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Restaurants, Reviews, and Recipes Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/amiconi-melbourne-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/amiconi-melbourne-australia#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:17 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18375 ***½~ (3.5/5) Our original Italian choice was unfortunately closed on Mondays, so we asked our friend’s Italian friend, and they...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/amiconi-melbourne-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/proud-mary-melbourne-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/proud-mary-melbourne-australia#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:00:19 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18374 ****~ (4/5) Very shortly after our first brunch at Hardware Societe in the CBD, my friend wanted to bring us...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/proud-mary-melbourne-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/hardware-societe-melbourne-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/hardware-societe-melbourne-australia#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:00:52 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18372 ****½ (4.5/5) Hardware Societe was my friend’s must-visit restaurant in Melbourne. It was on my wishlist too, so before meeting...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/hardware-societe-melbourne-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/brunetti-melbourne-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/brunetti-melbourne-australia#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:00:02 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18371 ****~ (4/5) Shortly after settling in our hotel, our friend brought us to a dessert lovers dream – Brunetti on...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/brunetti-melbourne-australia/feed 2 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/din-tai-fung-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/din-tai-fung-sydney-australia#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:00:10 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18370 ****~ (4/5) Din Tai Fung is worldwide, and although they have a location at Bellevue, I personally haven’t tried it....]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/din-tai-fung-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/aero-cafe-bar-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/aero-cafe-bar-sydney-australia#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:00:13 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18369 ***½~ (3.5/5) On our way back to the hotel from Jamie’s Italian, we looked for some desserts, and Aero Cafe...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/aero-cafe-bar-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/australia/jamies-italian-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/australia/jamies-italian-sydney-australia#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:00:44 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18368 ***~~ (3/5) We were very excited to go to Jamie’s Italian, because Jamie Oliver is one our favourite celebrity chefs,...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/australia/jamies-italian-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/pie-face-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/pie-face-sydney-australia#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:00:13 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18367 **½~~ (2.5/5) We weren’t able to kill enough time at Mejico while waiting for Jamie’s Italian, so we went back...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/pie-face-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/mejico-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/mejico-sydney-australia#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:00:04 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18366 ***~~ (3/5) We went to Jamie’s Italian but were met with a very long line. Over 2.5 hours! So tried...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/mejico-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/lush-on-bondi-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/lush-on-bondi-sydney-australia#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:00:55 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18365 ***~~ (3/5) While visiting the amazing Bondi Beach, we wanted to eat right by the water. We were just craving...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/lush-on-bondi-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/mamak-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/mamak-sydney-australia#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:00:57 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18364 ***~~ (3/5) Mamak was another restaurant on my wishlist. Luckily it’s right by Chinatown because we wanted to checkout the...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/mamak-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/ippudo-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/ippudo-sydney-australia#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:00:49 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18454 ***~~ (3/5) When I went to New York last October, Ippudo was my ramen back up in case we couldn’t...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/ippudo-sydney-australia/feed 2 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/max-brenner-chocolate-bar-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/max-brenner-chocolate-bar-sydney-australia#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:00:01 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18362 ***~~ (3/5) Max Brenner has many locations around Australia. They are pretty well known for their chocolates. My friend remembered that...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/max-brenner-chocolate-bar-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/bourke-street-bakery-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/bourke-street-bakery-sydney-australia#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:00:18 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18360 ***~~ (3/5) On our first full day in Sydney, we decided to go to Bourke Street Bakery in Surry Hills...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/bourke-street-bakery-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/porteno-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/porteno-sydney-australia#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:00:22 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18357 ***½~ (3.5/5) Porteno was the restaurant I was looking most forward to on my trip to Australia. On my flight,...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/porteno-sydney-australia/feed 3 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/marutama-ramen-vancouver http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/marutama-ramen-vancouver#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:52:41 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18339 ***~~ (3/5) Marutama Ramen is the newest ramen joint in downtown Vancouver. What makes this restaurant different is that they...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/marutama-ramen-vancouver/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/lindt-chocolat-cafe-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/lindt-chocolat-cafe-sydney-australia#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:00:29 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18397 ***~~ (3/5) After lunch, we decided to explore more by foot. Shortly after exploring Chinatown, we reached Darling Harbour. The...