By Tim Pawsey Good—often great—Chinese dining has been changing Vancouver’s culinary landscape for some years now. However, for many people the very notion of heading out for Dim Sum or Peking Duck remains a mystery unexplored, or perhaps too much of a challenge. That’s in part because for years the Chinese restaurant and dining community […]

Camel meat making inroads in Vancouver Exotic meat supplier Hills Foods Ltd. has started selling camel meat in Vancouver although so far it has only been for special events. The company has had more success selling the meat in Toronto to members of that city’s Muslim community, which like it because it is prepared in […]

Do you think you might be Vancouver’s top Chinese chef? The 2011 HSBC Chinese Restaurant Awards is accepting applications from chefs who wish to participate in its Chinese Chef of the Year contest.  Applicants will go through a rigorous screening process by a panel of judges headed by Founding Chair Stephen Wong and our 2010 […]

Here it is … the list of all the award winning Chinese dishes for 2010 … also known as … the Best Chinese Dishes in Vancouver. A few months ago, Suanne and I wanted to embark on trying every single dishes that won either a gold or silver in the 2010 Chinese Restaurant Award, Critic’s […]

By Carolyn Ali Voting is now under way for the diners’ choice portion of the 2011 HSBC Chinese Restaurant Awards. At chineserestaurantawards.com/, people can pick their favourites in 15 categories, including Best Hotpot Restaurant and Best Vegetarian Restaurant. There are two new categories this year: Best Modern Chinese Restaurant and Best Hong Kong–style Milk Tea. […]

What’s your favourite Chinese restaurant? Is it a Hong Kong style café, fine dining restaurant, noodle or dim sum place? Which has the best Hong Kong style milk tea, or which is the most modern? Cast your votes for these and other categories in the Diner’s Choice contest for Metro Vancouver’s best Chinese restaurants. Voting […]