Treats for Christmas
Drunk Santa
Christophe Bonzon, awardwinning chocolatier and owner of Chez Christophe in Burnaby calls it Upside Down Santa, caught in a chimney, but his repose suggests his hot chocolate stops have been rather spiked with booze. The edible 7 ½-inch conversation piece is $24.95. The Christmas collection also includes chocolate Christmas trees, and $5 from each sale will be donated to Growing Chefs.
Soup for kids
Help to raise money for a snack program for hungry children at Strathcona Community Centre on Thursday, Dec. 10. Kitskitchen, known for their healthy soups using organic, local ingredients, will donate their signature butternut squash and ginger soup for the cause. The soup will be sold at The Juice Truck (Abbott and Water streets and 28 West Fifth Ave.), The Juicery Co (254 East First Ave. and 3130 Highland Blvd. in North Vancouver and 3570 West 4th Ave., Vancouver); Nectar Juicery (102 West Hastings St.) for a suggested donation of $4 per bowl. The Strathcona healthy snack program feeds more than 200 children per day.
King cake
Pencil this in. Starting Jan. 1, Faubourg Paris bakery will have the seasonal Galette des Rois — the luscious cake with layers of puff pastry, almond and hazelnut cream that heralds the Epiphany, traditionally celebrated on Jan. 6 in France. It won’t be a cake for 150 people like the Elysée Palace in Paris makes, but Faubourg’s galette will treat 8 to 10. It costs $26.25 and will be sold on weekends or by special order during the week.
A really fair trade coffee
Until Dec. 22, drop off an item or items for the Vancouver Food Bank and Doi Chaang Coffee will give you a 340-gram bag of whole bean espresso blend coffee (while supplies last). They’re located at 807 Powell St. Canned fish or meats, canned beans, and nut butters are particularly appreciated for the protein content. Drop off donations between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.