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Local Love List: A House Cafe, Watermelon Sugar, + More!

April 2, 2021 By Kari Leave a Comment

Hidden gems, cool local products, and unique events in the Edmonton area.
Here’s what’s on your Local Love List this week!

The Local Love List is published the first Friday of every month at KariSkelton.com.
Thank you for continuing to read my blog, and supporting my small business!

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It was important to me to kick off this week’s Local Love List highlighting a few Asian-owned businesses and products in and around Edmonton. I support and stand in solidarity with the Stop Asian Hate movement. I’m appalled to hear hate crimes against Asian-Canadians have increased by 700% since the start of the pandemic, including horrific acts of violence targeting women of Asian descent in recent weeks. I plan to learn more and do more, but what I can do right now is highlight some local, Asian-owned shops.

Numchok Wilai

  • This Thai food is SO good! We’ve been ordering from here for years. I know they’re struggling a bit for business right now so it would be really awesome if you could try them out! Takeout available seven days a week from 4-9. Go here.

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Hibiscus Bake Co

  • Snag some yummy Asian-fusion treats at Hibiscus Bake Co. This small shop is only one month old and already comes highly recommended! Follow on Instagram here. 

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Stop Asian Hate Alberta

  • Make sure to take some time and read this post. Local blogger and Social Media Strategist Linda Hoang featured the movement #StopAsianHateAlberta on her blog (an initiative she was also part of): a ‘collective show of solidarity, standing united with other Asians in Alberta’s food community against race-driven hate crimes’. In the post, she shares six actions you can take to denounce and eliminate race-based hate. Read here.

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Kim Der Bags

  • Gift idea! Be sure to check out these gorgeous handmade leather bags by local artist Kimberly Der. She also offers custom hand thrashed vintage tees. Check it all out here.

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Yelo’d Ice Cream

  • Yelo’d is an awesome Filipino fusion soft serve ice cream shop on Whyte Ave, run by Jason and Ailynn Wong, offering cool flavours like Ube (purple yam) and Buko (coconut). Check them out here!

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More Local Love…

The Pickup Depot

  • If you’re a home-based business wanting to offer curbside pickup but not at your house, this is for you! The Pickup Depot is a communal space for local home-based businesses to provide a curbside pickup option! You drop your orders off any weekday morning and your customers can pop by seven days a week to pick up! There’s a small fee (which you can absorb or pass to your customers). Check them out here.

Prettiest Cookies

  • How beautiful are these?! Lulu Cookies are buttercream sugar cookies with abstract floral designs created by Lindsay Tobiassen.
    Order online here (you can also do custom).

Quaint New Cafe

  • A new hidden gem to check out in Bonnie Doon! An old house has been converted into an adorable cafe serving up yummy eats like Zuchunni Waffle Grilled Cheese and Short Rib Sandy on Ciabatta. Give Green Ash Cafe a follow on Insta here.

Culina Muttart

  • The Muttart is still closed (first for renos and then because of COVID) but Culina is back open! Located inside at the Muttart front entrance with grab and go soups, sandwiches, salads, lunch/dinner entrees & locally roasted ‘Kaffa’ espresso. Check them out here. 

Autism Awareness

  • Today is World Autism Awareness Day so I wanted to share an amazing local account to follow for some education. The Autism Edit was created by Edmonton mom of three Kathy Heath. In 2016, one of her children was diagnosed with severe Autism Spectrum Disorder and now she’s sharing all of her resources and tips to help other families in the same position. She also has a shop with 10% of all net proceeds donated to charities that support people affected by autism. Check out theautismedit.com.

Watermelon Sugar!

  • As I’m sure you can imagine, this stuff smells SO good! Essentials By Nature (a local plant-based beauty product line) is out with Watermelon Sugar bubble bath, room and linen spray, and handsoap. Grab some here. 

New Alley Patio

  • Rocky Mountain Ice House has added another patio – this one in the back alley. Heated socailly-distanced seating and sometimes live music. Check them out here. 

