Thursday, December 27, 2012

THE Dinner

Stacy said it was going to be a 'dinner'. Dinner can be take-out. Dinner can be hamburgers and fries or BBQ. Dinner can even be prime rib and mashed potatoes. This 'dinner' was not just a 'dinner'.

This was the second Kirin restaurant we feasted on during this trip. This particular one was located outside of Vancouver central and was a part of a casino.
The 'dinner' table setting. It's one of the rare times that no dishes were family style and no lazy-suzy was in the middle of the table.
The California family members with the bride and groom and her parents.
The honored bride and groom who have been together for as long as I've known them... 15 years?
Matthew's dad with his younger siblings, Pat and Eugenia. The youngest sibling is always the goofiest... still true here!
Sherman was the emcee and mixed business with pleasure. Feel free to give him a call if you're looking to buy a  place in Vancouver! He'll be happy to help you. Let him know you read that on my blog and I referred you. Maybe he'll give me a cut on his commission!
Matthew's dad gave a short blessing... and No the signup sheets were for the benefit of the emcee, not my father-in-law. But he did think Sherman was funny.
Let's dive into the important part... the food!
Kirin Special Platter with Roasted Suckling Pig: pickled cucumber, jellyfish, tofu, chasu (BBQ pork)
Deep Fried Crab Claw Wrapped with Minced Prawn (it was huge! See how big it was on that little plate?)
Braised Shark Fin & Crab Meat Soup... Yes this was soooooo delicious! And it's not illegal in Canada!
Hannah slurped up hers...
Braised Whole Wild Catch California Mexico Brand Abalone & Braised Pea Tips in Oyster Sauce (super exotic and delicious!)
Crispy Skin Chicken
Live Rock Cod Blanched with Congee
Stewed E-Fu Noodle with tender scallion in abalone sauce
Homemade Fresh Mango Mochi
Wedding Cake Pops... they were so delicious but we could not eat another bite... so I took them home... yep on the plane and everything... waste not want not.
Delicious coconut and lotus seed sesame balls
NOT PICTURED: Love Nest Fried Rice and Sweet Red Bean Soup

This restaurant had THE best service ever! The servers brought out the dish to show us before taking it in the back to divee up to each guest. We got a new plate at every dish and the old one was taken away immediately. Our glasses were always kept filled... with either water, diet coke or wine. I even accidentally dropped a chopstick and a server picked it up before it even hit the ground and gave me a new one. Like he just knew that I was going to drop it.

Of course, I did not realize that the owner of the restaurant was also a guest at this dinner. Apparently, 5-Sook knows everyone that is important! Bottom line, he's a good person to know and have on your side let's say! I am very lucky to be related to him!

NEXT UP: Suspended in MidAir

1 comment:

Grace Lee said...

Man, those Cantonese Canadians sure know how to eat!