I got the chance to visit this sort-of-new restaurant in Richmond, Hong Mi, located on No. 3 Road. I actually visited twice, once for lunch once for dinner. I totally forgot the prices for these, and they don’t have a restaurant website, but I remember that it wasn’t very expensive. The restaurant is quite bigRead more
I tried this recipe from the book “Ricardo: Meals for Every Occasion”, by Ricardo Larrivée a Canadian celebrity cook/chef from Quebec. I personally enjoy his shows in Food Network Canada, but why I decided to buy the book was because of its design and photography. It is very Canadian in style and has interesting illustratedRead more
I went to this restaurant a while ago with a couple of friends with a group buying coupon. Hapa Umi is kind of new, located at Waterfront downtown Vancouver. I’ve actually never visited their izakya (Japanese bar) locations before. There are three Hapa Izakaya locations: Yaletown, Kitsilano, and Robson. By contrast, Hapa Umi is aRead more
I went here with two friends before Christmas last year – I can’t believe I didn’t get to this blog post until now! Anyways I had a good experience and a nice chat with my two friends. I believe there is another location in West Vancouver but we visited the one on West Georgia inRead more
A while ago, I made this white chocolate mousse from a recipe found in a weekly Chinese food magazine from Ming Pao Daily Newspaper. That particular issue featured chef Corbin Tomaszeski’s demonstration of his Irish Cream dessert recipes. One recipe that caught my eye was the white chocolate mousse. If you watch Food Network Canada,Read more
It’s Chinese New Year soon! Nothing is better than homemade deep fried goodies and one of my favourites is the deep fried sesame cookie balls. Its name is “kai kou xiao” in Mandarin pinyin, meaning “laughing mouth”. Being brought up in a Cantonese family I’ve learnt that they are called “siu hau jo” in CantoneseRead more
