The Mogo Blog

#MogoLife Interview with Jackie Kai Ellis of Beaucoup Bakery

Jackie Kai Ellis - Life is sweet. Just ask Jackie Kai Ellis. Between whipping up pastries that will blow your mind at Beaucoup Bakery [http://www.beaucoupbakery.com/], hosting foodie holidays in France (The Paris Tours) and writing all about food, she’s on a permanent sugar high! She took off her apron just long enough to dish on Vancouver’s hidden gems, her fave spots to get her grub on, and the secret to the perfect cookie. #nomnomOUR INTERVIEW WITH JACKIE**What’s a typical day in your life li

Mogo Perks: Drake General Store Review & Giveaway!

Great news! We’ve finally discovered where all the cool knick knacks have been hiding, and it’s not in the now condemned aisles of Target. Phew! Drake General Store [http://www.drakegeneralstore.ca/], with its four physical stores in Ontario and the online store, has got some seriously badass items just waiting to be discovered. From hilarious gifts to Canadian-made curiosities, you can finally relax and live a little. If you can’t tell a good product from a crappy one, start shopping at Drake

Mogo Perks: One Under Event Giveaways!

The benefits of being a Mogo member [https://www.mogo.ca/invite] become seriously obvious when we throw a crazy event like we’re about to at One Under Urban Golf Club [http://oneunder.ca/]on March 5th. We’re kind of nuts, so we decided to give our members the chance to win $50K* in our Hole in One Contest, on top of our ridiculously amazing list of other giveaways. No biggie (we do it because we love you that much). *Full contest rules here (click Rules tab): [http://50kholeinonecontest.hscampa

#MyToteStory: CUYANA Review and Giveaway

I’m a people watcher, and what can I say, I became a teensy bit obsessive about Cuyana [http://www.cuyana.com/] after seeing Marissa, the Founder of Design Love Co [http://www.thedesignloveco.com/], carrying around her amazing tote. So I did what anyone would do, and I went online that very night to order my own Cuyana (using my MogoCard, obviously). Okay, maybe I have a lil’ online-shopping-restraint problem, but guess what? I’ve officially adopted Cuyana’s tagline and merged it with my do mo

#MogoLife Interview with Erin Ireland

Erin Ireland - Famous for her legendary [To Die Fo](http://itstodiefor.ca/)r banana bread, Erin Ireland is one of Western Canada’s most well-known foodies. She can be heard regularly on The Peak FM reporting the latest restaurant news, while her drool-worthy food styling skills have earned her a massive following on Instagram. Over lunch at [Café Medina](http://www.medinacafe.com/), Erin dished about any and everything related to food. A word to the wise: you will definitely be hungry after read