MIGRATION FOODS BY ARTISTS DONNING CHEF HATS Well we pulled it off! Chez D, part of the Powell Street Festival, was a hit. With a great bunch of fun luvin food luvin artists, we created, sang, cooked, danced and they ate, ate, ate their way through the night. It was a blast I must say! [...]

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This little pasture fed piggy got roasted and devoured. Our friend decided to bring on the next decade of his life with a full on pig roast party, what wonderful friends we have. This magical animal was a pretty young one judging by its size, it was stuffed with apples and potatoes(not sure why), sewn [...]

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Photo: Brendita21 Adios sushi! Ceviches from across Latin America: article on Matadorlife includes Mexican and Ecuardorian styles The best Hawaiian Poke, pronounced Po-ké; made from, you guessed it raw fish! Fancy a bite of sushi in San Francisco without guilt? Check Tataki Sushi and Sake Bar write-up by the folks at coolhunting Japanese Aji No [...]

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The other night, dia de los muertos night at Zocalo Restaurant I heard the familiar music from a memory, el Mariachis! The music and the attire conjure up the images of mariachis my friend and I hung out with in the wistful Oaxaca city zocalo(town square) 10 years ago, before the ‘reno’ of the square [...]

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Hands down the best Vietnamese subs in Vancouver are at Balé on Kingsway. A Bánh mì sandwich does taste better while on vacation in steamy vibrant bustling Saigon, but when you can get the same baked-that-morning baguettes and fresh ingredients right here in VanCity one must be thankful each and every time you bite into [...]

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This post is a bit late but on a hot summer night last month that my friend took me to Salt Tasting Room’s Cellar Event, fun I had, so i just have to post it. I dig this little gem tucked away in the bowels of Gastown, the wine selection is good and accessible, the [...]

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Noodles noodles noodles, I can never eat enough noodles, in broth, in miso, in curry, fried with thick sweet soy, deep fried topped with a mountain of veg, fried by a South Indian man, fried by a street hawker, made with well water from only one city in the world, pulled, cut or rolled, noodles [...]

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Dinner at Boneta, just look at that luscious braised short rib, scalloped potatoes, and decadent onion rings, wow that is a lot of food for one gal. All mouthwatering. But wait, there’s more! Home-made gnocchi with fried sage in brown butter is fat+starch satisfyingly good. And to add to the already heavy deliciousness is Brooklyn [...]

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My new favourite restaurant is 50-seat Les Faux Bourgeois snuggled in the triangle shaped swatch at Kingsway and Fraser. This French bistro is the brainchild of Andreas Seppelt(co-owner of Go Fish and the old Bukowski’s) and Stephan Gagnon (a former co-owner of Jules Bistro in Gastown). The consulting Chef was Tina Fineza of Flying Tiger. [...]

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Oh I love Nha Trang, I love it in all the touristy ways, lounging at the beach, temple seeking, hunting for art and hanging out with local artists or clinking glasses with expats, but most of all I love the food! Food, food, delicious fresh Vietnamese food. I swear it is the easiest cuisine to [...]

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