Chinese « are you gonna eat that?

CALGARY: Addendums

There’s only so much space I have in the Urban Foodie column in Metro Calgary to describe some of my eating experiences, which is yet another reason the internets is so wonderful. I can have all the space I want here!

In my writeup of Aladdin’s Casbah — a great Lebanese restaurant in the southeast — [...]

VANCOUVER: Chinese wedding banquet

This should be the last of the wedding-related posts, I swear! We’ve had a lot of friends ask about what we ate during our Chinese wedding banquet at the Victoria Chinese Restaurant (in the same complex as the Hyatt Regency Vancouver hotel). It was hosted by my parents and attended by 250 of their our [...]

Chinese wedding tea ceremony

I finally have some time to go through the amazing photos from our Vancouver wedding reception taken by Gracci and Rico, who run Pelaez Photography. The photos below are their fine work.

A Chinese wedding tea ceremony can be a way to honour your elders, and to welcome the bride and groom into the [...]

RICHMOND: Dim sum, old and new

We all have our favourite dishes at dim sum, but it’s fun to try new offerings whenever possible. Jade Seafood Restaurant has a nice variety of old and new, though the prices are a bit higher than average.

It’s a huge, second-floor dining room with courteous service (shocking, I know) and nary a dish [...]

RICHMOND: Return to Hakkasan

I know there are mixed reviews to the photo slideshow tool (PictoBrowser) I’ve been using but I’m short on time and long on photos these days, so bear with me.

I went back to Hakkasan recently, one of my favourite restaurants in the Lower Mainland. I must disclose that it’s run by close family friends [...]

RICHMOND: Night Market

The Richmond night market is a totally fun outing on a summer night, and growing so quickly that it’s now in its third location in less than a decade.

The popularity led to a fight between event companies, but all you need to know is don’t eat before you come here! Your eyes will [...]

RICHMOND: $11.95 prime rib

Richmond’s Aberdeen Centre mall — anchored by Daiso, the best place to spend your toonies — is full of (mostly Chinese) places to eat. Its food court is fabulous, but there are also several restaurants tucked in the complex.

Seventh Heaven Cafe is a typical Hong-Kong style cafe, tucked behind Northern Delicacy on the second [...]

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 [...]