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 […]

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. […]

By Anya Levykh Today I attended the launch lunch for the 2011 HSBC Chinese Restaurant Awards. During our nine-course feast at Red Star Seafood Restaurant in Richmond, two new Critics’ Choice categories were announced, namely, Best Chinese Canadian Chef and Best Wine & Spirit Service. In the Diners’ Choice awards, there is now a category […]