{"id":12656,"date":"2011-10-01T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T18:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=12656"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:45","slug":"suika-me-silly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/","title":{"rendered":"Suika Me Silly"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
Suika Mojito Muddling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suika, an Izakaya on Broadway near Fir, has partnered up with VANEATs.ca<\/a>\u00a0for a promotion called\u00a0#SuikaMeSilly, a $16 menu running from Oct 1-31. \u00a0VanEats asked me to preview the tasting menu and post my thoughts.<\/p>\n

I had been meaning to go to Suika, the sister restaurant to Kingyo\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Izakaya, one of Vancouver’s top Izakaya’s on Denman Street. \u00a0Suika is a busy spot, but there’s lots of nooks and crannies, so you can sit mid-action, or retreat to the back for a more intimate experience. \u00a0Suika means watermelon in Japanese, and there’s lots of fun noods to the fruit, from toothpick containers, to logos on glasses and shirts. \u00a0Izakayas are known for servers and bartenders yelling out there orders back and forth, and Suika is no exception, thankfully, as I adore this theatrical aspect of Izakaya dining.<\/p>\n

We arrived around 6:30 pm on a Thursday and there was still a few tables open, but we chose to sit at the bar, right in the midst of the activity with the kitchen in full view.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Beef Tataki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The kitchen was eager to please, so before we even ordered our drinks, out came the Beef Tataki, the first course in the tasting menu. \u00a0On this decorative plate there are slices of slightly grilled smoked AAA\u00a0beef, first marinated in soy and mirin. \u00a0The dense meat is complimented with daikon radish, onion, arugula, and pea shoots, a welcome source of contrasting textures.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Watermelon Mojito<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We ordered up some cocktails, the watermelon mojito is a must, and, as requested, the pace slowed down for our next course, a plate of Corn Kakiage, a dish of organic corn niblets fried with cilantro batter, soy sauce and butter and “Ma-Po Rice Cake”, a deep fried rice cake w\/spicy ground pork sauce dusted w\/Japanese pepper (sansho).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Corn Kakiage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Kakiage was fantastically crunchy and sweet with the corn held together with a light batter of soy sauce and butter and then quickly fried, appearing rather grease-free.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Ma-Po Rice Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ma Po Rice cake was topped with a flavourful spicy pork sauce, and the cake is a dense and rather chewy.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Negitoro Battera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Aburi Shime-Saba Sushi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next we were served a duo of sushi,\u00a0“Aburi Shime-Saba Sushi”, seared cured mackerel pressed sushi served with mustard soy dressing and\u00a0“Negitoro Battera”, pressed sushi with tuna belly, scallions, avocado & sesame topped with home made soy dressing & seaweed sauce. \u00a0Tuna is something I always order and these pieces were tasty bites of fresh belly with the flavour built right in; no need to dip in soy sauce. \u00a0Mackerel is always a bit more challenging for me, I find it a bit too fishy, and while this nicely dressed up version was well executed, I can’t say it converted me over to a mackerel lover.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Matcha Brulee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Desert was\u00a0“Matcha Brulee”, frozen matcha creme brulee with fresh whipped cream & red bean sauce and, while quite full from the generous portions of the menu, I somehow had room for this creamy slab of green tea ice cream, topped with a crisp brulee crust and drizzled in the red bean sauce, which I originally mistook for caramel.<\/p>\n

The Suika Me Silly Menu offers great value and is a good way to take a tour around the items Suika has to offer. \u00a0I’d recommend bringing a friend, splitting the experience and ordering a few other dishes. \u00a0Get there early, or risk waiting for a table.<\/p>\n

Suika Snackbar\u00a0<\/a>
\n1626 West Broadway
\n604 740 1678
\nsuika.snackbar@gmail.com<\/p>\n

