All entries in the 'Food Reviews' Category
Dong Lai Shun in Beijing
Dong Lai Shun is the most famous and oldest traditional Muslim restaurant serving Mongolian hot pot in Beijing. With 102 years experience, Dong Lai Shun is famous for their mutton dishes.
The restaurant uses a big traditional copper pot heated by charcoal. At first I didn’t know what was the internal heat source until I asked the waitress to show me. The charcoal provides a higher temperature cooking the meat more evenly.
“The Burger” at Cactus Club in Vancouver - Rob Feenie style
When Rob Feenie decided to join Cactus Club as the new “Food Concept Architect”, I was definitely a little skeptical. First of all, it sounds like they just pulled that title out of thin air, and secondly, this happened right after the fairly abrupt shut down of his restaurants, Lumiere and Feenie’s after a dispute with his partners.
Cactus Club was never at the top of my list for casual dining. The most attractive thing about the restaurant was the auto-toilet seat covering that they had in the washrooms — and when the washrooms are the coolest thing in your restaurant, you know you have issues.
December 4, 2009 | Jeremy | Comments 48 Juice in Aberdeen (Richmond)
Ahh Aberdeen, my favourite food court in Vancouver. If you can look past the horrific parking, Aberdeen has a great food court with a unique layout. There are a reasonable amount of (asian) choices, including awesome Deep Fried Chicken Wings and a great Japanese place with a huge variety (no sushi). There’s also a White Spot in case you’re craving a burger.
As you come up the escalator towards the food court, if you’re able to look past the incredibly tempting Beard Papa’s, you’ll see a small drink stand called ‘8 Juice’. They are pretty much your run of the mill fresh juice stand, much like Jugo Juice, except without the disgusting ‘Wheat Germ’ flavour. Almost all of their drinks are made entirely from fresh fruit and water or ice. They have a wide variety, as well as reasonable prices, considering it’s just fruit and water.
However, in addition to the basic fresh fruit drinks, they also have their 8 Juice House Special. It’s a mango fresh fruit drink with a few additions including mini tapioca balls and it’s awesome! The tapioca balls are sort of like what you would find in bubble tea, but are about 1/8th the size. Ever since I tried the 8 Juice House Special, I usually get one along with whatever meal I get whenever I visit; you should definitely give it a try!
Five Loaves Rating:
Value: 8/10
Quality: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Verdict: If you enjoy fresh fruit drinks, give the 8 Juice House Special a try next time you’re in Aberdeen!
8 Juice
#3150-4151 Hazelbridge Way,
Richmond, BC
(778) 388-3318
Din Tai Fung in Shanghai
Din Tai Fung is an award-winning restaurant of Taiwanese origin and known internationally for its Xiaolongbao. It was ranked as one of the world’s top 10 restaurants in 1993 by The New York Times. I have visited the Hong Kong and Shanghai branches before.
It has also been voted as the most favored dining place by political and commercial celebrities and is one of the must-see places for national and international stars. There was a mural of Asian celebrities on the wall. If you look carefully, the celebrity which has visited this branch has autographed their mural.
November 1, 2009 | Danny | Comments 1Long Table Series at Irish Heather in Gastown, Vancouver
This was my first time joining 604 Foodtography, Food and Tell, Foodie Adventures in Vancouver, I’m Only Here for the Food, My Secret Eden, Sherman’s Food Adventures, and Yum-O-Rama food bloggers for a meal at the Irish Heather’s Long Table Series for dinner. It was fun and exciting to meet a new group of bloggers that share a common interest.
Tonight’s Long Table Series was sponsored by Steam Whistle Brewing. They were promoting Steam Whistle Pilsner - a golden, refreshing brew with a distinctive hop aroma, tasty malt flavour, and a clean, crisp finish.
October 27, 2009 | Danny | Comments 5
