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VANCOUVER: Sushi Kimura omakase

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:00:45 +0000

Sushi Kimura had food blogs and critics buzzing this spring. Chef Itsuroku Kimura moved from L.A. — where he owned and ran four restaurants — to retire in Vancouver for the better air quality. But he got bored of playing golf so he opened Sushi Kimura in a very unlikely spot in East [...]

ST. ANDREWS: I do, let’s eat!

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:11:56 +0000

Some people make special requests for wedding photos with a favourite relative, or against a certain backdrop; we asked our wedding photographer to snap pics of the food.

All of the photos in this post were taken by the fabulously talented Heather Wilkinson of Lucid Imaging.

If you need to hire a wedding or portrait [...]

SAN FRANCISCO: Fisherman’s Wharf

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:28:38 +0000

Yes, Fisherman’s Wharf is a tourist trap but it’s worth visiting for an hour or two if only to have some fresh seafood and gawk at the noisy sea lions on nearby Pier 39.

There’s a wax museum (which always freaks me out) and a Ripley’s Believe it or Not! museum, but I would much [...]

SAN FRANCISO: Sliding doors

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:28:08 +0000

Hotel front desk operator: “Hello, how may I help you?”

Me: “Hi, can you give me the number for Sliding Doors? There’s no phone book in the room.”

Him: “I’m sorry?”

Me: “Sliding Doors. The restaurant?”

Him: “Oh…. I think Sliding Doors is a movie with Gwyneth Paltrow. Do you mean Slanted Door?”

Me: “Oh right. Uh, yes, please.”

I had [...]

ST. ANDREWS: The best for last, part III

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:16:40 +0000

Our second dinner at the Rossmount Inn was part of the amazing package deal I wrote about before. We had a choice of three-courses from the menu and unlike other places, they didn’t care if we nixed one dessert for an extra appetizer. Oh swoon – flexibility AND great food.

I was blown away by [...]

ST. ANDREWS: The best for last, part II

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:27:33 +0000

Once we arrived in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, the plan was to wander around town and grab dinner. But we were so tired once we checked into the Rossmount Inn that we decided to stay for dinner, even though we had the next night booked there as part of a package deal.

I’m so glad [...]

TORONTO: Seafood smackdown

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:22:01 +0000

A big wrestler-style championship belt hangs by the front door of Starfish Oyster Bed & Grill. It’s one of the many awards won by owner Patrick McMurray. He’s the only Canadian to have conquered the World Oyster Opening Championships in Ireland.

I’m expecting a flying clothesline body-slam of bivalve action. We order a plate of [...]