Posted
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:00:39 GMT
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Tags review, showdown, social, sushi
This is the Sushi Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Good rolls, bad rolls, and assorted pieces of sashimi
and only one will survive, I wonder who it will be
this is the Sushi Showdown…
this is the Sushi Showdown…
this is the Sushi Showdown…
of Ultimate Destiny
It really just started off as a joke. Kate was torn between going to two restaurants (she had a gift certificate for one, but liked the other better), when I suggested the obvious solution: eat at both and compare the tastes! Better yet, eat at other sushi restaurants too and do a comparison across all of them! And thus the event ‘Sushi Crawl 2008’ was born.
Quickly, however, people began to think that a sushi analog to a pub crawl was not the greatest of ideas, due to amount of time sitting around for food preparation, and the fact that we would be ordering very little from each place in the grand scheme of things (you don’t want the sushi places you will potentially populate in the future to be mad at you). The event quickly evolved into a sushi potluck. Everyone would be responsible for a take out order from a restaurant, which would consist of no fewer than 4 items; spicy salmon roll, tuna sashimi, house roll, and whatever other item you wanted. Targets were selected, participants gathered, and we went off to do battle.
The original roll of opponents:
- Hamachi House (Eventually skipped)
- I Love Sushi
- Sushi Nami
- Dharma Sushi
- Sushi Shige
- Ichiban Sushi (Eventually skipped)
- Minato Sushi
- Doraku
- Momoya (Dismissed due to ‘suckitude’ long before the day of the event)
The day of the event, we ran into a few minor problems, such as a torrential downpour, last minute decision of who goes where, dead phones (which hampered ordering), power losses (Hamachi lost power due to the storm), restaurant closures (Ichiban doesn’t do dinner in March), and potentially sick people. Despite these issues, the event was oh so good. 10 participants * ~4 items * ~6 pieces per item = ~240 pieces of sushi to be delectably savored and compared. Long ago, friends of mine told me that the best way to eat sushi is to gather a group of people and all order various things on the menu and share, and I have to say, it certainly has its benefits. A healthy amount of ‘safe’ selection (that is, items you have tried and enjoyed previously), along with a variety of new stuff without the disadvantage of being stuck with additional rolls if you don’t like it.
At the end of the night, Sushi Shige was declared the overall winner. The sashimi was moist and rich in flavor, the spicy rolls weren’t overly spicy, the pieces were all well proportioned. Of course, Sushi Shige was also the most expensive overall, so you are paying for what you are getting. For more budget concious sushi goers, it was generally agreed that Doraku was also a very solid choice for a reasonable price. Ironically, the two places are just a block a part.
The overall loser of the night was I Love Sushi, which was generally below the quality of everything else. Whether it is the worst of all in Halifax is debatable, however, since Momoya is apparently so bad that it wasn’t even worthy of ordering from, and since Hamachi House (from my own experience in the last year) has been more of a hit or miss situation.
Obviously, this event needs to be repeated (for a proper data comparison set of course) and I am already looking forward to the next one.
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Posted
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:57:44 GMT
to Posted in Life
Tags gaming, social
There are some periods where a guy just has to have some fun. This weekend was one of those times.
While the weekend did start off with a 7-10pm Networking final worth a third of my mark, I believe (as I always do) that I did pretty well overall. We’ll see when the marks finally come in, but that is neither here nor there.
So anyway, fun. After Networking, a group of us got together for what has become more or less a weekly poker game. Texas Hold-em with a $5 buy in. We usually play at least 3 games, which usually prove to be entertaining. While I don’t win every round (if I did, I would lose my invite. No one likes to lose all the time after all), I have been doing well enough over the times I have played to not be in debt, and to continue playing. Add in the fact that there is usually a bunch of alcohol around, and you have yourself a good evening. This Friday was also the night of the first snowstorm of the winter. Which resulted in no cabs for me and eventually playing video games until the wee hours of the morn until I could get a lift. What happens when a person’s internal alarm clock wakes them up between 7 and 8 and they don’t get home until after 6am? Not very much in the way of sleep. Worth it? You betcha.
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Posted
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:30:26 GMT
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Tags New Jersey, social, travel
Note: I am now into day 3, but all the entries are going to be at least 2 days behind
So today I flew to New Jersey. I am, as you can imagine, both excited and a little nervous. Not as much as I was earlier, when it was 15 minutes before boarding and my supervisor, and the only programmer not on vacation, has yet to show up. I’ve been told that it is usual for him to show up right before the flight takes off.
Then Montreal: I managed to make my way through customs. It was pretty easy actually. The customs officer asked me about my wire, and when I told him that it was a cochlear implant, he knew what it was and had a little chat. Once I answered a few of my questions, I was through. One of my coworkers went right after me. He apparently told the custom’s officer “Oh, I am working with Sean” and the custom’s officer just said “Ok, have a nice trip”. I thought that was amusing, but after thinking about it, it is a little scary how simple a person can potentially get through.
We decided to head into Atlantic City for dinner. As all of us wanted to drink to a degree, we got a cab. The cab driver was not only the cab driver, but the owner of the cab company and the dispatcher. Listening to him talk to us, take calls, and dispatch cabs was like listening to a “Three Dead Trolls In A Baggie” skit (many of which I think are funny).
Next up was a mexican restaurant that was a large step above Mexi’s in service and entertainment. This is probably due to the fact that it was a REAL mexican restaurant with actual Mexican oweners. Chips were replaced when they ran out. Serving sizes were the same as Mexi’s. Live mexican singing, which was performed with much spirit.
And then the boardwalk. With casinos, tourist shops, fortune tellers, and massage parlors. And its beach bars, one of which had this awesome band that played a nice selection of 80s music. The sights, the sounds, the plethora of people, it was fun.
I have already decided I want to save up and go on a vacation somewhere…..... different from Nova Scotia, when I don’t have work, class, or any other responsibility other than to have fun.
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