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RICHMOND: Hog Shack Twitter champs

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:00:16 +0000

I blogged about Hog Shack Cook House last fall, but this time I want to focus on how well they use Twitter. Other restaurants could learn some lessons.

First, Hog Shack’s Twitter account has a personality. It’s funny, timely and most importantly, authentic. Hog Shack is on Twitter to post specials, answer questions, cheer the Canucks [...]

VANCOUVER: Sanafir

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:00:29 +0000

We received some generous gift cards a few years ago that are valid at any Glowbal Group restaurant. So we decided to have dinner at Sanafir on Granville Street before a concert.

Here’s what the 20-something me would have thought of Sanafir:

Wow, what a cutting edge menu with Middle Eastern, Indian AND Mediterranean flavours.

It’s a [...]

RICHMOND: H-Mart Korean grocery, food counter

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:31:15 +0000

H-Mart is named after a Korean phrase “Han Ah Reum” which means “arm full of groceries.” I left with a tummy full of food.

H-Mart is an Asian supermarket, with predominantly Korean products. From a corner store in New York City in 1982, it now has almost 50 stores across North America and one [...]

RICHMOND: The One Cafe

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:36:49 +0000

I love baked Portuguese chicken rice. It’s a staple in the comfort food of Hong Kong-style diners. I took it for granted that everyone made it in a similar way, because the ones I’ve been eating in the Vancouver/Richmond area all seem to be missing something.

Coconut milk and turmeric powder make up the basic [...]

RICHMOND: Red Rooster fried broasted chicken

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:33:10 +0000

I’ve never heard of fried broasted chicken that’s the specialty of newly opened Red Rooster.

The Internet says broasting is a trademarked method of cooking chicken that combines pressure cooking and deep-frying.

Kashif, who owns Red Rooster, says broasted chicken is popular “back home” in Pakistan and the Middle East. The chicken is marinated for [...]

VANCOUVER: Edible Canada breakfast

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:00:26 +0000

I never assume that it’s OK to bring a toddler to a restaurant. Not just for our convenience, but also for the business. It certainly isn’t fair to drag a kid to a tiny cafe and blame the business for only having high backless stools, or to a swish bistro and expect them to put [...]

RICHMOND: 365 Days of Dining

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:56:53 +0000

“Dream job” is everyone’s description for Tourism Richmond’s newest opportunity. It’s looking to hire a foodie blogger to write about the city’s restaurants and expand on those culinary adventures on social media. The winning candidate has to visit at least one of Richmond’s 800+ restaurants per day, and post daily about it.

I think that’s harder [...]

VANCOUVER/RICHMOND: Alaskan king crab

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:13:43 +0000

There are two ways I know it’s Alaskan king crab season in Vancouver. There are countless restaurant ads with pictures of the spiny creatures all over the Chinese newspapers. Or my mother texts, “Want king crab dinner? It’s in season.”

As the Globe and Mail points out, however, it’s not really the “season” so much [...]

RICHMOND: Best Bubble Cafe

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:24:19 +0000

Most Taiwanese cafes specialize in bubble tea, but I enjoy them for their lunch combos which are always a terrific value and almost all your food groups are covered.

Pearl Castle Cafe is one of the most consistently good places. My dad insists part of its success are the “pretty girls.” I can’t argue the [...]

RICHMOND: Guu Aberdeen

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:07:57 +0000

I first wrote about Guu in 2007 when they had three locations. Now the Japanese izakaya chain has eight, including Toronto. (Hi Gigi!) The one we’ve been going to the most is Guu Richmond in the Aberdeen Centre mall. We usually go there for lunch because it’s so convenient (free mall parking), very child-friendly [...]