Ever since food and travel writer Mark Schatzker told the world to pack their chopsticks for Vancouver “home to the best Chinese food in the world,” in his now legendary article that came out in Condé Nast Traveler during the February 2010 Winter Olympics, “interest in the Chinese Restaurant Awards has grown by leaps and […]

On Georgia Straight. By Carolyn Ali. When Stephanie Yuen sits down at a table in a Chinese restaurant, she already has a good idea of what she’s going to order. “Some of the menus are like a book,” she tells the Straight by phone. “We don’t usually look at them because we know exactly what […]

The article is now on CRIEnglish.com  The Chinese Restaurant Awards Association, a Metro Vancouver-based Chinese cuisine promoter, on Wednesday celebrated 50 signature dishes and 45 favourable restaurants selected from hundreds of competitors in this area, reportedly the best place outside China for Chinese dining. In a grand awards ceremony, the non-profit organization unveiled 50 winners […]

By Tim Pawsey   Richmond is a mecca of superlative Chinese dining. Hop on the Canada Line SkyTrain to discover a truly different world, just 25 minutes from downtown. Within a few steps of Aberdeen or Lansdowne stations you can feast on the likes of succulent Alaskan king crab, prepared four ways, at Northern Dynasty; […]

Video by: Chris Morrow Craig Stowe, founder of Edgewater Casino Chinese Restaurant Awards and food writer Lee Man (also our critic) were at the Chinese Gold Medal Olympians hosted by our 2009 award winner – Kirin Restaurant, in Richmond. (Video 1) Is it possible Vancouver/Richmond has the best Chinese food? Craig Stowe asks Food Writers […]