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February 1, 2012

00:44
Chambar Belgian Restaurant – 562 Beatty St, Vancouver – January 29, 5:00pm Price per person: $38 I’ve been to Chambar once during Dine Out a couple years back as well as once during regular dinner time, and remember both being excellent experiences. This time was no exception, their reservations are always booked solid, so we [...]

Chambar Belgian Restaurant – 562 Beatty St, Vancouver – January 29, 5:00pm

Price per person: $38


I’ve been to Chambar once during Dine Out a couple years back as well as once during regular dinner time, and remember both being excellent experiences. This time was no exception, their reservations are always booked solid, so we had to settle for a 5pm reservation. Right off the bat, the venison carpaccio appetizer dish that I had ordered was much larger than I had imagined – there were at least 15 thin beef slices with soba to go with it. Tasted great. Next up I had the white wine based mussel dish (the other one was tomato sauce based). Their mussels were huge and plentiful as usual, with lots more hiding in the soup. I had a bit of the arctic char and braised shortrib as well, and they were nicely cooked. For dessert, I chose the “chocolate caramel bar,” which I thought was alright with salty sweet taste, but some people may not like it because of the caramel stickiness. The lemon meringue leaves a nice taste after the dinner.


Service was excellent – the waiter came by to wipe the tables after the entrees were taken away, and even folded my friend’s dinner napkin while he went away to the washroom.


Below is my selection:

Appetizer: Carpaccio de Chevreuil – Charred venison carpaccio, garlic chips, radishes, white soy & red wine reduction, soba noodle salad.

Entrée: Moules-Frites Coquotte & Congolaise – Mussels, white wine, cream, smoked bacon lardons, spring onions.

Dessert: Le Chocolat – Salted chocolate caramel bar, vanilla ice cream.


Everything was flawless except maybe if they had still offered the Belgian Waffle or a less sticky dessert. Overall I give it a 9.5!


Chambar Dine Out Menu


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Chambar Dine Out Menu


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Good ambiance

Chambar Dine Out


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Soupe d’hiver – Roasted celeriac & morel soup, shaved apple, lingonberries, watercress

Soupe d'hiver


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Soupe d'hiver


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Carpaccio de Chevreuil

Carpaccio de Chevreuil


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Carbonade Flamande – Chambar Ale braised shortrib, sultanas, sage butter barley risotto

Carbonade Flamande


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Moules Frites Congolaise – Mussels, tomato coconut cream, smoked chili & lime, cilantro

Moules Frites Coquotte


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Moules Frites Coquotte – Mussels, white wine cream, smoked bacon lardons, spring onions

Moules Frites Coquotte


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L’omle de l’Artique Niçois – Crispy Arctic char

L'omle de l'Artique Niçois


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Le Fruit – Lemon curd, toasted meringue, thyme scented shortbread

Lemon Meringue


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Le Chocolat – Salted chocolate caramel bar, vanilla ice cream

Chocolate Caramel Bar


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Chambar Dine Out


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January 31, 2012

00:38
Carmichael’s Restaurant in Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel – 5911 Minoru Blvd, Richmond – January 28, 7:30pm Price per person: $28 I haven’t heard of this restaurant before – actually, I don’t think I’ve ever had a dine out in Richmond before, but my friend had booked it for his birthday, as it had quite a [...]

Carmichael’s Restaurant in Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel – 5911 Minoru Blvd, Richmond – January 28, 7:30pm

Price per person: $28


I haven’t heard of this restaurant before – actually, I don’t think I’ve ever had a dine out in Richmond before, but my friend had booked it for his birthday, as it had quite a number of selections for its courses. For appetizer I had the crab cake with salsa & chipole sauce. It was rather delicious and the portion was quite big – nicely decorated was a plus! The soup of the day was Mushroom Soup, which I heard was quite good as well. We each tried a different entree, and this time my steak was cooked just right, medium-rare, leaving it quite juicy inside. The chicken dish was tender as well. I was already really full from dinner already, so I only had half the chocolate, and packed the other half to go. It was extra chocolaty and rich, with a tangy sour raspberry sauce to complement!


Most of the time a hotel’s not really known for its restaurant, but I was surprised by the dining experience that I would come back again.


Below is my selection:

Appetizer: Crab Cake – Local crab with corn-smoked tomato salsa & chipotle aioli

Entrée: Filet Mignon – Certified Angus beef topped with woodland mushroom sauce, creamy garlic Yukon gold mashed and asparagus

Dessert: Double Chocolate Cake – Dark chocolate cake with ganache icing served with raspberry sauce and seasonal berry


Overall I give it a 8.5!


