Refuel - Vancouver

...is located in Vancouver's Kitsilano area at 1944 West 4th Avenue.

It's a minimalist, bright casual restaurant.

I had an iced tea (CA$3.95) and started with the Crispy Pork Ribs (CA$8) which were good and crispy. And then the Fried Chicken with Whole Wheat waffles and salted watermelon (CA$18). The fried chicken was good, but not as crispy as I like it. The waffles were thin and just okay.

Birdbath

...is the latest outpost from The City Bakery located at 160 Prince Street in NYC's SoHo in the former Vesuvio Bakery space.

I tried a raspberry bran muffin, blueberry corn muffin and large iced tea (each $3.50). The muffins were good, but not as good as their famous pretzel croissant.

The Best Chocolate Cake in the World

With a name like that you better meet the expectations of anyone visiting this tiny cafe at 55A Spring Street in NYC's SoHo.

And for $6.50 per slice it better be the BEST. I have to admit it was good, but I wouldn't say it was the "best" chocolate cake I have ever tasted. And I have not tasted all of the chocolate cakes in the world.

I had the milk chocolate version. It was good and light with many thin layers of dense chocolate alternating with crisp chocolate wafers. The top layer was smooth and thick like fondant.

I also had a Vanilla Almond iced tea for $3.50.