VANEATS presents\u00a0SUIKA ME SILLY<\/div>\n
1626 W Broadway, Vancouver<\/div>\n
October 1 – 31, 2011<\/div>\n
http:\/\/vaneats.ca\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Suika, an Izakaya on Broadway near Fir, has partnered up with VANEATs.ca\u00a0for a promotion called\u00a0#SuikaMeSilly, a $16 menu running from Oct 1-31. \u00a0VanEats asked me to preview the tasting menu and post my thoughts. I had been meaning to go to Suika, the sister restaurant to Kingyo\u00a0\u00a0Izakaya, one of Vancouver’s top Izakaya’s on Denman Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[34409,34410],"tags":[4068,4069,4070,4071,7201,1196,1110,887,7190],"class_list":["post-12656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-food-drink","category-restaurants","tag-izakaya","tag-suika","tag-suika-me-silly","tag-suika-snack-bar","tag-vancouver-restaurans-kitsilano","tag-vancouver-izakaya","tag-vancouver-japanese","tag-vancouver-japanese-restaurant","tag-weekly-picks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSuika Me Silly - Good Life Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Suika Me Silly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Suika, an Izakaya on Broadway near Fir, has partnered up with VANEATs.ca\u00a0for a promotion called\u00a0#SuikaMeSilly, a $16 menu running from Oct 1-31. \u00a0VanEats asked me to preview the tasting menu and post my thoughts. I had been meaning to go to Suika, the sister restaurant to Kingyo\u00a0\u00a0Izakaya, one of Vancouver’s top Izakaya’s on Denman Street.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Good Life Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-10-01T18:09:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-30T23:19:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cassandra\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@goodlifevan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cassandra\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cassandra\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cassandra\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c21d2f28fd4f101acfcb8101f9d3ed37\"},\"headline\":\"Suika Me Silly\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-10-01T18:09:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-30T23:19:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":673,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Izakaya\",\"Suika\",\"Suika Me Silly\",\"Suika Snack Bar\",\"Van Kitsilano\",\"Vancouver Izakaya\",\"Vancouver Japanese\",\"Vancouver Japanese Restaurant\",\"Weekly Picks\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Eat & Drink\",\"Restaurants\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/\",\"name\":\"Suika Me Silly - Good Life Vancouver\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-10-01T18:09:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-30T23:19:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/suika-me-silly\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Suika Me Silly\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/\",\"name\":\"Good Life Vancouver\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64\",\"name\":\"Cassandra Anderton\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Cassandra Anderton\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/cassandra\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c21d2f28fd4f101acfcb8101f9d3ed37\",\"name\":\"cassandra\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cassandra\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.goodlifevancouver.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/author\\\/cassandra\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Suika Me Silly - Good Life Vancouver","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Suika Me Silly","og_description":"Suika, an Izakaya on Broadway near Fir, has partnered up with VANEATs.ca\u00a0for a promotion called\u00a0#SuikaMeSilly, a $16 menu running from Oct 1-31. \u00a0VanEats asked me to preview the tasting menu and post my thoughts. I had been meaning to go to Suika, the sister restaurant to Kingyo\u00a0\u00a0Izakaya, one of Vancouver’s top Izakaya’s on Denman Street.","og_url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/","og_site_name":"Good Life Vancouver","article_published_time":"2011-10-01T18:09:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-30T23:19:45+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"cassandra","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@goodlifevan","twitter_site":"@cassandra","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cassandra","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/"},"author":{"name":"cassandra","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/c21d2f28fd4f101acfcb8101f9d3ed37"},"headline":"Suika Me Silly","datePublished":"2011-10-01T18:09:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-30T23:19:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/"},"wordCount":673,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg","keywords":["Izakaya","Suika","Suika Me Silly","Suika Snack Bar","Van Kitsilano","Vancouver Izakaya","Vancouver Japanese","Vancouver Japanese Restaurant","Weekly Picks"],"articleSection":["Eat & Drink","Restaurants"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/","url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/","name":"Suika Me Silly - Good Life Vancouver","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg","datePublished":"2011-10-01T18:09:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-30T23:19:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4021-300x235.