Surprisingly, I don’t get a lot of hate mail or trolls commenting in the 2+ years I’ve had this blog and Instagram account. When I started, I knew that that would be a possibility — when you put out “strong opinions” on food, beer, and restaurants, not everyone is going to agree with you. And they might let you know about it, in interesting ways:
Continue reading Hate Mail: “The Donald Trump of Vancouver Food Bloggers”
Hapa Ramen (stillborn twin of longstanding Hapa Izakaya) just opened up on January 8, 2016. I had no particular expectations, aside from being curious to see what they could bring to the increasingly crowded ramen game in Vancouver. Evidently, not much.
NOTE: Hapa Ramen has nothing to do with the short-lived Hapa Ramen in San Francisco, started by Richie Nakano. Read this Munchies article for some interesting background on that whole deal. Anyways, seeing that Hapa Izakaya took a name that already existed, it might cause some problems social media-wise because Richie is still doing events and people are still using the #haparamen hashtag in reference to them.
I try not to read too many restaurant reviews because I’m more interested in what my own personal experience would be, not some online rager with shallow observations. But maybe I should’ve at least looked at the Urbanspoon rating for Jethro’s Fine Grub (Fraser St. location) before going there for brunch…
Continue reading Needlessly large American diner pancakes at Jethro’s Fine Grub on Fraser St.
Finally tried the new Craft Beer Market in Olympic Village, near Tap & Barrel and Legacy Liquor Store. They have another location in Calgary and a new one opening up in Edmonton. I have an unexplained obsession with chicken and waffles so I ordered that. Continue reading Fried Chicken Sin at Craft Beer Market
