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There’s no doubt Mimo Restaurant is run by a family that’s proud of what they do. Our server, Carla, is the daughter of the owners and in typical Portuguese fashion, she loves to chat. But that’s how I learned about the restaurant, and the area’s, interesting history. A quarter century ago, part of what we know [...]
Sai Kung is a town that evolved from a fishing village in Hong Kong’s New Territories. Fishermen still unload their catch at the harbour where there’s a market centre with countless tanks of fresh seafood. You can take a stroll along the main drag and spend a lot of time staring at some not-so-familiar [...]
After my first encounter with fried clams, someone told me I had to try “Ozzie’s Lunch.” I’ve completely forgotten who it was (leave a comment if it was you!) but I remember that person saying it was a popular destination for RCMP officers and those guys always know where the best local eats are. I [...]
Yes, Fisherman’s Wharf is a tourist trap but it’s worth visiting for an hour or two if only to have some fresh seafood and gawk at the noisy sea lions on nearby Pier 39. There’s a wax museum (which always freaks me out) and a Ripley’s Believe it or Not! museum, but I would much [...] UPDATE July 2009: Gould’s Fried clams is now closed, replaced by a Chinese-Canadian buffet.
I had promised Jason I’d show him what a real lobster roll looked like — to compare to the flavourless $18 foot-long lobster sub he once had from Subway — before the end of our trip. As we were running out [...]
I have a family in New Brunswick I had not seen in several years. They adopted me when I first worked there, taking me sailing, cross-country skiing and on road trips. They also like to feed me. Gisele is a first-class cook. She’s also Acadian so I’m lucky enough to try traditional specialties from her [...] |
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