DineOut Reviews: Toronto Two-Month Round-Up

Since it is quite a bit into November, this post is a little late in coming but photos of food are timeless, aren’t then? This is where we went in September and October 2011!

Fish Noodles Soup House (Richmond Hill)

Only earlier this year, I discovered the joy of DIY noodle soup at Cattle [...]

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

Similar to catching TIFF films this year, I’m quite keen to watch some Reel Asian International Film Festival screenings during the festival running November 8-13 in Toronto and November 18-19 in Richmond Hill. The Richmond Hill screenings are just a subset of the Toronto ones and not the films that caught my attention so [...]

Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2011

Each year in Vancouver I casually consider volunteering for VAFF, Vancouver Asian Film Festival but quickly dismiss the notion. Do I really want to work for my free movie? Rub shoulders? Maybe next year….

Although I won’t be in Vancouver this November (3-6), nonetheless I am curious about the line-up for their 15th anniversary. [...]

Blowing the Summer Night Market wide open, sorta

Otherwise known as our first visit of 2011 to the night market in Richmond.

The Summer Night Market (夏日 夜市) in Richmond opened over Victoria Day long weekend back in May but we did not get around to going until two weekends later. By then, Mijune/FollowMeFoodie had already blogged her Food Vendor Reveal which definitely guided [...]

Currently watching: Gateway Theatre’s Forbidden Pheonix

Image from Richmond Review (http://j.mp/eROKuv)

This year is just speeding by and I was reminded that Forbidden Pheonix, Gateway Theatre’s novel modern Chinese musical was opening only on the day of the first performance (Thursday) and Opening Night on Friday was already sold out. I only got around to getting tickets for their [...]

Butterfly Operas

By premiering the first seating of Vancouver Opera’s Madama Butterfly on May 29, it can be claimed that is an event of Asian Heritage Month that spans the month of May.

I am still undecided about attending one of the shows and it will likely end up that I don’t get around to any [...]