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Japanese

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 [...]

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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 Guu Garden [...]

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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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Review: Hapa Izakaya (Yaletown)

by gigi on February 25, 2010

When Jenkins and I found out that Hapa Izakaya was going to open up at Shiru Bay’s old location in Yaletown, we were both quite happy. Finally, another tasty izakaya opening up in Yaletown and filling in the void left when Shiru Bay vacated. Even though it was a Friday night, Jenkins and I arrived [...]

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Review: Kushi Box

by gigi on February 16, 2010

There have been quite a few interesting restaurants opening up near where I work downtown, which has been tempting me to neglect my packed lunch so I can try all the goodies around me. Louis and Jae alerted me to the opening of Kushi Box one day and since I had only brought a small [...]

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