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Ma ta ne Kimura-san

Ma ta ne Kimura-san

(I really should have posted this earlier). Kimura-san – known for the affordable omakase that he serves at his Rupert Street restaurant – has decided to call it quits – sort of. After a series of break-ins where money and his heirloom knives were stolen, he decided to move on from the East Side as [...]

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Meat & Bread

Meat & Bread

The new location on Pender just west of Burrard……booming from the get go!!

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Spot Prawns are here!

Spot Prawns are here!

Simply steamed and served with a dipping sauce of soya sauce, sesame oil. rice vinegar, green chilies and cilantro.

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Scene: Norman’s on Commercial Drive

Scene: Norman’s on Commercial Drive

Some East Van street photography. This was taken on outside Norman’s Grocery, a Commercial Drive institution.

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Karaveli – Kerala Coastal Seafood Restaurant in Bangalore

Karaveli – Kerala Coastal Seafood Restaurant in Bangalore

 Karaveli Restaurant in the Taj Gateway Hotel, Bangalore has been on my radar for a number of years.   This trip,  I made a point of visiting it.   The cuisine of Kerala is heavily influenced by the bounty of the coast and is similar to food along the Konkan coast.   We started with some salty buttermilk [...]

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Ostrich with BBQ Sauce Sand Pot Rice at James snacks

Ostrich with BBQ Sauce Sand Pot Rice at James snacks

Delicious clay pot rice at Empire food court in Richmond……come for the perfectly crispy rice on the bottom, but stay for the tender well seasoned ostrich.

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Whisky sampling. Here goes…

Whisky sampling. Here goes…

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Macarons at Che baba on kingsway

Macarons at Che baba on kingsway

Seeing these everywhere…

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Good to Know: Green coffee beans at the JJBean Powell St location

Good to Know: Green coffee beans at the JJBean Powell St location

For the home roasting crowd: You can get green beans here as this is their warehouse/roaster location. Is your last order of green beans from Sweet Maria’s running dangerously low ? Hit up good old JJ.

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A Worthy Trek to Surrey for Pho

A Worthy Trek to Surrey for Pho

House special #1 (Pho dac biet) at Pho Tam in Surrey near the Surrey Central sky train station. The broth was delicious, noodles were cooked perfectly and it had a lovely assortment of beef. I especially loved the beef brisket! We also had the Bun Bo Hue and the Banh Cuon….both also good, though I [...]

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