Carmichael's Dine Out Menu


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I think I had a bit too much bread…

Carmichael's Dine Out Bread


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Crab Cake

Crab Cake


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Mushroom Soup

Mushroom Soup


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Filet Mignon

Filet Mignon


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Nicely cooked medium-rare

Filet Mignon


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Chicken Saltimbocca

Chicken Saltimbocca


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Squash Ravioli

Squash Ravioli


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Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding


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Double Chocolate Cake

Double Chocolate Cake


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January 29, 2012

22:52
Sandbar Seafood Restaurant – 1535 Johnston St, Vancouver – January 25, 6:45pm Price per person: $28 Second dine out experience of this year goes to Sandbar on Granville Island. It’s part of the Sequoia Company which includes other restaurants like Teahouse in Stanley Park and Seasons in the Park. Apparently if you dine at all [...]

Sandbar Seafood Restaurant – 1535 Johnston St, Vancouver – January 25, 6:45pm

Price per person: $28


Second dine out experience of this year goes to Sandbar on Granville Island. It’s part of the Sequoia Company which includes other restaurants like Teahouse in Stanley Park and Seasons in the Park. Apparently if you dine at all 4 of the participating Dine Out locations this year, you get a chance to win a prize pack (though I doubt if many people will do that…)


As for the food itself, I really liked the braised short ribs appetizer (in fact, I thought it was the best course of the night). Apparently the California Roll was pretty good – not sure how it compares to Japanese restaurants in town. As for the entree, I would say it was quite disappointing. I had asked for it to be cooked medium-rare as usual, but it was more like a medium well-done or even more, so the steak wasn’t that tender. The shrimps could’ve had more flavour or sauce to complement. As a whole, the dish didn’t stay hot for very long (I swear it wasn’t because I took photos in the beginning!) I had the apple strudel for dessert, which was quite typical, and I heard the pumpkin cake was just ok. If I ever come here next time, I would probably get a seafood main course.


It’s too bad that they have really good reviews online, but only a sub-par experience for Dine Out.


Below is my selection:

Appetizer: Lemongrass Braised Short Ribs; 5 spice crushed peanuts, chili scallion relish

Entrée: 4oz Chateau Rib Steak & Grilled Tiger Prawns; caramelized onion marmalade, creamed peppercorn demi-glace

Dessert: Apple Strudel; hint of star anise


Overall I give it a 6.


Sandbar Dine Out Menu


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Sandbar Dine Out


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Lemongrass Braised Short Ribs

Lemongrass Braised Short Ribs


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Pan Roasted Sablefish

Pan Roasted Sablefish


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Chateau Rib Steak and Grilled Tiger Prawns

Chateau Rib Steak and Grilled Tiger Prawns


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Spiced Pumpkin Cake

Spiced Pumpkin Cake


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Apple Strudel

Apple Strudel


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22:52
Fleuri Restaurant – 845 Burrard St, Vancouver – January 23, 7:30pm Price per person: $28 I’ve heard good things about Fleuri during dine out for its desserts, so we tried it out for my first DOV 2012 experience. It was a Monday evening so the place wasn’t too busy. I had the tomato chowder to [...]

Fleuri Restaurant – 845 Burrard St, Vancouver – January 23, 7:30pm

Price per person: $28


I’ve heard good things about Fleuri during dine out for its desserts, so we tried it out for my first DOV 2012 experience. It was a Monday evening so the place wasn’t too busy.


I had the tomato chowder to start, the clam flavour was pretty strong in the soup, although I had wished there were more actual clams. Tasted like a minestrone vegetable soup. As far as the entree goes, the braised beef texture was pretty tender, although it reminded me of beef brisket in Chinese cuisine. I also had a taste of the Buttermilk Chicken, it was kind of disappointing since the meat was on the dry side. For dessert, it was sort of a butterscotch flavoured crisp with gelato on the side – we said it reminded us of a snack in Taiwan, haha. The food was good but not quite up to expectations, and there was quite a long wait between the dishes coming out.


Below is my selection:

Appetizer: BC Clam and Tomato Chowder, vegetables, tarragon essence, crab fritter

Entrée: 24-Hour Braised Beef Flat Iron, root vegetables, tiroler bacon jus, onion horseradish

Dessert: Butterscotch, Vanilla Chamomile Gelato and Passion Fruit Coup


Overall I give it a 6.5.


Fleuri Dine Out Menu


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Fleuri Dine Out Menu


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Fleuri Dine Out


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Fleuri Dine Out Bread


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BC Clam and Tomato Chowder

BC Clam and Tomato Chowder


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Buttermilk Chicken Sous Vide and Shiitake Mushrooms

Buttermilk Chicken


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24-Hour Braised Beef Flat Iron

24-Hour Braised Beef Flat Iron


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Butterscotch, Vanilla Chamomile Gelato and Passion Fruit Coup

Butterscotch Crisp


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Birthday present!

