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Comment on South China Seas Trading Company: A Global Foodie’s Paradise by Bas

Bas — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:03:55 +0000

Not to be a hater, but SCS needs a rebranding not because they have inconsistent product messages – it’s that most of their stock can be had at T&T for a much smaller mark up, and well, if you’re actually shopping for those ingredients for eating, and everyday use, you’d be at T&T, or little India. Or a Chinese grocers. Or a Korean grocers. Anywhere, not there. It wants to be a boutique food store, but for ethnic people who shop at ethnic food stores because that’s…they’re actual eating habits, SCS is not useful. Instead, it’s got that white people who don’t know what to do around global food but still want to seem worldly thing going for it and have an oggle and be tantalized. It’s not a terrible business model though, they locate themselves in predominantly white neighbourhoods. But ultimately, my problem w the store is that there’s nothing special about cans of jackfruit, sticky rice and vermicelli as a non white person. It needs to live up to its self touted reputation as actually providing hard to find ingredients, not be a part of that “exotic foods” thing that’s really gauche, especially in Vancouver. But then again, I’ve gone to dinner with self proclaimed globe trotting hippies w something as basic as samosas and it’s been pointed at, looked at with wide eyed wonder, and fussed over. So maybe it’s just white people who are really gauche, in which case, SCS has a perfect market.

Comment on Peter Chao and Joe Wong, a tale of two Asian comedians by Josh R

Josh R — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:10:22 +0000

Peter Chao is one of my favorite YouTubers! I just made a video with him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOc5pAKb-w

Comment on Gung Haggis Fat Choy! by Todd Wong

Todd Wong — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:17:54 +0000

More media coming….
Check out the Georgia Straight on Thursday
then 8pm on OMNI TV News – Mandarin Edition.
Wake up Friday to Global Morning TV News at 8am…
to see how we integrate haggis into Chinese breakfast
Turn your radio to CBC Radio One for the Early Edition
- win 2 tickets to Gung Haggis Fat Choy + Ricepaper Magazine subscription

Comment on Where to find Ricepaper by Hearing a different kind of evangelical: Pastor Ken Shigematsu, Tenth Church Vancouver (Ricepaper 16.3) « Justin K.H. Tse (谢坚恒)

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:05:14 +0000

[...] can get a copy of Ricepaper at any Chapters in the Lower Mainland, as well as most local bookstores. There’s also a subscription service! Get it: [...]

Comment on Submit by The Writer's Studio | SFU

The Writer's Studio | SFU — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:50:04 +0000

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Comment on Announcing Ricepaper 16.2 – The Green Issue by Jonathan Lin

Jonathan Lin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:03:26 +0000

My favourite part of this cover is the deer! I even tried to make the deer the favicon for the site, but it wasn’t visible at the teeny tiny 32×32 size.

Comment on Kaori Kasai: Ura Monchan exhibition by Artist Talk Today at Blim « SLEEPLESS KAO

Artist Talk Today at Blim « SLEEPLESS KAO — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:46:21 +0000

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Comment on Gen Why and Bring Your Boomers Event by D LaVerne

D LaVerne — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:56:06 +0000

I was invited to this event by my daughter and we both enjoyed ourselves on so many levels. An outstanding evening of stimulating conversations, thoughts and enjoyment through music and all the other programming provided. Thank you for this interesting interactive presentation. We look forward to enjoying, learning and growing stronger by attending many more.

Comment on ‘A celebration of Asian Canadian literature, arts, and performance’ – Ricepaper’s 15th Anniversary Celebration by Tia

Tia — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:45:54 +0000

I’ve grown up eating Chinese food of all kinds, but never had anything like I did at Foo’s Ho Ho restaurant. Fun event and the food was really good…

Comment on Cedar and Bamboo – A look at Aboriginal and Chinese relations in BC by Tia

Tia — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:42:26 +0000

Wow, I didn’t realize there were replies to my post…. darn, too late! Thank you anyway.