After seeing a recipe posted on Made with Lau, I though “I haven’t had that in years, I should try that recipe.” So here it is, with my own modifications. This dish has a curious story, it originated with russian immigrants and merchants that arrived in China about a hundred years ago, and they brought…
Cooking: Steamed Ribs in Black Bean Sauce (豉汁蒸排骨)
Another favourite dish from dim-sum is steamed pork spareribs with black beans. These typically arrive in a small dish with a 6-9 pieces of pork, accented with fermented black beans, sometimes accented with dried orange peel, steamed, sometimes with cubes of pumpkin or taro root. So this recipe produces a serving that is comparable in…
Restaurant review: Joon’s Kitchen
We decided to grab dinner a little local korean restaurant in the Fairview neighborhood called Joon’s Kitchen. Joon’s is located on Oak Street and west 15th avenue, occupying what was previously Kai Japanese Bistro. We has reservations for a Sunday night seating, but it probably wasn’t necessary, since there was ample seating when we arrived….
Restaurant review: Say Mercy!
We had Thursday night reservations at Say Mercy! on Fraser Drive at East 27th Avenue. The theme here is Italian meets American southern barbeque, resulting in some novel flavor combinations. We arrived a few minutes early for our seating, but they were ready for us, and they seated us immediately. We started with a serving…
Restaurant review: Di Beppe Restaurant & Cafe
There was some good buzz about Di Beppe in Gastown at the corner of West Cordova and Carral Street. So on a wet Sunday, we went to check it out. Di Beppe is part of the Kitchen Table group of restaurants that includes Ask for Luigi, Carlino, and Bacaro. The business is split in two…
Restaurant review: H2 Kitchen & Bar
We felt like a brunch outing, something we hadn’t done in a while. H2 Kitchen & Bar is in the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Coal Harbour, not to be confused with the H Tasting Lounge, which is also in the Bayshore Hotel. I’d heard that H2 had recently changed the restaurant format to “American Southern”,…
Takeout review: Lobster Man (Granville Island)
The Lobster Man has been on Granville Island for many years as a fresh shellfish monger. They have dozens of tanks stocked with live crabs, lobsters, clams, oysters etc. A few years ago, they leased the adjacent retail space, setup a partially covered picnic area in the adjacent parking lot, and began serving prepared seafood….
Takeout review: Il Miglio Express in Eaton Center Montreal
On our last day in Montreal, we grabbed some lunch at the Timeout Food Court in Eaton’s Center in downtown. This is a gourmet foodcourt; most of the restaurants in the food court have a full service white tablecloth type or restaurant elsewhere in the city. We opted to grab a quick bite at Il…
Restaurant review: Restaurant Corneli
After visiting Jean Talon Market, we were walking through Little Italy and, wanting to grab some lunch & get out of the rain, we happened upon Corneli Restsaurant on Boulevard Saint Laurent. Corneli is a long running family restaurant, serving a menu of pizza and pasta, and other classic italian dishes.. As a side note,…
Restaurant review: Reuben’s Deli & Steaks
While visiting Montreal in September, we decided that we had to go for Montreal Smoked Meat at least once (since the signature food of Montreal is smoked meat, montreal style bagels and poutine). Given that we didn’t rent a car, and the weather was rather uncooperative (it rained for most of our visit), we decided…
Restaurant review: Jingle Bao
For a family dinner, we went to Jingle Bao, a Chinese restaurant on Denman Street (between Robson street and Alberni street). Jingle Bao is best known for their soup dumplings. We had reservations and were seated shortly after we arrived. They have a partially open kitchen where the kitchen staff will prep the dumplings before…
Cooking: Silky Eggs with Beef over rice (滑蛋牛肉飯)
Stir fried beef with scrambled eggs is a simple homey kinda dish. However when I order it in a restaurant, I often get something like more like the image in the banner at the top. The egg has a silky luxurious texture. It’s pretty easy to accomplish, it’s basically a combination of beaten eggs combined…
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