[Gnomes]

Those fat ladies laugh like annoying hyenas.

[too_slow]

Sorry all my cars were bought out except the 335i, i want a new car every 3-4 years so it's best to lease. I've never scammed anyone, i just remember selling you a lcd screen that you installed incorrectly and caused it to flicker. That was like 8 years ago? Get a life and move on. You'll never get anywhere in life living in the past. You still talk like the guy who was whining 8 years ago.

If you want to continue on, send me a PM instead of posting in other peoples threads and going off topic.


Thank you for the life-advice chum. If I want to pretend to ball, I will scam others so I can compensate for my inner insecurities.

I'm not the type to hold grudges, but when I requested for the screen to be left installed on your car for testing, you brought it over to my work detached from your car. You then said "it works, I won't scam a fellow Subaru enthusiast." The "pm" battle ended by you claiming that I screwed up on the install. Very nice!

If you didn't include the last line, I would have just sucked it up and moved on. It was only $400 to me, but I guess you need to pay for your lease on your STI right? BTW, I'm not the one that had to change screen names a few times on this forum. I'm done with this issue now.

Anyways, props on Ronin for defending what good food really means.
It's like trying to defend that a 323i is more luxurious (+ a better car) than a G37 based on MSRP.

[Graeme S]

Further whining or being butthurt in this thread will lead to points. Suck it up and move on, princesses.

This thread is about props for Ronin's awesomeness despite it not being recognized.

[Ronin]

I sprinkle diamonds on everything I eat. IT MAKES MY DOOKIE SPARKLE.

Chappelle's Show - Cribs Parody - YouTube

[Ronin]

This thread reminds me of Anthony Bourdain for some reason. He knows what good food is.

Bourdain is Buddha for me. I've watched every show he's ever made. The guy gets it and no one will ever call him boring. That dude knows how to have some fun even though he's now older than dirt.

[Ronin]

So I made a Facebook page for my blog if you guys want to follow along. That's where I'll be posting some of the things that aren't enough for a whole blog post as well as extra stuff from my blog.

I'm also giving away two tickets to EAT! Vancouver right now so check it out: Ed Eats | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EdEats)

[Meowjin]

I think you should just take me ed.

[Gnomes]

For those who still cares, the winner is Lindsay Anderson. She seem to have an extensive background.

Tourism Richmond Food Blogger Winner is Lindsay Anderson | Vancity Buzz | Vancouver Blog (http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/06/tourism-richmond-food-blogger-winner-vancouver/)

[SkinnyPupp]

Extensive background, but shitty blog. Let's hire her to write our blog!

[Gridlock]

I'm going to walk the fine line here on what Graeme said...

She was on Global today, and the interview was awkward and she had a real arrogance about her, just in the way she was sitting on the sofa.

[CorneringArtist]

Same went for her interview on the CTV morning show.

[RS_Pat]

Reminds me of that contest at YVR, lots of publicity at first, but did anyone really follow the blog after the buzz died down...?? I don't think I would be interested in what she has to say about the food in Richmond. Better to ask the fine peeps at RS!~

[Gridlock]

Yeah, I wasn't really inspired to seek out her writing based on the interviews.

[subordinate]

I'm going to walk the fine line here on what Graeme said...

She was on Global today, and the interview was awkward and she had a real arrogance about her, just in the way she was sitting on the sofa.

I saw that interview as well, I thought she definitely showed a lot of confidence. Not to mention, didn't look nervous at all, being on live Television.

But yeah, I'm not that interested seeking out her blog or reading it.

[Razor Ramon HG]

She looks like a cunt.

[Ronin]

I congratulated her yesterday.

Hey SkinnyPupp, go check out what her very first restaurant is!

[Gumby]

Hey SkinnyPupp, go check out what her very first restaurant is!
Oh no... let me guess: Sun Sui Wah!

(goes off to check)

Edit: Fuck me.

Edit2: Goes to have dim sum, and the only food she writes about is squab. :rolleyes:

[RacePace]

I congratulated her yesterday.

Hey SkinnyPupp, go check out what her very first restaurant is!

Sun Sui Wah.......


SUN. SUI. WAH.

http://rlv.zcache.com/table_flip_flipping_rage_face_meme_poster-rf6b73af01de5421bbd53056613989165_jih_210.jpg

[RacePace]

Each have their own specialty, and at Sun Sui Wah it’s whole roasted squab. “Yes!!” I thought, “I’d LOOOOVE to try the squab!” Then I asked someone to please tell me what squab is.


Seriously......SERIOUSLY

[subordinate]

http://www.teamgamecave.de/picture.php?id=148

[GGnoRE]

:yuno:
Why?
Because one of you lovely readers suggested it :awwyeah:

http://www.365daysofdining.com/wp-content/uploads/SunSuiWah2-670x446.jpg

[sonick]

Fuck. Same old gwailo dim sum food. Let's see some tripes, feet and tendons! Dunno about you but I've never seen people order squab at dim sum.

[Gumby]

Man, I really don't know whether to laugh or cry...

[sonick]

If the first dim sum restaurant this person blogs about is Sun Sui Wah, we know it was a big stupid mistake to hire an outsider.

Remember this post. When the blog starts, you'll see. It will be Sun Sui Wah, and she will lie about how good it is.

:lawl:

[CorneringArtist]

LOLing hard at the post sonick quoted. Pardon my ignorance as I don't dine in Richmond much, but I take it Sun Sui Wah is a shitty restaurant?

[sonick]

It's just a very stereotypical 'caucasian-friendly' mediocre dim sum place. It's like if you were to tout yourself as a Pho expert and the first place you blog about is Pho Hoa.

[RacePace]

To be fair, she doesn't tout herself as a dim sum expert. Though that fact is unfortunate

[sonick]

True, I was using 'pho expert' as a top-of-my-head example. But as a food enthusiast and blogger you'd expect something more original than the most ubiquitous, predictable (as Skinny has proven) restaurant in Richmond.

[Tim Budong]

SunSuiWah use to be good for Dim Sum
but I continuously buy squab from them...

thats about it

[Ikkaku]

Well, once again, this isn't catered to people who have been living here for ages.

I wonder if she will do an entry about eating at Lido, and not having english menus :lol

[RacePace]

She probably won't even touch the ones that don't have english menus or have someone eat with and order for her

[Ronin]

I wrote out my criticism...which had nothing to do with where she went or what she ordered but then I thought against it. Not giving out free advice.

[RacingMetro92]

I wrote out my criticism...which had nothing to do with where she went or what she ordered but then I thought against it. Not giving out free advice.

I'd like to read this tbh, others probably do too. Can I PM you for it?

[RacePace]

I wrote out my criticism...which had nothing to do with where she went or what she ordered but then I thought against it. Not giving out free advice.

All you have to do is do your own review of Sun Sui Wah, say this weekend. And every once in a while immediately do a review of a restaurant that she does. You would get my personal troll of the year award

[Phozy]

^Please do Ronin..

[Gumby]

While I think it would be absolutely hilarious, I don't think Ronin wants to come across as a troll... He's classier than that!

[K-Dub]

I'm gonna bite my tongue on this. Some things are best left unsaid. LOL'd hard at Skinnypupp's quote.

[Bonka]

Overly verbose without actually saying much and little about the dishes themselves. With her background I find it odd that she doesn't know what squab is..about as odd that she has never ventured into Richmond for dim sum. I wonder if the staff even bothered to ask them for their tea preference and just gave them Jasmine :fullofwin:

I guess with her first entry it's best to keep standards low. She only has room to improve from here :seriously:

[Tim Budong]

only time will tell until she can pick out the hole in a wall that makes richmond

[SpuGen]

Bitch deleted my comment.

