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Monster pho and stuff

Jason forwarded me an email about the Pho Garden Challenge. Unfortunately, it’s in San Francisco. But you can bet it’s on my list of things to do next time we head there!

The rules are simple: slurp back two pounds of noodles and two pounds of combination beef with tripe within 60 minutes and it’s free. [...]

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: Horse sashimi

Like so many interesting restaurants in Richmond, Tsukiji Japanese Restaurant is located in a strip mall.

Named after the world’s biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in Tokyo, Tsukiji’s website claims that its daily catches are imported directly from its namesake.

I’m not skeptical because it is right near the airport, and the sashimi [...]

GUILIN: No luck at this restaurant

The Guilin Good Luck Restaurant has a great name and location, but really little else in my opinion. It looks like quite the hangout for local young people, but I think they like it because it’s spacious enough for big tables of friends and you can smoke.

While many businesses and patrons in China have come [...]