It all started more than a month ago, on a hot Sunday afternoon as my friend Joseph from Seattle was picking Toronto as his first sabbatical destination.
We were sitting at a park and chatting over many things including our philanthropic goals. Then we started talking about Steve Jobs’ recent post on “Thoughts on Flash.” Joseph [...]
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Mary from Toronto had asked me why I haven’t updated my blog for a while. I apologize for not given much attention to this site. I have mainly been Twitter (@productionteams) my food quest.
Updates: I did find some good eats in Toronto:
Good dessert place in Toronto: Sweet Tooth on 50B Danforth
Pain au chocolate: La [...]
Wo-oh! This is my living room looking out to the dining room. Thanks to my roomie’s choice of the blue. We picked it because it feels like french country, like in the south of france. Paired with our lovely furniture selection. I’m very surprised this picture got 2 favorites on Flickr. Yes, that’s me [...]
Clafouti
Amazing French Pastry shop on the Queen West in Toronto.
Remember my previous post calling for my pastry substitute in TO?
Best Pastry Place (so far) – Clafouti on 915 Queen St West
416-603-1935
Closed on Mondays. Cash Only.
I think I have found it! They have my favorite french pastry, the Clafouti! I had the Pomegranate & Raspberry Clafouti [...]
Today I was doing my excursion on DanForth Street in Toronto. Suprise suprise. Without the help of internet or any referrals, I found a supermarket called “The Big Carrot“. It reminds me of the award winning development of Capers on West 4th. I immediately recognize the close resemblance to the architecture in Vancouver and I [...]
Post Trip Discussions
30Dec06Excerpt from a MSN conversation with my “twin” brother:
My brother asked:
“and what did you learn about yourself [on this trip to France]?”
I said:
you can’t plan too much in life…
life is full of unknowns and unknown might not be too mysterious. It can be meaningful, and can quickly be turned into a more manageable known fact.
Most [...]
Food. Food. More Food.
05Dec06It has been 3 weeks since I left Vancouver. Thanks god I missed all the rain and snow. (Sorry folks in Vancouver). There hasn’t been a day in France where I had a bad meal.
The food in France is exceptional. Just about anywhere in the town you can find good food, shall I thank the [...]
We were crazy last night. We were at Aix-en-Provence at 6:00 pm and Aix is about 1,5 hour away from Montpellier, which is where I need to return my Peugout 407 (the car I rented from Sixt). And I decided to go and see Viaduc de Millau, connecting between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers. [...]
[Updated 3rd time on Dec 6] After all the nice food and wine and architecture in France, it came with some of the cultural drama. Believe me, it’s really a drama of life.
I am very grateful to live in Canada and enjoy so much of multiculturalism. Most people in Montpellier I met are quite nice [...]
The biggest suprise I found in Montpellier is the availablity and the quality of Asian food. Of course, it can’t be compared to the Vancouver/Toronto level, but in this town very remote from the rest of Asia, I had a pleasant Wonton Noodle Soup and a Pork Spring Roll in this place called
Shanghai Fast Food
13, [...]
The night view of La Cité in Carcassonne, France
After taking a non-TGV class SNCF train to Carcassone, marching up about 10 minutes to the mountain of Carcasoone, I finally arrived to this absolutely gorgeous site called: “La Cite”. This city was built and lived by the Romans, the Goals in the 12th century. The nightview [...]
After fighting over the jetlag, my second day in Montpellier of this small very old town in the south of France was being very plesant. I took the TGV for the first time from Gare de Lyon, Paris to here for about 3 hours. The scenery along the way was like a dream, everywhere you [...]
Food tour episode 1:
Walking on a brisk winter morning in Toronto to the Hart House’s gym, my sleepy soul was refreshed by the 30-min cardio I did, as well as the company of the infamous “Rainy Men” song.
Right after the workout, I had a craving for mushroom and my palette was indulged by this little [...]
Yoshoku Ya’s Hamburg Steak
09Nov06Yoshoku Ya is one of my favorite Japanese restaurants in Vancouver. Their ambience isc carried over from a traditional German restaurant. It’s cozy and homey. Price is very reasonable and it offers one of a kind Japanese Western food in Vancouver.
Tonight’s craving was the Hamburg Steak. Nice, juicy, and tender with the Japanese BBQ sauce [...]
Sushi Aoki Appy
06Sep06Sushi Aoki
Niche: Friendly Japanese-owned (Neighborhood) Sushi. The chef greets every single client with respect and he even speaks “Bonjour” and “Merci Beaucoup” to French clients.
1888 W. Broadway [Map]
(604) 731-5577
Mon – Fri 1130-1430 1700-2100
Sat 1700-2100
Sun & Holiday closed
A trip to Deception Pass
En route to Anacortes to the Whidbey Island, then walking across the bridge on the breath-taking Deception Pass. Then the pristine Oak Harbor, then take the 30-minute ferry from Clinton to Mukiteo, which takes you back to I-5.
This is adaptable to either I-5 North (like outlet [...]
Ahi-Tuna Salad at Joeys
A new restaurant chain – Joeys Restaurant – opened on Broadway and Granville a few months ago. My friend and I paid a visit and were fascinated by the nice ambiance. I was equally impressed by the food presentation of my Ahi-Tuna Salad. The Ahi-Tuna is a bit [...]
Seafood Platter at Seafood Cannery
Celebrating my 10th anniversary of knowing my first friend in Canada, we have decided to splurge on our $350 dinner at the Seafood Cannery by the Wall St along the Georgia Strait by the Second Narrow’s Bridge. The sunset view of the Lion’s Gate Bridge is worth [...]
Sweet Revenge Patisserie
04Aug06Tracy at Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge Patisserie
Niche: Fine dessert / Retro English Decor
4160 Main Street [Map]
604-879-7933
Monday – Thursday: 7 P.M. to 12 Midnight
Friday – Saturday: 7 P.M. to 1 A.M.
Sunday: 2 P.M. to 12 Midnight (Afternoon High Tea served from 2 to 6 P.M.)
Ahi Tuna Salad @ the Watermark Restaurant
This very chic and minimalistic restaurant, housed in the west coast architecture of wood and glass on the Kitsilano beach in Vancouver. Equally surprising, it’s the high quality Ahi Tuna and potato salad on the menu. The Ahi Tuna is grilled to perfection with just [...]
Yellow Curry Pad Thai Pad Si-Ew
In English: The Thai food in Seattle is probably the best in North America. My favorite plate of this restaurant is always the “Pad Thai”. This restaurant on Broadway in Seattle is called Rom Mai Thai Restaurant.
613 Broadway East [Map]
Seattle WA 98102
Tel: 206-726-9058
After [...]
Best Dessert / Dessert Art @ Ganache, Yaletown
The pastry Master Mr. Peter Fong’s rendition of art. The newly wedded created just about the most creative cake I have seen in Vancouver. The Strawberry Flamobase on the bottom left on the above image is like a canvas of a young budding artist [...]
Jägerhof Schnitzel House
02Mar06Jägerhof Schnitzel House is a cozy family run German house on Lonsdale in North Vancouver. I enjoy the plain Jägerhof Schnitzel the most. Spatzle is always very homemade and german. Always save the room for the Austrian Apple Strudel and the HOT Glu Wine.
Jägerhof Schnitzel House
Germany Food [...]
Dine Out Vancouver @ Parkside
Niche: West-end apartment converted into hotel. Highest West Coast Restaurant on Ground Floor. Classy but cozy.
1906 Haro Street [Map]
(604) 683-6912
Sun-Thurs: 6-11
Fri-Sat: 6-12
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