I've just come back from Japan, and am making a brief pitstop here in SF before I head back to Asia. Two more HK meals before I get to the Japanese goodness. A while back, tastingmenu clued me in on... [read more about Bo Innovation]
One of Hong Kong's unique delicacies is roast goose, specifically served with a kind of rice noodle called "lai fun" that you can't seem to find anywhere else in the world. The most famous place in town for roast... [read more about Yung Kee Restaurant - 鏞記酒家]
For this trip, we managed to get my grandmother, my dad, and all 4 of his sisters together, which is certainly a rare occasion. It was also my grandma's birthday, so we had a lot to celebrate. We ended... [read more about Hong Kong Prince Restaurant - 香港王子饭店]
Whenever I'm back in Hong Kong, I always try to fit in at least one meal at a HK-style cafe. This type of place is very common throughout the city. They tend to serve a huge, expansive variety of... [read more about Cousin Cafe]
It's been about 2 years since I've been in Hong Kong, so I've been happy to re-eat some of the great stuff around here that you can't really find back home. One of my favorite spots is Crystal Jade... [read more about Crystal Jade - 翡翠拉麵小籠包]
I'm now posting from Budapest, and taking a little break from Sydney here on Arthur Hungry. Those of you who follow the food blogosphere may have noticed that the 2006 TasteEverything Independent Food Festival & Awards have been taking place... [read more about Most Refreshing Replacement for Water]
Well, I'm on the road again. We're on spring break this week, and right now I'm typing this from a hotel in Prague. We got here on Saturday and are actually getting ready to board a train to Budapest for... [read more about China Noodle King]
Seems like it's been a while since I've posted about any Chinese food. One of my regular Vancouver stops is Fortune Garden. It's one of our go-to spots for a big family dinner, and apparently the family likes to... [read more about Fortune Garden]
My final Vancouver post is from Silver Palace, a Chinese place I hadn't tried before. The Chows were kind enough to bring me along with them for dinner here. I'm usually able to eat with them for a meal... [read more about Silver Palace]
Here is another family meal at Golden Ocean (thanks for the link SaabKen!). The "kids table" this meal was remarkably small. Then again, there aren't many actual kids left so it's more like a "younger generation" table. So we actually... [read more about Golden Ocean]
In the search for a decent Shanghai-style breakfast place, my family in Vancouver appears to have settled on Ningtu Restaurant. Though it's not as amazing as Toh Yuen of the past, it's still pretty good. chinese donut hot sweet soy... [read more about Ningtu Restaurant]
Every Sunday in Vancouver my family does a Sunday dinner at Ming Yuen, a Chinese place on Cambie. The place is actually quite good, but I think for some people it gets repetitive. I usually go at least once every... [read more about Ming Yuen]
Mike is really into hot pot. I'm not the biggest fan, but Mike was craving it. There's some hot pot place in Beijing that he loves and misses. So he decided to buy a hot pot online and do it... [read more about Hot Pot]
Here is my final post from Hong Kong... wow, it took me like 2 months to post it all. Sorry for being slow. Anyway, this is from Delicious Delicious (gotta love that English name), a noodle shop across the street... [read more about Delicious Delicious]
We were unfortunately unable to make a day trip to Macau some time during our trip to Hong Kong like we had planned, so instead we settled for Macau Restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui. Macau was a Portuguese colony for... [read more about Macau Restaurant]
Sorry for the week off... I just got a new PC and actually built it myself. It's pretty awesome. I got a Shuttle small form factor case, which is really cool. Anyway, here is Peking Garden in the Star House... [read more about Peking Garden]
Here is some dim sum at 嘉麟楼 (Spring Moon), the Chinese restaurant inside the Peninsula Hong Kong, with me, Geoff, and my dad. The place is famous for inventing XO sauce, which I admit was very good. I technically wasn't... [read more about Spring Moon - 嘉麟楼]
Sorry about the delay again... had a midterm on Friday and a paper due Monday. And this is a long post. This is an interesting place called 夜上海 (Ye Shanghai), also in the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel. It's a... [read more about Ye Shanghai - 夜上海]
Another great find in Harbour City is 小城知味 (E.C. Eatery). We actually spent almost all of our time in Kowloon (not Hong Kong side), and a large part of it was in Harbour City. This is a cafe type of... [read more about E.C. Eatery - 小城知味]
We didn't leave Harbour City very much during our trip to Hong Kong. There's a lot of places to eat in there... Here is some dim sum from 海都海鲜酒家 (Victoria City Seafood Restaurant). crispy pork roast goose fried chicken knees... [read more about Victoria City - 海都海鲜酒家]
This is gonna be another Monster Post... this time from 翡翠拉麵小籠包 (Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao) in the Harbour City mall. Surprising how many good places there are to eat inside Harbour City. I also went to this... [read more about Crystal Jade - 翡翠拉麵小籠包]
Here is an excellent meal at Wing Yuen, a little noodle/congee shop across the street from the Harbour City shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui. We actually went twice during the trip... Chinese breakfast food is something you have to... [read more about Wing Yuen]
Sorry about the delays. Still sorta getting settled with the school schedule. Anyway, here is the first of many Hong Kong posts. This is 东銮阁潮洲酒家 (Eastern Palace Chiu Chow Restaurant) in the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel. My descriptions suck,... [read more about Eastern Palace Chiu Chow Restaurant - 东銮阁潮洲酒家]
