Kam Do Restaurant & Bakery 金都餐廳餅店

I love bakeries and freshly baked goods. Among the abundant Chinese bakeries here in Vancouver and Richmond, Kam Do is my favourite for winter melon cakes (alternatively called sweetheart cake). In Chinese, they're called 老婆饼, which directly translates to "wife's cookie". Why such a name for a pastry? There are a few legends that describes the origin of this pastry. One legend says that winter melon...

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Pho Tan's Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup

Basil leaves, bean sprouts, serrano chili, lime On a chilly day, all I want is something nice and warm in my tummy - fast. My friend and I settled for a bowl of pho in Kerrisdale. I fell in love with pho the first time I tried it. I find that the pho noodles are very unique, love the soup base, and love the beef as well. At Pho Tan's, all of their beef noodle soups (pho) come in a small or large...

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