Posted in food on May 27th, 2009
Hong Kong-style Milk Tea (top right of the picture) is one of those things you must experience in Hong Kong, alongside a good solid bowl of fish-cake noodles and egg-shaped waffles. Milk Tea (奶茶, lai cha) is made up using black tea, evaporated milk, to which you add your own helping of sugar. It is [...]
Posted in food on Feb 23rd, 2009
As seen on Sharon’s Only Here for the Food, Calgary’s downtown business association has released their Dine Out Calgary menu. Dine Out Calgary is a promotion that lasts for a week, March 9 to 15, where for between $15 and $35 per person, you get a three-course lunch or dinner at your selected restaurant. Places [...]
Posted in Normal on Jan 31st, 2009
California Thai in Beacon Hill, Calgary / jon_lin I don’t think I’ve ever been served this much food at a fast food place, ever. I definitely recommend the Pad Thai and Golden Curry with rice dishes.
Posted in food on Jan 26th, 2009
Michelle and I dropped by Tenshi Sushi tonight, located on the north end of Kensington, wedged between the Broken Plate and the coffee bar. Tenshi is a tiny Japanese restaurant, and I think we eyeballed a capacity of 20 or less. Some quick notes: We had the Honey Plum Tuna Appetizer, a few rolls and [...]
Posted in Normal on Jan 10th, 2009
Breakfast at Cora’s, Northland Mall, Calgary / jon_lin Presentation points: the breakfast skillet at Cora’s looks just like advertised – loaded with fruits and general deliciousness. If you are not in a rush (2 and a half hours fron start to finish, including an one hour to wait), I’d recommend Cora’s over Denny’s. Just don’t [...]
Posted in Normal on Nov 15th, 2008
Muku Japanese Ramen, Calgary / jon_lin The soy-sauce and miso ramens at Muku. Al-dente noodles and overly tender soft BBQ pork.
So I’m typing this entry as I sit in a rather dark Regina airport on my birthday, a few minutes before boarding. I will say that being away from home on your birthday is an unfortunate side-effect of working remotely so often. Anyways, to give you some background on Regina and my trip, there are [...]
Posted in Normal on Aug 4th, 2008
I touched down in Sarnia, Ontario last week Monday, and I have never seen so many chemical factories clustered in one area. For the unfamiliar, Sarnia is on the south-west side of Ontario, approximately one hour from Detroit and three hours from Toronto. While the locals do not advise swimming in lake Huron, there is [...]
After a year hiatus of traveling to the States, I returned again to Cleveland for some work-sponsored training. This time around, there were only three Canadians in total at the training, so our presence was especially lacking. The definite highlight of the trip was on Wednesday – our group got picked up in this fancy [...]
Posted in Normal on Jul 14th, 2008
Random Stampeder – “It tastes like nothing.”