La Régalade French Bistro – West Vancouver, Canada

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Chris in French, Vancouver

Great tasting French bistros are hard to find in Vancouver, and this is definitely a GO-TO place if you’re in the area. Kir royale to start. Made with cassis and champagne. Grantinee Lyonnaise. A classic French onion soup, very cheesy. Not too salty or too sweet. Moules Marinieres. A white wine sauce with shallots, butter Continue Reading...

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King Crab, Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant – Richmond, Canada

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Chris in Cantonese, Vancouver

Anytime is a good time for King Crab. March is the season when prices go down, and get quite competitive. Since it’s January, it’s about $35 a pound. This is one of my go-to places in Vancouver. This one is about 11 pounds and gets to be made in 3 different ways. Here’s my experience… Continue Reading...

Robuchon au Dome – Macau, China

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Chris in French, Macau, Travel

A labrynth of a restaurant to get to. From the Grand Lisboa lobby, take the first set of elevators to the highest floor you can get to, enter the gate au Robuchon, then transfer to the 43rd floor of goodness. The bread that I always miss. Amuse bouche. Domain Laroche 2006 chablis to start. Les Continue Reading...

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The Eight – Grand Lisboa Macau, China

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Chris in Cantonese, Macau, Travel

Always miss Macau because of the wide selection of restaurants to try… and of course my family lives in this beautiful little town. If you ask me to compare Hong Kong vs Macau food overall (not Macanese), Macau wins hands down. I can’t stress how great it is here. Let me know if you’re visiting, Continue Reading...

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Guincho a Galera – Macau, China

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Chris in Macau, Portuguese, Travel

This past January, a relatively new restaurant has taken the place of the old Robuchon restaurant at the Lisboa Hotel in Macau. Decided to give it a try and was gladly surprised. It was lunch, and wasn’t too hungry… Degustation menu for one please! Started with an Egly-Ouriet, Grand Cru Rose. Lucky me, no bottles Continue Reading...

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Cathay Pacific First Class Vancouver to Hong Kong

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Chris in Airplane Food, Flying, Travel

It’s my first time taking a night flight to Hong Kong and wasn’t sure what to expect.. all I know is that I was tired! 4 hours sitting in the lounge eating yummy shrimp dumplings didn’t help either. Anyhow, here’s my experience in First. The standard 6 seat configuration up front. The seats are wide, Continue Reading...

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Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge – Vancouver International Airport

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Chris in Airplane Food, Flying, Travel

I’ve never been to the first class lounge at YVR, but today I was officially authorized! They’ve pulled their first class seats from the afternoon flights from YVR to HKG, so this was my only other option. Red eye. Let’s hope it’s a good one. Your typical view of Vancouver at 12am in November…. RAIN. Continue Reading...

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Shiro’s Sushi – Belletown Seattle, USA

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Chris in Japanese, Seattle, Travel

I would have to say that Vancouverites are quite blessed with many authentic Japanese restaurants (however declining very rapidly)… but a little south is unknown territory to me. I’ve always wanted to try Shiro’s Sushi, but never had time to make reservations. A small restaurant able to seat about 30 people, reservations are a MUST. Continue Reading...

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