Chocolate just gets better: CocoaNymph in Kits

You’ve likely already heard about CocoaNymph chocolates & confections. If you’re a chocolate lover, then you won’t believe that the first time I visited CocoaNymph, I bought my aunt a box of chocolates and walked out without spending a penny on myself. The smell was overwhelming, but I didn’t give in. Yes, I do have some Jedi willpower going on.

Since then I’ve bought CocoaNymph’s chocolates at several events like Make It! Vancouver. But the Hot Chocolate Festival was a great excuse to visit and try something new – like their Dark Drinking Chocolate with Black Sesame, and a wafer of sesame bianco chocolate bark. Yes, my friends. Yes.

The coolest mug I’ve ever held hot chocolate in.

At about $4.50, you just can’t get a better snack. Did you know sesame is healthy for you? And so is dark chocolate! Put it in drinking form, and you have yourself pure heaven. The person who was supposed to accompany me at CocoaNymph ended up not coming, so I was able to enjoy this baby all on my own, while listening to some of CocoaNymph’s ambiant tunes. This was a Friday – I highly recommend ending your days this way. Plus, Chocolatier Rachel Sawatsky‘s shop is super cool and casual. She also holds Chocolate Lover’s Workshops – why I haven’t already done one is beyond me.

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Malene Grotrian Ice Water Fashion Event

I first heard about the Malene Grotrian Ice Water Fashion Event through the lovely Frances Hui of FHS Events. I bookmarked the site and waited a week to see what my schedule would be like for the end of April. That same week I saw a few more tweets on the event, revisted the website, and decided I had to go!

This was the first designer fashion show I’ve been to in a very long time. After reading up on Malene Grotrian and discovering she was the only Vancouverite to have showcased at New York Fashion Week in the summer of 2009, I knew this designer had to be something special. She also prides herself on making each piece right here in Vancouver. No outsource manufacturing being done here.

The event was at the stunning Cinema 319 theatre, where the red leather theatre chairs were rearranged to surround a runway. Tickets were only $30 ($25 early bird) and more for the “First Class Fashionista” option where you could get priority seating and probably more perks in the gift bags. Did I mention we got gift bags? A free designer belt by MG and other discount offers. FIJI water was one of the event sponsors, so I grabbed one of those bottles too. Cheers for high end water!

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