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About Follow Me Foodie
Follow Me Foodie is a daily food and restaurant website detailing culinary adventures locally and abroad. The voice it carries is as serious about the food as it is entertaining. Bringing attention to the restaurant scene, food, culture, and tourism it has become a trusted and valuable online source for locals, tourists, food enthusiasts and industry professionals.
Follow Me Foodie was born in July 2009 and has become one of the most informative, fastest growing, and well respected food resources in Vancouver, BC. It is an award winning food blog and restaurant guide internationally recognized as one of the top ones in Canada. It was named industry’s “Must Follow 2013″ at The Social Media Awards.
Mijune (founder) is a weekly food columnist for the WE Vancouver newspaper with her own column called “Follow Me Foodie” which takes an opinionated approach on the food scene. She has also appeared on Food Network, Zagat, OpenRoad Driver, BC Living, The Vancouver Sun, The Now Newspaper, WE Vancouver, Notable.CA, and various other media outlets.
Currently it is ranked Top 3 in the Worldwide Blog Leaderboard on Urbanspoon.com. You can also catch Mijune at food events, culinary competitions, and on News 1130AM radio every other Friday on “Foodie Fridays”.
In the realm of social media, Follow Me Foodie holds a strong, prominent and enthusiastic voice. It maintains a loyal following on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. With an increasing audience of social media users and food enthusiasts, it continues to influence the food industry and social media community locally and worldwide.
Follow Me Foodie is used as an example in social media classes and clubs at post secondary institutions such as University of BC and University of Simon Fraser. Mijune is a public speaker and also the youngest and first food blogger to be invited to join the BC Chef’s Association’s Board of Directors (April 2012 – current).
After establishing a credible reputation in Vancouver, Follow Me Foodie has gained recognition on a global scale. This has led to invitations by various countries and companies to explore food internationally. Follow Me Foodie is known for its bold, detailed, well researched and honest approach with clearly stated disclosures. From recommendations, restaurant experiences, events, culinary competitions, tours, and recipes, readers will find anything food related in this website.
About Mijune
Welcome to Follow Me Foodie! I’m Mijune [mē-june (like the month I was born in)] – the founder and writer of FollowMeFoodie.com. I’m a doe-eyed Foodie in the City with an infectious excitement and passion for food. That’s why I started this. I wanted a public space to share, interact, learn and celebrate all that is food.
I’m born and raised in Vancouver, BC, but have always let my taste buds guide me across the world and even so far as to dictate my work and life. I am a food and travel writer, culinary enthusiast, cook, published author, public speaker, social media director and honourary media judge for BC Chefs’ Association. I am also a weekly food columnist for WE Vancouver with my own column called “Follow Me Foodie”.
I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to travel and explore this world of food and I only hope to share my experiences with you. I am inspired by the culinary scene and hope to deliver the best in local and global gastronomy. Foodie or not, I invite you to Follow Me Foodie!
WARNING: My food pics may stimulate hunger, so explore my blog with munchies within a reachable distance! For the love of food…
Who I’ve worked with…
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BC Tree Fruits, BC Pork Producers Association, Whitecap Books, Cathay Pacific, Shangri-La Hotels, Four Seasons, Chapters, Lexus, Mini Cooper (BMW), BC Ferries, OpenRoad Auto Group Canada, ECM Espresso Coffee Machines, Cedarlane Culinary, SousVide Supreme, Nature’s Path, eHarmony Canada, Tourism Vancouver, Tourism Jamaica, Tourism Whistler, Tourism Sun Peaks, Tourism New Orleans, Tourism Montreal, Tourism Quebec City + more!
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I haven’t any word to appreciate this post.Thanks a lot for sharing…. Looking forward to reading your next post.
Hi-my name is Clare and I was so excited to stumble accross your blog! I was actually looking for some reveiws on the Hilltop Cafe Diner in Langley when I found Follow Me Foodie…I’ll be taking a visit to Hilltop tomorrow morning:) I am, what my husband calls, obsessed with food…any trip we take is centered around where we will eat! So needless to say, I’ll be visiting your blog often now that I’ve found it. I do have a reccomendation for you in Seattle…it’s called Portage Bay Cafe in the Amazon District….AMAZING breakfast with a fresh fruit toppings bar for pancakes, french toast or waffles. Their slogan is “Eat like you give a damn”…..love it, a must try:) Thanks again! Clare
@Indian restaurant London – thank you so much!
@Clare Walker – !!!!! yay!!! exciting!!! Welcome to Follow Me Foodie! Okay food obsessed like me…. you’re definitely in on the right blog, and I can only hope I’m able to meet your standards
I haven’t tried Portage, but I have heard of it before and I actually just came back from Seattle. If you look at the top I have a tab “locations” and from there you can click “US” and then “Seattle” or whichever place you’re looking for. I write internationally as well! Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy Hilltop!
Ventured out to Langley this morning to devour a much anticipated breakfast…..I was not dissapointed in the least! Will absolutley be returning:) Mijune, another US fave of mine is called Dutch Mothers restaurant….a breakfast must in Lynden,WA:)
@Clare Walker – YAY!!! Thanks for YOUR recs! Hope you enjoy the rest of my blog! I post every day!
