After being open for just a short 6 weeks, Jax’s brother arranged a dinner for his birthday at this newest must-go-to spot. Located at the far end of Burrard on Hastings, it’s in prime parking-ticket territory. Nightingale is the newest offering from [over-hyped] famed restauranteur David Hawksworth. Even though his flagship restaurant has received rave…
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Minami [Restaurant]
After trying the food samples of Minami at Tonari Gumi’s Sake Festival, Jax and I have been itching to go to the restaurant to try the food. Hearing really great things about their Omakase, we decided it was the Chef’s Menu, or bust. Attempting to make reservations following the symphony we attended last week, our…
Yu Xiang Yuan [Restaurant]
One night, Jax had a hankering (yes, hankering) for some Shanghai Xiao long bao (soup dumplings). Using a famous search engine that starts with G and ends with oogle, we found one close by on Fraser Street. Thinking it would suck, we decided to skip it, and head into Richmond for some tried-and-true ones that we knew…
So Hyang Korean Restaurant [Review]
Lately Jax and I have been exploring Fraser St. and have been pleasantly surprised by the quality, and variety of restaurants and shops! For some reason we’ve never really gone there to eat nor shop, but that has all changed now! Ever since my former favourite Korean restaurant shut down due to fire, I’ve been…
La Quercia [Restaurant]
Continuing the theme from last week’s post about Jax’s birthday, as a family we went to her favourite Italian restaurant here in Vancouver, La Quercia. Serving Northern Italian style food, Jax loves this place for their Famiglia offering — a family-style share plate set menu, where the chef cooks what is fresh for the day. …
Eleven Madison Park [Restaurant]
Back in 2013, my colleague (and high school mate!) recommended I hit up Eleven Madison Park in NYC — he assured me it was his favourite restaurant. Never having gone to a 3 Michelin Star restaurant before (nor 2, nor 1!) I was slightly scared of the price. At that time, there was one price,…
ink. [Restaurant]
While we were in Los Angeles for Jax’s cousins wedding, we learned that one of our favourite Top Chef personalities had a restaurant here through Jax’s brother. Michael Voltaggio, winner of Top Chef season 6, has a restaurant specializing in small plates that are meant to be sampled and shared. (Sorry for the picture quality…
Yah Yah Ya Ramen [Restaurant]
Today, we decided to go to Richmond Night Market for dinner. We chose the “International” offering (behind Home Depot) and boy were we disappointed. After having a Hurricane Potato each, we left due to the dismal selections. Craving something completely different, we decided to go for ramen! Searching reviews, Yah Yah Ya Ramen appeared to…
Sushi By Yuji [Restaurant]
Continuing the sharing of restaurants we like here in Vancouver, today we are highlighting Jax’s favourite place for sushi! Once again, this isn’t a review; it’s an informational session! Located literally a stones throw away from Chefe Daniel, Sushi By Yuji again embodies Food We Like To Eat! One chef, and one waitress. Cooking in…
Chefe Daniel [Restaurant]
One of our absolutely favourite restaurants in Vancouver is Chefe Daniel. This is Executive Chef Daniel Alexandre’s most recent offering. Formerly of Senhor Rooster, he’s gone back to his roots of a small neighbourhood open kitchen concept where you will quickly become a regular! This post isn’t so much of a review, as it is…
Juniper & Ivy vs Searsucker
This blog not only chronicles the food we cook at home, but it also will have some spotlights of restaurants that we’ve been to. Recently Jax and I travelled to San Diego for a week, and took the opportunity to hit up a couple restaurants whose executive chefs have been featured on Top Chef (and…
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