[K-Dub]

Bitch deleted my comment.
Post it here.

[Ch28]

:yuno:
:awwyeah:

http://www.365daysofdining.com/wp-content/uploads/SunSuiWah2-670x446.jpg

http://www.posters.ws/images/306566/planet_of_apes.jpg

[SpuGen]

Post it here.

Can't remember exactly what I wrote.
But basically, I told her she picked a shitty restaurant, and sarcastically told her that she was doing a bang up job. Also stuff along the lines of this being sponsored.. or she's just an idiot. And that she might as well have reviewed the Mc Donalds across the street.

It's not like I used foul language or anything.

[GGnoRE]

Well, truth hurts more

[Vansterdam]

I won’t go through every last dish, because then you’d have a novel to read. But I can say I enjoyed them all, despite a few tough stalks amongst the Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce.

lol@ going to dimsum and only writing about the squab.

[GGnoRE]

Restaurant selection aside, the post itself is not very informative

Crappy pics, and a little description of what a squack and dimsum is.

[Not really racist!]

i'll give her another chance with the next one

:lawl:

[yray]

every post will be the same until she goes to lido

[Razor Ramon HG]

This is why you hire based on their actual talent, and not qualifications. Who gives a fuck if she studied food culture? The ugly cunt can't even write an informative blog post, nor does she know what a squab is. That alone is a big slap in the face to the other contestants.

[Tim Budong]

I won’t go through every last dish, because then you’d have a novel to read. But I can say I enjoyed them all, despite a few tough stalks amongst the Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce.

lol@ going to dimsum and only writing about the squab.

first impressions are important, and that is a big no no in ANY food blog. You are there to describe what you eat, not make a smart ass comment

[SkinnyPupp]

Sun Sui Wah.......


SUN. SUI. WAH.

http://rlv.zcache.com/table_flip_flipping_rage_face_meme_poster-rf6b73af01de5421bbd53056613989165_jih_210.jpg
:rukidding:

Did I call that or what? :lawl:

[Spectre_Cdn]

Besides the lack of food-relevant content in her post, she needs to buy a better camera with that $50k and learn how to take better pictures. And either leave her face out of the pictures, or put a paper bag over it.

[SkinnyPupp]

And why the fuck is she wearing a fucking scarf in June

[Excelsis]

it was 12 degrees out today :troll:

[SkinnyPupp]

OK who the fuck still wears a scarf in 2012

[yray]

^me








:troll:

[Ronin]

:rukidding:

Did I call that or what? :lawl:

I'm actually quite amazed. Not kidding I fucking LOL'ed in the middle of a lecture today because I saw a tweet about where she went first and thought immediately of you pointing to center field with a bat.

I'd like to read this tbh, others probably do too. Can I PM you for it?

It's probably nothing that someone else that writes a food blog or reads a food blog could tell you. I figure I'm not involved in any capacity so any criticism I offer...well, the benefits only go one way.

I don't hold any animosity toward anyone involved...it's just that I don't feel I need to participate. That's not because it's not my blog. Ask any of my friends with blogs and sites...I don't really leave many comments to begin with. The people that write sites where I would...I talk to them on a regular basis anyways so I can just go "Hey, you know when you wrote about...that thing?".

All you have to do is do your own review of Sun Sui Wah, say this weekend. And every once in a while immediately do a review of a restaurant that she does. You would get my personal troll of the year award

LOL! Well, that just might happen out of pure coincidence sometimes anyways but I don't want to troll them, really. I don't see what I would gain from it. I figure this was last month...we can just part ways professionally.

I wonder if the staff even bothered to ask them for their tea preference and just gave them Jasmine :fullofwin:

Sow mei all the way, mofos.

Can't remember exactly what I wrote.
But basically, I told her she picked a shitty restaurant, and sarcastically told her that she was doing a bang up job. Also stuff along the lines of this being sponsored.. or she's just an idiot. And that she might as well have reviewed the Mc Donalds across the street.

It's not like I used foul language or anything.

LOL...I get your criticism, but c'mon, it's just food blogging. :)

[dinamix]

You guys should stop hating on this girl. She won fair and square.

[kcl38]

I think Ronin should extend a helping hand to her for a few days and show her some more Richmond-y restaurants LOL

[Grandmaster TSE]

how do you write a food blog without mention a few items off the menu that are must have.

what do people reading this get out of it, try the squab and don't get the chinese broccoli? information is key, and the thing that people that would be reading it wants out of the article.

i just hope it gets better, cuz if not, then its epic fail on tourism richmond's part

[SpuGen]

LOL...I get your criticism, but c'mon, it's just food blogging. :)

I was on my lunch break. And I forgot my lunch.

Was quite angry.

[K-Dub]

how do you write a food blog without mention a few items off the menu that are must have.

what do people reading this get out of it, try the squab and don't get the chinese broccoli? information is key, and the thing that people that would be reading it wants out of the article.

i just hope it gets better, cuz if not, then its epic fail on tourism richmond's part

What, isn't that what everyone gets when they go to SSW?

[Ronin]

I think Ronin should extend a helping hand to her for a few days and show her some more Richmond-y restaurants LOL

I'm more than happy to help out other food bloggers but I think once you become a paid professional, you should just know how to do your job well.

[noots]

LOL at the rhubarb getting more attention than the actual food at the restaurant.

At least she has 364 more chances to improve. :badpokerface:

[Grandmaster TSE]

What, isn't that what everyone gets when they go to SSW?

i guess, but do i really need a blog to tell me that

[Meowjin]

OK who the fuck still wears a scarf in 2012

:(

[SkinnyPupp]

I think Ronin should extend a helping hand to her for a few days and show her some more Richmond-y restaurants LOL

Fuck that shit. They had their chance and fucked up.

[Tim Budong]

I think Ronin should extend a helping hand to her for a few days and show her some more Richmond-y restaurants LOL

The goal of this is for the winner to explore herself. Anyone can lend a helping hand, at the same time, not everything comes free.

how do you write a food blog without mention a few items off the menu that are must have.

what do people reading this get out of it, try the squab and don't get the chinese broccoli? information is key, and the thing that people that would be reading it wants out of the article.

i just hope it gets better, cuz if not, then its epic fail on tourism richmond's part

What, isn't that what everyone gets when they go to SSW?

That was the only "fact" about SSW that she got right... thats how sad it is.

[StylinRed]

i dont have any issues of where she went that doesn't really matter

my issue is she talked about nothing.... absolutely nothing.... like 1 sentence was about what she ate and thats it... and she's like i dont want to write about the other dishes because you'll be reading a novel?! :seriously: bitch if you talked about the food instead of prattled on about nothing you could have reviewed every dish

I think her problem is they ordered a bunch of things and she didn't know wtf was sitting in front of her (by name) so she couldn't review it so she just picked the most obvious dish



as for the scarf chicks have summer scarves spring scarves fall scarves winter scarves... they can make a hot chick all the more hotter kind of like when a girl wears a dress instead of jeans/tights

[CorneringArtist]

Read the blog post. :seriously:, Does this bitch think she's Jeremy Clarkson with a writing style like that?

[RacePace]

I think Ronin should extend a helping hand to her for a few days and show her some more Richmond-y restaurants LOL

Richmond Sushi it is

Oyster Motoyaki? What is that? OMG It's Moto-licious!

