Nobody is sure where the day came from, but who’s going to argue with indulging your sweet tooth? October 14 is a day to celebrate desserts!
According to a New York Times article we didn’t get the word “dessert” in our lexicon until sometime in the 1900’s and has its origins in French, “The French noun dessert, originates with the verb desservir, or un-serve, that is, to remove what has been served. In other words, le dessert was set out once the table had been cleared of the dishes that made up the main part of the meal.”
And it is thanks to the Russian custom of serving dishes separately, that we have a separate dessert menu item, “Service à la française, the custom of serving numerous dishes simultaneously, (was replaced by) service à la russe, where one dish followed another.”
The dictionary defines dessert as “the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.” Who’s to say that you have to stay in to eat your treat? Here are some of our favorite spots to grab a sugary something while out and about:
Beacon Drive-In
Address: 126 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8V 2N9
Phone:(250) 385-7521
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Bon Macaron Patisserie
Address: 1012 Broad St, Victoria, BC V8W 2A1
Phone:(778) 265-0850
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Chocolat Chocolatiere De Victoria
Address: 703 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8W 2H6
Phone:(250) 381-0131
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Cold Comfort
Address: 1115 N Park St #2, Victoria, BC V8T 1C7
Phone:(778) 433-5215
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Fol Epi
Address: 398 Harbour Rd #101, Victoria, BC V9A 0B7
Phone:(250) 477-8882
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Ooh La La Cupcakes
Address: 1391A Hillside Ave, Victoria, BC V8T 2B3
Phone:(250) 385-0707
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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Address: 909 Government St, Victoria, BC V8W 1X7
Phone:(250) 382-8811
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Mr Tubb’s Ice Cream Parlor
Address: 3454 Tillicum Rd, Victoria, BC V8Z 4H3
Phone:(250) 388-3477
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Qoola
Address: 101-3531 Uptown Blvd., Victoria, BC V8Z 0B9
Phone:(250) 590-6816
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Roger’s Chocolates
Address: 913 Government St, Victoria, BC V8W 1X5
Phone:(250) 881-8771
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Tell us your favorite location for dessert!