Yutaka Japanese Cuisine
4148 Main Street (Main and King Edward)
Vancouver BC Canada
phone: 604-566-9622
Restaurant’s web site: www.yutakacuisine.com

Video recorded by Geoff Peters from geoffmobile.com

Geoff Peters and his friends KL and TH visit Yutaka Japanese Cuisine in Vancouver to try their signature dishes.

We were really impressed with the food at Yutaka – the creative and delicious choice of ingredients, great “international flaire” concept to Japanese cuisine, great presentation, and friendly staff.

Shown in video:
-Interview with restaurant manager, Sunny, about the Concept for the menu at Yutaka
-Salmon Carpaccio (raw salmon served with specially prepared balsamic vinegar and salad)
-Firecracker roll (with homemade sauce) – crabmeat, avocado, cucumber, tobiko
-Sunrise roll – mango, crab, tobiko, avocado, avocado, white fish
-Pearl chicken – crispy texture of rice pearls on tender chicken, served with Japanese Mayo, crunchy but not greasy
-Robata chicken skewers (slow cooked on the grill)
-Ebi Filo (Filo prawns) – our favorite dish that we tried! prawns done in a tempura style with Greek filo pastry instead of tempura batter… so scrumptious! served with special sauce
-Bacon and tomato skewers
-Beef Enoki – skewers of beef wrapped around Enoki mushrooms
-Beef stone rice – AAA Angus Beef, rice, and quail egg on top, cooks in the stone bowl. (Influenced by the Korean style of stone bowl cooking).
-Interview with Eugene, the bartender at Yutaka about his favorite drinks, their Sake selection, and what’s available On Tap.
-Thanks very much!

This has been another yummy “mmm” restaurant video from geoffmobile.com

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Thanks & have a great day!
Cheers,
Geoff

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Technical notes:
Camera: Canon EOS T2i (Rebel 550d) with Canon 18-200mm IS lens, Magic Lantern Unified, Technicolor Cinestyle, manual white balance.
Audio: Location Audio recorded using a Sony ICD-SX712 recording unit, using the built-in stereo microphones on the unit.
Bartender’s interview audio was recorded using a Sony ECM-MS907 condenser microphone plugged into the camera directly, mounted on the camera using a Rode Shock Mount mic clip.
Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 (5.5.2) on a Windows 7 Dell PC (Intel i7 and USB 3.0 for a faster workflow).

Disclosure:
Thank you! The restaurant kindly provided the food and opportunity to make this video at Yutaka Cuisine.

View some Photos of Yutaka by Tony H on Flickr:

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Provence Marinaside
1177 Marinaside Crescent
Vancouver, BC, Canada
phone: 604-681-4144

We enjoyed a really wonderful meal at Provence. Provence is quite a high end dining establishment – the food is extremely amazing and delicious, and for a special treat I definitely think it is worth the upscale price. The restaurant also has a great view of the False Creek waterfront from its Yaletown location.

Shown in video:
-Looking out the restaurant window at the patio and waterfront seawall beyond.

-The Wild Pacific Salmon entree
made with bamboo rice, shaved asparagus salad, crustacean emulsion

-The Seared Sablefish entree
made with snap peas, fingerling potatoes, fresh mint, roasted roma tomato, and a chorizo-tomato broth.

-For dessert:
a wonderful Lemon Tarte, made with hazelnut brittle and whipped cream.

Thanks very much!

This has been another tasty “mmm” restaurant video of Vancouver by geoffmobile.com

See you next time!
Geoff

Technical notes:
-Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V, filmed at 1080p Mp4 mode
-Edited with Adobe Premiere CS5.5 on a computer running Windows 7.

Some sights and sounds from the Vancouver Pride Parade 2011.

www.vancouverpride.ca/

Filmed by geoffmobile.com

Technical notes:
Camera and audio: Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V
Edited with Adobe Premiere

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Sushi Star
750 Nelson Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada
phone: 604-974-0079

Restaurant Web site:

sushi-star.ca/

Today I visited Sushi Star, one of my favorite places in downtown Vancouver for a quick Japanese sushi bite. I ordered some take out sushi (the Spicy Roll Combo) but it was a pleasant temperature out and wasn’t raining, so I decided to eat on the small patio table that is right outside the restaurant (the table is covered in case of rain).

The Spicy Roll Combo is really great (just over $10) and is a very generous amount of food (as shown in the video above). It comes with a large Spicy Tuna roll, a Chopped Scallop roll, and what looks like a large crab-filled California roll with some tempura prawns added as well. The whole dish is presented with lots of tasty mayo sauce and crispy fried tempura garnish.

