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RICHMOND: Sushi Hachi

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

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 [...]

SAN FRANCISCO: Market hopping

This is a bombolini, an Italian doughnut filled with Nutella, and how Jason started his Saturday morning at the Ferry Building. The ferry terminal, which opened in 1898, has been beautifully restored and now includes specialty food stands and restaurants.

On Tuesdays and Saturdays, there’s a farmer’s market outside with the kind of glistening fruit [...]

CALGARY: Late-night eating

Let’s get the obvious out of the way first. Shibuya Izakaya is no Guu or Kingyo or Hapa Izakaya. It just doesn’t have the same flow or cheap prices that make the Japanese hangouts so successful in Vancouver.

However, you can be content that there is now such a thing in Calgary, and that it’s [...]

CALGARY: Secret’s out for Momo-Yama

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. [...]

CALGARY: Sushi with a smile

Globefish Sushi & Izakaya is a good place to forget you’re in the middle of the Prairies. I daresay this is the best Japanese restaurant in the city, and it’s no secret. The front door is always crowded with people waiting for a seat or for takeout, even on a weeknight.

Seating is limited. Maybe [...]

Everyday SUSHI

I used to eat so much sushi when I was about 6 that the doctor told my parents to stop feeding it to me because it was doing strange things to my digestive system. That didn’t last long since I was one bratty kid.

There are the really exceptional but really expensive sushi places. But [...]