Food & Drink

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, and went to find out. Get some work done at CoCo Fresh’s communal table (Photo: Carolyn B. Heller) Our destination was the

Guo tie or pot-stickers, as they are often called, is a comfort dish almost every Asian person ate growing up. These dumplings are typically served pan fried, but can be boiled or steamed, and are made with different types of fillings, dependent on region. There’s a lot of history and speculation of the origin of guo tie. One popular theory states

Perhaps one of the most endearing dishes in Chinese cuisine is Wonton soup. It’s well known and loved by many, and there have been many variations depending on where in Asia you go. The characteristics of wontons include a thin, flour wrapping that becomes slightly translucent after cooking, and are stuffed mainly with prawn, pork, shallots and

By the time I arrive for a mid-afternoon interview at HK B.B.Q. Master (145-4651 No. 3 Road), the tantalizing items in the window are already substantially depleted. The renowned barbecue shop is so popular that those-in-the-know get there early in the day to avoid disappointment. I’m here to chat with owner and BBQ Master Eric Leung

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 stammered, “Bean curd sheets?” Maybe you already guessed that the single man on my doorstep was not suggesting a

Apparently, pineapple buns are a really big deal around here. Ask just about anyone who has lived in Richmond for any substantial period of time, assuming that this person is reasonably up to snuff on Hong Kong style bakeries, and they’ll tell you that Lido is king of the crusty topped castle. And this is

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. She’d occasionally have a cup of tea, but it was my grandfather who was the confirmed

It goes without saying that Richmond, B.C. has some of the best Chinese food outside of Asia. By this logic, it’s not a stretch to say the best Xiao Long Bao can also be found in Richmond. For those unfamiliar with the XLB or Shanghai Pork Soup Dumplings, they are usually small dumplings filled with pork and gelatin