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You Need to Try These Delicious Chocolate Cookies on Commercial Drive

You Need To Try This is a running archive of all the awesome drinks and delicious dishes we’ve come across over the course of our professional and private lives.

When the clouds take over sometimes a well-made cookie can create some sunshine of its own. This freshly baked, crispy edged and chewy centred beauty at La Tana on Commercial Drive did the trick all loaded with chocolate and liberally flaked with salt. Note: they also do what appeared to be a double chocolate version.


Neighbourhood: Commercial Drive
635 Commercial Dr.
604-306-0408

Room for Dessert, Vol. 3: Savio Volpe’s Blueberry Black Currant Tart

Ksenia Dempster is a baker and proud “dessert person”. A firm believer that desserts should make people happy, she is on a mission to spotlight the final courses that are worth unbuttoning your pants for, and the talented local chefs behind them.

Room for Dessert, Vol. 2: Chocolate Mousse at Gary’s

Ksenia Dempster is a baker and proud "dessert person". A firm believer that desserts should make people happy, she is on a mission to spotlight the final courses that are worth unbuttoning your pants for, and the talented local chefs behind them.

Room for Dessert, Vol. 1: Ekmek at Nammos

Ksenia Dempster is a baker and proud "dessert person". A firm believer that desserts should make people happy, she is on a mission to spotlight the final courses that are worth unbuttoning your pants for, and the talented local chefs behind them.

An Updated List of Where to Grab a Weekday Breakfast Around Vancouver

We've compiled a (non-exhaustive) list of our go-to breakfast joints to share with you, where you can get something beyond coffee and a muffin.