Wonderful gifted daughter, Lesley R., is fond of dim sum so the family couldn’t let her leave Vancouver without a dim sum feast. Living in the Providence, R.I., area, Lesley has lots of Asian and other international foods at her disposal. Oysters, fish, squid, clams, mussels come from the waters surrounding the Ocean State. (The clams and squid are incomparable). And, given the large Italian and Portuguese populations, there are excellent shops and restaurants specializing in the cuisine of the countries. But, dim sum? For that you have to travel to Boston’s Chinatown (the trip can be arduous because of traffic). Before Lesley arrived in Van for the glorious family reunion,(HG/BSK,SJ/Maiko/Haru/Teru), dim sum was the menu at the much touted Western Lake Seafood Restaurant on Victoria Drive. Huge dim sum steamed and fried dishes (shumai and crystal prawn dumplings as big as softballs). Relatively inexpensive. Family was not impressed. So, for Lesley , the dim sum destination was Dynasty Seafood, an upscale restaurant in West Vancouver. Great choice. Fabulous food. Much creative variety. HG’s favorites were the black truffle dumplings, beef balls, prawn and chive dumplings (sticky rice looked spectacular but HG was too full to try). HG and Haru didn’t join us because they were with SJ’s lifetime pal, Jon Small and his musically talented son, Elijah. However, there will be more dim sum before leaving Van, Red Star (a favorite of Van’s upper crust). may be a choice.
Drooling over my keyboard here, Gerry. How are you doing, my friend? How did you match beverages to all this seafood? Dave (and Mary Jane) Henley
So glad to hear from you and MJ. Wines:pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc, rose. Also, soju with beer chasers. Am well lubricated. And, still alive at 92. Hope you are both healthy and happy. Gerald
We’re doing, as they say in southern states, “about as well as could be expected. Luke, our younger whom you met (came out to Pojoaque with me one night) is now the cinema director at CCA there in Santa Fe. If you make it in for an artsy movie, say hi to him.