[Ronin]

Not gonna lie, I take a lot of cues from Jeremy Clarkson's writing and presenting style.

I routinely write 1000+ words for most blog posts. I guess if I was writing daily, I'd go for about 600-700.

[RacePace]

Her day 2 blog of Pho Han is better

[noots]

Her day 2 blog of Pho Han is better

A LOT better. The rambling in the beginning is fine if she talks more about the food. Her photos were a lot better today as well.

[SkinnyPupp]

Damn she didn't go to Pho Hoa for her 2nd choice.

too bad FOODY GOODIE isn't still around, that would definitely be the next place to go.

[Spectre_Cdn]

I think it was FOODY GOODY. The only thing I remember about it was the ice cream :lol. Typical North American Chinese buffet place. Then it became DEALS and now there's a condo tower in its place :pokerface:

[Ikkaku]

is it where the condo is, or is it where cactus club is?

I think she should go to Kings Buffet.

[Spectre_Cdn]

It was where the condo is. This was maybe.. over 15 years ago? The cactus club has been there for quite a while too.

[RFlush]

The cactus Club ( or maybe Sammy J peppers cant remember as they are side by side) used to be the Gateway Computer store and before that was car dealership (I believe Mazda).

[Ronin]

Before that it was a totally wacked out dollar store.

[StylinRed]

foody goody! lol i remember going to that place as a kid for the ice cream

[Ikkaku]

I can barely remember what most of the places look like and I've been in richmond for over 25 years :lol

[skyxx]

Looks like she went to Tandoori Kona on her 3rd day which is actually quite a good pick. LOL

[yray]

Her posts are not doing good for both richmond or the eateries. All of her posts are I've been to this restaurant, ohh it's far away from the golden village, ohh I can get seafood here.

Bitch talk about the food, you don't go to a restaurant and order one dish.

[Ronin]

Looks like she went to Tandoori Kona on her 3rd day which is actually quite a good pick. LOL

Name another Indian restaurant in Richmond...BY NAME. Not that place by the place on that road. :lol

And not the ones in the food court.

And what's the Golden Village? I've lived in Richmond damned near 30 years and no one I know calls anywhere in Richmond "The Golden Village". Never heard that term used by anyone anywhere in Vancouver. Richmond isn't the size of New York. We don't need to call areas of our city Soho or Uptown or Dowisetrepla.

I googled it and there is even a Wikipedia entry...but seriously, never heard that before.

[yray]

^ because shes using wiki as a reference, older tourism boruchures uses them but not anymore

[SkinnyPupp]

I remember when Richmond's tourism board wanted to name the strip of restaurants on Alexandra road... did they ever come up with something? I remember "Little Hong Kong" being one of the names considered :fuckthatshit:

[AWDTurboLuvr]

^ because shes using wiki as a reference, older tourism boruchures uses them but not anymore

Actually, lots of "food bloggers" have referenced Golden Village due to Yelp, Urbanspoon and Chowhound users...plus it is still used in current Richmond and BC tourism websites. While it isn't an official district, I guess it's just a title for to help promote Richmond.

I'll be more interested in what she reviews once she's gone through the usual suspects. Will she skip smaller gems like Moutai? Only time will tell...

[Ronin]

I remember when Richmond's tourism board wanted to name the strip of restaurants on Alexandra road... did they ever come up with something? I remember "Little Hong Kong" being one of the names considered :fuckthatshit:

Chinese people in the city will name it naturally as the area ages. Otherwise, nothing will ever stick.

Actually, lots of "food bloggers" have referenced Golden Village due to Yelp, Urbanspoon and Chowhound users...plus it is still used in current Richmond and BC tourism websites. While it isn't an official district, I guess it's just a title for to help promote Richmond.

I'll be more interested in what she reviews once she's gone through the usual suspects. Will she skip smaller gems like Moutai? Only time will tell...

IS MOUTAI BACK!?! As far as I know, the "new" Moutai at Cambie and Garden City closed and then the imposter Moutai closed and is now a good Korean duck feast restaurant (http://edeats.com/man-ri-sung-korean-restaurant/).

I'm sure plenty of food bloggers call it that but I've honestly never heard the term before and no one I know has ever called it that before either. I thought someone was going old school on me and referencing Golden Award and just remembering it wrong.

[68style]

Golden Village is anywhere on the 3 Road strip directly north and south of Ackroyd plaza...

[Ronin]

Golden Village is anywhere on the 3 Road strip directly north and south of Ackroyd plaza...

:suspicious: What?

LOL sorry, could you clarify? North...and...South....so everything?

[murmur]

Chinese people in the city will name it naturally as the area ages. Otherwise, nothing will ever stick.



IS MOUTAI BACK!?! As far as I know, the "new" Moutai at Cambie and Garden City closed and then the imposter Moutai closed and is now a good Korean duck feast restaurant (http://edeats.com/man-ri-sung-korean-restaurant/).


hey ronin, you tried the korean duck feast restaurant before?
if so, is it good? (and is the place chinese-owned?)

[Ronin]

I enjoyed it. The food is good. Not mind-blowingly good but good. The chef is a super nice guy and you can tell how much he loves doing what he does. Plus it's a fun meal...having a family style meal like this where you eat with your hands and share stuff is a fun experience with friends or whoever.

And good value for money. You get a LOT of food for about $15 + tax/tip per person.

[skyxx]

Name another Indian restaurant in Richmond...BY NAME. Not that place by the place on that road. :lol

And not the ones in the food court.


Okay, you win!!! :lol

[Vansterdam]

Foody goody

Brings back awesome memories

[AWDTurboLuvr]

Chinese people in the city will name it naturally as the area ages. Otherwise, nothing will ever stick.



IS MOUTAI BACK!?! As far as I know, the "new" Moutai at Cambie and Garden City closed and then the imposter Moutai closed and is now a good Korean duck feast restaurant (http://edeats.com/man-ri-sung-korean-restaurant/).

I'm sure plenty of food bloggers call it that but I've honestly never heard the term before and no one I know has ever called it that before either. I thought someone was going old school on me and referencing Golden Award and just remembering it wrong.

Hey Ed, yeah, it's called Moutai Plus now and it's right beside Chen's on Park Road.

[Grandmaster TSE]

I remember when Richmond's tourism board wanted to name the strip of restaurants on Alexandra road... did they ever come up with something? I remember "Little Hong Kong" being one of the names considered :fuckthatshit:

i know a lot of asians call it eat st (sic gai)

[too_slow]

^That sounds like "eat chicken" or "feast on women".. LOL

[Tim Budong]

ParkerPlace BBQ meats and a picnic... confused already
at least that entry was better written than the rest

[i-VTEC]

Cupcakes? I expect actual Restaurant for Lunch or Dinner, not Dessert :fulloffuck:

[Tim Budong]

im still waiting for the first hole in the wall experience on that blog

[StylinRed]

^^^^ u mean this place? its in saskatoon Hole in the Wall Restaurant (http://holeinthewallrestaurant.ca/) :D

[Ronin]

Hey Ed, yeah, it's called Moutai Plus now and it's right beside Chen's on Park Road.

AWESOME. Will be going soon. I missed the hell out of that place. BEEF PANCAKE + TAN TAN NOODLES.

[Ronin]

Coincidentally, I also wrote about a bakery this week...but one that makes only donuts.

http://www.kalporz.com/sondaggi/durata/all-the-things-571.jpg

Not so coincidentally, I wanted to try writing in that "RAMBLE ABOUT ALL THE THINGS" style and see if it's fun. :lol It is!

