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Laurence and Chico are partners – one a designer, the other a marketer and this is their love child. Laurence and Chico Cafe is a fusion of eclectic design and food.
Their pastries are crafted by their in-house pastry chef but they do collaborations with their high tea sets and partner with local bakeries and chefs. When I went, the food options were created by Chef Tobias Grignon of Rabbit’s food.
Their high tea set comes in a sturdy branded box – which means you can take it to go. The box contains four bite sized portions and a cup of tea.
On the savoury side, there is the Chicken liver Onigiri with onion jam and brioche crumbs and Smoked tuna and spinach crepe. It is a nice balance of crispy and savoury with a slight sweetness. The smoked tuna and spinach crepe was a marriage of smokiness and savoury flavours with a nice crunch on top to finish. Corn & Nectarine Tart comes with chili and chicharron and Beet and Buttermilk eclair with Italian meringue and pistachios. It balances flavours – crispy, sweet with a nice spicy after kick. The Beet and Buttermilk eclair with Italian meringue and pistachios was more muted in flavour.
For desserts, we had the Tropical Mousse Tart, a bright, flavourful tribute to summer. The Mango Passionfruit Mousse is sprinkled with toasted coconut and inside the vanilla shell is a contrast of almond milk and black rice pudding.
The Raspberry Garden comes with hibiscus marshmallow, raspberries and fresh mint in a vanilla shell. It had a nice texture with the marshmallow (almost mochi-like) and a good incorporation of herbs.
Underneath the Blackforest Mousse Tarte, there’s a chocolate cherry truffle wrapped within the chocolate shell.
I would recommend this place. I’m excited to see what they have in store for the coming seasons and how they plan to expand their menu.

Laurence and Chico Café
833 Bute Street, Vancouver, BC

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