Sunday Brunch Sessions with Cinnabar

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Last weekend, Kevin and I were treated to a lovely Brunch hosted by the talented young chefs of Cinnabar: Zach Poole and Neil Hillbrandt.  The two have been composing true one-of-a-kind menus over the past few months including concoctions such as Venison Tartare with juniper and pickled shallots, bitter chocolate, and quail yolk with baguette and desserts like Oolong white cake, flan brûlé with hibiscus juelly, macerated blackberries and edible flowers.  Needless to say, their fan base has grown, so much so that they decided to expand beyond dinners and offer Brunch Sessions.

The current Cinnabar dining space is located in a smoke free East Vancouver loft with a lovely view, accommodating a dozen guests at a time.  Adults and their young ones alike are welcome to try the new and exciting creations. 

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Pastries are available a la carte including fresh croissants baked on-site.

Beverages
 

Caesar / 2oz East Van Vodka, Clamato, Tabasco, Worcestershire, salt rim, spicy pickles

The Cinnabar / 2oz East Van Vodka, Crème de Cassis, Lavender Bitters, Lime, Soda

Kir Royal / Crème de Cassis, Prosecco

Mimosa / OJ, Prosecco

Michelada / Lager, Clamato, Tabasco, Worcestershire, Salt Rim, Lime

Beer / Off the Rail Psyclepath Lager

Coffee / Matchstick Coffee Roasters

OJ / Fresh Squeezed

Nothing like having a day off from your kids to have a delicious brunch with your childless friends from the city.  It is simply THE BEST.

Red Miso, Apple and Ricotta Scones, Asian Pear and Ginger Muffins and the perfectly baked croissants from heaven.  I had a scone and a croissant with my coffee.  

Savory Wild Mushroom Waffles
Sunny Eggs, Root Veg Hash, Bechamel, Piperade

Seared Pork Belly
Potato Latkes, Beer-Braised Apple, Sunny Eggs, Pickled Red Onion

Lamb Merguez
Harissa Polenta, Asparagus Pesto, Eggs Sous Vide

I had been looking forward to this Brunch for weeks and the boys did not disappoint!  I am already salivating just thinking about what they have in store for this month's session!  A huge round of applause to you both for doing a stellar job!  Looking forward to the next Sunday Brunch Session and hoping to join in on one of the dinners.

 

xo

 


 

Love on The Bluff

There really are no words needed for this sweet little family session, though I will offer a little bit of background history:

I received a surprise email from Christy last week inquiring about family photos with her three handsome boys.  The last time we saw one another was back in 2001 when we graduated from LFA!  13 years later, she has found herself in love with Sunny Tsawwassen and just happened to spot me in our local rag.  13 years later she looks as beautiful as she did back in high school with a beautiful family to match...

The most perfect little family!

 


 

Wren Verona

After all the editing and compiling the photos for this post together, I'm at a loss of where to begin with Little Miss Wren.  I've known the Schmidt sisters since Grade 8.  Like many other girls, we were shuffled against our will to attend Little Flower Academy, an all girls Catholic school.  Yes.  I'm one of THOSE girls…  The girls that attended Blessed Sacrament Elementary were a tight crew and I was introduced to Ashley Schmidt via a number of her friends.  I was intimidated by her height and how she loved to play pranks on her friends.  Her sister, Nicole, 2 years older terrified me all through high school.  Ashley and I have continued to be friends after all these years, growing much closer in the last few.  It was only until Nicole gave birth to her first little guy, Rook, 3 years ago, that we began to hang out and I learned she was much less terrifying and a lot more hilarious.

I am so grateful to have such wonderful and loving friends in my life and I'll say it a million more times, I am so honoured to photograph their life milestones and growing families.   It's so special to be able to see such a long time friend welcome their first baby into the world, to share that love and wonder with them, to see the features of a face you've known forever suddenly appear in a brand new miniature version, and to see their heart transform before your very eyes as they fall in love with this tiny little person.

It is insane the things first time mothers do during their last weeks of nesting, Ashley and Ivan handmade this beautiful bird mobile.

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Beautiful Wren

I look forward to seeing you grow up
and to count the many ways you will be like your Mama.

 

xo