I've been working downtown for wow....half my life. Â I've come along way from that first day I stepped foot into Bentall one, my cubicle is now next to a window, and more importantly I now have vast knowledge of downtown food fairs.
I have a longtime love a fair with food fairs, the choices, the speediness, the price. Â I'm all for great service, and Vancouver's full of it....but some days....I'd rather just give 'em my money and get it myself.....
A few years ago I realized that I needed to give back, I was no longer 'the young guy' anymore but I had a wealth of information that I needed to share with the next generation of office workers. Â To do this, I created 'Food Fair Friday', taking my green cohorts to a new one each week.
Of course the kids all went on to bigger and better things, and I now realize how much I miss Food Fair Fridays, so I've decided to start them up again, sharing them with YOU!. Â Today an ex colleague and friend of mine checked out on Seymour and Robson.
For those of you who have never been to H-Mart, it's a Korean supermarket. Â They not only import goods from Korea, but also some stuff from Japan, I stop there often to stock up on Pokari Sweat.
The food fair is quite small, they have two or three Korean stalls as well as a Japanese booth. Looking around, it didn't take me long to decide what I wanted...bibimbap! Â I chose this not only because I really like it, but also....it was a test. Â If it comes in a stone bowl, two thumbs way up....if not....meh....I know..it's a food fair...they charge an extra two bucks at Jang Mo Jib....I'm asking for a stone bowl at a food fair? Crazy talk right?
Them fools delivered....
Now with the stone bowl comes responsibility, which we didn't realize. Â You can't just leave it on the table when you're done, and well...we got yelled at....twice. Â Frankly we're still a bit confused what the appropriate protocol is, but I think after we go back a few more times, we'll get it down.