On K.K. Dollar Hot Pot, and Vegetarian Choices.
This is a post for anyone out there who would like a break from meat. Perhaps you’re a vegetarian or a vegan; perhaps you try to incorporate Meatless Mondays into your life; or perhaps you’d just like...
View ArticleOn Gingeri, and Buddies.
I have Suzie and Emily, my dear Aussie and American friends, with me at last. I’m so excited to have them here that I keep having to tell my brain – now constantly spinning with places I want to take...
View ArticleOn Shanghai House, and Pressure!
Yesterday, I felt a lot of pressure when it came to picking a Richmond restaurant for us to dine at. The pressure was placed on me, solely by me, and that’s because I wanted Suzie and Emily’s first...
View ArticleOn Sushi One, and Culinary Adventuring.
Blustery days are meant for food adventuring. These adventures should ideally include: baked goods, sushi, more baked goods, coffee, and big jugs of maple syrup. We covered all of these yesterday (as...
View ArticleOn Chuan BBQ, and Mad Tricks.
Richmond still has a few madly awesome tricks up its sleeve, and Chuan BBQ is one of them. My friend Carl and his sister were the ones to ‘discover’ it, and they’ve been several times over the past...
View ArticleOn Red House, Minoru Chapel, and Doors Open Richmond.
For most of the year, I’ve been admiring the Minoru Chapel, but always from the outside. The restored, 1891 Methodist Church is a tough place to get into, as it’s a designated heritage site used for...
View ArticleOn Pier 73, and Sweet/Salty Brunches.
Today, May 6th, is George Clooney’s birthday, and the day I enter my last month of dining in Richmond. Can you believe it? George is as handsome as ever, and we’ve made it 11/12ths of the way through...
View ArticleOn Original Joe’s, and Summer Citrus Poppyseed Cake.
When I’m perma-sweaty, perma-smiling, and craving salad, I know we’re officially into the good weather. At the beginning of this final stretch of 365, the sunshine is breaking records, and you’d...
View ArticleOn Seto Sushi, Fish Heads, and Cookies.
I finally made it to Seto Sushi! Seriously, I have attempted to eat at this restaurant a dozen times, and either I get there between lunch and dinner, on a holiday, or on a Tuesday, their day off....
View ArticleOn Empire Chinese Cuisine, and That’s a Lot of Dim Sum.
I just did a quick count, and I’ve now had dim sum in Richmond over twenty times. Half of me thinks “that’s a LOT,” and the other half thinks “only twenty times? It feels like a hundred!” Considering...
View ArticleOn Man Ring Sung Korean Restaurant, and Bein’ a Fool.
“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” This classic quote from...
View ArticleOn Shintaro, and Godzilla.
Steveston is an ever-changing place. One week, Snow White, Prince Charming, and the Evil Queen are hanging on Moncton Street, and the next week the army comes to town. With Once Upon a Time on...
View ArticleOn South Ocean Seafood, and Fish Maw.
Another day, another dinner, another discussion about whether or not fish ‘float.’ My friend Dana and I had dinner at South Ocean Seafood, a large restaurant at Alderbridge and Garden City that’s...
View ArticleOn Fresh Restaurant, Lost Pancakes, and Found Beef Dip.
Readers, I wanted to give you another brunch post, and was soooo excited to try the Cornmeal Lemon Pancakes with whipped blueberry butter and maple syrup at Fresh Restaurant in the Radisson Hotel. But...
View ArticleOn MoMa Bistro, and Pork Belly.
If you’re a person who likes to be the first of your friends to discover a new restaurant, then psssst – MoMa Bistro in Richmond has only been open for ten days! Owners Xin Mao and Henry Mok took over...
View ArticleOn Red Star, and The Loveliest of Job Perks.
With 365 Days of Dining coming to an end, I’ve been busy helping the folks at Tourism Richmond pull together some statistics. Now, I didn’t take stats during university, as it would have brought my...
View ArticleOn Continental Seafood Restaurant, and the Dying Art of the Cart.
It’s a rapidly dying art, but you can STILL get dim sum served on carts in Richmond. Continental Seafood Restaurant – an old favourite of many in Richmond – still operates this way, with servers...
View ArticleOn Good Eat, and the Richmond Night Market.
My visitor total has now reached 39! Yesterday I was joined for dim sum and the night market by my friends Joel and Chad, who is visiting from Saskatoon. I had a great time hanging out with these...
View ArticleOn Wang Shun Ge and The Final Ten.
Well folks, we’ve entered the final ten days! I don’t know about you, but to me that’s crazier than a person who refuses sprinkles on their sundae. Now that double digits have given way to single...
View ArticleOn Neptune Seafood Restaurant, and Durian, One Last Time.
Guess who’s (sadly) had her last dim sum meal of 365? This girl. And guess who ordered durian as a part of it? This girl. And guess what – this girl still doesn’t like it. I tried. Now that I’m...
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