For the Love of Food...

I love eating. Love trying out new restaurants. There aren't many food I don't like. I love collecting recipes. Love watching others cook and cooking for others. Love home-made food. I wasn't that much of a foodie before but ever since I've gone to university and met many new people, I've turned into a total foodie. I did not enjoy cooking before going off to college. I thought of it as a chore. But somehow, these fantastic roommates (Robyn and Julia) and my Canadian families (Oyas and Mathesons) have totally transformed me into someone who not only enjoys food, but someone who enjoys cooking it as well. It has become a hobby of mine.


Just thought I'd share some of my favorite places -will share recipes later!. (they're not in any special order) I'm probably just going to say they're all delicious or my favorite. Sorry, not good with descriptions that will make your mouth water. Just try out the restaurants.


1. The Noodle Box -SouthEast Asian noodle bar in Vancouver, Canada

I never get sick of this place even though I always get the Teriyaki Chicken/Shrimp Noodle Box and get the Hot. I've gone for Xtra Hot and yea, it was pretty much a bam! if you're looking for something spicy or not and craving south east asian food, definitely go here!
http://thenoodlebox.net/kits/ -The Menu


http://thenoodlebox.net/spice-guide/ --the spice guide







2. Vesper Cafe (Pulchowk, Nepal)       Definitely one of the best places for wood fire pizza and nachos in KTM. The pizza here beats any other pizza places including ones in Vancouver. I honestly haven't tried any other food here because I always end up getting the pizza here -choice of 4 topping pizza! I also like the garden atmosphere here. 

http://vespercafe.com/index.php?nav=menu#




3. Fire and Ice Pizzeria (Thamel, Nepal)



Another wood fire pizza restaurant owned by Italians. Vesper and Fire and Ice are my two favorite pizza places. HIGHLY recommended and gets 5 out of 5 pizza stars! http://www.fireandicepizzeria.com/in/kathmandu_menu.html









4. Kitstaya Sushi (Vancouver, Canada)
This place has some delicious sushi (*mouth waters already) and a wide variety as well. It's not that expensive and very close to UBC :) I usually end up getting a couple of these ones:  miso soup, gyoza, spicy tuna roll, smoked salmon roll, Philadelphia roll (smoked salmon +cream cheese), scallop roll...there's definitely more....I'm totally craving sushi right now. I miss it!


http://www.kitstayasushi.com/menu.html




5. East is East (Vancouver, BC)

The first thing I'll tell you is that I've had my birthday here twice (19st and 21st) because I LOVE (yes, capital letter LOVE) this place. When you go here, you'll first think it's an Indian restaurant and then Persian -you name it. This place has live music and food from the Silk Road (ancient trading route passing through northern China, Tibet, India, Persia, Turkey, North Africa, to Spain and Greece). If you like curry or food with lots of flavor and spice, then it's the place to be. You also get refills of food that you have not ordered before :) Oh and it's also atmosphere that makes me come back to these places -it's a fusion of India, Persia, Turkey as mentioned before. It's pretty hard to get seats on Fridays and Saturdays! So get there early or make reservations! Oh, it's a pretty good place for dates too :) I usually have the plate with rice, alu gobi, chicken curry and all the yummy salads.

http://www.eastiseast.ca/


6. Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant (Vancouver, Canada) 
These are the things that makes this restaurant to die for: elevator ride up to the top floor, the spectacular view from the restaurant, the class ambiance and of course, the delicious food. I might have to add that this one is on the pricier end and say save this restaurant for that special occasion or whenever your parents visit you :) When I was there, I had duck trio which is duck breast, duck confit, and duck confit risotto served in sour cherry, orange, red wine sauce....mmm your mouth watering already? MINE IS! 




So yes, these are the six restaurants that I would go to without any thinking! I hope I haven't forgotten any. Here are some different dishes that look amazing and make my mouth water...droool*** they're randomly off the website. 

Is your mouth drooling already? Bon apetit my friends!

xoxo

C