Hi Mijune,
Please check out my restaurant.
Name Tandoori Raj Restaurant
Location _ 689 east 65th Ave Vancouver, BC 604325-1301
thank you
@suki – thank you suki for introducing your restaurant! hope to try it sooner than later
Hi Mijune, thought I’d leave a message since I’ve been reading and enjoying reading your blog for the past 3 months
Your blog has really introduced me to the culinary world of Vancouver, a niche previously thought as non-existent. I look forward to more posts in the future!
@Tina – Welcome to Follow Me Foodie Tina! Thank you for joining my culinary adventures with your comments! That means a lot to me! I’m so happy you’re enjoying my blog
Hi Mijune; Here at Healthy Chef Delivery you will see that not only do we have tasty delightful nutritional prepared meals from our country kitchen delivered directly to your door, but we also cater to gluten free, vegetarian, and dairy free customers. Our Krazy Kale is to die for! The gluten free chicken pot pie is always a sell out at our deli and restaurant and the Dragon Salad you will never find anywhere in Vancouver. One thing I am super interested in is to organize an event around just organic and natural foods. We can call it the 12 days of Christmas and have 12 restaurants selected that the Customers from Healthy Chef Delivery can travel to Vancouver to experience….. 12 days of shopping and 12 days up til Christmas of super meals selected by Mijune that will be a gift to their culinary experience and a warm up from Calgary. Lets do it!
Hi Mijune; I forgot to mention that Healthy Chef Delivery is mainly organic with some natural local products. Here is what we are trying to do:
Your health is our #1 concern! Our mission is to help families in Calgary have nutritious and healthy family meals, every day of the week. We bring you convenient and affordable access to meals prepared from certified organic, local and natural sources. Our goal is to improve your quality of life, and make a difference to the planet. At Healthy Chef Delivery™, we are focused on your health, your family experience and bringing you a delicious fresh food alternative that you can count on.
@Terry Fletcher – Hi Terry! How fun! Please send me an e-mail at mpak (@) followmefoodie.com so we can discuss further
Awesome idea!
Hi Mijune! I really enjoy reading your blog. Always honest reviews and amazing pictures. Excited to see where your food cravings take you next and perhaps we will meet someday!
@Eric – aw thanks Eric! That’s very nice of you to leave a comment!!
Thank you for following!
Hi there,
I am forwarding our MOVEMBER bar promotion info to you by request of Scott (my head bartender who spoke with you through twitter).
MOVEMBER PARTY – November 30
We are inviting all staff, friends and patrons of Green Timbers Pub (GTP) to donate $10 or more to the Movember cause. By doing so, each donor will receive a complimentary pint of beer on Wednesday, November 30 at our MOVEMBER PARTY from 5-10pm.
Each person who donates must register their info with the bar to have their donation noted on our page at http://mobro.co/greentimberspub unless they wish to remain anonymous.
For each person who redeems their free beer at the party, the Tennant family (owners of GTP) will donate an additional $10 to the Movember cause.
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Thank you for reading the info on our MOVEMBER promotion. I love your site and highly recommend trying our won ton soup one day in the future…
Yours truly,
Jeff
Jeff Tennant
Pub Manager
Green Timbers Pub
9167 148 Street
Surrey, BC
V3R 3W7
t: 604.588.6587
f: 604.588.1797
e: greentimberspub@shawbiz.ca
@Jeff – I have posted in on the Movember post! Thanks! My e-mail is on this about page mpak (a) followmefoodie.com
Mijune! I loved your video so I featured it on my foodblog! I hope you are ok with it but I wanted to share it with everyone; I gave you a shoutout
Also, I just started foodblogging this month; and was wondering if you have any tips you could email me? jessicalo.ubc@gmail.com
Thanks a bunch and I hope you’re having superb food adventures!
Jess
@Jessica – Hi jessica! So sweet! Thank you for the support and I’m so happy you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the feature!
Blogging is a passion and there’s no right or wrong way to do it! Just find your voice, stay true to yourself and you’ll do great! I’ll go check it out!
Love your blog. You are telling a great story here. Well done!
david
@David – aw wow! Thank you for the kind comment!! I’m so happy you enjoy my blog and story
Hi Mijune,
love your blog heaps! Being from Sydney, Australia I am really excited about hearing all the wonderful foodie adventures you have in Canada.
Lovin it!
bon appetite!
enzo
I stumbled on your food site from Korea, but ironically I’m from Vancouver. I was searching for a nice dessert bar to eat in Seoul, when your page came up for Belgian Waffles. So nice to see a Vancouver connection all the way here in Mapo-gu, Changjeon-dong area.
@Kevin – wow!! That is so cool!! Thanks for taking the time to comment! Hope you visit back!
