Before you xiao long bao aficionados get too excited — this place does not look legit. (Does anyone know for sure?)
Delhi – A Royal Feast at Dum Pukht
After leaving Goa, the next leg of our trip to India in January took us to Delhi. It also just happened to be my birthday the day we arrived. To celebrate, we chose a restaurant whose cuisine I was curious to try…..Dum Pukht, cuisine from the royal kitchens of Lucknow. Located in [...]
A Perfect Lunch – Chez Meme
Chez Meme is a lovely little cafe in the Burnaby Heights neighborhood that I’ve been meaning to try for a while. It’s only open for breakfast and lunch M-F and the second Saturday every month, so getting there can be a bit of a challenge unless you happen to be in the area. After trying [...]
Toronto – Baklava in the Burbs
While munching at Pidza, we met a fellow foodie who told us the best place to get baklava in Toronto was in a small strip mall in a Muslim neighborhood in Scarborough. Patisserie Royale makes their baklava fresh everyday and is a real treat. There is large selection filled with a variety of nuts…..pistachios, walnuts [...]
Random Sampling: Screamers at Danny’s in Richmond
Screamers are the Frankenstein’s monster of corner store drinks – half slushee and half soft serve “ice cream.” The Pineapple Triple Decker is my fave. The “ice cream” component doesn’t melt. A bit worrisome.
Lunch at Miku
I’ve been wanting to try Miku for a long time…..especially for their aburi (torch-seared) sushi. A lunch opportunity this week proved the perfect time to try it. We opted to share two items off the menu. First was the sashimi sampler…..three types of fish served aburi style with different toppings. Red tuna….. Salmon….. And [...]
Random Sampling: Mo Mo’s Yangon Style Catfish Mohinga at Joyce Way Grocery Market
Mo Mo’s thick Yangon (Rangoon) Mohinga is very different from Bo’s (of Bo Laksa King) thinner and sharper tasting Mawlamyaing version of Burma’s so-called national dish. She uses Burmese river catfish bolstered with lemongrass, garlic (lots of it!), ginger, fish sauce, and chilies for her soup-base. Boiled chickpeas and toasted rice are ground together and added [...]
Toronto – Dim Sum at Lai Wah Heen
I’ve heard many reports about the high-end dim sum at Lai Wah Heen in the Metropolitan Hotel and this visit gave me an oppotunity to try it. This is not cheap dim sum by any means. In fact, many of the dishes are priced per serving, so you can imagine it would add up pretty [...]
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
Jumping Jesus on a stick! We are both ashamed and ennobled by our tardy reporting of FACTS and FIGURES about yon young whippersnapper N.D. She has beguiled us into believing that our work is of the UTMOST import and therefore people will wait in a trembling way for the next THRILLING instalment of STATISTICS about [...]
Toronto – Lunch at County General with an afterlude at SOMA
For lunch on Friday, I wanted to try the County General on Queen St. West near Ossington. It’s a small restaurant that was fairly empty when we arrived at 11:30am but filled up to capacity within 15 minutes. Sandwiches are the specialty at lunchtime and I was here to try their signature fried buttermilk chicken [...]
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