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Nian Gao: Chinese New Year Cake in the Year of the Dragon

I’ll confess that as a kid, I was petrified of the dragon in the dragon dance. It wasn’t so much the ginormous eyes and teeth of the…

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Christmas on Gingerbread Lane, Hyatt Regency

on December 24, 2011

Gingerbread Lane

Hyatt Regency Hotel

655 Burrard Street, Vancouver

If you’re still looking for Christmas time activities for the kiddies or if you’re a Christmas…

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Congee Noodle King: Remedy for Cold Weather

Congee Noodle King

3313 Kingsway, Vancouver

To continue my unofficial theme of food for freezing cold Vancouver weather, next up is Congee Noodle King. With over 100 congee…

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Vancouver Christmas Market: Grilled Bratwurst, Waffles and Hot Gluehwein under the Christmas Tree

Vancouver Christmas Market

The Plaza @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

650 Hamilton Street, Vancouver

Nobody does Christmas like the Germans! Or at…

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Pudding at DINNER by Heston Blumenthal

DINNER by Heston Blumenthal

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hyde Park

66 Knightsbridge, Westminster, London, England

Style, originality and…

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Laduree Champs Elysees: Munching on Macarons in Paris, France

Ladurée Champs Elysées
75, avenue des Champs Elysées – 75008 Paris, France

You can’t go to Paris without visiting Laduree for…

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The Latin Quarter: Cheap Eats in Paris, France

Maison De Gyros (17, 5th Arr, Rue De La Huchette)

Amorino  (16, 5th Arr, Rue De La Huchette)

Latin Quarter

5th and 6th arrondissement, Paris, France

It’s possible to find cheap eats…

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Happy Moon Cake Festival!

on September 10, 2011

It’s one of my favourite times of year: Mid-Autumn Festival, aka, Moon Cake Festival! Following the Chinese Lunar Year calendar (the 15th day of the 8th month), in…

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Fondue Family lunch in France: Dont drop the bread!

on August 21, 2011

Our cousin is a chef at a fondue restaurant in Le Havre so naturally our first big family lunch in France was a fondue lunch. I can’t tell you how…

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