Lee Chen Asian Diner: Shanghainese Soup Dumplings in Yorkville

A new Asian restaurant has opened up in the Yorkville area, on Yonge, just north of Bloor. Called Lee Chen Asian Diner, the restaurant sounds very casual, more like a Hong Kong cha chaan teng than a one that serves Shanghainese dumplings.  It is in fact more like a combination of the two.  While you […]

Hearts for Fickle Viet-Chinese Cuisine

Fickle Viet Chinese Cuisine certainly has been getting a lot of attention since it opened on June 17, not only because of its name, but because of restaurant’s interesting decor – heart shapes all over its walls, ceilings and even on the door to the kitchen.  It seems very odd for a restaurant named Fickle […]

Cynthia on Jean Kwok’s Girl in Translation

As someone of Chinese descent, books about people with similar backgrounds often interest me.  When I was sent an email author Jean Kwok’s publicist regarding her 2010 novel, , I replied quickly with interest.  The story centres around a young girl, Kimberly Chang, who emigrates to New York City with her mother in what seems […]

Yorkdale Expansion: 40 New Stores Coming, but Which Ones?

Since Yorkdale recently announced its expansion, speculation as to which stores are coming have been all over the web.  These speculated stores range from J.Crew to Top Shop to Intermix and more. What IS known is that many of the stores will be first-to-market locations, meaning that they will be opening their first Canadian locations at Yorkdale (Intermix […]