Finger-Lickin' Eats

Happy New Year!

2012-01-03T00:44:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you guys had a good time with family, friends, and good food of course! It's been one long year and a hell of a change within my life. I was up at Whistler with the wife and a bunch of friends. What luck to be with great company and be in such a beautiful place to celebrate the end of another year. I do hope to keep up with this blog more often knowing my motivation

American Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T20:38:00.001-08:00

As you see, it's been a while since I've been here so just to update you guys on what has been going on. Life has been a whirlwind of events the past 2 months. I was offered an opportunity suddenly to join my friend at his photography studio. Soo...I quit my job at Artona and now work at the Art Department. Artona was really a great work place, it had prestige, a name, and it was a good

Chinese Braised Pork Belly (東坡肉)

2011-09-25T15:07:00.000-07:00

I have an addiction to all things that have strong tastes, and on this particular day I was craving something heavy. VERY heavy: Chinese Pork Belly. That fat will clog you right up and a few pieces of it will make you full as ever. I was very nervous making this because I've never ever actually made it on my own. My lunch was the envy of the office that day =D...Just sayin', ya know? That day I

Richmond Good Eats

2011-08-30T01:07:00.000-07:00

Right now I can barely concentrate on writing, I'm HIGHLY addicted to Beyonce's "Love On Top". Ah back to the basics, classic lyrics and feel good music. Anywho...as usual I'm off topic. Last weekend I didn't plan on going out but one call from Michelle, it became a really nice day out. We dropped by Gyo-o in Richmond for lunch. That was actually my only second time in there. I love the deco!

Shady Island, Steveston

2011-08-20T13:39:00.000-07:00

We were originally going to eat at BaoBei as I was told they had a new menu and was eager to try. Our friends decided they wanted some amazing fish and chips so we ended up at Steveston instead. Which lead us to... Any restaurant by Steveston is always great to be at. Beautiful view by the dock and fresh seafood all around. People were heading over a little late so I ordered a little drink

Eating Well

2011-08-13T23:00:00.000-07:00

As a child and even to this day, every time I thought about what I wanted to eat I would hear in the back of my head "even if you were poor, you should always eat healthy". That's what my dad always says. He says money can buy you anything, but nothing can buy you health. This never leaves me because no matter how I disagree with his traditional values at times, he is definitely right. My dad

New Beers

2011-08-07T20:15:00.000-07:00

I drink a little of everything, but I never really drank beer other than stealing other peoples just for a taste. Then that one time I tried Hoegaarden I fell in love. So flavourful and fullbodied, yet light at the same time, golden hued Belgium beer. The 1/2 pint glass was only the beginning. When I really started drinking beer it was when I started college. Yes, how typical...you know,

Leftover Cheese Galore

2011-07-24T22:23:00.000-07:00

I've been away from here, it feels like a while...again. But I was away in Cancun so I have my excuses =p. To be honest I really didn't eat that much interesting stuff in Cancun. I know it's friggin' 2011 but we were still wary of eating food outside of the hotels so we didn't eat anything interesting.Though other than my tan, one of the best things I got in Cancun was: Small strips of vanilla

Suika Izakaya

2011-07-07T15:41:00.000-07:00

Everyone's been to Guu. Guu is goood. Guu is yummy. But have you ever thought of...Suika? This new hip and trendy Izakaya located on Broadway and Fir is the new talk of the town in the past few months. I remember this location used to be a Thai restaurant about 2 years ago, I guess business was bad, unfortunate for them. I have to be honest I haven't been food trolling in the past few months.

Skittles Vodka

2011-06-20T14:12:00.000-07:00

During the Canucks playoff finals drinking was high on the list and nevertheless I HAD to try out something I found online about a year or 2 ago. I never go around to it purely because I didn't know who would drink this concoction with me...until my housewarming a month ago. Skittles vodka has been going around like wild fire online. It's highly popular these days and it actually makes a great

Goodbye For Now

2011-05-27T21:01:00.000-07:00

After the many weeks of eating and adventuring around, I finally decided to settle down and run errands instead of going out. But I did go out one last time before I left to King's Hotel for another round of Beer pong and foosball. These are the best guys (though a few of them are missing in this photo, Chris, Bryan, you guys know who you are). I managed to get buzzed in a good way with them...as

Hong Kong: Cupcakes and Barbecues

2011-05-20T00:59:00.000-07:00

My sisters decided that they wanted a random barbecue at home, and my parents complied. So my mom told me to drag my bestie along to it. She didn't need to say! Nat and I had a full day planned out ahead of us already! We decided to go hiking up the hill to the lookout point of my neighbourhood (her ex neighbourhood). That kind of developed land on the left far out, that's Disneyland....but other

Finally Got To Board In Whistler!!!

