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Food Trucks: Mogu Japanese Street Eats

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I was at the Pacific Centre during lunchtime today and instead of having my usual spicy beef basil fried rice from the Thai food court stall, I decided to venture outside the confines of the mall and sample the offerings … Continue reading

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Chirashi Attack + ! Gyo-O

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My wife and I are so committed to our chirashi-prioritized diet that we chose to have raw fish over rice for our dinner even when we were in Richmond – the land of amazingly tasty Chinese food. There seemed to … Continue reading

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London: Wagamama

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I first heard about Wagamama ramen in the mid-to-late 90′s, when it was a rapidly expanding chain of Japanese-themed restaurants in London. It was sort of a cutting edge concept back then. It served ramen, which was a much lesser-known … Continue reading

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Kyoto: Ikkousha Hakata Ramen

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What do you do when you get rejected as a walk-in by an empty Michelin-starred unagi restaurant? Head straight for ramen row, of course. Kyoto’s version of the ramen row takes up an entire floor in one of the numerous … Continue reading

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Trying To Come Up With A Better Picture Of The Food

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Applause Japanese Restaurant- After reviewing the pictures that I took of my family’s lunch at Applause Japanese Restaurant today, I have to say that they are truly awful. There were so many items on our table that I couldn’t take … Continue reading

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Don’t Believe the Negative Hype (Just Like You Shouldn’t Believe Positive Hype).

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Ramen Jinya – My post today was originally going to be about my father’s day dinner at Gotham Steakhouse, but when I got home, I realized that the pictures I took today were simply too dark. They probably need a … Continue reading

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A Surprise Visit

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Ramen Sanpachi – Sometimes you’ve just got to go with the flow. You have to submit to the situation and let it lead you to new and unexpected experiences. With a lot of things in life, that’s exactly my attitude. … Continue reading

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Japanese Dim Sum / No Outside Food Allowed

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Guu – Guu is one of those popular and highly-regarded chains that my wife and I just can’t seem to find a good meal at. Our first visit was to Guu Garlic and our experience was abysmal. We had poor … Continue reading

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The Watermelon Lunch

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Suika – I always ask any person whom I meet for the first time which restaurant, in their opinion, is the best local restaurant. If this person happens to come from another country, I will ask her/him to recommend a … Continue reading

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The $60 Question

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Zest – Sixty dollars per head for food alone is what I expect to spend for a 3-course dinner at one of the nicer French, Italian, Nouveau American, or Nouveau Canadian restaurants in town. I figured the appetizer would cost … Continue reading

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