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/lindt-chocolat-cafe-sydney-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/dockside-restaurant-granville-island-vancouver http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/dockside-restaurant-granville-island-vancouver#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:05:47 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18330 **~~~ (2/5) A couple of my friends had their big birthday celebration at Dockside Restaurant in Granville Island. It was...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/dockside-restaurant-granville-island-vancouver/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/pearl-house-restaurant-burnaby http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/pearl-house-restaurant-burnaby#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:14:17 +0000 Cathy http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18415 ***½~ (3.5/5) I have been to the Pearl House Restaurant a few times but never reviewed it until now. In...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/pearl-house-restaurant-burnaby/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/chinatown-noodle-king-sydney-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/chinatown-noodle-king-sydney-australia#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:00:34 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18355 ***~~ (3/5) Randomly searching for some food in Chinatown, Chinatown Noodle King was our first stop. Our friend wasn’t feeling...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/chinatown-noodle-king-sydney-australia/feed 2 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/jackpot-brisbane-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/jackpot-brisbane-australia#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:00:17 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18322 ***~~ (3/5) We ordered take away because we needed to eat quickly before our flight to Cairns, and one of...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/jackpot-brisbane-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/comfort-at-my-table-brisbane-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/comfort-at-my-table-brisbane-australia#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 17:00:43 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18217 ****~ (4/5) After picking up one of our friends from the airport, we went straight to Comfort at My Table....]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/comfort-at-my-table-brisbane-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/hong-depot-brisbane-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/hong-depot-brisbane-australia#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 17:00:10 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18205 ***½~ (3.5/5) Not really sure where to have dinner on this night, my friends remembered passing by a Korean restaurant...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/hong-depot-brisbane-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/belle-epoque-patisserie-brisbane-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/belle-epoque-patisserie-brisbane-australia#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 17:00:27 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18204 ***½~ (3.5/5) We were actually going to have another meal after a short 15 minute walk, but the place we...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/belle-epoque-patisserie-brisbane-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/potters-garden-korean-bbq-burnaby http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/potters-garden-korean-bbq-burnaby#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 15:09:11 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18325 ****~ (4/5) I’ve been on a roll for Korean restaurants lately. My latest Korean dinner was at Potter’s Garden Korean BBQ...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/potters-garden-korean-bbq-burnaby/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/wagaya-brisbane-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/wagaya-brisbane-australia#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 18:00:52 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18203 ***~~ (3/5) There’s quite a few Wagaya restaurants around Australia. They have a cool LCD ordering system, and it works...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/wagaya-brisbane-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/master-hung-bbq-restaurant-richmond-bc http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/master-hung-bbq-restaurant-richmond-bc#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 15:23:59 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18251 ***½~ (3.5/5) A friend of mine heard good things about Master Hung BBQ Restaurant in Richmond, and while we were in...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/master-hung-bbq-restaurant-richmond-bc/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/the-boss-restaurant-burnaby-metrotown http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/the-boss-restaurant-burnaby-metrotown#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 22:05:11 +0000 Cathy http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18292 ***~~ (3/5) The Boss Restaurant has been around for a long time. Located inside Metrotown Mall in Burnaby, it was...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/the-boss-restaurant-burnaby-metrotown/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/australia/piaf-brisbane-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/australia/piaf-brisbane-australia#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 18:00:40 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18202 ****½ (4.5/5) Looking for a place to eat brunch, we decided on going to Piaf in South Bank. This place...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/australia/piaf-brisbane-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/little-greek-taverna-brisbane-australia http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/little-greek-taverna-brisbane-australia#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 02:14:38 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18195 ***½~ (3.5/5) My first real meal in Brisbane was at Little Greek Taverna in the West End of Brisbane. They...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/little-greek-taverna-brisbane-australia/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/cafe-presse-seattle-capitol-hill http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/cafe-presse-seattle-capitol-hill#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:09:39 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18187 ****~ (4/5) Whenever we visit Seattle, we always have the tendency to eat lunch late because we’d always have a...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/cafe-presse-seattle-capitol-hill/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/8-oz-burger-bar-seattle http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/8-oz-burger-bar-seattle#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:08:16 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18186 ****~ (4/5) A couple weekends ago we stopped by 8 oz Burger Bar‘s happy hour to get some drinks and...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/8-oz-burger-bar-seattle/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/suika-supasuika-for-vaneats-ca http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/suika-supasuika-for-vaneats-ca#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:31 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18207 Once again we were invited by Vaneats to try out their newest dining package at Suika. Suika is a great...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/suika-supasuika-for-vaneats-ca/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/healthy-monkey-surrey http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/healthy-monkey-surrey#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:14 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18081 ***~~ (3/5) Healthy Monkey is a little cafe in South Surrey serving organic deli and super foods. Interested in seeing...