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Review: Toratatsu

by gigi on December 16, 2010

Ever since I found out that Toratatsu was owned by the same people as the now-defunct Shiru Bay Chopstick Cafe, I had wanted to give it a try. However, since it was located on Denman, it was always a bit inconvenient for me to make it out there. Luckily for me, I saw a Groupon [...]

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Review: Kamiya Sushi

by gigi on October 13, 2010

Ned and I were both in need of lunch one day and we happened to be working downtown. That turned out to be lucky for us because if we were working in Burnaby, food options may be harder to come by. In any case, I was in the mood for sushi so Ned suggested that [...]

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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 [...]

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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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