Dreamy Lotion

  • Pura Botanicals is out with a new potion called Azure Dream Cloud. Created by Pura founder Lane Edwards and her friend Lindsay Jang (former Edmontonian turned global entrepreneur), this beautiful baby blue cream took two years to perfect. See all the fine details of what’s in it here. 

New At KariSkelton.com

Mini Egg Waffles: Watch your kiddos go bananas when they see Mini Egg waffles! So easy to make, and so delicious! Get the recipe here.

Easy Cottontail Easter Tablescape: Gold chocolate bunnies, chargers from the gardening section, and the cutest way to do a cotton tail with your napkin. Here’s how to style this easy cottontail Easter tablescape! Get the how-to here.

Trifle Bowl Centrepiece: An easy and inexpensive way to beautify your brunch table. Here’s the how-to. 

Healthy Chick + Bunny Breakfast Pops: Filled with yummy, go-for-you stuff your kids will love! A fun thing to make with your kids this weekend! Here’s the recipe.

Canada’s Coolest Grocery Store: Take a tour of the new Freson Bros. in Edmonton! I’ve heard it described as ‘Disneyland for adults!’ LOL! A unique food experience with innovative features that will knock your socks off. Go here to see. 

Read more Local Love Lists here.

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🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

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❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

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You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

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✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

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Lifestylist + Blogger: KariSkelton.com
Mom to Wyatt, Moses🐾 + Monroe🐾
Babe on the way! (06/22)
❤ @ryanjespersen
motherhood | style | recipes 👇

Kari Skelton | Motherhood
when you feel like you've hit your max bump but th when you feel like you've hit your max bump but there's still nine weeks to go. 😳

It's truly amazing what our bodies can do. 💛

#31weeks #sunsoutbumpsout #beachball
Life update. ❤ I’ll be keeping this piece of Life update. ❤

I’ll be keeping this piece of art forever. Wyatt painted this for me back in January, when I was isolated with Covid. I taped it up on the wall beside the bed during my stay in our guest room. If you zoom in, you’ll see me in the front with the big baby belly. (Wyatt calls me ‘big belly’ these days!)

Rainbows represent promise, hope, and new beginnings. 

It's been a rough past few weeks for our family, hence my absence online. Thank you so much for your messages of love, concern, and support. They mean so much to us. I know I share a lot with you on here, but I’m not going to get into details this time. Just know we're doing alright. Junebug is great (and kicking and rolling around non-stop!), Wyatt is awesome per usual, and Ryan and I are rock solid.

I had to take a break from work. My main focus has always been (and will
always be) protecting the peace, health, and well-being of our family unit. 

Social media can be a beautiful place where connection and inspiration happens. Unfortunately, it can also foster hurtful and harmful attacks. I’ve learned so much over these past few weeks, and have deeply reflected on my presence and future plans online. I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just wanted to check in, say a sincere thanks, and let you know we’re all good. ❤️
The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll be honest - the first trimester wasn’t great. There were moments of joy (like this one) but it was filled with anxiety, scary moments, and a few hurdles. 

🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

👉 Head on over to KariSkelton.com for ‘Pregnancy Q&A: The First Trimester’ where I get into all of it. Link is in my bio.

❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

(If you can believe it, I took a video of the exact moment I found out but it disappeared from my files. Poof! Gone.💨 Of all the videos to lose…. 🙈 But very happy to have this photo).

#pregnancystories #motherhoodrising #motherhoodunites #Canadianblogger #Canadianmom
Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_q Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_quay! Thanks to all of you for entering! ❤

➡️ Giveaway! To celebrate @fresonbros first birthday tomorrow (Saturday, March 5), we’re giving away a $250 Freson Bros. GC! 🥳

You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

👉 Make sure you follow me @kariskelton and @fresonbros.

👉 Like this post.

👉 tag some friends who would love this!

✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

🚨*PLEASE watch out for impersonation accounts that unfortunately sometimes pop up during giveaways. I will only reach out to you via DM from my account (@kariskelton) to confirm your win and then we’ll coordinate details via email only.
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