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/suika-me-silly\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Suika Me Silly"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#website","url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/","name":"Good Life Vancouver","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64","name":"Cassandra Anderton","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Cassandra Anderton"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/cassandra"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/c21d2f28fd4f101acfcb8101f9d3ed37","name":"cassandra","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cassandra"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.goodlifevancouver.com"],"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/author\/cassandra\/"}]}},"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20354,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/another-great-dining-package-from-vaneats-ca-suika-supasuika\/","url_meta":{"origin":12656,"position":0},"title":"Another Great Dining Package from VANEATS.ca – Suika SUPASUIKA","author":"cassandra","date":"2013\/05\/11","format":false,"excerpt":"The crazy boys over at VANEATS.ca\u00a0have connected again with Suika Snackbar\u00a0to bring us a $35 tasting experience complete with cocktails. \u00a0I absolutely love eating here. \u00a0The room is always full and full of action, there's bound to be a birthday party which means the staff perform a birthday song with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Eat & Drink"","block_context":{"text":"Eat & Drink","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/food-drink\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vaneats Suika","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vaneats-Suika-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":27846,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/turn-on-the-rajio-vaneats\/","url_meta":{"origin":12656,"position":1},"title":"Turn on the Rajio Vaneats","author":"cassandra","date":"2014\/10\/13","format":false,"excerpt":"From the same folks that own some\u00a0of our favourite Vancouver Japanese Izakayas, both the downtown Kingyo Restaurant and Kitsilano's Suika, came\u00a0Rajio, replacing Pair Bistro last year, just west of Alma on West 10th. Raijo's room is much smaller that its sister's spaces, but there's the same high energy vibe and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Eat & Drink"","block_context":{"text":"Eat & Drink","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/food-drink\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"radio","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/radio-300x168.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":38680,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/gold-medal-plates-victoria-2017-chef-clement-chan-torafuku\/","url_meta":{"origin":12656,"position":2},"title":"Gold Medal Plates Victoria 2017 \u2013 Chef Clement Chan From Torafuku","author":"cassandra","date":"2017\/10\/26","format":false,"excerpt":"Checking In With Chef Clement Chan Before Victoria\u2019s Culinary Championships Who doesn't love Torafuku and the whole team behind this project! Can't wait to give them all some hugs and high fives and wish them the best at Gold Medal Plates. Thanks Clement Chan and crew for all you do!\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Eat & Drink"","block_context":{"text":"Eat & Drink","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/food-drink\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"torafuku3","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/torafuku3.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/torafuku3.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/torafuku3.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/torafuku3.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21562,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/hapa-izakaya-unveils-a-new-oyster-bar-in-the-west-end\/","url_meta":{"origin":12656,"position":3},"title":"Hapa Izakaya unveils a new Oyster Bar in the West End!","author":"cassandra","date":"2013\/08\/20","format":false,"excerpt":"Marking its 10th anniversary, Hapa West End has unveiled a new Oyster Bar, offering fresh, local, Ocean Wise oysters. Founded by Justin and Lea Ault in 2003, Hapa has evolved the Japanese Pub concept from small drinking houses with plates of munchies to sophisticated lounges with sparkling cocktails, extensive sake\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Eat & Drink"","block_context":{"text":"Eat & Drink","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/food-drink\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"oyster8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/oyster81.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":30221,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/sakura-night-at-tojos-restaurant\/","url_meta":{"origin":12656,"position":4},"title":"Sakura Night at Tojo’s Restaurant","author":"cassandra","date":"2015\/04\/09","format":false,"excerpt":"Let the celebrations begin this spring with an extraordinary dining experience hosted by Tojo\u2019s Restaurant, featuring sensational Japanese cuisine created by Tojo\u2019s Restaurant, Zen Japanese Restaurant, Hapa Izakaya, The RawBar at Fairmont Pacific Rim, Miku Restaurant as well as Zakkushi and Bella Gelateria. Sunday, April 19, 2015 6:30pm: Cipes Brut\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Things to Do"","block_context":{"text":"Things to Do","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/tojo1.jpg?fit=725%2C511&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/tojo1.jpg?fit=725%2C511&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/tojo1.jpg?fit=725%2C511&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/tojo1.jpg?fit=725%2C511&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22131,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/new-zealand-meets-asia-with-at-house-wine\/","url_meta":{"origin":12656,"position":5},"title":"New Zealand meets Asia with house wine","author":"cassandra","date":"2013\/09\/26","format":false,"excerpt":"Fresh and pure, the wines of New Zealand have established themselves as incredibly food friendly. But are they bold enough to stand up to the most intense and exotic cuisines? We\u2019re putting them to the ultimate test. Home to some of the world\u2019s best Asian food, Vancouver is blessed with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Things to Do"","block_context":{"text":"Things to Do","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"new zealand","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-zealand-300x224.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pw8VM-3i8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59563,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12656\/revisions\/59563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}