Hi Mijune, You’re doing exactly what i want to do! I’m going to seattle soon and i found your review of Bakery Nouveau. A place that i’m going to add to places to try. I made a similar food blog video on my youtube acct on my trip to SoCal but it’s not as great as yours. Do you have a yelp account? my yelp acct is Belinda “the boss” C . Keep up doing what you’re doing! I love your shit foodie says video!
@bel – aw thanks!! So sweet for you to leave a comment! I actually don’t have a Yelp account. For some reason Yelp isn’t as huge in Vancouver as it is in the States. I do want to explore more of it though. I’m so happy you liked my video and I hope you find this blog useful
Brilliant blog! I was looking for some photos and reviews on Scotchie’s in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and I came across your blog post. You completely took me right there with all the smells and tastes, and now we can’t wait to visit. Thank you so much, you’re a great writer!
I am surprised you have not reviewed Pearl House Restaurant on Sperling, Burnaby. They are the best Taiwanese restaurant place in the lower mainland. Staff is friendly and food is very good. Owned by Taiwanese not Cantonese/Mainlanders =)
@Jerry – thanks for the rec! i’m rarely in that area that’s why, but now that I know I want to visit badly!
Hi mijune! it was really great reading your blog & seeing all the photo’s . I’m really amaze by your work & determination as your really an inspiration for me to work hard. my reason for this is i would like to invite you to try the BEST HOME MADE BURGERS in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. i mean only if your here. its a business me & my brother did together & we would be honoured if you could drop by. i promise & assure you its a different to any other burger you’ve tried before. its a wish come through if you could drop by some time & ill keep wishing on it
anyway here are some photo’s of our burger’s we offer ;
-The “JugHead Classic” Burger ; http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=344021539016213&set=a.337262429692124.82111.252453231506378&type=1&theater
-The “JugHead Mushroom swiss” Burger ; (TRIPLE PATTY) http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=341984375886596&set=a.337262429692124.82111.252453231506378&type=1&theater
-The “GB”(Deep Fried Chicken Fillet) Burger ; http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=344022632349437&set=a.337262429692124.82111.252453231506378&type=1&theater
you can look at our page; http://www.facebook.com/Riah.Garden.at.Damansara.Kim
thank you mijune & im sorry for the trouble. im really wish this wish would come true. again thank you
@yusufezamir – I am honoured by your comments!! Thank you so much! Thank you for introducing me to your family run restaurant! Unfortunately I am not in KL, but would love to visit next time I am there. Thank you for taking the time to send me all the info. All the best!
@Chrystal – I just saw your comment! THANK YOU for reading!! Your comment is exactly what I want to achieve when I write!! x
Hey Mijune! Finally exploring your site after much prompting from Faye. I’m absolutely blown away! (and hungry). Fantastic writing and amazing pictures – I’m going to New Orleans in October so I’m looking forward to reading through your blog from that trip. Take care and keep being fabulous
@Francine Ling – Omg!!! Thank you so much!! I’m so lucky to have Faye’s support! She’s always telling people about my blog! So sweet of her! Thank you for visiting and I’m completely honoured that you enjoy it! I’m still working on improving the writing and photos, so hopefully they’ll get stronger!
RE: NOLA… omg have fun!!! Seriously after the first day I almost tapped out. The food is really heavy, rich and buttery… really good, but it weighed me down… literally lol. Feel free to use my “Locations” tab at the top and click “Us” “NOLA” and you’ll fine everything I’ve written there. I had a fantastic experience so you won’t really hit a bad spot if you use my guide! Thank you Francine!!!
Hey Mijune I had fun showing you a part of Montreal that made my childhood. The Bilboquet (www.bilboquet.ca) is an ice cream location you should not miss when you are in Montreal. In summer time you can wait over 30 minutes in the sun before you can get inside and order that great home made ice cream… It’s a long wait but it’s worth the waiting. My ATF order there is a chocolat milk shake
I know it’s like going in a candy store and only taking the bubble gum pack and forget about the rest.
Next time you are back in Montreal, I’ll show you where to have the best poutine. I’m quite fond about this Québecois dish made of fries, cheeses and gravy sauce. I’ve tried this dish in different region of Quebec and the best one is not in Montreal unfortunately. The best poutine must always have this fresh cheese sensation when you squeeze your teeth in it… if it doesn’t squish or squeek in your mouth you know that the cheese is not fresh. Then you have the fries if it’s too crunchy or too soft it’s not absorbing the gravy sauce properly and the mixture of cheese and fries is not melting in your mouth. And the gravy sauce if it’s not spiced properly you loose all the cheese and fries taste.
Hope your tour in Montreal went well. Let me know when you are back in Montreal.
Your blog… is great.
@Nhan – aw thank you!! Thank you so much for showing me a local’s perspective! Can’t wait to try that other poutine place! Thank you for your comment and feedback!
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Thanks
John
@John – hi john! I’d be honoured to be a “favourite link” on your blog! Thank you so much! Very happy you enjoy my blog
Just recently came across this website and addicted…love food…I love Vancouver and….most importantly in love with u
@Maruchan – aw thanks!!! It’s a pleasure to write for all of you… hope you enjoy the rest of my food adventures! I post almost every day!
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