A collection of my writing and photography featured in online and print publications including Business Insider, South China Morning Post, Montecristo Magazine, the Georgia Straight, Culture Trip, CNN Travel, and more.

FOOD

A chef opened a tiny dessert spot in Tokyo that sells shaved ice for $18 a bowl, Business Insider
The Art of Building Your Own Cheese and Charcuterie Board at Home, Montecristo Magazine
Why This Jazz Dessert Café is My Favourite Restaurant in Vancouver, Montecristo Magazine
Can the Intimate, Personalized Dining of Japanese Omakase Survive the Pandemic?, Montecristo Magazine
The Rise of Vancouver’s Instagram Bakeries, Montecristo Magazine
What It’s Like to Open a New Restaurant During the Pandemic, Montecristo Magazine
Can Vancouver’s Mom-and-Pop Bubble Tea Shops Compete With the Big Taiwanese Chains?, Montecristo Magazine
Bento Boxes Are the Ultimate Summer Takeout—Here Are Vancouver’s Best, Montecristo Magazine
How Vancouver’s Cherished Dim Sum Restaurants Are Reopening, Montecristo Magazine
How to Enjoy Chinese Hot Pot Even in a Pandemic, Montecristo Magazine
This Up-and-Coming Vancouver Baker’s New Cookbook Arrived Just in Time for #QuarantineBaking, Montecristo Magazine
Chinese restaurants in Metro Vancouver are fighting hard to stay open for its customers, Chinese Restaurant Awards
Vancouver’s Chinese restaurants get creative to survive through the pandemic, Chinese Restaurant Awards
How take-out food and delivery are becoming the new norm for Metro Vancouver restaurants during COVID-19, The Georgia Straight
Countless Vancouver restaurants are temporarily closing, but here’s what they are doing with the surplus of food, The Georgia Straight
Why Vancouver’s Chinese banquets aren’t out of style, The Georgia Straight
Food-court stalls at Asian malls in Metro Vancouver entice the adventurous, The Georgia Straight
How to find the perfect birthday cake in Metro Vancouver, The Georgia Straight
Meet some of Vancouver’s gastronomic godfathers, The Georgia Straight
Chinese hot pots are the ultimate comfort food, The Georgia Straight
Hong Kong celebrity chef Hugo Leung talks walled-village cuisine during Vancouver visit, The Georgia Straight
The origin of Vancouver’s deep love for aburi sushi, The Georgia Straight
The art of Japanese omakase in Vancouver, The Georgia Straight
Vancouver’s dessert culture is more than eye candy, The Georgia Straight
8 Chinese desserts to eat for Lunar New Year, The Georgia Straight
10 delicious things to try at the Richmond Night Market, The Georgia Straight

TRAVEL

Secondary Cool: New Bahru in Singapore, Smile Magazine
What to do in hot-spring baths and the best ones in Niseko, Japan, SCMP
I’m a Canadian snowboarder and just went to Niseko for the first time. The Japanese ski town was fantastic but didn’t compare to Whistler, Business Insider
The 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Downtown Vancouver, Culture Trip
The 7 Best Hostels in Vancouver, Culture Trip
Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish closed after cable snaps overnight, sending cabins crashing to the ground, The Georgia Straight
Snorkeling destinations: 11 of the best places in the world, CNN Travel
12 unusual, strange and downright bizarre hotels, CNN Travel

ARTS & CULTURE

Tokyo’s teamLab Borderless digital art museum makes thrilling comeback, SCMP
Lego-themed Towers of Tomorrow exhibition opens at Science World, The Georgia Straight
Flavours of Vietnam infuse TaiwanFest 2019, The Georgia Straight
New supermarket opens up in Vancouver Chinatown, could benefit bid for UNESCO World Heritage site, The Georgia Straight
Ariana Grande’s 2000s teen flick-filled music video for “Thank U, Next” is pop-culture gold, The Georgia Straight
UBC History’s Henry Yu is a leading voice on Asian migration and discrimination in Canada, The Georgia Straight
Shepard Fairey’s 20-storey mural unveiled in downtown Vancouver, The Georgia Straight
Golden egg disappears from $2.8 million Salvador Dalí sculpture in downtown Vancouver, The Georgia Straight
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, converge at Vancouver Convention Centre for Canada’s Walk of Fame event, The Georgia Straight
Vancouver Public Library to debut massive new rooftop garden this week, The Georgia Straight
Justin Trudeau visits Davie Street’s Fountainhead Pub as Pride Week in Vancouver kicks off, The Georgia Straight
Coldplay puts on an unforgettable spectacle at Vancouver stop, The Georgia Straight
Bruno Mars and his infectious tunes get the crowd dancing all night at sold-out Vancouver gig, The Georgia Straight
John Mayer gives Vancouver crowd exactly what they want, The Georgia Straight
Space Invader: Street artist turns Hong Kong into 1980s video game, CNN Travel

LIFESTYLE & URBAN LIVING

Catoro Cafe: Vancouver’s newest cat café is inspired by a popular Japanese animated film, The Georgia Straight
The Soap Dispensary’s Linh Truong champions zero-waste living as the norm in Metro Vancouver, The Georgia Straight
Formation Studio brings versatile dance-fitness classes to Mount Pleasant, The Georgia Straight
Lyft and Uber officially launched in Vancouver this morning, basic info you should know, The Georgia Straight
Author Stephen Hui keeps finding new hiking trails, The Georgia Straight
6 southern B.C. hikes to take on before the summer ends, The Georgia Straight
Fable elevates Vancouver’s dinnerware scene, The Georgia Straight
Art-inspired rugs can jazz up homes, The Georgia Straight
5 new places to shop for furniture around Vancouver this fall, The Georgia Straight
13 last-minute beauty and lifestyle gift ideas for those who still haven’t done any holiday shopping, The Georgia Straight
6 kitchenware items to gift the homebodies in your life, The Georgia Straight
6 essential gift ideas for folks who live for the slopes, The Georgia Straight