I ran across this article today, which deals with Kylie Kwong and the methods she uses to lighten up traditional Chinese dishes.
It’s something of a spiritual cousin to the article I mentioned a few weeks ago about General Tso’s Chicken, as well as to my essay about authenticity and El Taco.

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Target 10: Vietnamese Restaurant
Address: 4136 Main St (map)
Phone: 604-872-3455
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4
Price: $5.99 one-size-fits-all large
Condiments Photo
Visit date: February 15th, 2007
Visit time: 6:00 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#P6 medium rare beef & tendon) -
Broth: 8/10
Beef: 7/10
Noodle: 8/10
Condiments: 6.5/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 7/10
Jason’s total: 7.3/10
Dan’s ratings (#P4 medium rare beef and well-done [...]

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The Fish House in Stanley Park

Address: 8901 Stanley Park Drive (map)
Tel: 1-877-681-7275 or 604-681-7275
Homepage
Hours:
Lunch - Monday to Saturday from 11:30am
Dinner - Seven days a week from 5:00pm
Sunday Brunch - from 11:00am
Afternoon Tea - Seven days a week from 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Fresh Catch from the Forest
By Desmond Cheung
Eat Vancouver Columnist Emeritus
Sunday February, 18th 2007
*** 1/2 [...]

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Target 9: Pho Hung
Address: 3980 Fraser St (map)
Phone: 778-558-2595
Menu: Page 1; Page 2
Price: $6.99 large
Condiments Photo
Visit date: January 22nd, 2007
Visit time: 5:00 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#5 rare beef) -
Broth: 6.5/10
Beef: 8.5/10
Noodle: 7.5/10
Condiments: 7.5/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 5.5/10
Jason’s total: 7.1/10
Des’ ratings (#1 house special/everything) -
Broth: 6/10
Beef: 7/10
Noodle: 7/10
Condiments: 7/10
Other factors: 6/10
Des’ total: 6.6/10
Total Score (averaged [...]

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Target 8: Pho Thai Hoa
Address: 1625 Kingsway (map)
Phone: 604-873-2348
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3
Price: $5.50 small; $5.95 large
Condiments Photo
Visit date: February 7th, 2007
Visit time: 7:15 PM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings (#12 medium rare beef & tendon) -
Broth: 9.5/10
Beef: 6.5/10
Noodle: 7/10
Condiments: 9/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 8.5/10
Jason’s total: 8.1/10
Dan’s ratings (#6 medium rare beef and well-done beef) [...]

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I stumbled across this interesting article the other day on the origins of General Tso’s Chicken, a classic in Americanized Chinese food. It’s a good read.
The writer does a great job of tracking the origin of a dish born out of Chinese and American tastes.

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Eat Vancouver in Memphis

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver staff
Jan 24th - Jan 28th 2007
Memphis, TN
The hardest part about writing a quick recap of my recent culinary adventures in Memphis is not titling it something along the lines of Eatin’ in Memphis. Not humming the tune to Walking in Memphis during my four days in [...]

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