From the Eat Vancouver mailbag, news of a potentially interesting brunch special. Read more to read more.
FigMint Restaurant and Lounge
Continuing the tradition of exceptional locally sourced cuisine in a relaxed fine dining setting
Saturday, June 8th and Sunday June 9th
Brunch featuring British Columbia Spot Prawns
This June FigMint Restaurant and Lounge Executive Chef Lee Humphries [...]

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The Xiang Cuisine
(Xiang yuan Hunan shifu)
(604) 437-0828
Address: 4850 Imperial Street, Burnaby
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5
Tastes of Hunan Heat
A Quick Bite
By Desmond Cheung
Eat Vancouver writer
I hadn’t been fired up by any Hunan heat in Vancouver since the closing of Hu Nan Chinese Restaurant (see Eat Vancouver review ‘South of the [...]

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After finding an unusually low fare ($750 round-trip) a couple of days ago, I decided to take an impromptu trip to Thailand. Why Thailand? Well, besides the obvious economic reasons, it seems like a good place to experience a whole lot of [...]

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Target 8: Kirin Seafood Restaurant (Cambie location)
Address: 2nd Floor, City Square, 555 West 12th Avenue (& Cambie Street)
Phone: (604) 879 8038
Homepage
Dim Sum Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5
Dim Sum prices: $3.50-$8.50 with most items in the $4-$5 range
Opening Hours:
Lunch: 11:00am (10:00am on Weekends & Holidays) - 2:30pm
Dinner: 5:00pm - 10:30pm
Visit [...]

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I currently find myself very amused by this wikipedia page for the “San Francisco Burrito,” and such gems as:
Starting in the mid- to late-1990s, the Mission District faced increasing rents and property values and an influx of higher-income residents and visitors, particularly during the dot-com boom. During this time, some elements of the San Francisco [...]

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A little while ago Eat Vancouver reader and local food enthusiast, Knightafter, emailed me with the results of a phodown he has been conducting over the past several months. I was incredibly impressed by the thoroughness of his report, as well the sheer number of pho joints he has visited. It is also [...]

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