If you ever get the chance to go to Vancouver, make sure you check out this Japanese restaurant run by owner and head chef Hidekazu Tojo!
In 2009's battle of Vancouver Golden Plates, chef Tojo came second with the following
"Tojo decorated his plate with a real maple leaf and pine needles topped with a paper parcel tied tightly with raffia. Inside the parcel was a remarkable offering: a juicy chunk of supple poached pine mushroom; a panko-crusted shiitake mushroom with its own slightly different texture; a gloriously plump West Coast mussel taken out of its shell and topped with a morsel of lobster. These elements were wrapped in a cloak of soft, warm, golden smoked sablefish and shared their parchment prison with a green chili of the most subtle capsicum heat stuffed with a delicate mousse of ling cod. Outside the package was a small dish of crunchy sweet-tart Japanese pickled vegetables that provided a delightful and refreshing contrast. Tojo chose an excellent wine as a partner to his dish - the 2007 Riesling from Mission Hill Family Estate winery in the Okanagan."
So if you happen to be in the V town - go check this place out.
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