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\nBy Mia Stainsby <\/b>\n<\/p>\n
\nAfter the violence and barbarism of last week, here’s a bit of peace.\n<\/p>\n
\nIt’s
\na little place called Peaceful Restaurant. While it’s a thrill and a
\nhalf to be called out for an award, Amelia Huang is quick to point out
\nthe Peaceful beef roll, which won a Chinese Restaurant Signature Dish
\naward, is but one of many dishes worthy of a shout-out.\n<\/p>\n
\nI must agree.\n<\/p>\n
\nHer family (mom, dad, brother) added this second Peaceful restaurant last month on Davie Street.\n<\/p>\n
\nLike
\nthe first, at 532 West Broadway, the menu features upwards of 100
\ndishes in the Northern Chinese style – heartier, spicier, bolder than
\nthe Cantonese style making up most of Metro Vancouver’s Chinese cuisine.\n<\/p>\n
\nAmelia’s
\nparents opened the very first version 10 years ago on Main Street; then
\nthey moved to Kingsway and then to West Broadway. The second generation
\nis moving it forward.\n<\/p>\n
\nAmelia’s background in environmental
\ngeography (she studied it at Simon Fraser University) prompted the
\nowners to reduce the restaurant’s carbon footprint.\n<\/p>\n
\n“We’re doing
\nan inventory of waste, energy use, emissions and the goal is to find
\nways to reduce it. We’re adapting to the times,” she says.\n<\/p>\n
\nThey
\nsource locally “as much as possible,” buying B.C. pork and Alberta beef.
\nThere are lots of vegetarian dishes and most dishes, including meats,
\nare under $10.\n<\/p>\n
\nAmelia recommends the spicy herb salad with pressed
\ntofu in a tangy sesame dressing and the cumin beef in sesame flatbread.
\nThere’s an all-day dim sum menu, featuring a lot of dumplings,
\nflatbreads and rolls.\n<\/p>\n
\nRecent additions to the menu include Chinese
\n“ratatouille” stir-fried in garlic sauce, and a peppery fish soup
\n“cooked with a lot of pickled vegetables and black pepper,” she says.
\n“It’s a different type of hot-sour soup. It’s clear, but strong.”\n<\/p>\n
\nPeriodically,
\nyou’ll see a shape-twisting noodle maker expertly wrangling a lump of
\ndough into yards and yards of noodles. Amelia’s brother Eugene has
\nmastered the art and you might catch him at it, making either dragged or
\ncut noodles.\n<\/p>\n