Richmond Hill restaurant finds inspiration from Singaporean hawker markets
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Ismaila: You said that Highway 7 is one of your favourite roads for food. Why is that?
Suresh: This is a busy arterial road that borders Richmond Hill, North York and Markham. It's an exciting street to eat through because of the range of East Asian and Southeast Asian restaurants here. You want great Sichuanese food? You go to Highway 7.
If you want to experience great Cantonese dim sum, this is where I'm going to take you. We're talking literally hundreds of places to eat, places that are catering to specific palates with regional menus.
Like today's restaurant. One of my personal favourites, White Orchid.
Ismaila: Tell me about it.
Suresh: White Orchid is a small family-owned restaurant. It sits in one of the many plazas on Highway 7, kind of closer to Bayview.
I visited a number of years back, but received a proper introduction by Toronto chef Jackie Lin. It's run by a couple, Patrick Chuang and Irene Ng. Patrick does the cooking and he's got a pretty interesting story.
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