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HONG KONG: Cafe de Coral

Cafe de Coral (大家樂), is one of Hong Kong’s biggest fast food franchises.

Far from burgers and fries associated with fast food in North America, Cafe de Coral whips up fairly healthy meals in an astonishingly efficient manner. I’ve never had to wait more than five minutes from ordering to getting a piping hot meal [...]

TORONTO: A café/store for daily pleasures

Tucked into a drab stretch of Adelaide (at Portland east of Bathurst), La Merceria is a stylish burst of espresso relief and beautiful housewares in what no doubt will soon become a bustling area.

The store is a labour of love for couple from South America (she from Colombia, and he from Argentina). The front [...]

MACAU: Portuguese tarts

I think Portugal’s sweetest contribution to China are its custard tarts.

In Chinese cuisine, there are the bright yellow egg tarts (蛋撻), which are said to be influenced by Britain, and then there are Portuguese tarts (葡撻), which are made with a bit of coconut milk and have a brown caramelized top.

The Portuguese tarts [...]

CALGARY: Hookah for the people

I’ll admit it, smoking (cigarettes) is bad. Smart eggs around the world have proven it does nasty things to your lungs and such. But what if smoking tasted fruity, smelled good, and didn’t leave you with icky nicotine urges?

Not only does the hookah (also known as shisha, narghile, ghalyan) fill that order, it also taps [...]