My last post from Beijing is at a Szechuan place called 俏江南 (Southern Beauty). Thanks again to my Uncle John for taking us out. spicy pork with veggies veggies wrapped in sliced pork fish in chili oil dan dan noodles... [read more about 俏江南 - Southern Beauty]
Time for a Beijing monster update! This is another meal with Mike and his family at 张生记 (Zhang Sheng Ji), a Shanghainese restaurant. smoked duck some veggie I don't know how to translate pig ear, flavored pork, roasted duck pan... [read more about Zhang Sheng Ji - 张生记]
Here is another middle of the night meal in Beijing, at 不见不散 (Be There or Be Square Cafe). The funny thing about this place is that it's inside a little mall, and everything else in the mall is closed... but... [read more about Be There or Be Square Cafe - 不见不散]
My dose of Peking duck in Beijing came at 大董烤鸭店 (Beijing Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant). Thanks to my Uncle John (who lives in Beijing) for taking us out. peking duck peking duck garnishes The duck was very good. The... [read more about Beijing Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant 大董烤鸭店]
In Beijing you can eat at any time of the day. This is an odd morning hour meal at 大成家 (Gino Bakery), which is both a bakery and a restaurant that has noodles, snacks, and a variety of other things.... [read more about Gino Bakery - 大成家]
Finally, here is Beijing. The first meal is from 湘临天下 (Xiang Lin Tian Xia). I won't have many prices for this trip, and my descriptions will be vague at best. Sorry in advance. fried pork fat red pepper fish head... [read more about Xiang Lin Tian Xia - 湘临天下]
This is a meal at The Great China in Berkeley with my mom and Roger. It would prove to be one of many peking ducks put to the test this month... pork dumplings peking duck The one comment on the... [read more about The Great China]
Almost done with Vancouver now. Here are some photos from Fortune Garden (aka Yi Woh Yuen). peking duck peking duck pancakes We go here every time I'm in Vancouver with the whole family. The peking duck rules, and I love... [read more about Fortune Garden]
Still got quite a few meals to post from Vancouver. Here is a quick lunch at La Amigo, an oddly named Chinese Western-style restaurant in Richmond. pan fried pork loin Was actually really good. Everyone else got a steak which... [read more about La Amigo]
Sorry for the long delay everyone; I've been away from civilization for a bit. Anyway, here is what we had at my cousin David's wedding banquet at Floata Seafood Restaurant. Watch out - their site has a pretty funny looking... [read more about Floata Seafood Restaurant]
Hit Taiwan Cafe for lunch the other day. I wanted to get Chinese donut and soy milk, etc., but we got there JUST too late. eggplant with basil siu long bao cao neen goh fried dumpling Was really hoping for... [read more about Taiwan Cafe]
We had dim sum at Pacific Garden in Chinatown the other day. Of course I forgot to take pictures of a lot of stuff. Things looked pretty normal anyway. ha gao - shrimp dumplings spare ribs with black bean sauce... [read more about Pacific Garden]
I went to Beijing Cafe for lunch the other day... figured I didn't post it really considering I go there a decent amount (though I usually get the same thing). It's a solid takeout Chinese place. general gao's chicken, crab... [read more about Beijing Cafe]
It's here. The new camera has arrived. I am now back in business. I didn't eat anything interesting today, but I couldn't resist using the camera... so I took a picture of the egg salad on baguette I got from... [read more about Infusions Tea Spa]
My last meal in SF was at home before my flight... My mom steamed some siu long bao from Big Shanghai in the Sunset. siu long bao Good stuff... wrapper tasted good, and a nice amount of soup inside.... [read more about Big Shanghai]
Happy new year everyone! I'm back in SF now but still catching up pictures from Vancouver. This is from East Ocean, yet another Chinese restaurant. peking duck steamed chicken with ginger/scallion sauce Peking duck isn't exactly peking duck, it's like... [read more about East Ocean]
Well, my flight back to SF got delayed for an hour so I'm sitting here in Vancouver airport. I guess I'll start catching up some of the meals. This is dinner a night or two ago at Golden Ocean. chinese... [read more about Golden Ocean]
Lots of Chinese meals in a row. Here is dinner at Green Village (English names are always funny). shrimp with wine sauce sesame bun duck stuffed with sticky rice Pretty good stuff. The shrimp were too small, and not worth... [read more about Green Village]
Had Chinese style breakfast yesterday. I forgot to check out the English name of this place... It was something simple like Szechuan Shanghai Restaurant, in Richmond. There used to be a place nearby my cousin's house that was REALLY good,... [read more about Szechuan Shanghai]
Didn't eat much interesting stuff this weekend. Lauren came to visit; she wants to go to BU. Halloween was alright. Also saw Sean's play over the weekend, and he was hilarious again. The other day for lunch I went to... [read more about Sichuan Garden]
Finally got my computer back up and running... I guess I'll put up a few pictures of the past few days. I'll keep the comments brief since this is gonna be pretty long. maki from Maluken, left to right: avocado,... [read more about Maluken, Super 88 Sugar Bowl, Beijing Cafe, and Uno]
Had a low-funds dinner tonight at Victoria's with Keith. They have cheap rice plates... this time I got pork chop with spicy salt. pork chop with spicy salt over rice It's the usual. LOTS of food for $5. Got a... [read more about Victoria's]
After a depressing Niner defeat last night, all I could do for lunch was get Beijing Cafe. house special fried rice from Beijing Cafe I like this fried rice the best out of all the places nearby (Quan's, Victoria's, etc.)... [read more about Beijing Cafe]
Had a quick lunch at Super 88 today. I had a weird craving for congee. congee and chinese donut It kinda sucked. Can't find a place with good Chinese donut, but I'm still lookin'. Gotta go back to central campus... [read more about Super 88 Kantin]