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On Pho Ten, and Vegetarian Options in Richmond.

If there’s one thing I surely appreciate, it’s a good pun.  Actually, I appreciate bad puns too, and fortunately have friends who share this play-on-word-love.  After all, it’s easy for pun-lovers to...

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On Lotus, and a Very Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  Here it is, 2013 already.  Everyone’s reflecting over the past 365 days, and making resolutions with hopeful anticipation for the year ahead, most of them involving the gym and juice...

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On VINA Vietnamese, The World’s Biggest Citrus, and The World’s Biggest Mailbox.

Today’s post has an eclectic array of closed cafes, football-sized citrus, and the world’s biggest mailbox.  C’est vrai.  Read on. Yesterday was another lovely day of sun, but also the second on which...

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On Thai Son, Vietnamese Stew, and Preserved Lemons.

Restaurants that you have to climb stairs to get to are almost always good.  There’s a sort of ‘hidden’ feeling about them, and you have to work that extra bit harder to get there.  Even if it’s just...

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On Pho Hoa and Seven Layer Dip.

This is a simple post for a simple, lazy (Super Bowl) Sunday.  I did not plan anything elaborate for the event, nor did I eat anything the day before with a particularly football/American theme.  I ate...

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On Steveston Village Vietnamese, and How to (or not to) Fight a Cold.

Yesterday, with raw ginger, tea, and pho as my ammo, I waged war.  The assault was on a cold, or rather, one that hasn’t quite settled in; it’s a shadow lurking just behind me, causing my body to ache...

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On Pho An Nam, Blue Sky, and My New Imaginary Friend.

Hey everybody, it’s nice out. That blasted Pineapple Express has finally given way to sun, with pineapples now being blended into pina coladas to be enjoyed beach-side.  Perhaps it’s not quite warm...

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On Pho Lan and Some Hoops, Balls, and Ribbons.

For the most part, Google maps are my saviour, but every once in awhile they get it wrong and confuse the heck out of me.  Case in point: my attempt to find the location of Pho Lan, a highly...

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On The Burger Bus, and the Summer Night Market.

A kale, spinach, and avocado smoothie in the morning, and deep-fried ice cream at night.  I believe that’s what they call “balance,” isn’t it? I am well aware of yesterday’s irony; I first attended a...

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On Pho Japolo, and a Cooking Lesson at Nan Chuu.

I think I’ve officially eaten at every Vietnamese Restaurant in Richmond.  Well, maybe there’s one or two I missed, but I don’t know where they are if they exist.  My pho/vermicelli/stew/banh mi/salad...

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Eating Through Asia at the Aberdeen Centre Food Court

Having only moved to British Columbia a few years ago, I never experienced Vancouver without the Canada Line. In addition to it taking less then 30 minutes to go from the airport to downtown Vancouver,...

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Vietnamese Food: There’s Some French in That!

Culinary traditions love to travel. Well before we had long-haul jets and refrigerated trucks to transport foods from one place to another, they made their way around the globe through immigration,...

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Richmond’s Top 5 Asian Drinks (Besides Bubble Tea)

This week we go beyond bubble tea with this taste-testing excursion through Richmond's other top Asian beverages.

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On cycling and Xyclo Vietnamese Restaurant

In this installment we're combining bites and bikes! A cycle tour along the West Dyke Trail leads to Oreo cow sightings, lemongrass chicken bowls and sensational salad rolls.

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The Best Pho in Richmond, BC

Hello, warm, savoury, wonderful pho! We take a tour through Richmond’s best spots for comfort pho this winter and end up curing colds while we’re at it.

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On Pho Lan and the Tale of Dot Com Pho

When Pho Lan first opened its doors way back in 1994, it was one of only four Vietnamese restaurants in all of Richmond. A quick search on Zomato today yields some 24 results, but I'm pretty sure there...

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Opening This Weekend: Panda Market

It’s that time of the year again! Your favourite food and retail vendors gather together at the Panda Market starting this Friday, April 29. Known as the “original” night market, the International...

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Strip Malls: Union Square

In the our next installment of a monthly feature on prominent strip malls in Richmond, 365 contributor Tara Lee visits Union Square and is impressed by the sheer number and quality of eateries and food...

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Late Night Eats in Richmond: Pho 99

There is no bad time for pho. It's 10:30pm right now and the more I write about pho, the closer I am to convincing myself to hop in the car and go get a bowl as soon as I'm done.

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Strip Malls: Delta Shopping Centre

In our next instalment of a monthly feature on prominent strip malls in Richmond, BC, 365 contributor Tara Lee visits Delta Shopping Centre and discovers fried chicken, bowls of pho, hearty Filipino...

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