21 July, 2010 (08:41) | Food, Restaurant, Vancouver
The Land of the Rising Sun usually evokes images of sashimi, sushi and other raw sea products that bring out the natural flavour of food. However, there is another side of Japanese cuisine that has been quite popular among the young professionals of this highly-developed yet deeply-traditional nation in the western part of the Pacific. [...]
Tags: Denman Street, Japadog, Meatball, Vancouver, West End, Yakitori
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15 May, 2010 (13:47) | Canada, Food, Restaurant, Vancouver
Going organic in a ramen house, anyone? For a number of people when the word ramen is mentioned, the image of steaming bowls of noodles filled with a fat-laden meat soup base comes into mind. This doesn’t have to be the case all the time. One such ramen place along Denman Street breaks the tradition. [...]
Tags: Denman Street, Motomachi Shokudo, Ramen, Vancouver, West End
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8 March, 2010 (15:32) | Canada, Food, Japan, Restaurant, Vancouver
A gift from the Land of the Sleeping Dragon to the Land of the Rising Sun has now reached the shores of Canada. Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish that originally came from China. The word ‘Ramen’ has several etymologies, one of which states that it may have been the way the Japanese pronounce the [...]
Tags: Denman Street, Ramen, Vancouver, West End
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1 January, 2010 (03:57) | Business, Canada, Food, Vancouver
Denman Street is home to Kingyo, a Japanese Izakaya-style restaurant that serves their own exquisite version of the crème brulée. The location is memorable to me since this is where the small bistro Enthuze used to be located – the place that inspired me to create Vancouver’s comprehensive guide to crème brulée many years ago. [...]
Tags: Creme Brulee, Denman Street, Vancouver, West End
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