Japanese Canadian Chow Mein

Japanese Canadian Chow Mein

This chow mein is not really a Japanese dish – it is strictly Japanese Canadian. Japanese food generally doesn’t use onions (other than green onions) or celery. Our dad’s side of the family is Japanese Canadian – our great grandparents came to Canada in the early 1900s and our grandparents were born in BC. They […]

Toronto Eats: Pi Day at Pai Northern Thai Kitchen

Pai Northern Thai Restaurant

On March 14, better known as Pi Day, Ryan and I went for lunch with his parents to Pai Northern Thai Kitchen. Still on our Thai food kick following Pok Pok and Nana, Ryan and I checked another Thai restaurant off our list. The starter above was the Som Tum Tad, the papaya salad. It […]

Dim Sum City by Jonathan Pong

Stinky Yet Delicious, Dim Sum City, Kiku Corner

I love noodles.Whether they are instant ramen noodles (Sapporo Ichiban’s chicken flavour is the absolute best), fresh wonton noodles, flat and wide pappardelle, flat rice noodles, or crunchy fried egg noodles, I love them all. My undying love is one of the reasons Dim Sum City‘s designs really spoke to me! Dim Sum City is a company that […]

Summery Lemon Pasta

Summery Lemon Pasta, Kiku Corner

When I was in university, I took a restaurant course where the main group project was to run a restaurant for a day. Each four-person group had to choose their restaurant name, theme, cuisine, menu, and recipes. All the other students in that class were our cooks and servers the day one group’s restaurant ran. As we were selecting […]