Cartems Donuterie (http://edeats.com/cartems-donuterie/)

[68style]

:suspicious: What?

LOL sorry, could you clarify? North...and...South....so everything?

I said "directly" but specifically that would be from, say, in front of Richmond Centre (Cook Rd.) to just past Yaohan (Capstan Way).

It's a touristy terminology invented to draw people to the area when they come into town as a Chinatown... which is kinda redundant since all of Richmond pretty much is........... but historically speaking, when the invasion began in the mid 1980's #3 Road was where ALL the asian immigrants flocked too to start businesses and buy up development areas... Richmond was pretty segmented back then, all the white people lived west of #3 Road, all the asian people lived on #3 Road (the whole stretch) and all the East Indian people (there used to be a way higher concentration of E.I. in Richmond than there is now) lived east of #4 Road...

[RacePace]

She reviewed the small bar at the Oval, seriously......

[Tim Budong]

she also needs to get her shit right
Hamelin won gold at short track at the PNE, not here

[i-VTEC]

:fuckthatshit:

[Tim Budong]

she can review anything food related...but ffs, i find nothing interesting about her shit

[Ronin]

How'd you guys like my donutology?

I can see the appeal of writing this way. Less professional tone, more personal but I'm not particularly on point with it so I sound insane. :lol

[RacePace]

How'd you guys like my donutology?

I can see the appeal of writing this way. Less professional tone, more personal but I'm not particularly on point with it so I sound insane. :lol

It's not too bad, at least it's still food related rambling except for that one bit about the new Mac. I think you have to know your audience, if it's mostly your friends reading it, you can get away with rambling a bit but outsiders just wanting to know about the food might find it boring (like RS is to Lindsay's blogs so far)

[K-Dub]

How'd you guys like my donutology?

I can see the appeal of writing this way. Less professional tone, more personal but I'm not particularly on point with it so I sound insane. :lol
I tried writing like that for my newest post, I can't do it. My mind does not work like that. Sorry.

[Grandmaster TSE]

[quote=Ronin;7946223]How'd you guys like my donutology?

I can see the appeal of writing this way. Less professional tone, more personal but I'm not particularly on point with it so I sound insane. :lol/quote]

i just picked out words from all that rambling lol

[Gumby]

What are your thoughts on spicy tuna from your typical Japanese restaurant?

I've been taught (and it makes sense) that the tuna they use in spicy tuna can be cheaper, and less fresh than other tuna-related dishes. Basically, the spiciness can hide the flavour of a less-desirable piece of tuna. As such, I'm not interested in trying spicy tuna. I'd rather pay more and have toro sashimi instead.

Anyhow, Lindsay went to Ichiro Sushi in Steveston on Day 8, and out of House Prawn (prawn tempura, avocado, cucumber, tobiko, and mayo), Steveston (sweet shrimp, salmon, tuna, and cucumber), and Spicy Tuna (tuna and cucumber) Rolls, her favourite was the Spicy Tuna Roll. :rolleyes:

She did enjoy Ichiro Sushi though, and I think that's the general consensus with that restaurant.

[Ronin]

"Spicy sauce" is a curse.

[SkinnyPupp]

Spicy sauce on sushi is about the stupidest thing I can imagine doing.. Some people like it, but to me it seems like such a waste.

If you want flavoured sushi, order negi (onion) tuna sushi.

Going to a sushi restaurant and saying spicy tuna was your favourite is like going to a western restaurant and saying you really liked the kids meal chicken fingers. :fulloffuck:

[Graeme S]

You will notice, however, how much we're talking about it.

Agree or not, I do believe that was kind of the point.

[SkinnyPupp]

You will notice, however, how much we're talking about it.

Agree or not, I do believe that was kind of the point.
The point was to be humiliated on online forums every day? I doubt that :fuckthatshit:

[Ronin]

To me, spicy sauce just goes against the philosophy of Japanese cooking and sushi especially. I mean, what's the point of talking about the freshness of fish when you drown it with spicy sauce? Like the California roll, spicy sauce is something I've only really seen here in North America. Simple flavors...let the fish do the talking.

Real sushi chefs have the flavors down to a science...subtle differences in the rice texture/flavor, how much wasabi to put in, etc. You watch Jiro? Dude has like different pots of rice for different fish. Even temperature is controlled to maximize flavor.

Or you can fire hose everything with spicy sauce so that you don't taste anything but spicy sauce.

That's perfectly fine, though. I mean, who cares if something is authentic or whatever when you enjoy it, right? Hell, I know I won't find a Taco Luis in Mexico but I love that place anyways so people are totally within their right to enjoy spicy sauce. I just don't like it myself.

[Jer3]

i usually don't like spicy "insert seafood here" whatever rolls but the crispy hot tuna roll at ajisai is one of the exceptions. corn flakes, fresh sprouts along with their sauce makes it work :sweetjesus:

[yray]

Ichiro is pretty good, but they use shitty seaweed from my dad's company :lawl:

[RacePace]

Today's blog on Nooch is good, didn't know it existed. I'm a fail Richmonder I know

[sonick]

nooch used to be where Pho Han is and also used to be a pho place. Weird how they changed so drastically.

[Ronin]

As far as I now, Nooch used to be a BBT place (Banana something) last?

I hear good things about it...want to try it but haven't gotten around to it.

[Ronin]

By the way, I've added a bit of a summary/loose rating system for restaurant posts, inspired by RS. No seriously...I saw how many posts just have a smiley in them and they basically say everything the poster wanted to say.

I realized that most posts are quite long (most are 1k+ words). I like being comprehensive but I realize some people are like TL;DR so this is for them.

I'll be updating old post with these as well. Opinions?

[GGnoRE]

I go to Nooch someitmes for lunch at work.

Pretty good sandwiches.

[kcl38]

I've always enjoyed going to Nooch for lunch. Talked to the owner/chef once, super nice guy

[Grandmaster TSE]

i've been to the nooch the pho place, really nice owner

[i-VTEC]

She reviewed Steveston Farmers Market where they sell groceries :facepalm:

[Gumby]

Steveston Farmers Market? What the hell...

What next - a review of Superstore?

[i-VTEC]

:okay:

[Lomac]

From the Farmer's Market review comments:
Reply
ST says:
June 18, 2012 at 11:52 AM

While Googling the blog, I found this:

http://www.revscene.net/forums/665115-richmonds-365-days-dining-contest-thanks-voting-everyone-15.html

It appears that the haters all lurk on a discussion forum frequented by one of the finalists who didn’t win. Sour grapes I say. I’d ignore them.

:lol

[Meowjin]

who the fuck says sour grapes?

edit: Just read the review comments, they probably think they the comments originate here lol.

[Ronin]

LOL you guys...don't start any drama, you jerks. :lol

I mean, you can have your opinion about it but you don't have to be dicks about it.

I'm not really going to weigh in. I haven't left a comment apart from congratulating Lindsay. I'll just keep doing my own thing. I enjoy farmers market too. When you cook, fine tuning your ingredients makes the difference. Personally, I don't know if I would have enough to say about a market to make a full post.

I know that isn't my scene. I try to tailor more towards folks like myself (write what you know, write? er...right?) and since we've all been here for years, I figure we're similar in taste and interests. Maybe you guys just don't enjoy her blog because it isn't your sort of thing. Can't please everyone. I'm sure most vegetarians have a picture of me on a dartboard.

