I love bossam. If I visit a Korean restaurant and I see it on the menu, there is a 90% chance that I will order it. Something about the tender and spiced pork belly slices, wrapped in kimchi, herbs and lettuce just makes my mouth water. I met up with a friend recently, and in…
Category: Sticky Fingers
Reliving my teenage goth phase with Mister’s Coconut Ash
Black ice cream has arrived in Vancouver!! You know those social media obsessions that come every so often(unicorn frappe, I’m looking at you), and drive everyone nuts? Mister’s new summer flavor, coconut ash, smells like one of those. This looks like a flavor meant for instagram-crazed people, and I, being one of those IGers, happily…
Chinatown mishmash dinner: Fried Chicken & Plant-based pizza
Recently on a trip to Chinatown, Momma and I were planning to go to Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie, but for some reasons I cannot remember, Bao Bei was not open. A little disappointed but still hungry, we decided to explore the neighborhood. Because I only live in Vancouver for a few months every year now,…
Late Night at Sulmida Korean Dessert Cafe
I have been exploring different restaurants in my neighborhood in Richmond. I tried out Sulmida after having dinner at Tokyo Joe, which was also delicious. Sulmida Korean Dessert Cafe have locations both in Burnaby, near Metrotown, and in central Richmond. Sulmida only opens later in the afternoon to cater to late night dessert people. They…
Sweet, sweet sticky bun at Flour Bakery + Cafe
When I was in Cambridge, I visited Flour Bakery + Cafe, because I needed some fortification before walking in the freezing cold to visit Harvard University (thanks, winter storm Stella). Flour Bakery + Cafe is a chain store in the Boston-Cambridge area. They serve cakes, pastries, sandwiches and other quick lunch items. The sticky bun,…
Messy Fingers and a Full Belly at Keren
Aside from American and Southern food, Washington DC also has several ethnic gems in the city. Keren Restaurant that specializes in Eritrean food is one of them. I walked by the place before, while on my way to another restaurant, naturally, and I had an opportunity recently to go for lunch. I got the Keren Special,…
A Case of the Munchies 