Where Will Suanne and Ben Dine at 5:45PM?

Updated: 6th May 2012; This restaurant is closed according to Urbanspoon.com.

Hi all:

This might just be another harebrained idea of mine.  Humor me for a moment OK?

Suanne and I will be blogging LIVE of our dinner on Tuesday, June 2nd.  We will start our broadcast at about 5:45PM Vancouver time.  We are NOT twittering.  This live event will have pictures … and interviews … and you can participate too (not in the food though, sorry!).  However, as a consolation, you get to see the delicious food that Suanne and I will be savouring.

Oh, we won’t tell you at this time where we are dining because we want you to find out for yourself — only if you are curious enough. I know … you might be thinking: “Now, why would I want to see what chowtimes is having for dinner?”.

Well, I have no answer to that because that’s your question to answer! LOL! The reason I am doing it is … well … “just because”!!

This is the first time we are doing this and so expect a few glitches here and there. The wifi connection could be iffy but I think I had figured out a solution to that problem already. Remember, broadcast starts at 5:45PM Vancouver time. If you miss the broadcast, the entire broadcast will still be available on chowtimes.com … on this page actually.

I hope some of you will grab your dinner and sit in front of the computer tomorrow. Let’s have a virtual dinner.

See you at dinner.

5:37
Hello Vancouver.
5:38
Just a few more minutes setting everything up.
5:41
Comment From cissy

hello
5:41
He he he ,,, Cissy!
5:42
Fumbling my way around.
5:43
Comment From shallow al

hi
5:44
Hi Shallow Al …
5:44
Comment From skeener

this is gonna be wild! woooo!
5:44
Comment From cissy

good thing henry has a mtg tonight, so i can watch you eat,hahahha:P
5:44
No … have a feeling this is gonna be boring for you all!
5:45
LOL!
5:46
5:46
Comment From skeener

lolohahahehehoho!
5:47
West Pender … I guess by now everyone knows where we are.
5:48
5:48
Comment From Hugh

Not everyone :-)….lol
5:48
Irashai … that’s where we are.   This is a Japanese restaurant we are in.
5:50
Nice place … kind of quiet at this time.   Just two tables taken,
5:50
But beautiful day isn’t it?
5:51
They have a bar … a good selection of wine and sake.
5:51
5:51
Anyone knows why is sake expensive?
5:51
Comment From Hugh

Really nice here in Bellingham..
5:52
5:53
Does anyone know why there are cats like these in Asian restaurants?   Are these Chinese?
5:53
Comment From hermanto

imported sake? there are many grades
5:53
Comment From Wendy

They’re supposed to usher in wealth to the store.
5:53
Comment From kaylee

i’ve wondered the same thing.
5:53
Is this Chinese?   Or generally Asian.
5:54
Comment From cissy

it’s totally a japanese thing
5:54
Comment From hermanto

the welcome cat. origin from japan. they have two figures: raise left or right hand
5:55
Comment From Wendy

I’m thinking most Chinese but could be generally Asian.
5:55
Comment From flown

theyre called maneki neko in japanese
5:55
Interesting.
5:56
5:57
Nice bar.   Suanne’s at the background.   Kind of tiny — you can’t see her really well.
5:58
An assortmen of wine at the entrance.   Christine is our host today.
5:58
6:00
6:00
Decor was quite pleasing.   Tone of red and brown.   Lighting is good.
6:01
6:02
Comment From David

How does the menu look?
6:02
Comment From David

How does the menu look?
6:02
Order some drinks … have not seen the menu yet.   Am taking it slooooow.   LOL!
6:02
6:03
Asked for something colorful and guess what … they both looked the same!   Suanne had the pineapple juice … she just don’t like alcohol.
6:04
Mine was the Mango Cosmo … a cocktail … mango juice, malibu and vodka … 1/2 shot vodka because I light up easily.   Full shot, I combust.
6:04
Comment From kaylee

what’s in those drinks? name?
6:05
Strong taste of mango for mine … well, for Suanne it’s just pineapple juice.
6:05
Tell me all, why are sake so expensive?
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  1. KimHo June 2, 2009 Reply

    If I guess correctly, do I win something? ^_^

    Wild guess: Irashai Grill

    1. Ben June 2, 2009 Reply

      That, KimHo, will be for you to find out @ 5:45PM today. Am not telling. LOL!

    2. Kevin June 2, 2009 Reply

      Eh..this whole Irashai Grill thing reminds of me when Qoola exploded..all the hype.

  3. wyn June 2, 2009 Reply

    What a fun idea. Sadly I won’t be able to catch it live but will enjoy reading it in full later!

  4. Chubbypanda June 2, 2009 Reply

    Interesting. I’ll try to tune in if I don’t have a meeting. Good luck! 🙂

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