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Foo Hong, a long-time Chinatown restaurant, has become Kyu Noodles. They are proud of their wonton at Kyu Noodles. I haven't eaten there yet. A giant poster announces summer specials at a pizza restaurant in Colwood.

Azuma Sushi 615 Yates Street, Victoria I discovered Azuma several years ago, before they doubled in size and before they became busy almost all the time. You often seen lineups here.

From our colleague Darron Kloster, business editor at the Times Colonist. Potlucks are alive and well in our region, but you've got to belong to a group or be a friend of someone who belongs to the group to go a long as a guest.

The next time you're driving someone to the airport, console yourself with the knowledge that you can drop in at Mary's Bleue Moon Café afterwards.

You can go healthy or spin off into a saturated fat-laden, junk-food journey at the McGavin's Bread Basket at 770 Bay Street. The Little Debbie snacks might not have much nutritional value but talk about dollar value.

Sweet or sour taste is a reminder of summer's flavourful bounty

Our colleague DaveO recently had a vexing experience with McDonald's. He wanted to try their new Spicy Thai Salad. At Outlet 1, they had the salad but not the dressing that's supposed to go with it, so he settled for the Ranch dressing.

I went to the Mexican festival at Centennial Square on the weekend, listened to the music, watched the dancing, and ate a tamale. This is embarrassing to admit, but I think it might have been my first-ever tamale.

Q is for Qualicum Beach scallops

Tim Hortons is bringing its Canadian-style coffee and doughnuts to New York City, displacing Dunkin' Donuts. This is huge news, judging from the volume of stories.