It’s extremely hard not to compare Hakkasan, which opened earlier this year, with Zen Fine Chinese Cuisine.
Both aim to elevate Chinese food with a contemporary twist in elegant surroundings, and yet are located in strip malls in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond. They’re run by members of the same family, and they specialize in tasting [...]
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There are places we go to that serve great brunch and terrible coffee, or great coffee and no brunch. But finally, we found a place that splendidly fills both requirements.
Caffè Artigiano does a daily (!) brunch, but only at its West Hastings Vancouver location. We had high hopes considering how consistently perfect their lattes and [...]
We just wanted to grab a quick, wind-down drink at the hotel bar of the Sheraton Centre we were staying at, but I should’ve known it wasn’t going to go well when we sat down and I asked the bartender for a wine list.
“What kind of wine do you want?” he asked.
“Um, well what do [...]
I love lists, and so of course couldn’t resist when I stumbled on the Omnivore’s Hundred (by way of i like to cook).
It’s a list compiled by the British bloggers behind Very Good Taste of the 100 things they think every omnivore should try at least once in their life. They’ve also written about why [...]
Everyone has their own favourite foods and stands at the Calgary Farmers’ Market. Mine includes coffee at Phil & Sebastian, and smoked salmon on a Montreal bagel from The Daily Bagel.
But I had never really noticed the glass cabinet at the candy store near the front of the market filled with fresh Turkish Delight on [...]