2011-05-01T21:06:00.000-07:00

The wife and I decided that this years snow was so awesome that this one time we actually go up and ride that thick snow! And include some eating adventures of course, as our love for eating never ceases. There is one place we HAD to revisit on our trip: Nagomi Sushi. We got there without reso and hoped to God they had space for us, and yes they did. Revisiting some of our favourite dishes...Beef

Hong Kong: 2nd day of New Year

2011-04-29T12:52:00.000-07:00

For many people, second day of New Year is reserved for visiting close friends. We, choose to visit family. I don't know who started this tradition that we go on the 2nd day but, I guess it works out for all of us. First, it was a visit to my mom's side of the family... I wouldn't post pics of my whole family and I can't either since some of my family live in Toronto, another at college, but

Hong Kong: First Day of Chinese New Year

2011-04-01T13:03:00.000-07:00

I know this is a really delayed trip detail, but I've been slammed at work lately and when I get home all I just want to do is watch tv. During the first day of Chinese New Year following the Lunar calendar it is tradition to visit family members. Mostly to wish them luck for the coming year on the very first day. In my family's case we have shifted that tradition to the 2nd day of CNY. The first

Hong Kong: Day Out With Natalie

2011-03-05T23:01:00.000-08:00

One of the perks of growing up in Hong Kong is the ability to walk almost everywhere and anywhere in a short amount of time. Being the Soho lover that me and my friends are, we realized that there are still some spots that we haven't discovered yet. We love the nightlife in Soho, but what about the day time? Let's go explore! Our first stop was the ever growing popular Ramen-ya called Butao

Hong Kong: 2nd Edition

2011-02-20T13:01:00.000-08:00

I seem to be traveling quite a lot in the past year. Being in Hong Kong over last summer, Las Vegas, then back in Hong Kong again for the Chinese New Year that just passed. My parents were feeling quite antsy and wanted me home, while I also felt the need to get away from work and return to some comfort. So off to Hong Kong for Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year holiday is one of my favourite. A

Las Vegas: Touristy Things To Do

2011-01-10T23:39:00.000-08:00

To be honest I really, rarely, go to the states. The few places I've traveled within it are San Francisco, Seattle, Florida (Disney, of course haha), and Hawaii. I went to all these places when I was really young. Not that I don't like the US but I never felt the need. I live in Canada and Hong Kong and travel a lot within Asia. A calm serene environment and to contrast it, a bustling city in

Happy New Year!

2011-01-01T12:48:00.000-08:00

First post of 2011! I didn't party out like some of my friends since it was costly and a hassle to bother with the crowds downtown. Instead Michelle and I spent it with some friends, playing Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit on PS3, and a bottle of pink Moet. I say that's pretty FANCAYYYY hahaha. Hope everyone had a good 2010, and start of with an even better 2011!

On A Side Note...

2010-12-21T11:51:00.000-08:00

I know I'm in the middle of a traveling series...but I'm just so excited! A few days ago I was shooting with Frugalbits.com, the site I have been shooting for, for over a year. Carolann asked me, is there anything you want to make? Anything you want to shoot? Well I've been CRAVING to eat this appie my mom always made when I went home. So we picked a few ingredients from both Whole Foods and

Las Vegas: Where It Begins

2010-12-19T13:36:00.000-08:00

We decided to sleep in a little bit before we head out to In-N-Out Burger, the premium outlets to do some crazy shopping, then Michelle's birthday dinner at Mix at the The Hotel, Mandalay Bay. My friends who live in LA have been raving about In-N-Out forever and heard about it even long before I've been down to the states. I was excited but wary since I didn't want to over hype my experience,

Traveling once again, VEGAS!

2010-12-03T21:06:00.000-08:00

I really haven't been putting effort into my blogging lately. I always read through all the food blogs I follow and are always impressed by the amount of effort and time people take to do this. I work with kids every day, sometimes 8 hours a days in post production. Staring at a screen can be tiring, dealing with extremely self-conscious adolescences can too. I come home to 2 dogs and my

Shanghai With The Family: Last Day

2010-11-06T16:22:00.000-07:00

While writing through this trip to Shanghai I suddenly realized a very interesting thing. I feel myself getting all sentimental here, so bear with me. All 5 of us have been to Shanghai either separately, or one of us girls with our parents. This trip is the first time that we've ever had a "semi" family vacation with all 5 of us present. It also made me realize how this was the first time in a

Shanghai With The Family: Day 4

2010-10-03T20:15:00.000-07:00

After my long...long...long...pretty much non-existent life away from my blog. Here I am again. Working with students on a daily, long basis has brought me a habit of getting off work, not making or eating anything remotely interesting, watch movies, and sleep. ere really hasn't been much thought on food since work began. Terrible. Anyways, My final 2 days in Shanghai didn't consist much more

Best Cola, Better Than Coca Cola

2010-09-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

I am still writing of my journey in Shanghai, but I had to stop mid-way to introduce my favourite coke hehe. About 2 weeks back Michelle, her friend, and I went to Romer's Burger Bar on West 4th to give it a go (which I will blog on my VERY backed up posts. By the way, deco hasn't changed from Pinky's). The server recommended us Fentiman's curiousity cola. I am hooked. This cola tastes just like