Author: Ari

Restaurant Review

Simon’s Kitchen

This is an odd post to write because Simon’s Kitchen is closing down at the end of the month because their building being demolished for condos. Howie took me here because he had fond memories of coming here with his friends in high school. By the time you’re reading this, Simon’s Kitchen will probably be […]

Japan, Restaurant Review

Marugame Seimen in Tokyo

Our first day in Tokyo was a rainy, rainy one. We started off the morning by heading off to Gotokuji Temple and that was a bit of a trek. We decided we need to warm up and we stopped by an udon place in Shibuya that Howie likes. I love my ramen but Howie loves […]

vacation photographer in tokyo
Japan, Travel

More Lessons from Our Japan Trip

A lot of people were interested in our last post about what we learned from our Japan trip. We thought more about it and here are some more things we want to share with you! Smoking Is Very Common Our home city bans smoking inside all public buildings and you even have to be 5 […]

Japan, Restaurant Review

Tenaga Ashinaga in Takayama

We decided to spend a couple nights in Takayama on our last Japan trip. Neither of us had ever been and we weren’t quite sure what to expect. It’s about a 4 hour trek from Tokyo to get there but it is completely worth it. We fell in love with its small town feel and […]

Restaurant Review

Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant

I can’t believe that we haven’t done a dim sum review yet! On weekends, we love to go to dim sum and order a few things. In Vancouver, you usually have to make your reservations a day or two in advance. However, we discovered that Sea Harbour doesn’t get too busy until 12:30 onward so […]

Restaurant Review

Anh and Chi

I know that Anh and Chi has been hyped up since they opened in 2016 but I’ve been skeptical since then. I thought it’d be a hipster nonsense place with overpriced food but I kept seeing people rave about it – even people whose tastes I trusted. So when a friend suggested we go on […]