“Wouldn’t it be nice if you could take a smell photo?” my husband Alan asked, as an aroma of rice wine and garlic wafted over us. Our server had just delivered a bowl of clams steamed in rice wine to…
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Cupcakes? Cronuts? You’re so over. The new dessert trend is mille crepe cakes. L’otus Cake Boutique (Photo: Carolyn B. Heller) Richmond newcomer L’otus Cake Boutique (8580 Cambie Road) is specializing…
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Look at the average Chinese menu, and you’ll find dish after dish made with pork. But in China’s western regions, where there’s a significant Muslim population that avoids pork for religious reasons…
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In a city saturated with bubble tea shops, how can a newcomer stand out? On a sunny Sunday afternoon, I recruited two 20-something bubble tea aficionados, my daughter Talia and our friend Hannah…
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Have you ever seen a geoduck? If you’ve never encountered this giant clam, let’s just say that its appearance is rather suggestive. Phallic would be another apt description. Geoduck (pronounced…
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When I first began learning about Chinese cuisine, I found that food names could be confusing. The poetically named “ants climbing a tree,” for example, does not involve insects. It’s a noodle dish…
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Just out of university, I had recently moved into my first apartment, when my neighbour knocked on the door. “Would you like to come over for dinner?” he asked. “I’ve got bean curd sheets.” Puzzled, I…
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I like coffee, I like tea, I like the boys, And the boys like me. My grandmother used to sing this goofy little rhyme to me when I was a kid. It turns out, though, that Nana didn’t like coffee at all…
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It’s 6 o’clock on a sunny weekend evening, and the line in front of Snowy Village Dessert Café is already snaking from the door toward the parking lot. In a strip mall on “Food Street” – Richmond’s…
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When simply eating becomes too boring, head to one of these Richmond cafés where you can pair your food with fun and games. Playing darts at ESpot. | Photo: Carolyn B. Heller 1. Darts, Bubble Tea and…
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