For example, I'm sure you guys enjoy something more like this....

http://www.ededition.com/blogpics/sidecut-1.jpg

(one of the many things my friends and I had on Saturday night...just finished pictures, writing up soon.)

http://www.ededition.com/blogpics/sidecut-2.jpg

...and I didn't notice until now but doesn't that look like...except that thing on the side but...down...uh...

Well, you can tell it was for a stag...

[Ronin]

I can see why they think it's me responsible, though. Of all 12 contestants, 9 are women and the other two dudes...I mean, one of them invites single women over on Valentine's Day and cooks for them. I'm not a woman and I don't swing that way but DAMMIT, that sounds f'n delightful.

While I talk about how much I'd eat penguins if tomorrow I found out penguins are delicious. EVEN THE CUTE ONES...so I'm the most likely to be an asshole. :lol

[Grandmaster TSE]

let them get mad, these people clearly don't understand free speech. if you can't take the heat then get out of the fire, there will always be criticism, its up to you on what to do with it
either learn or sit at home and cry in the corner

and if they took their time to read, they will know it wasn't ed's fault for starting anything, its just people that doesn't want a misinterpretation of Richmond's food culture. so far she has done some good, and some bad, still many days to go, but we'll have to see where she takes this blog

[CRS]

LOL you guys...don't start any drama, you jerks. :lol

I mean, you can have your opinion about it but you don't have to be dicks about it.

I'm not really going to weigh in. I haven't left a comment apart from congratulating Lindsay. I'll just keep doing my own thing. I enjoy farmers market too. When you cook, fine tuning your ingredients makes the difference. Personally, I don't know if I would have enough to say about a market to make a full post.

I know that isn't my scene. I try to tailor more towards folks like myself (write what you know, write? er...right?) and since we've all been here for years, I figure we're similar in taste and interests. Maybe you guys just don't enjoy her blog because it isn't your sort of thing. Can't please everyone. I'm sure most vegetarians have a picture of me on a dartboard.

For example, I'm sure you guys enjoy something more like this....

http://www.ededition.com/blogpics/sidecut-1.jpg

(one of the many things my friends and I had on Saturday night...just finished pictures, writing up soon.)

http://www.ededition.com/blogpics/sidecut-2.jpg

...and I didn't notice until now but doesn't that look like...except that thing on the side but...down...uh...

Well, you can tell it was for a stag...

Oh sweet divine, where did you procure this succulent cut of meat?

[Vansterdam]

:sweetjesus: i must try that asap

[yray]

a decent post today except on a cafe :derp:

It's not like there are no restaurants in richmond

[i-VTEC]

Ya she did post some nice food imagines, tho only the chop steakhouse post worth reading

[Tim Budong]

Ya she did post some nice food imagines, tho only the chop steakhouse post worth reading

but not worth going

[Graeme S]

but not worth going
Yeah. And I still can't believe that the night we went they were out of Prime Rib. Like, seriously, how does a steakhouse run out of prime rib?

[Tim Budong]

Yeah. And I still can't believe that the night we went they were out of Prime Rib. Like, seriously, how does a steakhouse run out of prime rib?

very inconsistent..
rather go to the keg

but if u get lucky and catch them on a good day, then the steak isnt bad at all

[Ronin]

Oh sweet divine, where did you procure this succulent cut of meat?

Sidecut in Whistler. Friends and I went there and lit some money on fire.

[Vansterdam]

What is exactly the 2 dishes in those pics called? :sweetjesus:

[Ronin]

That's a long bone ribeye (smaller one, 36oz) and a cowboy porterhouse (52oz)

Ribeye is $225 with two sides, two appies and a bottle of wine. Porterhouse is the same except 4x each thing and a bottle of wine for $325.

[Obsideon]

I've been CRAVING to go back to that place ever since I had it last summer up at Whistler! ... just haven't found a good reason to drive all the up to Whistler to have dinner and maybe even stay overnight since I'll have meat coma after that ... heh...

[Ronin]

I've been CRAVING to go back to that place ever since I had it last summer up at Whistler! ... just haven't found a good reason to drive all the up to Whistler to have dinner and maybe even stay overnight since I'll have meat coma after that ... heh...

You go with Gary? He recognized Sidecut pretty quick on FB.

I wanted to meat coma after the meal...but we had things to do after. Quick nap, then club. I could've totally just vegged out for the rest of the day.

[Obsideon]

Yeah I went with him LOL ... I almost ate the entire Longbone by myself and then passed the hell out haha ... I can't imagine driving 2 hours back to Vancouver right after that meal!

[Ronin]

I was a bit sick from drinking the night before so I wasn't as hungry as I could've been. I took home about 6 oz of steak and some veggies Heated it up the next morning in the microwave...about a minute...and the steak still tasted awesome. I cut it up into chunks and people that tried it said it was still an awesome medium rare. Still juicy and tender.

[SpuGen]

Yeah. And I still can't believe that the night we went they were out of Prime Rib. Like, seriously, how does a steakhouse run out of prime rib?

They're not supposed to. At all.

Back when I was the Butcher, I had to make sure there were at least 5 whole to sell. It's the first thing to do every morning. Check for Prime Ribs, make as needed. Goes in before 830am to be ready by Dinner.

Either the butcher fucked up, or you went in late, and people really wanted it. Cause there's usually 1 or 2 left over for the morning.

Btw, don't order it until 8-9PM. Let them sell out the leftovers first.

[kcl38]

Ed you haven't posted it here yet but your post on Catch 122 made me want to try it so badly. Going to go with le gf tomorrow :concentrate:

[Tim Budong]

She white
she cant take no 1000year egg
hell she ate it in a fucking pastry.. hahha

[Ronin]

1000 year old eggs are awesome. Never understood why people find them gross.

[Groot]

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/soft_tofu_thousand_year_old_egg1.jpg

and

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3526253801_0e2d2e3e54.jpg
:thumbs::sweetjesus::sweetjesus::sweetjesus::sweet jesus::sweetjesus::sweetjesus::sweetjesus::sweetje sus:

[yray]

Which one is more gross?

1000yr egg or balut

:troll:

[SkinnyPupp]

1000 year old eggs are awesome. Never understood why people find them gross.
Because they are stupid?

[K-Dub]

Which one is more gross?

1000yr egg or balut

:troll:
To my palate, neither. I ate 6 freshly cooked balut in 5 minutes!

[LiquidTurbo]

Is there a good place in Vancouver that serves balut?

[Bonka]

She white
she cant take no 1000year egg
hell she ate it in a fucking pastry.. hahha

Well apparently the "pineapple bun" tastes like artificial pineapple candy :seriously: And calling Kam Do's wintermelon pastry bittermelon :failed:

Noob.

[Phozy]

I don't mind a few century eggs in congee.. but after a few...:heckno:

[LiquidTurbo]

Century eggs, like all things good, are an acquired taste. Didn't like em as a kid, but love them now.

[Tim Budong]

She just slapped asian bakeries across the face
ahah

[SkinnyPupp]

What is the URL to this blog anyway? It sounds like it might actually be worth checking out for the unintended comedy :D

Edit: Google ftw:

http://www.365daysofdining.com/

[SkinnyPupp]

What the fuck, there's a new Kam Do?? Bakery only? Please tell me the restaurant still exists

[Grandmaster TSE]

Is there a good place in Vancouver that serves balut?

nope, but you can buy them at any chong lee market and boil them yourself

[BeeBeeAhn]

She thinks pineapple buns actually have pineapple in them. She even defends herself in the comments saying how that's what it says on the label.

