If you live near Morgan Crossing, you already know about the fabulous selection of shops, services, and amenities the area offers. Everything from the convenient big box stores like Winners and London Drugs, to exclusive local boutiques, and the state-of-the-art Steve Nash Sports Club are all located in the European style walkable village. I’m excited to announce the opening of 3 restaurants that are sure to become neighbourhood staples and the hot new hangouts for locals of South Surrey / White Rock!   I’m hopeful that these new hang outs will offer up sweet deals on my TXT ShoutOut featured below.  If you have not signed up to receive special deals from my ShoutOut, be sure to TEXT “DEAL” to 33733 to sign up now!! Sammy J’s Grill & Bar (Opening Spring 2013) – One of those rare places that works for every occasion, Sammy J’s is perfect for families, date night, girls/guys night out, or, with their amazing sports lounge complete with 100” TV and surround sound – any game night! If you’re a fan of Caesar’s, you must try the Ultimate Sammy Caesar – Finlandia Vodka, Mott’s Clamato spiced with their own pepper infusion, and garnished with peppered bacon, pepperoni, havarti cheese, tiger prawn, blazes bean, olive, and a sprig of celery. Delicious doesn’t begin to describe this tasty unique drink concoction! Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria (Opening Summer 2013) – Famoso was born after co-owner Justin Lussier traveled to Napoli, Italy in the summer of 2005 and fell in love with the famous mouth-watering fire-roasted pizzas Napoli is known for. We can’t all travel to Napoli to experience the best pizza on earth, but lucky for us Famoso has brought the age-old recipe of Neapolitan pizza to Canada. How? 00 Caputo flour and tomatoes imported straight from Italy combine with fresh ingredients and …

Coffee is one of the things that I’m very passionate about.  I love it so much that I even roast my own beans at home to get things just the way I like it.  When I go out for coffee, it’s important to me that I get a cup worth paying for – in South Surrey / White Rock, the best place that I have found is MINK CHOCOLATES. Probably  my favorite thing about Mink’s coffee is the fact that they have a CLOVER machine.  Don’t know what a CLOVER is?  CLICK HERE to find out!  Mink is the ONLY coffee shop in South Surrey / White Rock that has a CLOVER coffee maker. At the request of the owner, Faith Gibson, I stopped in today with my camera to snap some shots of the cafe in Morgan Crossings. If you have not tried Mink out, treat yourself and head over there right now!