Emily P.'s Restaurant Picks |
Dining out has become a common practice, especially in world cities such as Hong Kong and Toronto. The following maps show the restaurant choices of Emily P., a transnational migrant who locates herself between these two cities. The mapping of restaurant locations and their cuisine types prompts us to compare and contrast food preferences across time and space. It allows us to think about the construction and reconsideration of identities through food.
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GTA Restaurant Picks |
Hong Kong Restaurant Picks |
(Click the icons on the map to find out more about each location)
Comparing the maps |
Cuisine types |
As shown in the Hong Kong map, she experiences a larger variety in choices of cuisine types when she lives in Hong Kong.
In the part of Toronto where she lived, her cuisine choices were limited to Chinese, Hong Kong and North American cuisines. Factors that contributes to this difference:
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GTA Restaurants |
Hong Kong Restaurants |
Frequency |
The frequency map of Hong Kong depicts that Emily P. does not have fixed restaurants that she visits regularly (frequency < 5).
However, Emily P. does have restaurant locations that she frequents in the GTA (frequency > 6) |
Food for Thought |
The creation of one's identity depending on city of residence.
The idea of multiculturalism in cosmopolitan cities.
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