My birthday was this past weekend, and I got extremely lucky with the weather. Vancouver decided to be extra nice, and was warm and sunny all weekend long. My friend, Jordan, took me out for lunch at Ban Wasana in Kerrisdale in celebration, and it was SO HOT that day that I was sweating a little even in my romper.

As I have mentioned, I have been loving wearing white sneakers with my outfits this Summer, and my white Chuck Taylors definitely play a huge role in my new found obsession.

I think Chucks are a staple shoe that everyone should own at least one pair of . I have loved chucks ever since my first pair in grade 5, and haven’t stopped loving them ever since. However, now-a-days I only own two pair that really fit me. A classic white pair, and a classic black pair. Staples.

Jacket : Armani Exchange

Romper : Winners

Bag : Rebecca Minkoff

Bracelets : Hermes & Hong Kong

Lots of love,

Another food date with Megan, we decided to venture down to Gastown to eat Catch 122 for brunch !

I’ve actually been to Catch 122 once before for brunch, and I ended up loving their dishes. The first time I went I had the braised shortrib eggs benedict (braised short ribs, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise sauce, yukon nugget potato hash). That one was an obvious no brainer for me. I mean let’s be real…. braised short rib? eggs benedict? I already knew I was going to love it. It was very juicy and flavourful.

This time I decided to try something else. I ordered the croque madame “open-face” (poached egg, house-smoked ham, gruyère cheese, cherry tomatoes, béchamel sauce, yukon nugget potato hash)  SO GOOD. OMG. I think I may even like this dish better than the short-rib eggs benedict, if that’s even possible. The smoked ham was SO amazingly tasty. It went perfectly the sauce and poached egg. OH and not to mention Catch 122 has the crispiest potato hash. They’re cooked to crunchy, seasoned perfection. I love mixing ketchup with their hot sauce and using it as dip.

I happily give this place a 10/10 ! Catch 122’s food is delicious, made to perfection, and most of their brunch dishes are 12 dollars ! The only problem I have with them is the wait time during weekend brunch hours. BUT , you can’t really blame them for that… they’re extremely popular and food is amazing so I don’t expect any less. Fortunately though, when I went with Megan (because we only had 2 people) we only had to wait about 10 minutes before they were ready for us.

Check out their website and their menu if you want to see what else they have to offer !

Their address is 122 west hastings st.

Phone number : 604.731.3474

Hours of operation :

monday: 8 am – 4 pm; tuesday – thursday: 8 am – 9 pm; 

friday: 8 am – 10:30 pm; saturday: 9 am – 10:30 pm; 

sunday & holiday: 9 am – 4 pm

let me know if you’ve been to Catch 122, and what your favourite dish is !

More soon,