[March 2023] Michelin Starred Dinner

 

Hi angels! I hope you're doing well. It's getting awfully chilly here and the sun goes down at like 4pm so I'm in agony. I can't wait until I can take my holiday break (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥)

Today from the backlog I'm going to talk about the Michelin starred birthday dinner I had with my high school besties. We went to Published on Main which is a 1 star restaurant here in Vancouver!

I started off the day easy; I actually took the day off because I was accompanying my ex bestie to the hospital where her mom was having surgery. We decided to stop by a café near my house on the way to grab a little treat first.

I didn't know it then, but this friendship would soon fall apart and this would be the last time I ever spoke to her mom. After my dad passed away later in the fall, our friendship would end and she would cut contact with me so I wouldn't get any more updates about how her mom was doing. I recently learned that she passed earlier this year and this day was the last interaction we would share. 

Her mom was always kind to me, especially growing up when I didn't have a good home life. She always welcomed me at her house and treated me well. My visit with her at the hospital that day was brief but sweet. I'm grateful that I was able to tell her I loved her & vice versa. It was actually a very similar final interaction I had with my dad before he passed. 

Although it doesn't make me feel any less sad about her passing and that I could not attend her funeral service, I am comforted to know that we shared a heartfelt final exchange. I hope she forever lives in peace and paradise.

After the hospital I headed over to the restaurant to meet my friends Alex, Branden and Steven. This was our first time here so we were all very excited to try the food; especially since it had been awarded a Michelin star just the year prior.

Of course I snuck off to take some selfies in the restroom (⸝⸝> ᴗ•⸝⸝)

The menu is served family style so we basically ordered one of everything to share with the table. The presentation was beautiful and all the flavors were so unique and vibrant. I especially loved the bee pollen bread and octopus dish. I tried to caption each of the pictures with what each dish was but this restaurant has a seasonal rotating menu so I wasn't able to label them all ( ｡ •̀ ᴖ •́ ｡)

bee pollen milk buns, chips & dip

bison tartare

This was the octopus dish!

The desserts were my favorite. I loved that they weren't too sweet.

coffee mousse with caramelia, toffee discs and a malted barley crumble

valrhona manjari chocolate panna cotta with
peanut butter semifreddo and banana sorbet

aerated hay custard with green apple and chamomile

My new years resolution in 2023 was to take more photos with my friends so here's us fulfilling that resolution and also starting a new annual tradition where we take the exact same photo each year and then take a photo with that photo!

Overall I felt like my life was at a wonderful place with a trending upwards trajectory. I had so much to look forward to at this time and I was making so much progress in several fronts of my personal life. I definitely felt like I was starting the year off strong, but I would come to learn I had yet to experience was "strong" really was ( • ᴖ • ｡)

Thank you for reading, see you next time!