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 […]

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 […]

Vancouver’s Chinese food is a culinary Mecca. Its diversity and quality is mind boggling. Today there are more than 600 Chinese chefs toiling away in kitchens all over Metro Vancouver, compared with 400 last year. And a lot of these chefs are dazzling their local customers and the world with their amazing and sophisticated dishes. […]