On Moutai Plus, and Your Second Sweets List.
I’m here to tell you about my 361st meal, AND give you a comprehensive list of my favourite desserts during the second half of this campaign. I gave you the first half in December, and am I the type...
View ArticleOn Cattle Hot Pot, and a Steveston Meet and Greet.
Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of hanging out in Steveston, eating cupcakes, and chatting with many lovely people who read my blog over the past year. Tourism Richmond organized a Meet and Greet...
View ArticleOn Steveston Seafood House, and Smelling Like BBQ.
All Mondays should begin with the sweet smell of cornbread, a lesson in smoking ribs, and a BBQ feast complete with a Driftwood beer (before noon). Really, they should. This all happened yesterday in...
View ArticleOn Shanghai Morning, Spot Prawns, Lollicakes, and Garlic Scapes.
Prepare yourselves, people. This 364th blog post might be as the long as the first 363 combined. Yesterday was a very busy day, and it was a day that involved prawn moustaches. It began at 7am, when...
View ArticleOn Bamboo Grove, and An Entire Year Behind Us.
Here we are, the 365th post. We’ve said that number so many times over the past year that my friends have actually nicknamed me “Three Six Five,” and I guess now they’ll have to back to calling me...
View ArticleKing Crab Family-Style Feasting
The History of King Crab in Richmond If you show me a group of people seated around a large table with their collective hands covered in garlic and their plates … Read more
View ArticleAfternoon Tea and Feeling Like Royalty
I grew up hearing stories from my mother about High Tea service at Fairmont hotels. She spoke of the elegance of the table setting, and the way that the staff … Read more
View ArticleA Dim Sum Shakeup at Chef Tony
Writing about dim sum can be tricky. More than once I’ve found myself on thesaurus.com, scanning desperately for another way to say, “The dumpling wrapper was firm,” or “Those pastries were mad flaky!”...
View ArticleReturning to Steveston
Do you know how long it’s been since I was in Steveston? Far too long, I realized recently, so I headed south to visit Richmond’s picturesque little fishing village last week.
View ArticleLast chance for Dine Out at Richmond restaurants
There's one week left to take advantage of Dine Out at Richmond restaurants, the Lower Mainland's biggest food festival.
View Article8 Lucky Dishes to Devour During Chinese New Year
An intoxicating mixture of noises, smells and sights will soon fill the streets of Richmond, B.C. as the city prepares for Chinese New Year, the most important holiday on the … Read more
View ArticlePepper Lunch opens first North American location in Richmond
DIY fast-steak eatery Pepper Lunch is set to open up its first North American location in Richmond March 14. 365 talks to Pepper Lunch Canada owner Chris Sy about the dishes, sauces and atmosphere that...
View Article21 Chinese restaurants to put on your must-visit list
The results are in! The 2015 Diners' Choice Awards picks the top Chinese restaurants in all of the Lower Mainland—can you guess how many are in Richmond?
View ArticleChinese Restaurant Awards critics pick top dishes
The Chinese Restaurant Awards critics have spoken! Richmond's Chef Tony and Golden Paramount make it on the list of Critics' Choice Signature Dishes.
View ArticleNew Sugarholic Café offers Asian take on high tea
Escape the summer heat and relax in refined elegance as you enjoy Asian-style high tea at the new Sugarholic Cafe in Aberdeen Centre.
View Article5 must-try dishes for garlic lovers
With Richmond's seventh annual Garlic Festival just around the corner, we went searching for some of the city's best garlic dishes and found pizza, prawns and a local favourite you won't find on the...
View ArticleThe Barbecue Lover’s Itinerary
In the summer, nothing beats barbecued meat! Here are five fine establishments serving up some of the best in BBQ, including melt-in-your-mouth brisket, robata-grilled chicken and smoky BBQ platters so...
View ArticleTreat Yourself! Top 5 Celebration Dishes in Richmond
As we enter the holidays, here are five special occasion meals to try when celebrating with your good friends and family.
View ArticleThe Dynamic Duo Behind Pier 73
Morgan Lechner, executive chef at the Pacific Gateway Hotel (3500 Cessna Dr.), knew from a young age that his dream was to cook for a living. “At six-years-old, I told … Read more
View ArticleGudrun Tasting Room might be the coolest restaurant in Richmond
Absolutely one of Richmond’s hippest hidden gems, a visit to Gudrun is like having a dinner party at your cool friend’s house, where the fresh local menu is always changing.
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