Kamei Royale Restaurant, Vancouver

My all time favourite restaurant in Vancouver! it's always the first and last place that I dine at whenever i'm in Vancouver haha

So naturally this is the first place that we stepped into for our first meal after a long plane ride, and before we could check-in at our hotel :)

The staff here are always friendly, attentive and ever-ready to help! And of course, the food is first-rate, excellent and scrumptious! :P

The portions might be a little large for small eaters (like myself) though, so you may try to share the dishes if you like :)

My sis ordered the Chicken Karaage (Japanese fried chicken) and Ebi Tempura (Prawn tempura).. it's like the twice the portion of the servings in Singapore!


I shared with my mum the Lunch Bento Set - Mixed Sushi and Sashimi. Everything was very fresh and appetizing


We ordered another 6pc Spicy Salmon Sushi Roll to share. I love salmon, but i personally found this spicy sauce a bit weird for me ...


There would be more Kamei Royale food photos coming up as I can never stay away from this place hahaha

Kamei Royale Restaurant - Japanese Cuisine in Vancouver / Sushi in Vancouver
1030 W Georgia Street, #211
Vancouver, BC V6E2Y3
(Opposite the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, on the 2nd floor above Tiffany & Co.)

Back from Vacation!

it was a good trip to Canada! i think i shall start a mini food blog trail from my trip haha. Most of the photos from my vacation were food, food and more food! YUMZ stay tuned! :)

Well, for starters, i had an 8 hour transit in Japan Narita Aiport. so i could take 2 meals there and went to sleep/shower in the Day Rooms (with shampoo/soap/lotion/toothbrush/toothpaste/comb etc etc provided! don't you just love Japan!)

I now know the transit area in the Narita Airport like the back of my hand hehehe. it's a great place for shopping too! i even bought some onigiri's and Tokyo Ginza baumkuchen for my next flight to Vancouver :)

I felt a little queasy after my first flight, so we went for some soupy stuff! I can't remember the name of the shop, but its a small cafe like restaurant two shops to the right of McDonald's and beside the origami shop.

I had the sweet beef udon ..


and my sis had the prawn tempura udon.

it was affordable and really good. soothed our tummies :)

then we went to the Day Rooms to sleep for 3 hours and had a quick shower too. you know how flights make your hair all greasy and you get off the plane looking terrible haha. It's located before McDonald's and the noodle cafe/restaurant above. It was clean, the beds were comfortable and the amenities provided were excellent :)

before our flight, we had dinner at the small cafe near Gates 56-58. it was tucked away in a corner but it was a good find! the Omu Rice was delicious and tasty yum yum!

this place was cheaper and they had a wider range of stuff to choose from. we came back here again when we transited home a few weeks later :)

Awesome food in Canada coming soon! ^_^

Mille Crepe

After learning about the existence of the Mille Crepe from Yumeiro Patissiere (see two posts below), I googled and tried the first recipe that appeared.

I liked the recipe because it was so detailed and easy to follow. The only thing you need is stamina! haha

I made the crepe batter and vanilla pastry cream on the first day, then left it in the fridge to set overnight. On the second day, I made the crepes painstakingly one by one.. this was the hardest part! Have to make at least 20 plus crepes!

While waiting for the crepes to cool, I folded in the other half of the cream mixture into the now hardened vanilla pastry cream. Using a cooling rack to stack up my crepe cake, I layered crepe by crepe, with a layer of cream between each crepe.

The result - awesome mille crepe cake!!! received the *thumbs up* from my family and friends :)








I'm grateful for this time where i can experiment lotsa recipes!! praise God! i think my sis benefits the most from this hahaha. since i have more time on my hands too, i must strive to spend more time with God *yossha!*



anyway, just a random thought ... would you like to have them as your colleagues? ;)

the Japanese are so admirable!!

Well, i'm really glad that the Johnny's Family Club issued an official statement saying that everyone is safe.

What i would like to say is how impressed i am with the Japanese people!!! They really rise up above the adversity and display kindness, generosity and consideration ^_^

I read some of the twitter posts of the Japanese and here are some of the highlights:

- people only buy what they need from supermarkets/convenience stores and leave stock behind for others to buy

- at supermarkets/convenience stores, they pick up stock from the floor due to the earthquake, place them back on their shelves and quietly queue at the cashiers for their turn

- some give out free food/drinks from their stores/homes to people

- some open up their stores/offices for people to use their bathrooms or to rest

- even at a congested intersection, people give way with a smile and a wave, with no horning or beeping, only the occasional beep to thank the person for giving way

- the youth give away their money to donation boxes, giving up on booze and games

- they queue up in an orderly manner to get onto the congested trains

- private cars driving by congested train stations offer rides to people heading the same way

etc etc etc...

it makes me ashamed of my own country... will we be able to react in such a way?

Prayers for Japan...

Massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan today, lotsa prayers for Japan.

Lord, please protect Japan!!

According to this website, http://boku-kami.jugem.jp/?eid=661
Tegoshi, Ryou-chan and Yamapi are all accounted for... the latest is that there is no fixed news, just a statement that the NEWS members are all fine.

Prayers with the rest of the members and even those who are safe!!

Let's all intercede for the nation of Japan!!

Yumeiro Patissiere

Recently finished watching the anime Yumeiro Patissiere, absolutely love the cakes/sweets featured!!


All the desserts look absolutely tantalizing *DROOLS*



And of course the super cute Sweet Spirits!! KAWAII!!!!
Vanilla


Chocolate


Caramel


Mint


Cafe


Maize


Honey-sama


Now... just to let my imagination run wild ... who should my three Sweet Princes (Kashino, Andoh and Hanabusa) be?? hmmm can i pick those from the right? hee hee ^_^

Pictures from Google Images and Crunchyroll

New Arc?

Seems like we would most likely be moving house soon... oh well, things are gonna be busy from now on.. lotsa packing and sorting out to do ...

but like the verse above says, i shall Rejoice in the Lord!! look forward to my new house and new room. my current room wasn't designed to my liking, so i will make the new one simple, comfy and classy :)

And i got my NEWS calendar!! yaha!! woohoo!! really nice photos, thanks to Inala@LJ for the scans too, love the photos *thumbs up*