Some friends of mine just went to Vietnam and described some of the dishes and restaurants they tried. One of my favourite restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City is Com Nieu Saigon and conveniently it is one of Anthony Bourdain’s favourite place too:
It’s a fun experience there, they cook claypots of rice and when they’re ready to serve, they… [ Read More ... ]
Last month in the midst of spot prawn season in Vancouver, I enjoyed the creativity of different chefs and how they used spot prawn in their cooking. In my humble opinion simple tastes best and Hapa blew me away with how simple and delicious their spot prawn sashimi dish was. I have always enjoyed amaebi (sweet shrimp) sashimi and was pleased to… [ Read More ... ]
Canada Day in Victoria was a blast. There were free trolley rides up and down the main streets, an international food market by the harbour, and with only a small morning shower on an otherwise sunny day, performers and vendors were all out on the streets of Victoria.
Bastion Square was also bustling with vendors, including a large stand full… [ Read More ... ]
Are you the type of person that’s always tempted to steal bites of food from your dining mates because you get bored of your own dish? If so, you need to check out Stage Wine Bar. Located in Victoria’s Fernwood neighbourhood, sharing plates with your companions is the best way to go. I had the pleasure of meeting George Szasz, owner and… [ Read More ... ]
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What comes to mind when you think of Victoria, BC? If you said poutine, you may have been one of the lucky people who caught the poutine competition on May 13th. A serious, but friendly, battle took place between two hotel giants in Victoria: The Fairmont Empress Hotel and Inn at Laurel Point.
The location: the grand front lawn of The… [ Read More ... ]
Regional Tasting Lounge is an interesting restaurant in Yaletown that features cuisines from a region of the world for a few months at a time. Right now, R.TL has a South American theme for their menu. They have some ceviche dishes on their menu and Chef Darryl Crumb offered to show us how to make his Salmon Ceviche with a Mango and… [ Read More ... ]
We spent some time at Central Bistro with Chef Robert Erickson learning more about his delicious vegetarian dish on the Dine Out menu which has been quite a hit that it’s making its way to the regular menu! Grilled Mediterranean Olive Polenta Cakes with Macedonian feta, charred tomato & marinated portobello mushroom in a roasted pepper emulsion and spiced parsley coulis… [ Read More ... ]
I love Vij’s and having recently gotten to know Vikram and Meeru through interviews, I’ve really developed a great deal of respect for them, their philosophy, their food, staff and restaurants. I was delighted to be invited to come in and cook with Vij’s kitchen staff. We made a vegetarian dish that I absolutely love ordering at Vij’s, the Jackfruit in Black Cardamom and… [ Read More ... ]
I live in Toronto and while I’ve never been to Vij’s in Vancouver, I had heard a lot about it from my friends in Vancouver. It is consistently ranked as the top restaurant in Vancouver. So I decided that since I couldn’t easily go there myself, I could do the next best thing – bring Vij’s into… [ Read More ... ]
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