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RICHMOND: Paul’s Kitchen

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:51:42 +0000

It took me a few weeks of frequenting the Real Canadian Superstore in Richmond before I realized there are businesses on the ground floor, with their entrances facing the covered parkade.

Paul’s Kitchen does Hong Kong cafe, Chinese comfort food. It’s super cheap. Those are the two things you need to know, because it doesn’t look [...]

RICHMOND: Chef Hung Beef Noodle

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:04:55 +0000

Beef noodles are a humble and popular Asian dish. At first glance it’s a simple bowl of broth, noodles and stewed beef, but the quality of each is what sets amazing beef noodles apart from the rest.

Chef Hung Beef Noodle has lots of locations in Taiwan, with its first restaurant in Canada at Aberdeen Centre [...]

CALGARY: Song Han Vietnamese

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:29:23 +0000

Charlie Chan’s which served mainly Westernized Chinese food in Kensington closed this summer. I ate there a few times when I was in the mood for sweet and sour pork but the chopsticky font of its sign always bothered me.

In its place, Song Han opened in August with a quick renovation that opens [...]

CALGARY: Manrijangsung Korean-Chinese

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:25:23 +0000

If you ride the C-Train downtown, you’ll likely have passed Manrijangsung which opened three months ago. Decorated with pink and gold wallpaper and red lanterns, it’s kind of hard to tell what kind of Asian cuisine it serves.

Usually packed with Korean students from the ESL schools nearby, Manrijangsung also features a wall-sized photo of the [...]

CALGARY: Anju

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:16:04 +0000

This is how I always start off describing Anju: “You know those two round condo towers downtown near the Bow? The ones that look like Miami Vice?

“OK, and you know how there’s a big liquor store on the corner? Go down that dead-end street, and Anju is in the little house.”

Now that you [...]

RICHMOND: $11.95 prime rib

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0000

UPDATE-2011: Seventh Heaven Cafe is now closed. A different Hong-Kong style cafe called ABC has replaced it.

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. [...]

HONG KONG: Cafe de Coral

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:00:08 +0000

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: Ahoy, pho mateys!

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:48:04 +0000

Canh Buom Nha Trang is an explosion of Pepto-Bismol pink and ocean blue. Life preservers and gold-rope wrapped anchors (where does one order those?) hang on the walls; sparkly blue and red booths remind us of seats on a lurching, carnival ride. Two Buddhas, the Neptune of this ship, stare from the counter.

My sister [...]

HONG KONG: Our breakfast spot

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:09 +0000

One of the must-dos on my Hong Kong list was to visit a dai pai dong (大牌檔). It’s a basically an open-air food restaurant with a few tables and stools. The key to success is rapid turnover and inexpensive food.

Dai pai dong usually serve breakfast, or traditional Cantonese food like congee or noodles with [...]

CHINA: Eating dog meat

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:00:25 +0000

I know this post won’t be for everyone, and I know there will be some interesting comments (which by the way, I moderate, so keep it clean). But I wanted to stay true to the reason I have this blog in the first place: chronicling my eating adventures.

I will try anything once, and the best [...]