Misty day in Vancouver (not a surprise) so a hearty brunch at Congee Noodle House seemed in order. Chinese mushroom and sliced scallop congee, a dish consumed by HG on an almost daily basis when HG/BSK resided at Cornerstone, a loft building less than 100 yards away. A steaming bowl of comfort to share. BSK ordered steamed chicken with a ginger/garlic/parsley condiment. For HG there was a bowl of broth with eight plump and juicy shrimp dumplings floating in it. Food at Congee Noodle is high quality. Prices are very low. How do they manage? Dinner was at Kishimoto, a lively, inventive Japanese restaurant on Commercial Drive. Lush uni sushi. Tuna belly roll. Rare duck breast with soba noodles and broth. Broiled unagi on rice in a hot earthenware pot. A comfort food supreme: Homemade silken tofu in a warm broth with mushrooms and vegetables. Obeying the cliche, “You only live once”, HG drank a bottle of chilled premium sake with a chaser of Sapporo beer. Since HG had a lusty vodka cocktail before dinner, HG left Kishimoto with spirits high and legs wobbly.
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