***This is a review for their Meal Prep service Recently I wanted to get some meal prep help to eat a bit healthier this new year and after reviewing several options around town, I settled on True Nosh. We started off with a quick consultation of what I was looking for in terms of meal preferences and possible menu items. Renée was happy to answer my questions and as a registered dietitian on a mission to cut sugar and encourage healthy eating, she was more than happy to help me figure out specific nutritional details. . I'm on week 1 of the one month order I made and it has been super yummy so far. Every meal has been delicious (even the meat-less ones) and there's some creativity from her team as well so it's not just the dishes you see on her website. Others in my household have also tried to eat portions of my meals because it tastes and smells so good. I've loved certain products they've sold over the years like the mixed grain rice and goji berry granola so I was super happy to see those items included as part of the grains, cookies and breakfast parfaits. This was way healthier than some other food delivery options out there. read more

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Came here after winning a giveaway to the Taiwanese Beef Noodle class and it was such a pleasure to cook and learn from Renee. She started the business desiring to produce foods that could fit the dietary restrictions of others and you could tell she was passionate about her work. It was a very hands-on experience making our own noodles, cooking the food together (there was a group of 6 of us) and her explaining the ingredients. I had so much fun making my own noodles and using the pasta roller and the food was delicious! I already have a few of the True Nosh sauces from a previous visit but I highly recommend coming to browse the products if you're looking for some sauce alternatives with lower sugar and better ingredients! read more

Came here for the Yelp Elite event and knowing the background of Renee's journey in launching her store, I took my friend to the event with me as she is super into the healthy gluten-free vegan lifestyle. We were warmly greeted by the staff this past Saturday and were offered free samples of the sauces and their own store-made brand of drinks. Everyone who came in and out of the store raved about the XO sauce and I thought it had a nice spicy kick and flavour to it. The Hoisen sauce was different but was also very tasty. We left with hummus, gluten-free pierogies, and a full sized jar of hoisen sauce. True Nosh is a cozy cute store that has a very generous welcoming staff and high quality delicious products. Their store-made products are top notch and the city could use more of True Nosh type of store in each neighbourhood. Both my friend and I loved the hospitality and experience at True Nosh and can't wait to go back. Thank you to Yelp and True Nosh for the event! read more

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Hubby didn't tell me about the Yelp Elite email invitation for True Nosh. I have been so busy with work and barely checking my personal email account. Any event, I came with him to get his Yelp Elite perk as I shopped for some items for myself as I have been diagnosed with diabetes 2 about 1.5 years ago (early 40s) and recently losing my mom to dementia and diabetes. I understand the owner opened this store after losing her father to diabetes and my heart goes out to the owner for her amazing work on educating and opening a store to help others who need to nourish their body with the right food. Hubby got the XOXO sauce from the Yelp Elite event. I also picked up: - spinach gnocchi (I am aware I should avoid potatoes - carbs but a little bit is ok) - pink lemonade (I haven't had lemonade for a long time) - blueberry, chia seeds and ginger compote (I can't wait to spread this on rye bread or sourdough) True Nosh has all the right stuff to help nourish and satisfy my love for yummy food as a foodie, all in one spot. It is hard searching in grocery stores aisle after aisle which does not have many options dedicated to my dietary needs. I love the orchids in the store :) I will be back soon to try out some hot food and drinks. True Nosh thank you! read more

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True Nosh is a health conscious, gluten-free food store. They've been around in food markets for 6, 7 years. This store was opened early this year. They hosted a series of Yelp Elite Event right before Mid-Autumn Festival. Renée, the owner, is a very friendly nutritionist. She educated us the stories/history of mooncake and taught us how to make healthy and tasty snowy mooncake. We learnt very useful techniques. All the ingredients are plant based. We used glutenous flour, oil, and coconut milk, etc. for the skin. The colouring on the skin were from natural ingredients such as tumeric, matcha and purple yam. Various contents were red bean, lotus seed, and purple yam, etc. This pleasant experience brought me four yummy mooncakes to take home. Best result to taste is to refrigerate them for at least 2 hours or overnight. The store has a wide variety of vegan, gluten-free, and low sugar option ingredients. It is a great source to healthy eating. read more

