Rasa Malaysia is a food blog that my Dad mentioned to me. It features great recipes from lots of different Asian cultures and LOTS of great food photography.

It features sections for Chinese, Malaysian, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Filipino and Nyona cuisine. One absent member are Korean recipes but given the breadth that they cover it’s a forgiveable oversight. Especially since I’ve already discovered Maangchi.

Both the recipes and photography on the site are top notch. I definitely need to start working on my own cookbook!

There’s a neighborhood Pho place tucked on the 3rd floor at Bloor and Avenue. A popular place for students and university employees, it’s usually packed at lunch but is only a bit busy at dinnertime. All your standard vietnamese dishes are here: pho, bun, spring rolls, etc. My only reservation about recommending the place is that they don’t give you the deep asian spoons that most places do, leaving you to slurp the broth with a small spoon.

Today I made my way there and discovered a rather dramatic price increase across the entire menu. Normally I would’ve noticed an increase, but not the extent. However they decided to put labels over the original prices and you can still see the old price underneath. In most cases, everything across the board is up $1.50-2.00 a dish. For a place where dishes were about $6, this is quite an increase. I’m not against a price increase, but did you have to make it so obvious?