the latest posts from our critics and guest writers

• The Chinese Restaurant Awards 2013: Coast to Coast.

  February 27, 2013

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  Fernando Medrano
  People laugh dismissively when I tell them that being a judge for the Chinese Restaurant Awards is hard work. “Yeah right!” they say in that tone. Well, it is indeed hard work (eating at this pace is hard work!). But it is kind of work – seeking dishes that give....

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• How to find a good Chinese restaurant – from a man who’s eaten in more than 6,000

  October 25, 2012

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  Craig Stowe
  An inspirational article on The Globe and Mail / Read Original David R. Chan, a 64-year-old accountant and tax lawyer based in Los Angeles, travels on his stomach – he’s eaten in more than 6,000 Chinese restaurants across the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Chan, a third-generation ....

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• Big meal at Big Chef in Richmond BC

  August 11, 2012

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  Fernando Medrano
  We had a special guest up from San Francisco last week. One of the long time San Francisco Chowhound – susancinsf – made a foray north to Vancouver to attend a conference and tapped our very own grayelf (our nexus to the the San Francisco Chowhound board) to help her....

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