Kung Fu Noodle

My first foray into Chinese Food was as a child at the local food fair in Orchard Park Mall in my hometown, Kelowna. I’d order up a some sweet and sour chicken, mostly consisting of batter and topped with a bright red overly sticky and sickly sweet sauce, and maybe some soggy chicken chow mein,…

CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH BAMBUDDA’S DUMPLING FESTIVAL

Wednesday, Feb 18 to Sunday, Feb 22  There are hundreds of regional cuisines in China, but the mighty dumpling transcends them all, appearing in the festivities of virtually every province and town. In celebration of Chinese New Year and the Year of the Sheep (Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015), Bambudda chef Curtis Luk has created a specially themed dumpling menu…

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month With Wild Rice

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada – a time when all Canadians celebrate those Eastern cultures that have enriched our country by contributing their traditions, literature, philosophy and cuisine – Japanese, Korean, Thai, South Asian and of course, Chinese to name a few. Vancouver as we now know, is home to the “best Chinese…

Chinese Restaurant Awards

Craig Stowe, Director of the Chinese Restaurant Awards, unveiled the categories and introduced the judges for the second annual Edgewater Casino Chinese Restaurant Awards (CRA) at a luncheon co-hosted by Tourism Richmond, held today at the Jade Seafood Restaurant in Richmond. “These are the first awards of its kind in North America to recognize the…