*headdesk*

[Grandmaster TSE]

epic face palm

[Bonka]

http://www.365daysofdining.com/wp-content/uploads/KamDo10-670x446.jpg

Maybe she does think lotus paste and salted egg yolk tastes like pineapple as she defend it in her comments :whistle: Anyone confirm?

I find it disconcerting that she acknowledges her errors but fails to correct the mistakes in her blog posts. Not everyone will comb through the comments.

[SkinnyPupp]

She thinks pineapple buns actually have pineapple in them. She even defends herself in the comments saying how that's what it says on the label.

*headdesk*
Actually I think she was referring to the pineapple pastry (the Taiwanese style). But the one in the picture had a ham dan yolk in it, so you'd have to assume that it is not a pineapple pastry... Someone said it was a lotus seed pastry (so basically an "all year round" moon cake) or it could have been mung bean. To me, the colour looks like it is pineapple paste...

But her description was simply that it tasted like "pineapple candy", and that was that. She went on for ages about pei dan, but she just ate a fucken sweet pastry with a salted duck egg yolk in it, and made no mention of it.. that is kind of weird. Is she even eating this stuff? :fulloffuck:

[nsmb]

lol'd at the comments on her site... some serious rustled jimmies :troll:

[MindBomber]

The comments section reminds me of fight club.

There's nothing wrong with honest, constructive, criticism, because Lindsay is not an expert on Asian cuisine, and that's fine because she clearly was not hired on that basis. The comments repeatedly pointing out that she doesn't dine at exclusively restaurants, and the blatantly stupid posts insinuating that she's choosing inexpensive options to pocket her stipend, or that she should have dined at every Chinese bakery in Richmond, people should just keep to themselves. Clearly, the direction of the blog is not to dine exclusively at restaurants and I much prefer that. If the writing style isn't for you, why not just move along? If I were a tourist reading the blog, I wouldn't be inclined to not visit Richmond as a result of the illogical hostility that plagues the comment section.

I'm sure at least a few of the people spamming stupidity are from here, because this is RS afterall, there's no shortage of idiots, so I'm expecting a whole avalanche of fails from this post.

[SkinnyPupp]

The comments section reminds me of fight club.

There's nothing wrong with honest, constructive, criticism, because Lindsay is not an expert on Asian cuisine, and that's fine because she clearly was not hired on that basis. The comments repeatedly pointing out that she doesn't dine at exclusively restaurants, and the blatantly stupid posts insinuating that she's choosing inexpensive options to pocket her stipend, or that she should have dined at every Chinese bakery in Richmond, people should just keep to themselves. Clearly, the direction of the blog is not to dine exclusively at restaurants and I much prefer that. If the writing style isn't for you, why not just move along? If I were a tourist reading the blog, I wouldn't be inclined to not visit Richmond as a result of the illogical hostility that plagues the comment section.

I'm sure at least a few of the people spamming stupidity are from here, because this is RS afterall, there's no shortage of idiots, so I'm expecting a whole avalanche of fails from this post.
Not going to fail you, but I don't see what you are complaining about for the most part. I agree that insinuating that she is pocketing her stipend is pretty fucked up, but other than that, they all seem to be valid complaints. I think it's good to have a mix of restaurants and snacks, but if it's all snacks what's the point?

Tourism Richmond flat out took this blog idea in the wrong direction. They hired the wrong person, and the results are speaking for themselves. People are upset that their city is being poorly represented, and I agree with them there.

I haven't read the blog until just now, so I am not really aware of all the trolling that might be going on. I saw the stipend comment you mentioned, but the rest are complaints about not enough restaurants, and her making stupid mistakes and not correcting them. Mistakes that a local would not have made, which only adds fuel to the fire.

[nsmb]

I headed into Richmond with no plans beyond “find good food and cool things in general,”


she doesn't even live here!? :fulloffuck:

[BeeBeeAhn]

Actually I think she was referring to the pineapple pastry (the Taiwanese style). But the one in the picture had a ham dan yolk in it, so you'd have to assume that it is not a pineapple pastry... Someone said it was a lotus seed pastry (so basically an "all year round" moon cake) or it could have been mung bean. To me, the colour looks like it is pineapple paste...

But her description was simply that it tasted like "pineapple candy", and that was that. She went on for ages about pei dan, but she just ate a fucken sweet pastry with a salted duck egg yolk in it, and made no mention of it.. that is kind of weird. Is she even eating this stuff? :fulloffuck:

Hmmm, you're right. I didn't look/read carefully enough. My bad.

And yeah, i'm pretty surprised she didn't write about the salted duck egg in that pastry. It's the obvious thing to mention about that pastry.

I'm just a bit annoyed with the lack of research going into her posts and her silly mistakes that really shouldn't be there.

[MindBomber]

I've read most all the posts and comments, and like I said, I take no issue with the constructive comments. Lindsay should, most definitely, have ordered sashimi alongside rolls at Ichiro.

A number of the posts have been accompanied by a plethora of really stupid comments though. The stipend one, the one about other Chinese bakeries being offended that she chose to review Kam Do, the complaints that the farmers market, cup cake place, and this bakery not being sit down restaurants, really don't make any sense. Most people who love food, love farmers markets. Cup cake places have become a huge part of food culture, which although I'm not a fan of them, a significant percentage of people are. The bakery, although it has some inaccuracies, which Lindsay attributes to the language barrier, is a good review in concept.

A few of Lindsay's post have been pretty solid and a few a bit lacking, from a mature crowd I would expect compliments to follow the good posts and constructive criticisms to follow the lacking ones. For example, I very much enjoyed reading her post on Suhang, but found some of the descriptions of the dishes of 4 Stones Vegetarian a bit to brief. It's still very early, there are many more days to come, I haven't decided if she's the wrong choice as of yet.

[Bonka]

Her not being a Richmond resident is irrelevant. She is local (enough) and given her role and background she should have no problems getting assistance and tips from folks familiar with Richmond.

The angle of Tourism Richmond seems to have been to select the candidate who would best represent what a typical tourist coming to Richmond may want to visit (which would likely be a mix of hidden gems, mainstream favourites and everything in between). Heck, they were willing to consider out of province candidates so seemingly being a Richmond local didn't have any additional advantage over the competition. I can't imagine a visitor coming to Richmond wanting to eat only at dingy, asian food establishments at every meal.

While I don't exactly agree with some of her choices thus far she does have 365 different restaurants (or cafes, bakeries, farm markets) to encounter so there is bound to be some filler. I do sense that there is a lack of preparation and thought put into her writing which equates to a lot of banter leading up to the experience as opposed to the actual experience but as I just finished glossing over the current post she has made noticeable strides.

[yray]

so much trolling :lawl:

[Tim Budong]

its not really trolling
I'll be honest, I have no problem if she makes mistakes, which she did, but she doesn't exactly acknowledge this

and thats where the problem lies

[i-VTEC]

I thought she changed after writing day 14 and 15 from reading people's comment, but I guess not. She's Hopeless

[MindBomber]

I thought she changed after writing day 14 and 15 from reading people's comment, but I guess not. She's Hopeless

What issue do you take with the latest blog post?

Lindsay had a dish wish 1000 year eggs again, which I expect would appease those demanding more Asian cuisine.

