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Author: 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.

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...

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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,...

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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:...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Author: Lindsay Anderson

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

Two Great Meals from Two Tiny Shops

A Basic Guide to Chinese BBQ

CAVU Kitchen Bar

Ladies and Gentleman, XO Sauce.

Celebrating with Signature Dishes

Where To Get Your Holiday Entertaining Goods

Great Food Court Finds in Richmond

Comfort Food, Continued

Vietnamese Food: There’s Some French in That!

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