VanEats

Barb's parents love to eat, thank goodness! And they love all kinds of foods but especially Chinese.

Yesterday, we went to the Granville Chinese Seafood Restaurant with them and I was blown away by the 3 mushroom cheung fan (rice flour roll with mushrooms). The texture was awesome; chewy mushrooms covered in a slippery rice noodle with a great sauce! Heaven!

And the rest of the dim sum was excellent too! Barb's parents say that it is one of the best in the city and based on our experience I would have to agree.

On Saturday, we went to the wedding of our friends, Antonia and Kerrie catered by Rubina Tandoori.

The food was fantastic, the best I have ever eaten at a wedding. The highlight for me would have to be the Prawn Goa curry which was spicy, smooth and perfectly flavoured with coconut. But everthing was good especially the veggies in fenugreek sauce!

This wonderful experience (and their menu online) makes me want to eat at their restaurant at 1962 Kingsway between Beatrice St.

Although I have never met Al, it's clear that if we ever met up, we'd have lots to talk about not only about food (our mutual love of Italian food for example) but about life in general. Next time you are in Vancouver or we are in Portland, we have to meet Al, deal?

The way Al talks about food and cooking show that he is a good cook.

Tonight we went to Sagar Restaurant.

This restaurant specializes in Dosas, a south Indian specialiy, which is basically a thin crispy crepe filled with various things. My favourite is Masala Dosa which contains curried potatoes and is served with coconut chutney and tamarind sauce. All this for just $7!

According to this page (found via our handy-dandy referers page), VanEats is in the September/October edition of Expedia Travels Magazine in an article entitled "Local Authority" on page 51. If this is true, then this the first time that we have ever been mentioned in print! Thanks!

Anybody know where we can pick up this magazine in Vancouver? If so, please let us know since we'd like buy a copy!

Thanks for the link, Backup Brain (found via our referers log)!

Our friend, Teresa, shares her thoughts about making Barb's Rhubarb Ginger Muffins! Thanks Teresa!

Al talks today about his quest for the perfect pie crust. He states that the two key ingredients are experience and time and also links to Caterina's perfect pie crust quest.

Since I prefer cake to pie and therefore have never made pie crust, I will let Barb comment on this. The crusts on Barb's pies are sometimes so good that I turn ever so briefly into a pie lover as I eat.

Wokzilla (via Backup Brain) is a collection of wok related recipes and tips. It is a directory of links to Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Filipino, etc. recipes. Check it out, it looks like a comprehensive collection!

If you don't mind a bit of a crowd, the place to get fresh and cheap produce in Kitsilano is at Young Bros Produce aka Quality Market on West Broadway.