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/healthy-monkey-surrey/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/neptune-seafood-restaurant-surrey-dim-sum http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/neptune-seafood-restaurant-surrey-dim-sum#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:34:39 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18079 **~~~ (2/5) Neptune Seafood Restaurant is the newest Chinese restaurant in Surrey Central. I visited on their opening day for...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/neptune-seafood-restaurant-surrey-dim-sum/feed 2 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/wild-wing-surrey http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/wild-wing-surrey#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 17:59:38 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18082 ***~~ (3/5) Wild Wing, a popular franchise restaurant in Ontario, opened it’s first BC location in Surrey a couple weeks...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/wild-wing-surrey/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/emilio-finatti-sicilian-pizza http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/emilio-finatti-sicilian-pizza#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 17:00:56 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18109 ****½ (4.5/5) I’ve wanted to try Emilio Finatti Sicilian Pizza for a long time, but I’m hardly ever in White...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/emilio-finatti-sicilian-pizza/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/sushi-zen http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/sushi-zen#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 04:27:34 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18108 ****~ (4/5) After a nice run at Tynehead Park, we needed some good food to recover. Sushi Zen is about 10...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/sushi-zen/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/mini-corn-dog-muffins-recipe http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/mini-corn-dog-muffins-recipe#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 02:32:53 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18122 ****~ (4/5) A while ago I came across a food blog‘s post on Mini corn dog muffins. I thought they...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/mini-corn-dog-muffins-recipe/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/good-friends-korean-coquitlam-burnaby http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/good-friends-korean-coquitlam-burnaby#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:29:07 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18078 ****½ (4.5/5) This weekend we had some really tasty Korean food at Good Friends in Coquitlam. Starving and in a...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/good-friends-korean-coquitlam-burnaby/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/dahlia-lounge http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/dahlia-lounge#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:00:32 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18030 ****~ (4/5) We’ve been to quite a few of the Tom Douglas restaurants in Seattle over the past couple years,...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/dahlia-lounge/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/six-arms-mcmenamins http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/six-arms-mcmenamins#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:00:11 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=18034 ***½~ (3.5/5) Another weekend, another beer sampler. We were in Seattle this past weekend visiting our friend, and McMenamins is...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/six-arms-mcmenamins/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/makoto http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/makoto#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:02:24 +0000 Cathy http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=17932 **½~~ (2.5/5) Makoto is a small authentic Japanese restaurant located in South Burnaby. The chef (who is also the owner)...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/makoto/feed 2 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/kilala-sushi-bar-burnaby http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/kilala-sushi-bar-burnaby#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:58:59 +0000 Cathy http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=17834 ****~ (4/5) This small sushi restaurant located in Burnaby is really a hidden gem. My friend and I decided to...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/kilala-sushi-bar-burnaby/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-prague-czech-republic-beer-and-food http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-prague-czech-republic-beer-and-food#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:00:17 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=17925 Prague. Praha. Our choice for New Years. This city is awesome. I’d say it was the best city for beer....]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-prague-czech-republic-beer-and-food/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-vienna-austria-food http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-vienna-austria-food#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:05:14 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=17924 Our second stop was Vienna, Austria home of Mozart and operas. We had to go to Figlmüller to get some schnitzel....]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-vienna-austria-food/feed 1 http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/jamie-olivers-cherry-tomato-sauce-with-cheats-fresh-pasta-recipe http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/jamie-olivers-cherry-tomato-sauce-with-cheats-fresh-pasta-recipe#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:00:27 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=17910 After an early day at the driving range Beipas wanted to make a quick lunch while she was baking the...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/jamie-olivers-cherry-tomato-sauce-with-cheats-fresh-pasta-recipe/feed 2 http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-budapest-hungary http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-budapest-hungary#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:17:21 +0000 dee http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=17882 Our first real touristy stop was Budapest, Hungary. A place with a mish-mash of food from other countries. They are...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/meplusfood-blog/europe-budapest-hungary/feed 2 http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/strawberry-crumble-bars-recipe http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/strawberry-crumble-bars-recipe#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:11:10 +0000 beipas http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=17911 A few days ago I stumbled upon a blog post for Strawberry Crumble Bar recipe from Theniftyfoodie. Since strawberries are...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/recipes/strawberry-crumble-bars-recipe/feed 0 http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/sushi-nanaimo http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/sushi-nanaimo#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:56:25 +0000 Cathy http://www.meplusfood.com/?p=17899 **~~~ (2/5) My friend took me to Sushi Nanaimo for the first time. The restaurant was packed and we had...]]> http://www.meplusfood.com/restaurants/sushi-nanaimo/feed 0