A gift from the Land of the Sleeping Dragon to the Land of the Rising Sun has now reached the shores of Canada.
Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish that originally came from China. The word ‘Ramen’ has several etymologies, one of which states that it may have been the way the Japanese pronounce the Chinese [...]
Denman Street is home to Kingyo, a Japanese Izakaya-style restaurant that serves their own exquisite version of the crème brulée. The location is memorable to me since this is where the small bistro Enthuze used to be located – the place that inspired me to create Vancouver’s comprehensive guide to crème brulée many years ago.
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The Terminal City Club is one of the world’s most respected private business clubs. The members have a multitude of facilities at their fingertips – a full-size pool, fitness facilities, snooker room, grill, wine bar, fine dining and more.
The Club’s Pastry Chef, Fumiko Moreton, recently gained some notoriety by competing in the International Culinary Exhibition [...]
It’s a song from the 90s and it’s come back to haunt you. Well…. not really. The folks at CinCin put together a crème brulée with a type a cherry that sounds kinda like it. What’s better is the crème brulée is pretty kickass and when the food is kickass, through some mystic power, my [...]
Bacon. It’s the greatest food in the world and after this episode of my quest, I’d say it’s one of the most versatile, too! So what the heck do bacon and creme brulee have to do with each other? Well, in Brulee Quest, we’re searching for Vancouver’s undiscovered crème brulée. It’s published every Friday in [...]
A new week, a new quest – this time we’re searching for Vancouver’s undiscovered crème brulée and it’s published every Friday in Vancouver’s 24hrs newspaper. You can download this week’s version in PDF format HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading (the unrated version) below.
Brulée Quest – the search for Vancouver’s [...]
Snif! That’s it. This is the last of the Bacon Quest. It’s been a good six weeks writing this piece for 24hrs news. A great opportunity to talk about something I love. You can download the published version in PDF format HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading (the [...]
Wow! That week went so fast that I forgot to post up the latest Bacon Quest episode! What’s that, you ask? Well, it’s the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon! You can download the published version (that appeared in 24hrs) in PDF format HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading (the unrated [...]
It’s Friday, and another episode of Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon has been unleashed on the universe. You can download the original PDF HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading (the unrated version) below.
Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon.
Episode 4 – The Famous Bacon
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Another week, another installment of my Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon. You can download the original PDF HERE (or grab the full newspaper HERE,) or just keep reading (the unrated version) below.
Bacon Quest – the search for Vancouver’s undiscovered bacon.
Episode 3 – Bacon vs. Bacon
In the past couple of weeks, we’ve [...]