Food Without Borders

Drat. The restau­rant we were look­ing for in the guide­book was no longer in busi­ness. After mak­ing a 3^rd turn around the cor­ner we had to think quickly before our 3 year old would have had enough. We decided to head down Broad­way, just south of the down­town where there is a diverse selec­tion of restaurants. […]

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Located in Yale­town in Van­cou­ver, BC, the cool mod­ern inte­rior is fronted by a large awning cov­ered patio where you can dine al fresco — which is usu­ally fine in Vancouver’s great weather. Opt for the out­door seat­ing if you are vis­it­ing from out of town. The restau­rant fea­tures yak­i­toris of var­i­ous types. They have kobe […]

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I had noticed the Beard Papa’s in San Fran­cisco on a recent trip, but with a hun­gry 3 year old at 7pm it’s no time to stop for cream puffs. So when when were  in Van­cou­ver a few weeks ago I thought the store sign looked famil­iar. Since our daugh­ter was sleep in the car and […]

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I’ve just eaten the best hot­dog ever – at Japadog in Van­cou­ver, B.C. I ordered a Ter­i­mayo (all beef hot­dog with teriyaki sauce, nori sea­weed, Japan­ese may­on­naise, and fried onions and a Okonomi (kurobuta pork sausage, fried cab­bage, bonito flakes and a spe­cial sauce, which is sim­i­lar to tonkatsu sauce but lighter and with less […]

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