Journal · 2021—2025

Journal

Essays, short notes and single photographs, with gaps left where I no longer remember the details.

A late dinner at Mhel after driving down from Vaughan.

Toronto · 2022 · essay

The last day of reading week

A late dinner at Mhel after driving down from Vaughan.

Kimchi Korea House, Queen’s Park and a day spent talking instead of checking our phones.

Toronto · 2022 · note

The day Rogers went down

Kimchi Korea House, Queen’s Park and a day spent talking instead of checking our phones.

Fishman Lobster Clubhouse after a drive toward downtown Toronto on the DVP.

Scarborough · 2022 · note

A homestay dinner out

Fishman Lobster Clubhouse after a drive toward downtown Toronto on the DVP.

Gyubee Japanese Grill, downtown Toronto.

Toronto · 2021 · note

Dinner at the grill

Gyubee Japanese Grill, downtown Toronto.

La Castile, Mississauga.

Mississauga · 2022 · fragment

La Castile, January 2022

La Castile, Mississauga.

Soft serve from Tom’s Dairy Freeze near home in Etobicoke.

Etobicoke · 2021 · fragment

A walk after dinner

Soft serve from Tom’s Dairy Freeze near home in Etobicoke.

Dim sum at Moon Palace after arriving in Toronto during COVID.

Toronto · 2021 · note

The first meal after quarantine

Dim sum at Moon Palace after arriving in Toronto during COVID.

CHICHA San Chen and Tea Cubed with my best friend.

Burnaby · 2022 · note

Two drink stops in Burnaby

CHICHA San Chen and Tea Cubed with my best friend.

A New Year’s Day meal after waiting on a hill for fireworks that never appeared.

Pittsburgh · 2023 · note

No fireworks in Pittsburgh

A New Year’s Day meal after waiting on a hill for fireworks that never appeared.

Rol San after time away from Toronto.

Toronto · 2025 · note

Back at a Cantonese table

Rol San after time away from Toronto.

Oysters, sashimi and two other dishes photographed in downtown Toronto.

Toronto · 2022 · note

Four plates at Seoul Gamjatang

Oysters, sashimi and two other dishes photographed in downtown Toronto.

A return to Moon Palace followed by soft serve at Butter Baker.

Toronto · 2022 · note

Moon Palace, then Butter Baker

A return to Moon Palace followed by soft serve at Butter Baker.

One cup from Bella Gelateria in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver · 2022 · fragment

Gelato on the walk home

One cup from Bella Gelateria in downtown Vancouver.

Skewers followed by a green-tea dessert at Zakkushi on Denman.

Vancouver · 2022 · note

Skewers, then something sweet

Skewers followed by a green-tea dessert at Zakkushi on Denman.

Two seafood dishes at Del Mar in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. · 2022 · note

Seafood in Washington

Two seafood dishes at Del Mar in Washington, D.C.

Phoenix Cafe after a long shopping trip to Toronto Premium Outlets.

Mississauga · 2022 · note

After the outlet

Phoenix Cafe after a long shopping trip to Toronto Premium Outlets.

A late meal after building the LEGO Titanic at a friend’s home.

North York · 2022 · note

The night before my G2 test

A late meal after building the LEGO Titanic at a friend’s home.

Four photographs from a Cantonese dinner in North York.

North York · 2022 · note

Four dishes at Yu Seafood

Four photographs from a Cantonese dinner in North York.

A grill dinner in Scarborough with someone I liked.

Scarborough · 2022 · note

Gyubee with my roommate

A grill dinner in Scarborough with someone I liked.

A green shaved-ice monster at Roji Monster Ice Cream in Unionville.

Unionville · 2022 · fragment

The dessert with eyes

A green shaved-ice monster at Roji Monster Ice Cream in Unionville.

Five dim sum photographs from Kirin Seafood Restaurant in Richmond.

Richmond · 2022 · note

Five baskets in Richmond

Five dim sum photographs from Kirin Seafood Restaurant in Richmond.

One plate photographed at Hapa Izakaya on a Vancouver evening.

Vancouver · 2022 · note

Tuna in Yaletown

One plate photographed at Hapa Izakaya on a Vancouver evening.

Sing Heung Yuen followed by matcha in Causeway Bay on 31 May 2023.

Hong Kong · 2023 · note

Central to Causeway Bay

Sing Heung Yuen followed by matcha in Causeway Bay on 31 May 2023.

A restaurant spread and an unplanned roadside stop on the same day in Dali.

Dali · 2023 · note

A peacock at the table

A restaurant spread and an unplanned roadside stop on the same day in Dali.

Two green soft serves at a small ice cream shop in Lijiang.

Lijiang · 2023 · note

Ice cream under the sign

Two green soft serves at a small ice cream shop in Lijiang.

Dinner at a crowded jaBistro after a quiz in February 2023.

Toronto · 2023 · essay

After the quiz

Dinner at a crowded jaBistro after a quiz in February 2023.

A green-tea soft serve at Tsujiri Dundas in Toronto.

Toronto · 2023 · fragment

Matcha after dinner

A green-tea soft serve at Tsujiri Dundas in Toronto.

Sliced beef and clear broth at Daiban in Jing’an.

Shanghai · 2023 · note

Lunch while visiting Shanghai

Sliced beef and clear broth at Daiban in Jing’an.

Cold coffee and soft serve by the harbour in Kennedy Town.

Hong Kong · 2023 · note

Coffee at the end of the line

Cold coffee and soft serve by the harbour in Kennedy Town.

Two cold drinks at a private cafe in Panyu, Guangzhou.

Guangzhou · 2023 · note

Two drinks in Panyu

Two cold drinks at a private cafe in Panyu, Guangzhou.

A road marking, crisp chicken and steak at a private dining room in Sai Ying Pun.

Hong Kong · 2023 · note

Look left

A road marking, crisp chicken and steak at a private dining room in Sai Ying Pun.

Steak followed by chocolate dessert at Awfully Chocolate in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou · 2023 · note

Dinner before chocolate

Steak followed by chocolate dessert at Awfully Chocolate in Guangzhou.

A first date at Black Iron after taking a taxi from Baiyun Airport.

Guangzhou · 2023 · essay

First date at Black Iron

A first date at Black Iron after taking a taxi from Baiyun Airport.

Seven photographs from an omakase dinner in Tianhe, Guangzhou.

Guangzhou · 2023 · note

Dinner at Sushi Henzo

Seven photographs from an omakase dinner in Tianhe, Guangzhou.