And to celebrate, we dedicated the last few weeks to Womens Health.

We went to VanCity’s Womens Expo, tried burlesque classes, talked self esteem, tried Sugaring,  did fun photoshoots, did a giveaway, fundraised (see below: And A Word From Kells) and teamed up with Cadeaux Bakery and Sugaring Change.

Hope you enjoyed our First Ever Blog-a-versary as much as we did!

We are going to bring more delightful things your way in the next year.

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        And a word from Kells       

So in September I decided to join the 30 min Hit Kick the Beep Out of Cancer.

As I mentioned before I have lost a couple of people to cancer and my bestie is a survivor.  So it wasn’t hard to say yes to fundraising.

Did I raise millions, no? But it really is about

Fighting together as a community.

Coming together.

Raising awareness together.

Thanks for joining me in the fight. Let’s do it again next year!

xo, Kells

How To Enter to win a gift card to Cadeaux Bakery:

1. Go to Nals and Kells Instagram account
2. Follow Nals and Kells; and
3. Like our Blog-a-versary post from October 15, 2018; and
4. Tag a friend that you’d like to celebrate a blog-a-versay, birthday or friend-a-versary cake with.
5. Give-Away closes on October 22, 2018 at 11:59 pm PST.

Other deets:

• One name will be randomly chosen, after the Give-Away closes on October 22, 2018.
• The winner will be advised through an Instagram message.
• Gift card entitles the person to a single made-to-order 6″ cake at Cadeaux Bakery.  Bakery is located at 172 Powell St, Vancouver, BC, Canada.  This is not an e-card.  No substitutes. 
• Winner must pick the card up from Nals & Kells, or provide an address for us to mail out. 
• This Give-Away is not affiliated with Instagram.
• Thank you to Cadeaux Bakery for sponsoring this Give-Away!

Well N&Kers, hold on to your bonnets because this place is for reals, yo. Cadeaux Bakery is situated on Powell Street in Vancouver, BC. The open-concept has a refreshingly honest what-you-see-is-what-you-get vibe.  Bakers and sous-chefs dot the back of the establishment. They work hard to bring us a variety of deliciousness from the usual fare (sweet & savoury croissants, quiches, petit fours, choux patisserie) to the creative (funky cakes, parfaits).

Food is made daily, and thus offerings differ daily**. Kells & I have tried some of the 5-layered cakes (London Fog, Dark Chocolate Cassis, Coconut Choco, Carrot), cheesecakes (Triple Choco Cheesecake, Vanilla), meringues and parfaits. (They also have ice cream and sorbets, but we haven’t yet partaken.)

To complement your food, they have espresso drinks and tea leaved-cuppas. They also have a house made lavendar syrup. Very subtle but lovely.

The sweets are not too saccharine or heavy. The whipped cake icing is amazingly light.  This leaves plenty of room to experience the ingredients and the perfectly-executed baking techniques on your taste buds.

We love love love it here.

Conclusion: you must try this joint.

Apparently, every well rounded review should have a critique. So here goes:
1) It’s not open 24/7 (way to slack off, guys)*
2) Offerings change daily**

*Chef Eleanor, we lovingly plead, if you have thought of an outreach model to cover your ‘closed’ days?
**Daily offerings are a catch 22. We love that you can walk in and not know what loveliness is in store that day. But we tried a savoury bread pudding last year. And my goodness, we’ve been patiently waiting but it hasn’t yet made the second rounds. (At least not on one if our monthly visits.)