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Ayoub's Dried Fruit and Mixed Nuts

love the chandelier in Ayoub's
If you love nuts and dried fruit, you'll have to check this place out.  Ayoub's first of all is beautiful. It's like walking into another world.  The white shelves, silver urns filled with fragrant spiced nuts and the huge candelier hanging in the centre of the room make for an impressive first impression.

beautiful urn filled with mixed dried fruit and nuts
I was overwhelmed by the selection and wandered from urn to urn trying to decide whether I should go spicy and daring or conservative and healthy.  In the end I chose a somewhat healthy mix for munching on during work.
unsalted unadulterated mixed nuts and fruit: goji, cranberry, hazelnuts, almonds, cashews, pumpkin seeds
fruit and nuts organized according to flavours.  this grouping looks like it's slightly salted
The kids spotted candied strawberries that looked like jewels piled into the urn and insisted on buying some.   They said it was delicious and would want to come back to buy more.
spices line the shelves
The premises were kept spotlessly clean and the urns of nuts and dried fruit had sliding dome sneeze/dust guards.  I like to choose my nuts by sniffing them; so I can detect staleness or spice level.  Seems to work for me.
storefront view from the counter
Prices are in grams and were clearly labelled on cards.  I was very impressed with the display of goodies and would definitely come back again.
candied strawberries
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Looping Video Food Porn Reviews: The Vine App






This is my first time using The Vine App: 6 second looping videos.   I'm still not sure whether I like this over still shots. It gets me all dizzy watching the looping videos. Perhaps I need to work on my perspective and filming techniques. You can create stop-motion or short video clips. I think this could be a good thing if I can improve my filming techniques.



Well, you know how they say a picture conveys a thousand words?  Perhaps video can convey even more? What do you think?

By the way...no I did not eat all these meals in one day! It was over the course of the weekend :p
Spring Break is here!  Time to continue my exploration of more Vancouver patisseries!  Will be back with more.

Let me know what you think of this new way of exploring foodie Vancouver?

I get this feeling that this new medium for communication in social media may be the next big thing.  It's easy, it doesn't clog up your device, and there's so much potential for creativity.  Mind you it has just as much potential to wreak havoc and be super irritating...Just a feeling.  I will be posting Vine clips all Spring Break and see what I feel at the end of my experiment.

Be sure to click on the "unmute" button on each to hear sound if you wish.  Especially neat is hearing the Water Spinach sizzling in the hot pot clip :)

 Ajisai Sushi Bar 
in Kerrisdale 
(Excellent sushi!)

Penang Delight Cafe 
in Renfrew-Collingwood


French Made Baking
in Mount Pleasant




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