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Comment on Mexican Wine and Tequila Tasting by Food & Wine Festival Preview | gastrofork

Food & Wine Festival Preview | gastrofork — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:33:20 +0000

[...] Gary & Taya (eating in vancouver), Teresa (Senses Inspired), Jonathon (Food and Tell), Joyce (vanfoodies), Dianne Chow (fabulously frugal), Raul (hummingbird604), Eudora (eudorable), Victor (hoyummy) and [...]

Comment on 10 Best Foodie Pick-Up Lines by Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:15:02 +0000

The last two are the best. Maybe you should try some out on Bingaling.

Comment on Mistral French Bistro – Dine Out 2012 by krispymilk

krispymilk — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:41:58 +0000

Omg… I know what you mean about the tablecloth. I remember looking at it (in the dim lighting) halfway thru the meal and was like, “Did I make those stains?” But I know I didn’t. It was kind of disgusting actually.

Comment on Black + Blue – Dine Out 2012 by Joyce

Joyce — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:21:31 +0000

haha don’t get me wrong. I didn’t tell people not to go. The food was pretty good, small portion, but for the food it’s fine to go there. I just didn’t appreciate the service as much as others.

Comment on Black + Blue – Dine Out 2012 by Dave

Dave — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:10:01 +0000

True, but it’s also true what they say about not having a second chance to make a first impression. A small matter overall I guess but maybe they are a not-really-world-famous restaurant that is trying to make like they are.

Comment on Black + Blue – Dine Out 2012 by Mistral French Bistro – Dine Out 2012 « VanFoodies.com

Mistral French Bistro – Dine Out 2012 « VanFoodies.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:32:36 +0000

[...] “Gung Hay Fat Choy” properly. Can you tell how this exchange was different from the Black + Blue one? It took place with the appropriate context and at the right time. Mistral, [...]

Comment on Black + Blue – Dine Out 2012 by Joyce

Joyce — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:54:22 +0000

There were a number of things that annoyed me. You are right, it’s probably welcoming if a host were multilingual. However, she didn’t strike me as a person who can speak any other languages. Probably not even Mandarin, because she has an accent in her Cantonese, so I’d think English is her mother tongue. And I think it only makes sense if a host overheard a conversation among guests in order to pick out which language to use. It’s still a mystery why she would assume we speak Cantonese, since she spoke to us, in Cantonese, the moment she opened the door for us and she would not have heard any parts of my conversation with my parents. I just felt that there’s a stereotype in play here, that most Dine Out diners are Chinese, so chances are it’s safer to try Cantonese first, before Mandarin, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese. That assumption, if true, just doesn’t sit well with me.

It’s actually not common in fine dining restaurants here that they would address you in languages other than English, at least of all the experiences I’ve had to-date. I might be over-reacting but I’ve told this story to a number of people who often eat out and/or who have been in the industry for a really long time and most agreed that it’s kind of strange that they would do that. Anyway, different opinions.

Comment on Black + Blue – Dine Out 2012 by Dave

Dave — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:18:31 +0000

Having heard a few people rave about it, I’m kind of disappointed I’ll miss Black + Blue this year. I bet you’re probably right about how it’s really just another popular Glowbal-formula restaurant masquerading as a steakhouse but the thing that surprises me most is your comments about the Cantonese. I guess I could see how you might find it offensive in a “What, you don’t think we speak English?” kind of way but in the few high-end establishments I’ve stumbled into around the world they have always had hosts up front who could converse in at least four of five languages. How they knew to speak Cantonese specifically I don’t know, I guess I just find it surprising that instead of finding it welcoming (as I’m sure they intended) you found it mildly offensive.

Comment on Vancouver Christmas Market 2011 by La Brasserie Street @ Street Food City « VanFoodies.com

La Brasserie Street @ Street Food City « VanFoodies.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:31:07 +0000

[...] love to try food carts. It’ll be like the food cart edition of Richmond Night Market or Vancouver Christmas Market. I truly enjoyed seeing the variety of food carts now available in Vancouver and I think we need an [...]

Comment on La Brasserie by La Brasserie Street @ Street Food City « VanFoodies.com

La Brasserie Street @ Street Food City « VanFoodies.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:31:04 +0000

[...] Brasserie Street is a food cart that belongs to La Brasserie on Davie. Its menu is simple. One sandwich, the Brass Chicken Sandwich, and one dessert, its [...]