Entries from March 2008
In an article for The New York Times’ health section, Benedict Carey (who obviously has an eye for talent) runs down the psychological consequences of pranks. The timely article is largely based research done by Eat Vancouver editor Jason Chin and his colleagues:
“As humans, we develop this notion of fairness as a part of [...]
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Tags: News
The New Bohemian
(604) 736-7576
Address: 3162 West Broadway (map)
A First Look at The New Bohemian
a Quick Bite
By Jason
Eat Vancouver writer
First, a brief disclaimer: I visited The New Bohemian on its opening night, a night when no restaurant should be judged at any level of discrimination (would you like to be rated on your first day [...]
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Tags: Modern Canadian · Pub fare · Quick Bites · Wine
Sai-Z
(604) 732-7249
Address: 3116 West Broadway (map)
Homepage
‘Sai –Z’ing up
a Quick Bite
By Desmond Cheung
Eat Vancouver writer
Any visitor to Vancouver will notice that there are Japanese restaurants aplenty here. The city’s Japanese fare range from all-you-can-eat satisfaction to the exquisite Omakase dining experience, yet Japanese food lovers should always welcome a new quality restaurant, especially one such as [...]
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Tags: Japanese · Quick Bites
Target 5: Fisherman’s Terrace Seafood Restaurant
Address: 4151 Hazelbridge Way #3580, Richmond BC (map)
Phone: 604-303-9739
Dim Sum Menu: Page 1; Page 2
Prices:
Small - $3.25
Medium - $3.95
Large - $4.65
Kitchen – $5.25
Visit date: March 9th, 2008
Visit time: 11:00 AM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings -
Steamed dumplings: 75% or 26.25 of 35 possible points
Steamed other: 70% or 10.5/15
Fried & deep fried: 65% or [...]
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Tags: Chinese · Dim Sum
Target 4: Floata Seafood Restaurant
Address: 618 Quebec Street #202 (map)
Phone: 604-630-1022
Homepage
Visit date: February 24th, 2008
Visit time: 11:00 AM
–ratings–
Jason’s ratings -
Steamed dumplings: 60% or 21 of 35 possible points
Steamed other: 75% or 11.25/15
Fried & deep fried: 70% or 10.5/15
Baked & sweet: 75% or 11.25/15
Rice-noodle-veg: 65% or 6.5/10
Other factors (service, atmosphere, etc): 80% or 8/10
Jason’s total: [...]
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Tags: Chinese · Dim Sum
As you have likely noticed we redesigned Eat Vancouver a bit this weekend. We’re now sporting a flashy new banner and a three-column format. I’d like to send out a huge thank you to Michael Chin for designing the banners and Travis Schneider for helping with the back-end stuff.
If you have any comments [...]
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Tags: Pho