Birthday Present


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January 19, 2012

14:16
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Hong Kong Taxi


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January 15, 2012

11:50
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Tech Scooter


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January 14, 2012

11:04
Well under control Shutter speed: 1/2s / Aperture: f/11.0 / Focal: 10mm / ISO: 100 Scooters prohibited Shutter speed: 1s / Aperture: f/11.0 / Focal: 10mm / ISO: 100Well under control

Rush Hour Taipei


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Scooters prohibited

Scooters prohibited


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January 12, 2012

10:19
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Granville Road, Hong Kong


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January 10, 2012

08:39
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Longshan Temple


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Longshan Temple


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Longshan Temple


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Longshan Temple


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Longshan Temple


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Longshan Temple

Longshan Temple


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January 9, 2012

07:41
Happy New Year! I’m back from my month-long Taiwan/HK experience. Well not so much “experience” for Taiwan, but I haven’t been to Hong Kong before, so I always enjoy exploring new places. Today, a candid photo from streets of HK that I really like! Shutter speed: 1/400s / Aperture: f/1.4 / Focal: 35mm / ISO: [...]

Happy New Year! I’m back from my month-long Taiwan/HK experience. Well not so much “experience” for Taiwan, but I haven’t been to Hong Kong before, so I always enjoy exploring new places.


Today, a candid photo from streets of HK that I really like!


Hong Kong Candid


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Casa Mila Chimney


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07:41
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Streets of Barcelona.


Barcelona Bike


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Barcelona Scooter


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Barcelona Swan Feeder


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Barcelona Swan Feeder


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07:41
My first time at the dessert place, Sweet Obsession on 16th and Trafalgar. On first look, the decoration was not all that elaborate, and the cakes look quite like the other cafe/cake shops. Once I had a bite of their cakes, I knew why that place still had so many people late at night. The [...]

My first time at the dessert place, Sweet Obsession on 16th and Trafalgar. On first look, the decoration was not all that elaborate, and the cakes look quite like the other cafe/cake shops.


Once I had a bite of their cakes, I knew why that place still had so many people late at night. The Chocolate Obsession was very very rich, and I don’t think I’ve had a quite a “hazelnuty-flavoured” cake (not even sure if that’s a word) with so much big chunks of the nut as the Chocolate Hazelnut Zuccotto. Quite a treat!


Sweet Obsession Menu


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Sweet Obsession


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Sweet Obsession


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Sweet Obsession


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Tiramisu

Sweet Obsession Tiramisu


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Passion Fruit Flan

Sweet Obsession Passion Fruit Flan


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Chocolate Obsession

Sweet Obsession Chocolate Obsession


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Chocolate Hazelnut Zuccotto

Sweet Obsession Chocolate Hazelnut Zuccotto


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07:41
Another food outing. I promise this photoblog isn’t turning into a food blog anytime soon :-) Suika is another Japanese izakaya restaurant (much like Guu) located on Broadway and Fir in Vancouver. ‘Suika’ actually means watermelon in Japanese – interesting. They replaced a Thai restaurant that was at that location. They’ve got a 88% rating [...]

Another food outing. I promise this photoblog isn’t turning into a food blog anytime soon :-)


Suika is another Japanese izakaya restaurant (much like Guu) located on Broadway and Fir in Vancouver. ‘Suika’ actually means watermelon in Japanese – interesting. They replaced a Thai restaurant that was at that location. They’ve got a 88% rating on Urbanspoon and is one of the top Japanese restaurants in town. It was no surprise that they were still quite packed on a Wednesday night.


We ordered a variety of food from salads to fresh seafood to pressed sushi, an overall good mix. Their seafood is fresh, salad is well flavoured. The ma-po rice cake and Ebi-mayo could use a bit more work. Dish size wise they are about what you would expect from an izakaya place, and expect to spend roughly $20 per person to satisfy your stomach.


Suika


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Doraemon menus!

Suika Menus


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Suika


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Asari Yaki Udon

Suika Asari Yaki Udon


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Ebi mayo

Suika Ebi Mayo


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Grilled Sable Fish

Suika Grilled Sable Fish


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Sashimi Shake Salad

Suika Sashimi Shake Salad


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Aburi “Shime-Saba” Sushi – awesome pressed sushi!