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Owned by dietician Renée Chan, the True Nosh "market" carries many high quality and local natural food products as well as sauces and other goodies by Renée. The market may seem pricey, but every cent that you pay will be returned in the quality. The "cafe" has things like soup, sandwiches, truffles, miscellaneous desserts, and coffee and specialty lattes. There are also premade meals that they can heat up for you! There's a little bit of counter seating inside and a few tables outside for you to eat there. The street is on is a relatively peaceful pocket of the neighbourhood, so I love to sit outside with my food and relax. Since I started experimenting with using less sugar in my own cooking I've really noticed how much sugar is used in excess in lots of commercially prepared food, so I appreciate what this store is doing. What I really like about Renée's food in particular is that, while many of the products do use small amount of natural alternative sweeteners, they don't overdo it and allow you to experience the pure taste of food without tons of sweetness added. All of the cafe food and True Nosh sauces I've tried here has been excellent. I love all the unique specialty lattes they have (beetroot, turmeric, black sesame, stuff like that). Besides being low in sugar, they can also accommodate vegan and gf diets. While it's a bit of different experience than eating "normal" food, it's a good kind of different for me! I'd really encourage everyone to try their products. I also took a gluten-free snowy mooncake cooking class with Renée, where she guided us through the process of making the mooncakes as well as taught us a little about the background of the mooncake and her history. She's a great teacher and clearly an expert in food and nutrition. Apparently she's looking to branch out and partner with other brands to offer a wider variety of cooking classes, so watch out for those! Whether you go to True Nosh for a class, groceries, or to eat in the cafe, you'll get to experience the generosity and expertise of Renée and the other staff and likely learn something new. Whether you yourself are gluten-free, vegan, or diabetic, or if you are just curious about general healthy eating, True Nosh is an all-around great experience that you should give a visit. read more

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I had the opportunity to attend a moon cake making class hosted by Renée and Yelp, and it was super fun and educational! True Nosh is focused on healthy foods with many healthy food alternatives, from sauces, to dumplings and of course moon cakes. Renée was such a great teacher, she was knowledgeable, organized, and made the class fun! read more

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True NOSH is a cute little local store in a relatively quite avenue off Granville Street that serves up truly yummy nosh (read, food/ meals/snacks) with panache! It was heartening to read how losing her father to Diabetes led the founder Renée to create this company which focuses on items that are vegan, gluten-free and naturally sweetened/ no sugar minus any preservatives. Their mission is to change people's perceptions around how food can still taste good minus the added sugar, and based on our first visit here we can vouch for the fact that they are delivering on the promise, one patron at a time! When we arrived at near closing time last week on a Wednesday evening, it was super easy to find street parking in front of the place, and we were greeted and checked in by Teresa. Despite it being almost the end of a hectic day, she patiently gave her recommendations on their many amazing products on display, and kindly offered a tasting of some of the items. Truly no dearth of natural sweetness at this place! Smitten by their stuff, we got a bagful of True NOSH goodies - their signature XOXO sauce (love it!), Oy!Stir Sauce, Home Run Hot Sauce (nice and spicy!), Blueberry Ginger Compote (yummy!), Hoisin Sauce (tasty!), Granola (one of the best we've had!) and Brownie (good stuff!), and we're thoroughly enjoying these on a daily basis! We also purchased products - Jackfruit and Lily Extra Dark Chocolate - of other brands housed in the store. This loot err nosh will last us for a while! *wistful thinking* Please note that some folks might find the items to be pricey, but rest assured that you are paying for quality items and supporting a local small business in the process. We've read a lot about True NOSH's meals and cooking classes, so we'll have to check these out in the future. Until then, buenos noshes! read more

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I was excited to attend my first Yelp event since 2020 and it was made even better by the opportunity to make one of my favourite Chinese snacks, mooncakes! Renee supplied all of the supplies and ingredients for making the snowy mooncakes and provided us with a brief history of the mid autumn lunar festival which helped us understand the tradition behind the cuisine. I would definitely attend her future cooking classes as I find she is succinct and helpful in her instructions. Out of the 4 different flavours we made, I liked the red bean filling the best! It was also awesome that everything was vegan so being lactose intolerant, I could safely enjoy the snack without worrying. I left the class with 4 mooncakes and also purchased a vegan mac and cheese prepared meal along with some bags of pierogis. Renee provided us with the recipe to try it ourselves at home. I was not able to find purple sweet potatoes and red beans so I made 2 different fillings - mungbean and black sesame- and doubled the recipe to fit my 100g mooncake moulds. I would cover my dish next time while steaming the wrapper dough because it was extremely sticky (too much moisture from the dripping condensation possibly) and I wasn't able to work with it unless I had plastic gloves on. Might be a sign to leave some things to the pros ;) All in all, awesome experience and it made me excited to get cooking/baking again. Thanks Renee and True Nosh! read more

