A Chinese Experience in Vancouver B.C.

May 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment

I flew from Portland on a quick little hour flight to Vancouver B.C. to join 4/5 of my family for a Memorial Day weekend in Vancouver B.C. We had a day that were Chinese themed: Saturday all day. Here are the highlights from my Adventures of Pech 2009 Picasa album.

First stop at the Dr Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden:

A Dim Sum lunch afterwards at Kirin Downtown location:

 

Dinner at Sun Sui Wah in Richmond, BC before going to Night Market (the first not worth the wait, but the second surprise- which involved a waiter running over in excitement to draw us a map when the cashier didn’t know what we were asking about- well worth it):

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Flavor profiles outside the USA

January 17, 2009 by 1 Comment

When you travel overseas, one of the best, most recommended souviniers I like to advocate for people to bring back is interesting snacks. Tastes vary all over the world, and candy, chips, and soda are cheap ways to bring this back to the US to remember and share.

Here is what I brought back as highlights from my recent 2 week trip.

 

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Happy 4th!

July 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Happy Independence Day, from the Wrigley Building, Michigan Avenue bridge on the Magnificent Mile, and Tribune Tower.

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Also present and waving in the background trying to get in the picture was the shiny Trump Tower.

 

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Highlights of Taste of Chicago

July 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Two highlights for this food festival:

Grazie's seafood pineapple salad at Taste of Chicago 2008 was fresh pineapple that burst with refreshing juice with each pineapple chunk, and it was nicely chilled seafood salad (probably the leftovers from all the crab legs everyone else was getting here).

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Adobo Grill's Cochinita pibil (pork tacos) hidden away by Buckingham Fountain (but far enough away from the Budweiser Clydesdales) was the prettiest thing I ate at Taste of Chicago 2008. Brawny was passing out free towels at the event and you need them to eat this.

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