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Grounds for Coffee is Celebrating 30 Years This Week, May 10th

To honour three decades in the caffeine-and-cinnamon-bun biz, both the OG Kits cafe/bakery and the East Van location will be putting out their much-loved buns double-time, offering a Buy One Get One (BOGO) promo for one day only.

Grounds for Coffee is Celebrating 30 Years This Week, May 10th

Thirty years of business is no joke; and it’s definitely a reason to celebrate…Which is exactly what Grounds for Coffee will be doing on Wednesday, May 10th when the long-running Vancouver-based cafe and bakery officially marks the three-decade milestone.

Tell all your pastry-loving friends and make space in your stomach: just for the occasion, both the OG Kits bakery/cafe at 2565 Alma Street and the newer East Van location (2088 Commercial Drive) will be putting out their much-loved cinnamon buns double-time, offering a Buy One Get One (BOGO) promo (limited to one per person). If you’ve had them before, then you know they’re legit: handmade, made with good local ingredients and just the right proportion of cinnamon-to-sweetness. Plus, that cream cheese icing! There’s a reason why extra sides of it are available by the ounce. And if you haven’t already tried one of their signature buns yet? Arguably, you can’t really claim food-loving ‘Vancouverite’ status until you have.

Either way, swinging by one of the two locations to show your support for a proudly independent Vancouver institution, to indulge in a treat (or two) is a no-brainer. See you there!


Grounds For Coffee
2565 Alma St.
Grounds For Coffee (East Van)
2088 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4A9

Steel Yourself for a Screening of ‘La Cocina’, Dec. 6-19

If you're a film- and food-lover who gets off (at least a wee bit) on seeing the restaurant industry dramatized on film, then take note that VIFF Centre currently has five screenings lined up for December.

Get Dark at Luppolo Brewing Co. in Strathcona, Dec. 6-8th

For the first time ever, Luppolo is tapping into their "dark side" to host a brand new three-day-long beer festival devoted to (you guessed it) stouts, porters and other brews the likes of which you can't see through...

A Quick Reference Guide to Sorting Out Holiday Party Plans, Scout-Style

It's not too late to organize a get-together with some buddies and have a genuinely fun (and delicious) time. To help things along, we've reached out to a bunch of Vancouver's best restaurants and compiled the following easy-to-digest rundown of who's offering what this holiday season...

“Kinda” Open: Mercato di Luigi’s New Chinatown Location Begins to Roll Out Their Offerings

Mercato di Luigi’s flagship location is currently offering a carefully curated selection of coffee, pastries, and provisions, with the plan to roll out full service operations in the coming weeks.