Beyond the Rhetoric

There was a lot of hype surrounding this place when it officially opened its doors a couple of years ago. Here was a hot shot chef from overseas who had won several awards for his Taiwanese beef noodle soup and he was opening a restaurant in Aberdeen Centre in Richmond. It had to be good, [...]

In the last ten years or so, we’ve seen a huge surge in the number of Taiwanese people moving to Vancouver. Not surprisingly, they’ve brought along their culture, their language, and their food. We’ve seen the rise of bubble tea, for instance. While it is certainly arguable that the Taiwanese food in Vancouver isn’t as [...]

As I write this, I’m still pretty tired from my trip to Taiwan. I was over there for a solid two weeks, the first half of which was spent covering Computex (a computer trade expo) and the second half of which was mostly a vacation. You may have seen some of my other Taiwan food [...]

As you may have heard, I’m still in Taiwan. This is my third time here, but I have only ventured outside of Taipei once. That was for a set of factory tours. Since I’m here for an extra week this time around, I wanted to make it a point to visit places outside of the [...]

Last week, I provided you with a brief video tour of our hotel room at Forte Orange on Linsen North Road in Taipei. Since Stephen left and Susanne arrived, I’ve packed up and moved over to the Westin Taipei Hotel on Nanjing East Road. At the request of readers on this blog, I am now [...]