[i-VTEC]

Tourism Richmond finally stepped up and said:

In response to the comments we have seen regarding the expectations of the blog and Lindsay, we would like to provide some clarity and our viewpoint. Tourism Richmond and our Board of Directors completely support Lindsay and her blog. She is discovering Richmond exactly as we had intended; as a tourist. Because some of the most memorable food experiences are often the simplest ones, we believe that not every meal needs to be a standard sit-down dinner. This blog is not meant to be a restaurant review, nor did we ever intend for the selected blogger to be an expert in the foods of every culture, but rather it is meant to tell Richmond’s story through food which includes posts about people, places, events and activities that make our city special. Lindsay has been actively engaging with our community – both in person and online through social media – and meeting the people who live, work and play in Richmond.

Lindsay is discovering the diversity of eateries in Richmond, which only highlight our uniqueness. We are thrilled with the overall support and constructive comments she receives, and are working with Lindsay to improve the blog/posts as we go. This is not an easy job by any means, as any blogger will tell you. It takes time to create the fun, witty posts that Lindsay writes and we appreciate the hard work and passion she has put into the blog thus far.

At the same time, we will not tolerate the personal attacks that are directed at Lindsay and will be removing all malicious comments off the blog in the future. Furthermore, we will be seeking appropriate action against what are deemed to be threatening comments towards Lindsay.

Tracy Lakeman, CEO
Tourism Richmond

[Meowjin]

white people

[i-VTEC]

Toruism Richmond, CEO just contradict to what she and her TR team's job description about 365 Dining.

"This blog is not meant to be a restaurant review"

http://365daysofdining.com/JobDescription.pdf

says:

"at least one dining experience per day at one of Richmond s 800+ restaurants"
"daily stipend for restaurant meals"

So now she is saying, Cafe & Bakery is ok~

[yray]

lolwut, she has never tried korean food?

But adding DQ in vancouver at the end of her post... :rukidding:

[MindBomber]

Toruism Richmond, CEO just contradict to what she and her TR team's job description about 365 Dining.

"This blog is not meant to be a restaurant review"

http://365daysofdining.com/JobDescription.pdf

says:

"at least one dining experience per day at one of Richmond s 800+ restaurants"
"daily stipend for restaurant meals"

So now she is saying, Cafe & Bakery is ok~

By definition, a Cafe or Bakery is a restaurant.


: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
Restaurant - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary (http://east.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant)

The statement adopts the definition of restaurant used by those criticizing the blog, which achieves clarity, narrowing it specifically to establishments serving meals which one may consider dinner worthy, confirming that the intent of blog is not to exclusively write on them.

Your criticisms are pretty weak, I'll remind you, Ronin wrote on a doughnutery (I love that word) recently.

lolwut, she has never tried korean food?

my first experience at a Korean BBQ restaurant

She's never tried Korean BBQ, not Korean food.

[i-VTEC]

Would Farmer's Market consider as a Restaurant?

[Gridlock]

I'm really impressed that you guys are commenting with Revscene user names, so that it reflects really positively on RS.

Kudos!

[MindBomber]

Would Farmer's Market consider as a Restaurant?

Yes, by definition a Farmer's Market could be considered a restaurant, because prepared food is sold.

After noshing on a wood-fired pizza, bratwurst, and a cinnamon bun, we strolled around and picked up goods for later: a loaf of crusty sourdough, freshly-churned butter, carrots, and strawberries, and some signature Steveston tea for my mom. Crunchy, chewy, sweet, and real, it was all simple and extraordinary.

If you haven't attended the Farmer's Market in the past, I would highly recommend it.

[Meowjin]

I'm really impressed that you guys are commenting with Revscene user names, so that it reflects really positively on RS.

Kudos!

I think those are trolls.

[Gridlock]

I think those are trolls.

Yeah. That's my point.

Either: people on revscene are trying to start a comment flame war, which is really immature and comes across like nothing but sour grapes, OR people are doing it on your behalf using your usernames. Sadly, I'm inclined to believe the former.

[dinosaur]

Would Farmer's Market consider as a Restaurant?

I don't understand why people are making such a big deal about the farmer's market thing?

It is suppose to appeal to tourist, right? Tourists to Richmond? If I was spend a week in Richmond....or even if I had a layover at YVR for 5-6 hours, I would think about going to a Farmer's Market and buying some locally produced food for a picnic, etc.

Think about...grab some great fresh items and go and watch the planes land...or have a picnic at Minoru Park...or at a table along the river in Steveston...sounds good to me.

[Meowjin]

I don't understand why people are making such a big deal about the farmer's market thing?

It is suppose to appeal to tourist, right? Tourists to Richmond? If I was spend a week in Richmond....or even if I had a layover at YVR for 5-6 hours, I would think about going to a Farmer's Market and buying some locally produced food for a picnic, etc.

Think about...grab some great fresh items and go and watch the planes land...or have a picnic at Minoru Park...or at a table along the river in Steveston...sounds good to me.

no.

Just no.

[MindBomber]

no.

Just no.

Can you give any justification to that reasoning?

[RacePace]

lolwut, she has never tried korean food?

But adding DQ in vancouver at the end of her post... :rukidding:

she didn't even talk about how the meat tasted

[dinosaur]

Those things aren't as fun as getting real food in Richmond. If I'm going to watch planes or something, I'm getting takeout from HK BBQ Master or something.

The best reason to do the bread, meat and cheese thing is because damned near every farm in the French or Italian countryside is going to be making just silly amazing things for a few euros. Many bakeries and cheese shops in Paris are decades or centuries old...and more importantly, buying artisan quality things like that cost next to nothing compared to dining at a restaurant. I've done it. My friends and I probably survived an entire week off nothing but baguettes and various cured meats and sausages while we backpacked in France. You can get great stuff anywhere. Of course there will be those places that have a thousand years or whatever of tradition that have lineups and high prices but you can go into just about any bakery that isn't some kind of franchise and they'll be little family owned operations baking fresh daily or a butcher that curates a collection of a hundred different hams.

Here is the exact opposite. You can get a delicious meal at a sit down restaurant for peanuts while if you search for a "special" bread or proscuitto or brie around here...well, most cured meats and fine cheeses are imported and expensive. There aren't many fresh breadmakers apart from Cobs. For example, a loaf of bread at that Romania Country Bread place in Steveston is $11!

...the same price as a rib eye steak, a pork chop, spaghetti, veggies, soup and a drink with tax and tip at a HK style cafe. :fullofwin:

I f'n LOVE proscuitto, crusty bread, mustard and just about any cheese but we don't live in Provence or Tuscany. To me, those things aren't interesting enough by themselves here...and by that I mean, I'll still eat them but I don't know what I'd write about.

Why is it that the only food that should be eaten in Richmond is Asian food?

I'm just saying, I didn't think there was anything wrong with her going to the Farmer's Market....there is a lot more to Richmond than just sit-down restaurants serving balut eggs.

[T4RAWR]

theres a good greek restaurant in richmond too

[Graeme S]

Can you give any justification to that reasoning?

To be fair, the last time I was in an airport on a 6 hour layover, I didn't want to leave the grounds to worry about not making it back for my flight. Plus I had to take my luggage with me, which made things awkward.

What did I do? I pulled out one of the novels I'd brought with me, found me a food court, and grabbed a quick snack 'cause I was starving (fucking Alaskan air). I very much doubt that anyone on a "6 hour layover" would be seriously interested in trekking out to the city and into a farmer's market for a nice relaxing lunch.



I'm not arguing the merits of that particular post, nor of the timbre of her general blog (although that "a tragic waste of plastic" thing about the pastries...yeesh), simply stating my reasons for agreeing with Meow on that one.

