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Cross Charles Street on the East side of the Drive and you may have noticed that trail of petals like some storybook fantasy secret garden. If you take a minute to see where it leads, you'll find The Flowerbox — one of Commercial Drive's great little shops. Sacha runs the Flowerbox, makes the bouquets, and manages to squeeze more sweetly scented blooms, beautiful vases and exotic plants into that little space than you would have though possible.

When it comes to food, Lotus Land is ahead of the Big Apple and Cabbage Town. At least according to Travel + Escape's Shelley Seale. She points out that "The trailer food craze is sweeping the continent; gone are the days when greasy burgers or basic tacos were the only things to be had from a restaurant on wheels in North America. While street food has long been a staple in many other parts of the world, in recent years it’s become a new revolution in fresh, inventive food here at home. These five cities are leading the street eats trend."

The results are in! Commercial Drive is a hit with the Georgia Straight's annual Golden Plate Awards. Congratulations everyone!

Scandilicious (1340 Commercial Dr), family owned and operated, is proudly serving Scandinavian and European sweet and savoury waffles, coffee and Scandinavian baking.