Cherry Tea Cake

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Cafeteria

For our anniversary this year, we thought we'd try Cafeteria, the newest venture by local restauranteurs Andrey Durbach and Chris Stewart.

You'd think we'd have learned by now to at least look up the location of the restaurant we'd like to visit, never mind write down its address. But there we were, peering out of the windows of the bus as it zoomed down Main Street. We weren't too worried, as the area has a plethora of good restaurants, and we could always find an alternative. Fortunately, we finally spotted Cafeteria's inviting window and hopped off at the next stop.

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DOW: Peach and Blueberry Muddle

Inspired by a Peach and Blackberry Muddle from the Martha Stewart website, we used the ingredients we had on hand to create a refreshing summer cocktail.

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DOW: Watermelon Mojito

Inspired by Ina Garten's how easy is that? recipe book, we bought a whole watermelon to make watermelon mojitos. Yes, watermelons are not in season locally yet, but we thought we could try to hasten the arrival of summer.

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DOW: Bee's Knees

If you have spent any significant amount of time in the English-speaking world, you have probably heard the fun saying "bee's knees." This idiomatic expression means "the best." It originated in the roaring Twenties, around the same time as this cocktail.

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DOW: Kamikaze

With a name that, when translated to English, means "divine wind," how can you go wrong? This is a drink that does not have a standard recipe, but common elements in general are triple sec and some sort of sour.

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Browns Social House - Point Grey

A tradition in our family is to go out to eat on the last day of school. This year, we decided to go to Browns Social House for lunch. It was quite busy; I guess other families had the same idea.

As it was a glorious day, we sat out on the patio, nicely sheltered by a huge orange umbrella.

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