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Market Watch: Go Crazy at Big Crazy Supermarket in Richmond

All cooks who dabble in Chinese cuisine should know about Richmond’s Big Crazy. Its odd English name describes the place well. The chaotically organized aisles are well stocked with a tumble of products imported mainly from Mainland China. The range of merchandise here differs significantly from T&T Supermarket which markets primarily to immigrants from Hong [...]

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Desi Dosa Madras: Real Deal South Indian Food in North Surrey

Great Indian vegetarian food is hard to find. You can get it here. The Rava Dosa at this South Surrey gem is best in class.

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The Clue in the Crumbling Wall

Wow! A favourite read here amongst the intrepid interpreters of The Word. Nancy kicks over venomous asps, packs of domesticated wolf-kin, a near drowning, concussions up the yin yang, and imprisonment to bring us TRUTH, BEAUTY and a pack of HAPPY, CRIPPLED CHILDREN. Thank you, Nancy, thank you. Seriously, faithful followers of the statistics, let [...]

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Scene: NewTown Bakery in Chinatown

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Random Sampling: Salty Egg Yolk Bun at Sea Harbour

Suck as you bite in to extract the rich eggy payload. Worthy of a second helping.

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The Old Secret in the Old Attic

Well gangsters. We want to apologize for the paucity of NDRI research over the last month or so. What excuse have we this time? Whores? Hockey whores? Financial debauchery? Well actually none of these and all of these. You see, we inadvertently discovered a worm hole portal in the Salvation Army Thrift Store’s Bargain Basement [...]

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Market Watch: Jovo, the Butcher of Burnaby

  I love that this place is named “Jovo the Butcher” without a hint of irony. It fits. Jovo is a laconic Serbian butcher who specializes in cured meats from Serbia and Croatia. He is friendly, but his limited mastery of English lends a certain brusqueness to his demeanour.  I have actually seen him crack [...]

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