A new store opened on W 7th, it's small but mighty. It has some amazing vegan stir fry sauce that is not as sweet or salty as the regular store bought ones. I picked up the oystir sauce and vegan xo sauce. They gave out samples, and it tasted delightful! They also have no sugar added housemade soft drinks, moist and delicious black bean brownies. Renée truly demonstrates healthy and tasty can co-exist, people don't have to compromise the taste of food because they choose a healthy lifestyle. It's a bit of out of my way to trek here, but when I do again, I'll for sure get more goodies! read more

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Definitely give this a try if you're vegan or can't have seafood, this is perfect! The xoxo sauce is packed with flavours and it taste like the other ones except this is made with mushrooms! I ate this with the homemade turnip cake and it was delicious read more

The Skript - Xoxo sauce and oy! Stir sauce - Cooking Classes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Honestly mind blowing I never discovered this gem before. Got to come and discover this place with the Yelp Elite event they had here. They have all sorts of different healthy alternatives from sauces, to foods, drinks and even dry goods. Their XOXO sauce was the highlight of this place. It has a slight kick that lingers and makes you want more. The xoxo sauce contains wood ear which is rare and super delicious. Totally see myself using this xoxo sauce a lot more in the future with dumplings, rice, etc... their hoisin sauce was also very unique than others. It has a sweet and tangy taste to it which pairs well with the Xoxo sauce. When you go and not sure what to get totally ask to try the sauces out! Can't wait to finish the xoxo sauce and come for more! read more

The Skript - Cooking Classes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Super convenient with healthy foods. They offer sugar-free and non gluten food options from local makers that you can cook at home. It's a small indoor sitting area, but looks like they will have a patio area if you wanna eat there. The staff was friendly and helpful. read more

The Skript - Veggie burrito - Cooking Classes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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The nanaimo and butter tarts baking experience with Renee was amazing! I had been wanting to join a sugar-free baking workshop for a while, and this was exactly what I was looking for. Renee made the class fun and interactive, and I learnt a ton from her. The treats taste amazing, and I feel good eating them knowing that I won't get a sugar crash afterwards! I can't wait to try these recipes on my own and experiment at home. I will definitely be back for future workshops! I also love that Renee promotes nutritious, sugar-free cooking in general. I especially appreciate her innovative product line of sauces. Growing up in Hong Kong, I love making Chinese cuisine at home but have always been hesitant about the amount of sugar and sodium in Asian sauces. Renee's sugar-free, naturally made sauces solve that problem! I sampled all of them and they are delicious. She brings so much passion to her work. I highly recommend visiting her store to check out her products and learn about what she does. And of course take a class too! read more

Came here for the yelp experience and got grab to go. Tried the indonesian coffee and got the pink lemonade and the xo sauce. Thank for inviting yelp! Anyway, true nosh got a lot of different interestiny stuff to check out! This is somethint worth it to go to. I was surprised they were selling so many asian stuff and especially indonesian stuff. Recommended! Thank you for having me! Cheers! read more

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Try their XO sauce, you won't be sorry! The store owner and staff member were super helpful and offered samples of all their house sauces. It's so rare to find Asian sauces that are plant-based. Worth the trip for sure! While I didn't try their hot foods, drinks, or coffee but they sounded tasty and they had a wide variety (ex. soups, dumplings, tempeh bites). I'll have to try them the next time I drop by. read more

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Very cute spot. I took the Taiwanese Beef Noodle cooking class and it was great. Hands on class and very delicious food. It is great it caters to a variety of dietary preferences / restrictions - there was both a vegan and meat broth, and gluten free noodles. I liked how small the class was (8 of us), as well as sitting down for a "family style" meal after. You can also pick up some items at the store afterwords, including ingredients for the meal you prepared. The Nosh line of xo sauce is also killer and I grabbed a few chocolate truffles to enjoy on my way home. read more

I took a super fun potsticker making class at True Nosh. We made gluten free potstickers from scratch-both a pork version and a tofu version. They turned out delicious and the sauces that Renee makes for her store are also amazing! I bought the XO sauce and the Oyster sauce and I am totally enjoying them. I will take another class from True Nosh!! Highly recommend it! read more

The food was great- very fresh and had a variety of flavour. Obviously good quality and made with care. But the service was .... INCREDIBLE!!! The workers are so kind and are knowledgeable about the foods. I have family visiting and we will come back again. read more