeetsworld
(Original article appeared on my previous blog: my30before30.com) My new thing: taking newlywed friends to Vancouver’s Dirty Apron Cooking School! Glenda was the first friend I ever made while s... Read More

My Prize from Tourism Vancouver’s Photo Contest – Dinner at Fishworks

Posted on April 27, 2015January 13, 2017 by poymeetsworld
“I’ve heard about you! You get published for all your food photos!” These were VERY kind words (and incorrect ones!) from my colleagues wife when we first met a few months ... Read More

Better than Cinnabon Cinnamon Buns

Posted on April 1, 2015June 19, 2016 by poymeetsworld
The cinnabon has long been held as Eric’s gold-standard for junk-food consumption. That is, if he/we are going to give in to sugary temptation, it better be as delicious and as satisfying as the... Read More

Torie’s Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies (with toffee and oatmeal)

Posted on March 29, 2015January 13, 2017 by poymeetsworld
I have a go-to chewy chocolate chip recipe that I’ve used for over 10 years. Whenever I was feeling stressed out in University, I would bake! There’s something very therapeutic about beati... Read More

Vancouver’s Annual Hot Chocolate Festival Experience

Posted on February 12, 2015January 13, 2017 by poymeetsworld
These winter months of January and February in Vancouver are affectionately known as the Indulgence Season! Source – Tourism Vancouver! Well with the 17 day Dine-Out Vancouver Festival behind us... Read More

Home-Baked Goods – Momofuku Cornflake Crunch Cookies and French Pear Pastry

Posted on February 7, 2015November 27, 2016 by poymeetsworld
There have been a couple of home-baked items I’ve made over the past few months with the promise to share recipes afterwards…. I’m admittedly quite late with these, but here goes! Tw... Read More

Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2015 – Part Two – Café Pacifica, Mahony & Sons and Minami

Posted on February 1, 2015January 13, 2017 by poymeetsworld
This is a continuation of my Annual Dine Out Festival presented by Tourism Vancouver series! Went to three restaurants offering $18, $28, and $38 set menus in the first week and then went to another ... Read More
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