Mrs. L and I will be travelling to Vancouver this weekend, and to say that I am pumped is a dramatic understatement.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with Vancouver, it is quite a bit like the "Promised Land" referred to in the Bible or the land they talk about in the Mr. Happy book from the Mr. Men series.  It is a place where everyone is friendly, even the cats and dogs have great smiles on their faces, just because they *live* there!!!   Milk and honey do not fall from the sky each morning in Vancouver but lobster and crab definitely do.

I could go on for pages about "Van", but the reason I am posting this is that I am just finalized part of our itinerary for this trip, and on Saturday night, Mrs. L and I are going here for dinner.   Probably for omakase!!!

If you're doubting me when I tell you that Vancouverites live in a state of perpetual ecstacy, just *look* at this guy on the home page of this restaurant.  Have you ever seen a man as cherubic as this?  This is the face of a man who has conquered his demons.  The face of a man who fought hard, loved hard, and lived hard to get to Vancouver, and now laughs at the thought of living somewhere else!! 

*sigh*  Ah, Vancouver...your sushi chefs never fail to inspire me to new heights of valor!