Suika Aburi Shime-Saba Sushi


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Ma-Po Rice Cake

Suika Ma-Po Rice Cake


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Negitoro Battera – another delicious pressed sushi


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Torotoro Cha-Shu

Suika Torotoro Cha-Shu


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07:41
Tonight a my friends and I checked out a French restaurant on Cambie called Pied-à-Terre. The friend who recommended it had already been two previous times, and liked the food and atmosphere. It’s a quaint little restaurant, reminded me of La Quercia – seats about 30 people with simple decoration. Their prices were pretty reasonable [...]

Tonight a my friends and I checked out a French restaurant on Cambie called Pied-à-Terre. The friend who recommended it had already been two previous times, and liked the food and atmosphere. It’s a quaint little restaurant, reminded me of La Quercia – seats about 30 people with simple decoration.


Their prices were pretty reasonable at about $10 for an appetizer (which can almost double as an entree), $25-$30 for an entree, and ~$8 for dessert. We started with some bread, which this one I found to be one of the better ones! (I’m picky about my bread, heh). I got some awesome BC mussels with chirozo and tomato (big, fat juicy mussels – delicious by the way) as appetizer, duck three-ways as main, and an apple and calvados parfait to finish off. Great food!


With the exception of this wall, the outside looks very subdued

Pied-a-Terre Restaurant


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Pied-a-Terre


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Pied-a-Terre


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Soft bread (and soft butter – even better)

Pied-a-Terre


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Pan seared Foie Gras on bread

Pied-a-Terre Foie Gras


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BC mussels baked with chorizo, tomato and garlic butter

Pied-a-Terre Mussels


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Filet of milk fed veal loin, veal cheek tortellini, port wine sauce, crispy sweetbread

Pied-a-Terre Veal Loin


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Berkshire pork tenderloin, bacon wrapped prunes, armagnac and mustard sauce

Pied-a-Terre Pork Tenderloin


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Lac Brome duck: roast breast, house made sausage, pithivier of leg

Pied-a-Terre Duck


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Duck confit

Pied-a-Terre Duck confit


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Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee

Pied-a-Terre Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee


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Apple and Calvados parfait

Pied-a-Terre Apple and Calvados parfait


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07:41
The YouTube sensation twin sisters from Australia, Janice and Sonia Lee, aka jayesslee, were in Vancouver last month on the 14th! After hearing their covers on YouTube, I couldn’t miss this chance to hear them live! The concert started out with the string trio, Infinitus, moving on to Ezra Kwizera from Rwanda, and then the [...]

The YouTube sensation twin sisters from Australia, Janice and Sonia Lee, aka jayesslee, were in Vancouver last month on the 14th! After hearing their covers on YouTube, I couldn’t miss this chance to hear them live!


The concert started out with the string trio, Infinitus, moving on to Ezra Kwizera from Rwanda, and then the third special guest was Jay Calder on acoustic guitar (you can hear a bit of his music in the videos embedded in this post).


Then of course, everyone was thrilled when the the twins took the stage after about an hour and half into the show! Janice and Sonia kept the audience “in love” with their harmonious voices for the reminder of the time, even with a few songs that haven’t been released on their YouTube channel before! Their bubbly personalities, smiles, and interactions with the audience certainly make it a night to remember. Loved the set decoration. I’ve also included three of their videos at the end :-)


Hope they are back in Vancouver for another concert soon!


Jayesslee in Vancouver


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Infinitus


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Ezra Kwizera


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Ezra Kwizera


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Jay Calder


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Jay Calder


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Hello Sonia!

Jayesslee in Vancouver


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Jayesslee in Vancouver


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Twin smiles

Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/160s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 200mm / ISO: 1600
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Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/100s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 200mm / ISO: 1600

Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/100s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 160mm / ISO: 1600

Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/60s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 200mm / ISO: 1600
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Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/125s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 169mm / ISO: 1600

Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/125s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 135mm / ISO: 1600

Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/160s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 97mm / ISO: 1600

Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/160s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 173mm / ISO: 1600

Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/200s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 116mm / ISO: 1600
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Jayesslee in Vancouver


Shutter speed: 1/200s / Aperture: f/4.0 / Focal: 160mm / ISO: 1600

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Oh man, I miss New York. Shutter speed: 0.3s / Aperture: f/8.0 / Focal: 22mm / ISO: 500

Oh man, I miss New York.


New York Subway Station


Shutter speed: 0.3s / Aperture: f/8.0 / Focal: 22mm / ISO: 500
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Fly me away Shutter speed: 1/125s / Aperture: f/10.0 / Focal: 10mm / ISO: 100Fly me away

Barcelona Airport


Shutter speed: 1/125s / Aperture: f/10.0 / Focal: 10mm / ISO: 100