Beyond the Rhetoric

Tucked away in a quiet strip mall well off the main road, Red 6 isn’t like most other restaurants. It’s not much of a looker on the outside and, when you get inside, it doesn’t exactly get much prettier. But that’s not the point. It’s not meant to be fancy. In most regards, it’s probably [...]

I like pho. I really like pho. That’s why it’s great that I live in an area like Metro Vancouver where there is an abundance of Vietnamese restaurants. Most are no-nonsense kinds of places where you don’t expect much in terms of service or ambiance, as long as you get a tasty bowl of noodles. [...]

While the Burnaby Heights neighborhood (or Willingdon Heights, depending on who you ask) was historically known as an Italian part of town, it has since grown to become quite the multicultural place. The Italian heritage is still present with the cafes and butcher shops, to be sure, but the multicultural makeup of the area has [...]

In the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of many Taiwanese restaurants in the Vancouver area. I’ve tried the food at everywhere from Ali Shan in Crystal Mall to Chef Hung in Aberdeen Centre, but one of the first “big” Taiwanese beef noodle restaurants is the appropriately named No. 1 Beef Noodle House. Located [...]

As much as I enjoy a great steak dinner, I still have to say that breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Indeed, the only thing better than a good breakfast is a great Sunday brunch and that’s how I found myself visiting Hart House Restaurant in Burnaby a couple of weekends ago. Located [...]