{"id":8224,"date":"2016-06-27T21:24:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T05:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=8224"},"modified":"2016-06-27T21:27:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T05:27:28","slug":"kamei-royale-relocation-launch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/kamei-royale-relocation-launch-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamei Royale Opening Party in Coal Harbour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kamei Royale<\/strong>, one of the oldest Japanese restaurants in Vancouver opened in 1972, has been relocated to 1066 West Hastings in Coal Harbour. I was honoured to be invited to their grand opening party on June 23rd to celebrate with Japanese traditions and delicious food.<\/p>\n

Over 250 guests were at the venue, enjoying Japanese delicacies such as sushi and oysters, and different types of canap\u00e9s. Running into a lot of friends and fellow foodies, as well as meeting new friends from different backgrounds and industries, but with the same passion for love of Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n

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Kamei Royale’s Opening Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kamei<\/a>
Kamei Royale’s Opening Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For such a special occasions, the guests got to enjoy all kinds of Japanese traditional art performance and entertainment. There was a Sake Breaking Ceremony<\/strong> to bring good fortune to the business, followed by some\u00a0amazing sake tasting offered by the host.<\/p>\n

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sake breaking ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And guests experienced the very first Maguro Kaitai<\/strong> (Japanese Tuna Cutting) in Vancouver, by witnessing the impeccable knife skills of Japanese sushi chefs turning a 100-pound red tuna fish into trays and trays of incredibly tasty Maguro nigiri sushi.<\/p>\n

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Maguro Kaitai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Maguro<\/a>
Maguro Kaitai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Maguro<\/a>
Maguro Kaitai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While music performances were keeping the guests entertained including an outdoor Koto and Shakuhachi<\/strong> performance, The Japanese Lion Dance<\/strong> brought the event to another climax.<\/p>\n

\"Koto<\/a>
Koto and Shakuhachi Performance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Japanese<\/a>
Japanese Lion Dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The restaurant has opened to the public on June 27 for lunch only (11am – 5pm). And there will be full lunch and dinner services starting on July 5. <\/p>\n

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Kamei Royale Coal Harbour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kamei<\/a>
Kamei Royale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kamei<\/a>
Kamei Royale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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