Update 5/14/08
Update 5/15/08
After finding an unusually low fare ($750 round-trip) a couple of days ago, I decided to take an impromptu trip to Thailand. Why Thailand? Well, besides the obvious economic reasons, it seems like a good place to experience a whole lot of different vacations, from bustling metropolises to sleepy beaches, and of course I have always been a sucker for Thai food.
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Target 8: Kirin Seafood Restaurant (Cambie location)
Address: 2nd Floor, City Square, 555 West 12th Avenue (& Cambie Street)
Phone: (604) 879 8038
Homepage
Dim Sum Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5
Dim Sum prices: $3.50-$8.50 with most items in the $4-$5 range
Opening Hours:
Lunch: 11:00am (10:00am on Weekends & Holidays) - 2:30pm
Dinner: 5:00pm - 10:30pm
Visit date: May 4th, 2008
Visit time: 11:00 AM
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I currently find myself very amused by this wikipedia page for the “San Francisco Burrito,” and such gems as:
Starting in the mid- to late-1990s, the Mission District faced increasing rents and property values and an influx of higher-income residents and visitors, particularly during the dot-com boom. During this time, some elements of the San Francisco burrito experience became politicized. One activist disdained the practice of charging extra for chips and salsa, for instance, as an anti-Mexican symptom of gentrification. Some taquerias also offer additional types of flour tortillas (for instance, whole wheat or spinach), but this same activist declared, ‘I will shoot my son and daughter if they ever order a green burrito.’
This long standing burrito tradition really makes me wish that the Vancouver Burrito wasn’t a fusion of the San Fran one and Lebanese elements. And the fact that ours is really bad.
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A little while ago Eat Vancouver reader and local food enthusiast, Knightafter, emailed me with the results of a phodown he has been conducting over the past several months. I was incredibly impressed by the thoroughness of his report, as well the sheer number of pho joints he has visited. It is also nice to see that his results correlate very highly with our own, and they highlight some potential areas for reassessment. And of course, he uncovered a lot of interesting places that we just didn’t know about. It’s highly worth a look (click the image above) for any pho-lover in the area.
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Target 7: Spicy Court
Address: 5638 Cambie, #101 (map)
Phone: (604) 325-1189
Dim Sum Menu: Page 1; Page 2
Prices:
Range from $2.95 to $6.95
Visit date: April 13th, 2008
Visit time: 11:00 AM
–ratings–
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Target 4: Lin’s Chinese Cuisine and Teahouse
Broadway @ Granville
Page 1; Page 2
Price: $4.99 for 6 baos
Visit date: April 5th, 2008
Visit time: 8:00 PM
–ratings–
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I recently received the following press release from Darby’s Pub, advertising their new late night menu. I gotta say, I have often found myself in that area late at night when the only option around was The Naam. So I can see this being a good thing.
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Target 6: Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant
Address: 3711 No. 3 Road, Richmond BC (map)
Phone: 604-232-0816
Dim Sum Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Checkoff Sheet
Prices:
Small $3.50
Medium $4.25
Large $4.75
Special $6.25
Kitchen $6.95
Tea: 80c per head
Visit date: March 30th, 2008
Visit time: 11:00 AM
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Target 2.3: Saigon Venture
Address: 1310 Burrard Street (map)
Phone: (604) 605-8908
Menu: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3
Price: $4.25-$5.95 small; $5.25-$6.95 large
Condiments Photo
Visit date: March 13th, 2008
Visit time: 1 PM
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In an article for The New York Times’ health section, Benedict Carey (who obviously has an eye for talent) runs down the psychological consequences of pranks. The timely article is largely based research done by Eat Vancouver editor Jason Chin and his colleagues:
“As humans, we develop this notion of fairness as a part of our self-concept, and of course it’s extremely important in exchange relationships,” said Kathleen D. Vohs, a consumer psychologist at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Vohs and her co-authors, Roy F. Baumeister of Florida State University and Jason Chin of the University of British Columbia, propose that the fear of being had is a trait that varies from near-obliviousness in some people to hypervigilance in others.
This is obviously a well researched article and a good read, so I recommend you all check it out.
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