We checked out that new temaki place Akemi has been dying to try.  For those of you who don’t know, temaki is a sushi roll where the fish and rice are rolled in nori (seaweed) in the shape of a cone.  Hello Nori finally opened its doors within walking distance of our place the other day and so yesterday, after Akemi came back from her annual check-up, we decided to take the five minute stroll over.

The menu is surprisingly not as expansive as I expected but, to be fair, I’m used to frequenting legit temaki joints in Tokyo and this one has more of an L.A. chain feel.  We saddled up to the counter and perused the offerings and decided on five temaki each, which I thought would be a lot but turned out to be not quite enough.

Akemi was disappointed in the fish to rice ratio and the construction of the temaki themselves that were lacking the looping nori strip at the bottom to keep the contents from falling out.  I found it hard to distinguish the flavors of the different fish.  My order of Japanese scallop was the most flavorful because it was heavily seasoned, but I’d argue that if you’re going to season so heavily, why bother with the sweet, delicate flavor of Hokkaido scallops.

After five rolls, I was still hungry and took another look at the menu.  While doing so, the manager stopped by and highly recommended the octopus which is cooked sous-vide and then finished on the grill for a delicious char flavor.  It sounded delicious and included it in my order – only to have someone inform me moments later that they were out of octopus.

Lunch ended up coming in at a little over $90 (Canadian), but leaving somewhat unsatisfied and slightly hungry.

So I picked up some amaretti and a pistachio croissant for dessert.

Then, today, it was my annual health check.  Akemi and I used to go on the same day, but that was before we adopted a puggle with separation anxiety issues.  Anyway, after four hours of tests, I celebrated my 2% increase in my lean body mass by picking up a pint of Demetres Double Baked Apple Pie Ic Cream!

Now I am ready for bedtime.

But it’s not quite 3:15 p.m.

The 13 Days of Halloween countdown continues with…

Horror Movie #7: Strange Darling

A dark and twisted tale that secrets a sinister surprise in its disordered narrative..

And the countdown forges ahead with the following movies…

Friday, October 25: Oddity

Saturday, October 26: The First Omen

Sunday, October 27: In Violent Nature

Monday, October 28: The Substance

Tuesday, October 29: Terrifier 3

Wednesday, October 30: Smile 2