Posts by Lindsay Anderson

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Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson is a food and travel writer based out of Vancouver, BC. She holds a masters from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy, and used to spend her summers as a tree planting camp cook in Northern BC. In 2012, she beat out 1,057 other applicants to become Tourism Richmond’s 365 Days of Dining food blogger, which she followed up with the Saveur award-winning blog FEAST: An Edible Road Trip.

Sweet reasons to visit Aberdeen Centre’s Flower & Gift Fair

By Lindsay Anderson on Feb. 18, 2015

Gung Hay Fat Choy – it’s (almost) the Chinese New Year! Richmond’s biggest celebration is just a few days away, and I’ve been doing a ton of research — also known as “snacking a lot” — to get…

Two Great Meals from Two Tiny Shops

By Lindsay Anderson on Jan. 20, 2015

Today’s post was supposed to be about two popular tofus. Two plucky little tofu dishes that came from very modest places, yet have won their way into the hearts, minds, and stomachs of discerning…

A Basic Guide to Chinese BBQ

By Lindsay Anderson on Jan. 13, 2015

If you’re a fan of meat, you’ve hopefully spent some time in front of a Chinese BBQ shop. Their windows present a quintessential image of Cantonese cuisine: there’s one or two whole roasted pigs…

CAVU Kitchen Bar

By Lindsay Anderson on Jan. 05, 2015

When my friend Dana and I walked into CAVU Kitchen Bar, the Hilton Hotel’s sleek new restaurant on Minoru Boulevard, one of the first things we noticed was that the ceiling was labeled “ceiling.” We…

Ladies and Gentleman, XO Sauce.

By Lindsay Anderson on Jan. 03, 2015

So, as much as I’d hoped “XO Sauce” meant “Hugs and Kisses Sauce,” it apparently does not (I checked). In fact, I got as far into this sauce’s history as the internet and several trusted sources would…

Celebrating with Signature Dishes

By Lindsay Anderson on Dec. 24, 2014

Around the holidays, whether it’s Christmas or New Years, we all like to celebrate with “Big” dishes. You know, a huge roast turkey, ham, duck, or perhaps an enormous spread of fondue to ring in the…

Where To Get Your Holiday Entertaining Goods

By Lindsay Anderson on Dec. 09, 2014

We all know one of the best perks of the holiday season is food. There are endless Christmas parties, open houses, get-togethers, and big dinners, all of which have food at the centre of the…

Great Food Court Finds in Richmond

By Lindsay Anderson on Nov. 25, 2014

I love food courts. Never EVER did I expect to say those words. Though I should probably qualify them further: I love food courts IN RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Without a doubt, learning that “I love…

Comfort Food, Continued

By Lindsay Anderson on Nov. 18, 2014

When I first began writing this post on comfort food – this time of the Asian/Indian/Persian variety – I decided to make a list. I thought, “I’ll list all the dishes I found comforting throughout my…

Vietnamese Food: There’s Some French in That!

By Lindsay Anderson on Oct. 28, 2014

Culinary traditions love to travel. Well before we had long-haul jets and refrigerated trucks to transport foods from one place to another, they made their way around the globe through immigration…