Dragon View
There are a couple areas in Richmond that hold prime dining real estate. One has definitely got to be Continental Square – with Deer Garden, Pearl Castle, Shabu Shabu to name a few – there is a new...
View ArticleBurnaby Palace
I’d like to start off with the fact that you cannot judge a place by it’s cover. Yes, it’s in the middle of Boundary and unfortunately situated next to a Pet Hospital. But pay no mind to these thoughts...
View ArticleSoho Tea Room
I had the pleasure of sitting down and catching up with Amy (Food Queen – read her review here) at the newly opened Soho Tea Room. The restaurant is located on Cambie and 19th, between Park Theatre and...
View ArticleShaolin Noodle House
I had lunch with my folks recently at Shaolin Noodle House on Broadway, at their new location located between Ash and Heather. What I love about Chinese cuisine (Asian cuisine, really) is how diverse...
View ArticleRed Ginger
Sure, there’s tonnes of selection between Cambie and Oak on Broadway – but how do you know which is worth spending your money on and what is something you can pass on? There is always the simple way of...
View ArticleNew Town Bakery
As I’ve mentioned before in my previous post of New Town Bakery, I grew up going here for siao pao (their steamed buns), buchi buchi (sesame balls with red bean) and puto (steamed white rice cake). So...
View ArticlePearl Castle (Sexsmith and Cambie Road)
Growing up in and around Vancouver included a lot of times at bubble tea cafes. Back in my day (says the old lady), there were a select few that were the cool spots to hangout at. One of these was...
View ArticleMosaic Chinese Chef Tasting Menu
Chef Thomas Heinrich is back with a Chef Tasting Menu offering that pays homage to Chinese cuisine. While all the fundamental elements of the Chinese dishes are present, Chef puts his own twist and...
View ArticleAli Shan
Ali Shan is a small, Taiwanese place located on the outskirts of Crystal Mall. Yep, the dreaded Crystal Mall and it’s parking lot. Even though I wasn’t the one driving that evening, I was getting...
View ArticleChengdu Bistro
This evening, I was invited by the owners at Chengdu Bistro to come and try out their dishes. Since it seemed like a bit of an overwhelming task, I rounded up some friends – Liane, Adrian and of course...
View ArticleMui Garden – Richmond
A good friend of mine, Lucy came to Vancouver for the holidays and so we decided to make a day of eating part of our plans. We hit up three different places and this was the second one- Mui Garden as...
View ArticleChinese New Years Traditions and Snacks with Liane (Part 1 of 4)
Chinese New Years is almost upon us, and I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been interested in learning more about the culture and the meaning behind Chinese New Years. Being half Chinese, I never...
View ArticleDai Tung for Dim Sum
Brian normally doesn’t have days off completely, so when we have a full day off together – we like to go for food (go figure?). We have been craving dim sum recently and we thought there was no better...
View ArticleSunflower Bubble Tea
I recently moved near the Collingwood area. I recall going to Sunflower Bubble Tea either early on in my college years or late high school years. I remember we’d get some pretty awesome bubble tea. Uh,...
View ArticleThe Dumpling Festival was lame.. I name it the Dumpling Tent instead.
I was really excited to go to The Dumpling Festival, or as titled by VanCity Buzz. But that was a misleading title. It’s actually the Lunar Festival, with one kiosk/tent of dumplings. With an extremely...
View ArticlePeninsula Oakridge Dim Sum
Right before Chinese New Year, my parents and myself ventured to the newly opened Peninsula for dim sum. As a rule of thumb, I try not to visit restaurants within the first month of opening because I...
View ArticleYu Xiang Yuan Restaurant
It is always a pleasure eating with my famjam – and it has been particularly fun with our little nephew and his family since he is a growing foodie in the making. Little K eats basically anything and...
View ArticleThe Jade Restaurant – Tourism Richmond Alaskan King Crab Dinner
Alaskan King Crab season is back in full force! Every year around this time, Chinese families and friends gather together to experience a magnificent meal that embodies the bounty of surf and turf. I...
View ArticleRichmond Night Market: Magical Duck Island
The Richmond Night Market is back in its glory! So much cheap, yummy street food vendors are back. I daresay I spend like 90% of my budget on food when I go to the night market. Depicted are skewers...
View ArticleCoco Hut, Richmond
If you’re looking for one of the best places for Hainanese Chicken on rice, try out Coco Hut in Richmond. Liane and I went here for dinner recently and she had highly recommended I try out the chicken...
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