Gorilla Whale

On a recent trip out to Calgary, my wife and I ventured out to a familiar Tex-Mex establishment near Kensington. While talking with the waitress about checking out our wonderful neighbours to the south, we asked her where we should check out. Without missing a beat, she brought up Gorilla Whale, citing its Asian fusion...

Seorak

It’s hard to even know where to start with my experience at Seorak. I was at a table of approximately a dozen people and for around two hours, the food and drinks didn’t stop. Every few minutes, someone at the table was sending down another dish for everyone to try. After each bite, someone at...

Kobe Sushi Ramen Broke My Heart

I walked in to Kobe Sushi Ramen’s South Edmonton location one Sunday night, looking forward to a hot bowl of soup and a roll of maki. The server let me know that the ramen was only on for lunch but I could still get udon. My affinity for ramen is far from a secret, so...

Japonais Bistro

I discovered sushi relatively late compared to most of my friends, not even trying it until I was 18 years old. Even then, I usually opted for the California rolls in the 7-11 cooler (don’t judge me, we all make mistakes when we’re young). I had no idea what good sushi was and frankly I...

San Francisco – The Rest of the Best

By no means do any of the San Francisco spots I am about to discuss not deserve their own standalone stories. As I’ve been going through all the photos from my honeymoon, I realized that I would be writing about San Francisco for the rest of the year if I gave each spot its own...

Fishing for Quality

This is a story I wrote for the April 2015 issue of Avenue Edmonton. The editors were Steven Sandor, Glenn Cook, and Cory Haller. This article is special to me because it was a sort of homecoming for me and Avenue. I hadn't written for the magazine in a while, though I still held it in high...