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CALGARY: Fire Kirin

I got an email a few weeks ago from the manager of Fire Kirin in the Avenida Mall inviting me to try a tasting menu. In return, they wanted my honest feedback. A fair deal, I figured, so southward we went. (I keep forgetting how close this is to Southcentre Mall, but I digress.)

Named after [...]

CALGARY: Colonial Fusion

Part of the fun in trying restaurants is venturing into newer parts of Calgary. Located in Quarry Park — which still doesn’t fully register on Google Maps or GPS — Colonial Fusion was a bit tricky to find directions for, but it turned out to be pretty straight-forward (Deerfoot to 24 Street East to 107 [...]

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 [...]

'The world’s greatest Chinese restaurant outside China'

UPDATE May 2009: Zen Fine Chinese Cuisine is now closed. A note posted on its website says, “Chef Lau will like to thank all our customer for their support. We are moving to a new location and will not be open for business until further notice.”

Like any self-respecting blogger, I like checking my stats once [...]