[RicePanda]

Why is it that the only food that should be eaten in Richmond is Asian food?

I'm just saying, I didn't think there was anything wrong with her going to the Farmer's Market....there is a lot more to Richmond than just sit-down restaurants serving balut eggs.

My main issue is that I thought it was supposed to be about actual dining, not grub you grab at a stand or a deli or a booth and sit down somewhere to eat.

When you say wine and dine, you're thinking fancy restaurant. Not Farmer's Market.

I have nothing against hitting up a bakery for some grab 'n go pastries or the farmer's market for food, it's great food. I don't consider it dining, though.

[i-VTEC]

one person said on the blog, cupcakes & bakery & farmer's market should be secondary to restaurant's primary reviews. If you were to split into 10 parts, 6or7 should be on restaurant while 3 or 4 can be about bakery or cup cakes or coffee shops. But atm some days she is turning those into 10 out of 10, which is a waste of 800+ restaurants in richmond and only 365 gets reviewed. Most of the restaurant are dying to get reviewed because its like free advertisement. But now, she is reviewing coffee shops, cupcakes store. It is just a waste to me thats all and unfair to the restaurants. My point of view

[bing]

In response to the comments we have seen regarding the expectations of the blog and Lindsay, we would like to provide some clarity and our viewpoint. Tourism Richmond and our Board of Directors completely support Lindsay and her blog. She is discovering Richmond exactly as we had intended; as a tourist. Because some of the most memorable food experiences are often the simplest ones, we believe that not every meal needs to be a standard sit-down dinner. This blog is not meant to be a restaurant review, nor did we ever intend for the selected blogger to be an expert in the foods of every culture, but rather it is meant to tell Richmond’s story through food which includes posts about people, places, events and activities that make our city special. Lindsay has been actively engaging with our community – both in person and online through social media – and meeting the people who live, work and play in Richmond.

Lindsay is discovering the diversity of eateries in Richmond, which only highlight our uniqueness. We are thrilled with the overall support and constructive comments she receives, and are working with Lindsay to improve the blog/posts as we go. This is not an easy job by any means, as any blogger will tell you. It takes time to create the fun, witty posts that Lindsay writes and we appreciate the hard work and passion she has put into the blog thus far.

At the same time, we will not tolerate the personal attacks that are directed at Lindsay and will be removing all malicious comments off the blog in the future. Furthermore, we will be seeking appropriate action against what are deemed to be threatening comments towards Lindsay.

Tracy Lakeman, CEO
Tourism Richmond

To: all the people thinking every blog post should be on a restaurant.

[dinamix]

To: all the people thinking every blog post should be on a restaurant.

yup. now everyone on rs can shut up and let her blog.

[Ronin]

I don't think there's anything wrong with going to the farmer's market either but the experience everyone is looking for where you buy some random groceries and then go for a picnic isn't really a viable or particularly interesting experience here. Everyone romances the concept because they did that in Spain one year or something and thinks the same magic happens here in Vancouver when that simply isn't true. Pretty much for the reasons I said before...price, quality and history. Plus you can do that maybe a month or two out of the year? I just don't think that's really part of our identify here. The Lower Mainland has never struck me as "rustic".

I expected the farmer's market to be in there somewhere. Didn't think it would be an entire post but yeah, I thought that would be on her route. I just read it and I thought it could've used a bit more background and story to the items she bought but I'm often criticized for too much detail so maybe she's got it right.

I didn't think she would've done it before buying seafood at the docks in Steveston either. To me, that's an integral part of Steveston and Richmond...just seems like a very Richmond thing to do. I guess she came on at the end of spot prawn season and maybe tourists aren't going to cook in their hotel rooms but I know a lot of people buy from there and ship back home. Finding cheap, high quality salmon down there is like winning the lottery...and quite an experience when Asians from everyone crowd around that one boat.

I don't know, just me rambling. Maybe just because we're so different in style. Maybe it's also because bread and butter is a vegetarian meal and I just don't speak that language. :D

Food is food, though...it doesn't matter if it's from food cart or on a 3-star table or a bought at a farmer's market.

...maybe I should write about the farmer's market and see how we differ.

[dinosaur]

Ummm...I have bought stuff at a farmer's market before and gone to watch to planes land in richmod....i wasn't the only one doing it either.

i think that is the point of the blog...along with just eating...to show the diversity of food options not matter how fancy or laymen they are...

[Ronin]

Just not my thing, I guess. Everyone's got their own and that's cool.

[Lomac]

To be fair, the last time I was in an airport on a 6 hour layover, I didn't want to leave the grounds to worry about not making it back for my flight. Plus I had to take my luggage with me, which made things awkward.

What did I do? I pulled out one of the novels I'd brought with me, found me a food court, and grabbed a quick snack 'cause I was starving (fucking Alaskan air). I very much doubt that anyone on a "6 hour layover" would be seriously interested in trekking out to the city and into a farmer's market for a nice relaxing lunch.



I'm not arguing the merits of that particular post, nor of the timbre of her general blog (although that "a tragic waste of plastic" thing about the pastries...yeesh), simply stating my reasons for agreeing with Meow on that one.

Funny enough, I actually did that in Amsterdam a few years back. Had a seven hour layover before I continued on into Berlin (would have been quicker to simply drive, I know), so me and a few friends grabbed some food at a nearby farmers market, made a little picnic, and wandered back to the airport to watch the planes takeoff and land. I've also done that here before as well. Got food from Granville Island and headed off to YVR for a couple hours. Admittedly, it's not quite the same doing it here as it would be while being in France or Italy, but at least it's doable.

[SkinnyPupp]

To: all the people thinking every blog post should be on a restaurant.
"It was our intention from the start to have a shitty blog"

[Meowjin]

To be fair, the last time I was in an airport on a 6 hour layover, I didn't want to leave the grounds to worry about not making it back for my flight. Plus I had to take my luggage with me, which made things awkward.

What did I do? I pulled out one of the novels I'd brought with me, found me a food court, and grabbed a quick snack 'cause I was starving (fucking Alaskan air). I very much doubt that anyone on a "6 hour layover" would be seriously interested in trekking out to the city and into a farmer's market for a nice relaxing lunch.



I'm not arguing the merits of that particular post, nor of the timbre of her general blog (although that "a tragic waste of plastic" thing about the pastries...yeesh), simply stating my reasons for agreeing with Meow on that one.

singapore, best airport food courts in the world.

[Meowjin]

farmers market in vancouver = overpriced cheap cured meats and produce that sound fancy.

[SpuGen]

Yeah. That's my point.

Either: people on revscene are trying to start a comment flame war, which is really immature and comes across like nothing but sour grapes, OR people are doing it on your behalf using your usernames. Sadly, I'm inclined to believe the former.

I haven't visited her blog since she deleted my first and only comment about Mc Donalds.

But from the looks of it, I'm not missing much.

[i-VTEC]

I haven't visited her blog since she deleted my first and only comment about Mc Donalds.

But from the looks of it, I'm not missing much.

LOL, I didn't get to see it, requote please :fullofwin:

[Gumby]

Face it, Tourism Richmond has to support Lindsay's decisions. If they were to admonish her publicly, they would be, in effect, admitting that they hired the wrong person.

[Ronin]

Read the latest one. I wouldn't have been as kind to Guu Aberdeen, the only one that I don't care for as I've eaten at all of them.

[sonick]

Good post today, had no idea about Galloway Foods, definitely going to drop by soon.