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$5.50 Dinner Specials at New Town Bakery & Restaurant– Spicy Chicken on Rice with soup

In asian cuisine, bakery, cheap dinner, cheap eats vancouver under $10, restaurants on January 31, 2011 at 12:59 am

By Tana Kosiyabong

Dinner Specials at New Town Bakery & Restaurant

I’ve been a regular at New Town Bakery & Restaurant in Chinatown for a few years now. The Chinese style bakery (also sells Dim Sum) is located in the front; The restaurant section is in the back. The interior decor is old and outdated. During the first year, I only purchased their baked goods and dim sum. My favorite is the spicy pork bun. It made mouth water just to think about.

Not until I moved into my condo a few block away did I start to go for lunches at New Town. But recently I found myself heading there mostly for dinners. New Town Bakery & Restaurant $5.50 Dinner Specials are hard to resist. Although it was not as cheap as the pre-cooked meals at Kent’s Kitchen (located a few blocks away), I could upgrade to a freshly prepared dinner at New Town for just 75 cents more. [...]

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French Kick–Euro Cordon Swiss from Euro Pastry House

In bakery, cheap eats vancouver under $10, cheap lunch, european cuisine, north american cuisine, sandwich shop on December 27, 2010 at 1:00 am

By Tana Kosiyabong

Euro Pastry House's Euro Cordon Swiss on Mainland Street, Yaletown

I was fortunate enough to freelance with the same company in Yaletown again. It was really great working with these friendly colleagues. We all get along really well. While I was working there, I noticed many of them carrying tin foil wrapped sandwiches back into the office during lunch hours. Every time I asked they all told me about the “Schnitzel Place” down the block. But somehow I couldn’t manage to find it.

After two weeks of watching people carrying around the mysterious sandwiches, I was extremely curious to find out exactly where it was. So I asked Allen, one of my friendly coworker/supervisor, because I saw him eating one of the sandwiches the day before. He told me the place was actually called “Euro Pastry House.” Schnitzel sandwich was one of their specialties. However, he recommended me to try the Cordon Swiss Sandwich there. [...]

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Trees Organic Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake — A Tribute to the Golden Girls’ Rue McClanahan

In bakery, cheap eats vancouver under $10, coffee shop / tea house, dessert, north american cuisine, Uncategorized on June 6, 2010 at 11:59 pm

By Tana Kosiyabong

Chocolate Swirl Cheese Cake at Trees Organic

I’m not a big fan of cheesecake. But I am a big fan of the Golden Girls. So when Rue McClanahan passed away earlier this week, I just had to write a tribute for her. Blanche Devereaux is one of my favorite sitcom characters. Actually, to hell with it — I love them all; Sophia Petrillo, Dorothy Zbornak, Blanche Devereaux, and Rose Nylund.

If you are also a fan of the Golden Girls, you’d know how much they love cheesecake. And chocolate cheesecake was always their favorite. Although my budget doesn’t allow me to fly in the best chocolate cheesecake from Miami, I did my best to [...]

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Freshly Baked Before Your Eyes–Bon Chaz

In bakery, central american cuisine, cheap eats vancouver under $10, cheap eats vancouver under $5, coffee shop / tea house, dessert, european cuisine on March 8, 2010 at 12:45 am

By Tana Kosiyabong

unbaked Bon Chaz Banana Walnut

It was a beautiful Wednesday morning so I decided to walk to work. As I passed by Bon Chaz, a new bakery/café on West Hastings Street, I could smell freshly baked buns in the air. Suddenly I felt as if the delightful aroma had transformed into a giant hand; It grabbed me by the arm and dragged me inside. Since I had no breakfast yet, I went along with it.

A friendly staff greeted me as I walked in. She also offered me a free sample. The bun was so soft and delicious I wanted to start my Cheap Appetite mission right then and there. Unfortunately, I had to go to work. So I [...]

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The Dynamic Duo—Viet Sub Special Sub Sandwiches and Beard Papa’s Original Cream Puffs

In asian cuisine, bakery, cheap eats vancouver under $5, cheap lunch, dessert, fast food on February 15, 2010 at 12:17 am

By Tana Kosiyabong

Special Sub Sandwich by Vietsub

The south side of the Robson Street between Seymour and Richards is becoming one of the most exciting culinary warzone. Many food vendors–including a falafel shop, a Vietnamese sub shop, a dessert shop, a pan Asian noodle bar and a couple Japanese restaurants–are all located within the block (not to mention a food court on the second floor of H-mart). And very soon two more fierce newcomers–Gyudon-ya and Japadog–will join this battle field. Most of [...]

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Time travel back to my childhood—Gold Stone Bakery & Restaurant

In asian cuisine, bakery, beverages, cheap eats vancouver under $10, european cuisine, north american cuisine, restaurants on December 6, 2009 at 11:59 pm

By Tana Kosiyabong

When I was young, authentic Western food in Thailand was hard to find. Nonetheless, some Chinese and Thai restaurants had concocted their own version of Western dishes. Most cooks/chefs had little or no training in European cuisine. They were forced to cook with locally available ingredients. Few people had ever heard of either extra virgin olive oil from Tuscany [...]

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When It Comes to Cinnamon Buns, Does Size Matter? – Cambie Bakery & Café Cinnamon Rolls vs. McDonald’s Cinnamon Melts.

In bakery, beverages, cafeteria, cheap eats vancouver under $5, dessert, north american cuisine on September 20, 2009 at 7:42 pm

By Tana Kosiyabong

cinnamoncompare

At first, I hadn’t planned on writing this week Cheap Appetite mission as another comparison review. It was supposed to be a review of Cambie Bakery & Café cinnamon rolls and their turkey club sandwich. But the idea came to me earlier today when I was [...]

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