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Review: Taiyo Sushi

by gigi on July 27, 2010

Jenkins and I were wandering the streets of Commercial one weekend afternoon when we realized it was time for lunch. We weren’t really sure what we wanted to eat that day and after passing a bunch of potential locations that required a line-up, we finally ended up at Taiyo Sushi, more because we’d be seated [...]

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Vancouver Foodie Tour, Part 2

by gigi on July 8, 2010

Vancouver Foodie Tour, Part 1
When we last left off, I was pondering my dilemma as to how I was going sample three more stops on the Foodie Tour when I was starting to get full. What kind of food person was I?
I was first introduced to ShuRaku a few years back by one [...]

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Benkei Ramen on 5th Ave Opening

by gigi on June 17, 2010

A while back, Jenkins and I were invited to the grand opening of Benkei Ramen’s E. 5th Avenue location. Not only did we have an opportunity to sample the noodles, we were also invited to take a tour of the kitchen.

After we arrived, we found out that Benkei had invited a few food bloggers but [...]

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Review: Guu Garden

by gigi on April 4, 2010

During the Olympics, Jenkins and I were able to meet up with Mildred and Stuart one evening for dinner. We weren’t really sure where we should go but we knew we wanted to get away from the throngs of people and we also didn’t want to wait in line. Mildred suggested the new [...]

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Review: Benkei Ramen (Thurlow)

by gigi on March 15, 2010

Jason and I met up for lunch one day and we were both in the mood for ramen. Luckily for us, Benkei Ramen had recently opened on Thurlow and it was a nice walking distance from my office. Jason explained to me that the Benkei on Denman is his favourite ramen place so he had [...]

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Review: Ogenki Sushi Update

by gigi on March 8, 2010

Jenkins and I used to be frequent visitors to Ogenki Sushi. We really enjoyed their cheap and tasty rolls and we always happened to be in the neighborhood. We noticed that they renovated sometime during the winter and since it had been quite some time since our last visit, we decided to see if anything [...]

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