Target 1: Chen’s Shanghai Restaurant (Bai yu lan canguan) Address: 8095 Park Rd (map) Phone: 604-304-8288 Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3 Price: $4.20 for 6 baos Hours of operation Visit date: January 29th, 2008 Visit time: 8:00 PM –ratings– Jason’s ratings Soup: 7.5/10 Pastry: 6/10 Meat: 8/10 Other items & condiments: 4/5 Service […]
Chen’s Shanghai Restaurant (Bai yu lan canguan)
January 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Introducting the Xiaolongbao-down
January 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Introducing: The Xiaolongbao-down an introduction Saturday, January 19th 2008 by Jason Chin Eat Vancouver editor Xiaolongbao are steamed Chinese dumplings filled with soup. It’s really as simple as that, but for some difficult-to-explain reason I’m obsessed with them. If I had to guess at the source of my affection for these little pillows of soup, […]
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Eat Vancouver Presents: Restaurant Membership
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Eat Vancouver Presents: Restaurant Membership a news item Friday January 16th, 2008 By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver editor I am very happy to announce a new Eat Vancouver feature tonight, one that I believe can change the way Vancouver’s dining public receives information about the city’s restaurant scene. This feature will allow restaurateurs that may […]
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49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
January 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters (604) 420-4900 Address: 2152 West 4th Avenue (map) Homepage Pastries Without Parallel a Quick Bite By Mark Freeman Eat Vancouver writer Since I arrived in Vancouver, I’ve been trying to find a decent coffee shop in my area where I could write but have been consistently disappointed with the overpriced, generic […]
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No Country for Old Phở
January 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Home for the Holidays a holiday special series No Country for Old Phở Wednesday January 9th, 2008 By Michael Chin Eat Vancouver writer I’ll be honest. I had trouble finding an angle for this piece. It seemed odd because there certainly isn’t a shortage of angles on Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup (case in point: The […]
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Home for the Holidays – Thanks be to Cod
January 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Home for the Holidays a holiday special series Thanks be to Cod Saturday January 5th, 2008 By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver writer Following the precedent of eating stuff that’s difficult to find in Vancouver, I went out searching for a good brick oven pizza a couple of nights ago. The DCist (a DC area blog) […]
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Home for the Holidays – Pollo Rico
December 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Home for the Holidays a holiday special series Lunch at El Pollo Rico Thursday December 20th, 2007 By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver writer As per tradition, I’ve headed home for holidays. Home for me is Washington DC metropolitan area, specifically Northern Virginia. Unlike past years, I thought it might be interesting to document some of […]
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Taco Con Chile
December 21st, 2007 · 3 Comments
Taco con Chile (778) 371-3508 Address: 1308 Burrard St (map) Menu Hannah Montana a Quick Bite By Jason Chin Eat Vancouver writer Have you ever had the feeling that things are just a little bit off? Nothing that was overtly wrong, just an alteration in some key details that made things just a tad disconcerting? […]
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Jamie Maw Retires from Vancouver Magazine
December 15th, 2007 · No Comments
Saturday, December 15th, 2007 by Jason Chin Eat Vancouver writer The word from Sue Alexander of Alexander Ink is that after 14 years of service, Jamie Maw has stepped down from his position of editor at Vancouver Magazine. I deem this a loss (until we find out what he’s up to in April) because Maw […]
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Holiday Dinners
December 11th, 2007 · No Comments
Looking for a place to dine out this Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve? The following press release from Raincity Grill might help: — This December 24th, put away the pots and pans and join Raincity Grill for a relaxing Christmas Eve meal. Chef de Cuisine Peter Robertson presents a 3-course prix fixe menu for […]
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