Pho Viet Anh: The Little Pho Place Around the Corner

Best pho experience I've ever had! After a raving review from Ryan, we decided to grab a little lunch from a Pho joint (FYI it’s pronounced “fuh”; are you happy now Frank? Are you?) down the street, called Pho Viet Anh. This place definitely stands apart from the typical pho places around Lower Mainland. Inside, the restaurant is dim and cozy. The windows are mostly covered with bamboo sticks, the walls are painted in a brick-red colour, and the décor is very much Asian, though I can’t speak to its authenticity. Moving onto the menu, there is a choice of four distinctive types of broth: traditional beef, hot ’n spicy beef, chicken, and vegetable. In addition to beef, there are also chicken and veggie options as well. I’m a huge sucker for choices so this is definitely a plus for me. However, there are less beef options, with the menu missing the essential (to me anyways) beef tendon.

Yew Restaurant + Bar feat. Olympics Menu

During the month of January, Yew Restaurant + Bar ran its 3-course No Passport Required Menu for $35 per person, featuring ingredients/food culture from the 3 Canadian Olympic cities: Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. I was intrigued by the offering, so Mr. and I went there on a weekday evening.

Cafe Medina – Photoless Review

Sorry about the long absence since my last post. In between, I went back to Beijing for vacation. Maybe I will write something to bring you a taste of real Beijing food. A sister restaurant of the next-door Chambar, Medina Cafe has long been raved about by foodies and critics. A random man on the... Continue Reading →

Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar feat. Unsung Heroes Festival

After doing the research for my last post, I was intrigued by some of the menu items. One of which was Blue Water Cafe's Unsung Heroes Festival that took place through to end of January. If my memory serves me right, I went to Blue Water once years ago, before my foodie years. At that time I didn't quite know how to enjoy good food. So when I got a hold of a $50 gift certificate for the restaurant, I invited a friend along and gave it another try.

Cooking with BC’s Best Dinner Series

I came across this interesting website through an article on Telegraph.co.uk. It's called Edible BC, the largest (so it claims) culinary tourism operator in Canada. It offers a series of interesting public and private events, one of which is called "The Cooking with BC's Best Dinner Series". This exclusive (20 diners per night) is offered... Continue Reading →

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