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Daigyo Cafe Vancouver – New Japanese Cafe on Robson Street

Posted in Beverage, Cafe, Coffee, Dessert, Downtown Vancouver, ice cream, Japanese, Joyce, matcha, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Sweets, Vancouver, tagged Daigyo, Japanese Sando, matcha, Matcha Latte, Parfait, Purple Sweet Potato, Robson Street, Shiratama, Soft Serve on February 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

A new Japanese style cafe just arrived in Vancouver. Daigyo Cafe officially opens its doors on Robson Street on February 18, but the soft opening was on Feb 9. Here’s a quick look at the inside and some of its menu items.

According to the press release, you will “find a variety of sweet and savoury goods, such as Japanese coffee, Japanese pressed sandos, tea-infused desserts, beverages, and soft serve ice cream. Most notably, Daigyo specifically sources ceremonial-grade, premium organic matcha from Japan’s Shizuoka region.”

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High Tea at Tsujiri Richmond: $35 is a steal!

Posted in Afternoon tea, Cafe, Dessert, International Brand, Japanese, Joyce, Restaurants, Richmond, Sushi, Sweets, Tea, Tea House, tagged Dango, High tea, Hojicha, Kabusecha, matcha, Recommendation, Shirodashi, sushi, Tsujiri, unagi on January 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

High tea these days is so expensive! Most places are now charging at least $50 per person, and that’s considered “affordable.” I cringed when some afternoon tea menus are priced at $60 or more and that just feels like a lot of money to me. So when my friend CC told me about this $70 tea set at Tsujiri, I naturally assumed it’s $70 per person. But no, it’s $70 for two!! Can it be too good to be true?!

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[Dine Out Vancouver 2020] The Rise Eatery – Cheeky Names and Uni Pasta #DOVF

Posted in Asian, Dessert, Dine Out Vancouver, Dinner, Drinks, Fusion, Joyce, Meat, Media Events, Neighbourhood Gem, Pasta, Restaurants, Steak, Vancouver, Vegan, tagged Arancini, Creme Brulee, Dine Out Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver 2020, Duck Confit, matcha, South Granville, Steak Frites, The Rise Eatery, Uni Pasta on January 28, 2020| 1 Comment »

Where have you been so far for Dine Out Vancouver? I was quite excited to see The Rise Eatery on the list. Last year they did their own prix fixe menu for $30 and I took Mama Lam and Papa Lam there. It was a good deal and we really enjoyed the food. This year, it’s $35 and I still think it’s a solid menu; I had them on my list of recommendations. So when I got the invite to preview their menu, yes all the way!

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Brilliant as ever, the menu is a page of food puns. Let’s go over it one by one.

Chicken Seoul Good – as suggested, this is Korean style fried chicken, but with a twist of a mushroom gravy. The chicken was crispy and moist, and the scent of truffle can be smelled from miles away.

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Fufu Cafe – Japanese Souffle Pancakes Now in Vancouver

Posted in Asian, Cafe, Dessert, Japanese, Joyce, Restaurants, Vancouver, tagged cake, Dessert, earl grey, Fufu Cafe, Fuwa Fuwa, Japanese Souffle Pancakes, matcha, Milk Tea Tapioca, Pancakes, Souffle Pancakes on August 30, 2019| 4 Comments »

A new Japanese souffle pancake shop is coming to town! Fufu is short for Fuwa Fuwa in Japanese, and it means fluffy. That’s the very heart of these souffle pancakes.

Owners of Fufu were inspired by their visit to Japan a couple of years ago, seeing how popular these souffle pancakes were, and wanted to bring these deliciousness to Vancouver. They spent months on perfecting the menu and recipes and now they are opening the doors at Broadway and Birch.

Souffle Pancakes, Fufu Cafe Vancouver

These pancakes are made-to-order, so it takes about 15-20 minutes from whipping up the batter to cooking the pancakes to perfection.

Souffle Pancakes, Fufu Cafe Vancouver

Lucky for me I was invited to a media preview and got to sample most of the menu items. Let me give you a run through. Shall we?

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Fufu Classic Souffle Pancake – this comes with 3 souffle pancakes and in two options:

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Nana’s Green Tea in Vancouver

Posted in Cafe, Dessert, Japanese, Joyce, Restaurants, Tea, Tea House, Vancouver, tagged Azuki, cake, Dessert, Donburi, Green Tea, Green Tea Latte, Hoji-cha, Kerrisdale, matcha, Matcha Latte, Nana's Green Tea, Parfait, Roll Cake, Shiratama on June 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Matcha lovers rejoice! Considered the Starbucks in Japan, Nana’s Green Tea has arrived in North America. In fact, their first ever North American location will be right here in Vancouver! On June 6, their Kerrisdale location will open its door to the public.

Established around 10 years ago in Japan, Nana’s Green Tea was brought to us by Kazuto Kutami. He was inspired by the Starbucks concept while wanting to preserve the history and tradition of Japanese tea culture. Their matcha is sourced solely from Uji, Kyoto. To-date, there are more 80 Nana’s locations around the globe.

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Lucky for me, I was invited to a media preview of their menu. Here are a few items we’ve tasted:

(From left) Hoji-cha Shiratama Float, Matcha Chocolate Latte, Azuki Strawberry Latte

These are only taster size. Of the three beverages, my favourite was the Hoji-cha Shiratama Float. Shiratama in this case means sticky rice, which means there are mochi (aka sticky rice) balls in them. Hoji-cha is roasted green tea, so there’s some nutty flavour in the drink, as well as in the Hoji-cha ice cream. It’s quite unique and I don’t think I’ve seen something like this in Vancouver yet.

Azuki (red bean) Strawberry Latte is on the sweeter side, but not overly sweet. There is red bean paste and small pieces of strawberry in the drink so it’s quite fun to drink. It kind of reminds me of the HK style Iced Red Bean Drink 紅豆冰.

Although tasty, relatively the Matcha Chocolate Latte wasn’t super interesting. That being said, the matcha flavour was very strong, with just a hint of sweetness from the chocolate.

I should note that there are many other options for beverages on the menu. There are 12 matcha options, 5 for hoji-cha, 5 azuki, and 5 options for just green tea.

Fresh Tuna with Curry Tartar Sauce Donburi

The only savoury dish we tried. This donburi was very good. Tuna was flavourful; the curry tartar (think curry mayo egg salad) was fragrant with a hint of spices.

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