Vancouver: Cactus Club Cafe

 

One of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada is Cactus Club Cafe. This is a fine dining restaurant that offers a global cuisine mostly  Asian fusion combined with Canadian and European dishes. One of their locations that I enjoyed during our visit was at the Coal Harbour as it has panoramic views of the Shore Mountains, Stanley Park and the Olympic cauldron during the 2010 Olympics. The restaurant also offer a view of the Harbour Air landing platform. We saw seaplanes depart and arrive from the Bay as we dined. Their food were really delicious with ingredients coming from the Northern Pacific Bay and farms.  Their service was friendly and efficient. The restaurant have many different locations across British Columbia and all the way here to Toronto. It's a place worth to visit with great food and amazing views.  

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Schwartz's Charcuterie de Montréal

Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall there is always a long line up outside of Schwart'z Deli, the world famous smoked meat deli. The deli in Montréal is the oldest in Canada for over 90 years old still keeping the tradition preparing and serving the original smoked meat sandwich and Quebec's poutine which is french fries topped with cheese curd - originally produced in Quebec only and gravy. As the smoked meat was so tender that it just melts in the mouth and served generously on a sandwich. The restaurant is a small place and cannot handle big number of guests but it is worth the wait outside. This place is a food institution in Montréal and there's no other place to be for a smoked meat sandwich.

 

Street Art with a portrait of the legendary Leonard Cohen. 

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Cultural Night At Silom Village

 What a night we experienced at the Silom Village Trade Center, one of the popular cultural restaurants in Bangkok, Thailand. We had a night of shopping, ate authentic Thai food and was treated to a traditional Thai dance, music and costumes. The traditional Thai costumes were so colourful and made from luxurious Thai silk. The dancers danced so gracefully showcasing their traditional dances and music. Thai food was equally delicious and colourful with cooked vegetables, seafood, chicken combined with coconut milk and spices. It was a spectacular night of Thai culture and delicious food right in the heart of Bangkok. 

 

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The Best Street Food In Asia

 Bangkok is well known for having the best street food in Asia. During our visit last month, our first stop was at Chinatown where their famous Street Food was on full show. As we arrived,  the locals walked around side by side with tourists to shop and taste the various street food. Besides the crazy traffic on the road,  the vendors were so friendly and busily cooked their food to sell and present to buyers. The food looked so fresh, delicious and so colourful. Everything on this street was like an entertainment showcase of local Thai and Chinese food for our eyes and stomach to delight and feast on. Despite the heat and humidity, never miss to visit this delicious gourmet part of Bangkok. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Summer Market At St. Jacobs Farmers' Market

 One of the best things to do during summer is visiting the St Jacobs Farmers Market at St Jacobs, Ontario, two hours west of Toronto. This is a year round market with an outdoor market for the whole summer selling fresh from the farm fruits and vegetables. Most of the farm produce in the market are from nearby farms owned by the Mennonites that settled in this Western part of Ontario. Since it is summer, there are tropical fruits like the pineapples, avocados and mangoes on sale imported from Mexico and Costa Rica. There are local fruits like peach, fresh Ontario strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and sweet corn. There was an explosion of colours from the fresh fruits and vegetables all around the outdoor market. St. Jacobs is also the only place that makes the best apple fritters and the biggest and most fresh raspberry lemonade juice I have ever tasted. A visit to the summer outdoor market is a feast to the eye and a delight to our taste palette.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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