are you gonna eat that? » sashimi

RICHMOND: Guu Aberdeen

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:07:57 +0000

I first wrote about Guu in 2007 when they had three locations. Now the Japanese izakaya chain has eight, including Toronto. (Hi Gigi!) The one we’ve been going to the most is Guu Richmond in the Aberdeen Centre mall. We usually go there for lunch because it’s so convenient (free mall parking), very child-friendly [...]

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 [...]

RICHMOND: Sushi Hachi

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:49:44 +0000

California rolls, ho-hum? Yawning at yet another piece of yellowtail? Check this beautiful saba battera ($11.50) from Sushi Hachi (鮨八).

Lightly pickled mackarel is placed on top of packed sushi rice into a box mold, which results in the tight, rectangular shape. The bite becomes different from nigiri sushi, which has rice formed by hand [...]

RICHMOND: Horse sashimi

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:45:55 +0000

Like so many interesting restaurants in Richmond, Tsukiji Japanese Restaurant is located in a strip mall.

Named after the world’s biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in Tokyo, Tsukiji’s website claims that its daily catches are imported directly from its namesake.

I’m not skeptical because it is right near the airport, and the sashimi [...]

TORONTO: Colborne Lane

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:03:35 +0000

Chef Claudio Aprile, who has been praised by critics around the world, opened Colborne Lane in 2007 to rave reviews.

He is an artist, if you will, pushing molecular gastronomy and elevating familiar tastes to make you ooh and ahh.

So of course, I was excited to be able to sample his talent — on someone [...]

CALGARY: Secret’s out for Momo-Yama

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:54:22 +0000

I’ve kept Momo-Yama Sushi up my sleeve for a while but it’s time I share one of the best values for your money in Calgary if you love Japanese food.

Momo-Yama is a tiny place — seats 24 at best — tucked in the Glamorgan Shopping Centre (by the Safeway and bowling alley) in the southwest. [...]