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Sushi Kimura

01.23.11 | Permalink | 1 Comment | By Jonathan

I thought Sushi Kimura on Rupert at 22nd was a find until I saw the urban spoon reviews; it seems I am the last to find it!
Sushi Kimura is a small restaurant with a friendly staff. The menu has a good variety of sushi, sashimi, robata and tempura. Everything was delicious and although we didn’t [...]
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A Lost Post: Kit’s Daily

01.19.11 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

2010 was a busy year filled with eating and drinking and I didn’t always keep up with posting. I am going to draw on some of those experiences for a series called the Lost Posts.
First up is Kit’s Daily, which I visited in late December for dinner. I had been wanting to go because [...]
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Cho Sun Korean BBQ

08.22.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments | By Jonathan

I love Korean food and often complain that I can’t find much in Vancouver. Cho Sun proves that sometimes you just have to leave gastown. On Kingsway, the dining room is charmingly down market and the prices match. The food is delicious and plentiful with excellent BBQ, Bibimbap and Pa-jeon (korean pancake). I want to [...]
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Camel Burgers at the Local House, Dubai

07.22.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments | By Christopher

In Dubai for the weekend I was lost for some well priced adventure. Skiing in malls and and going into the desert in 45 degrees get old as fast as they were thought up, and shopping generally gives me anxiety. As you can imagine, Dubai isn’t the place for me. On my last day I [...]
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L’Abattoir

07.18.10 | Permalink | 6 Comments | By Jonathan

Central Gastown is stealing hearts and minds with new restaurants and bars opening monthly. The newest addition L’Abbatoir sits next to Cork and Fin and a stone’s throw from Boneta, filling the space left by the old Irish Heather.
L’Abbatoir is French for slaughterhouse, a nod to blood alley, steps away. Like all of the [...]
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Swallow Tail Supper Club

06.28.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments | By Jonathan

In great company, I attended the Swallow Tail Supper Club, one of Vancouver’s newest underground restaurants. With Victoria, Sherman, Kim, Mijune, Ben & Suanne, Frank, Joyce, Jenny, Ricky and Anita I was excited to experience another underground dinner. Although I did not know the menu ahead of us, we were given wine recommendations by course [...]
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Morimoto new york

05.19.10 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

Under the famous highlight park in the meat packing district of NYC, Morimoto’s gorgeous modern sushi restaurant sparkles with a textured canopy ceiling, a glowing glass wall and a huge wooden sushi bar. I managed to score a last minute reservation, their last booking for the evening.
The list of appetizers was so enticing with carpacios [...]
Restaurant Review, Travel & Eat

Carnegie Club

05.03.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments | By Jonathan

Arriving after midnight in NYC, the famous burger joint in my hotel was closed. But only steps away I found the largest club sandwich I have ever seen. A real-deal deli since 1937, the Carnegie has salami hanging from the ceiling, walls plastered with aging celebrity photos, and is quick to serve up deliciously garlic [...]
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Aburi & Oshi at Miku Restaurant

05.01.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment | By Jonathan

I was taken to Miku for a business lunch and shocked into attention by the food. I had to wonder why it took me so long to get there; this is not just another sushi restaurant.
Miku occupies the space that used to be an old lunch favorite, the Spotted Prawn. The long room makes good [...]
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judas goat taberna

03.20.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments | By Jonathan

Wikipedia reads that a Judas goat is trained to lead sheep to slaughter while its own life is spared. And located in the middle of Gastown’s Blood Alley, it is perhaps an apt name for the new tapas bar from Scott Hawthorn and Sean Heather, the owners of the Irish Heather and Salt Tasting room, [...]