It’s a great meal when I am in the mood for sushi and am in a hurry (as I call ahead to get take out), and want something big, delicious, and satisfying.

This has been another tasty “mmm” video from geoffmobile.com

Technical notes:
Filmed on a Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V in full HD 1080i. (60i). Manual white balance was used, calibrated to a grey card. Camera uses automatic exposure and focus (but has a power zoom and stabilizer that operates during filming).

See you next time!!

cheers,
Geoff

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Geoff from geoffmobile.com reviews the movie My Cousin Vinnie (1992).

It’s a laugh-out-loud comedy with hilarious characters and a fun story. Directed by Jonathan Lynn. Starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, and several other great actors.

Technical notes on the lighting used in this video:
-a 200W incandescent bulb was bounced off an umbrella camera right.
-a 60W incandescent bulb was directed downwards towards my head and shoulders from behind me and to the left of camera.

Camera used:
Canon EOS T2i with Sigma 30mm F1.4 lens.
24 fps 1080p, F2.5, shutter 1/50, ISO 800
Ektachrome Picture Style (from cinema5d.com)
Magic lantern firmware

Microphone:
-Sony ECM-MS907 Stereo Condenser microphone, on mic stand, plugged directly into camera with Magic Lantern’s Automatic Gain Control off (AGC off), and using full 32db analog gain and 18db digital gain.

Titles added in Windows Live Movie Maker on a computer with Windows Vista. (I do have Final Cut Pro on my mac but I prefer WLMM for short videos like this. I filmed, processed, and uploaded this video in 1.5 hours from start to finish).

Movie IMDB:

www.imdb.com/title/tt0104952/

www.glowbalgrill.com

glowbal grill Steaks & Satay
1079 Mainland Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 2T4
(604) 602-0835

Shown in video:
-Glowbal grill patio at lunch time (just before lunch)
-Nice orange juice and delicious bread
-Two orders of pasta
-Putting fresh ground pepper and freshly grated parmesan on the pasta
-Yum!

part of the SAP Food program

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filmed by Geoff Peters

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In this brief tutorial, Geoff from geoffmobile.com explains about exposure in video cameras:
-what is ISO? Sensitivity of sensor
-what is shutter speed, 180 degree rule for shutter (should be twice the frame rate)
-what is aperture (size of lens opening)
-discussion about setting exposure in mixed Sun / Shade outdoors
-use of an 18% Grey card
-Neutral density filters (ND Filters) are useful to reduce the brightness of light hitting the sensor on a very sunny day.

thanks! See you next time, where I’ll talk about how to control “depth of field”!
Geoff

(note: this video was recorded using a Sony HX7V, and the audio was recorded separately using a Sony Minidisc recorder and synced up later using Windows Live Movie Maker).

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False Creek, Vancouver BC Canada

Music:
E Love by texasradiofish ccmixter.org Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Shown in video:
-view of False Creek from Cambie Bridge
-the False Creek Aquabus Ferries
-BC Place Stadium in Vancouver (Roof under construction)
-Cool Graffiti and Science World

Filmed on a Sony Cybershot DSC HX7V in Full HD 1080i (60i to 30p) and edited in Windows Live Movie Maker.

Laziza Modern Mediterranean Restaurant
1175 Davie Street
Vancouver BC Canada
phone: 604-568-9777

www.laziza.ca

Laziza is a welcome new addition to the Davie Street strip in the West End of downtown Vancouver. Nice upscale decor, a varied menu with really healthy food (lots of balance such as proteins (great seafood and meats if so inclined), carbs (great rice and couscous), vegetables that are grilled in a Shishkabob Mediterranean style).

Mediterranean food combines the best of a diverse range of cultures that border the Mediterranean Sea, and we see influences from Spanish cooking in the pita chips and salsa, right down to the presentation of the Chicken Stuffed Prawns which had the rice artfully presented in a pyramid shape.

Davie Street is great because the prices are actually affordable, and not as high as the decor might suggest. This is a great place to bring a date or have an enjoyable dinner with friends.

Shown in video:
-Davie Street and restaurant exterior
-Interior of restaurant with patrons dining
-The restaurant menu (both sides
-Pita chips and fresh made tomato salsa with a kick.
-Crispy cauliflower (really tasty! even if you’re not vegetarian, I recommend these).
-Vegetarian Tagine (Tony explains what a Tagine is – he was really impressed by this dish).
-Chicken stuffed Prawns, served with grilled vegetables, a stuffed mini-pita, and yummy rice.

Great service too! Thanks to Laziza for a delicious evening.

this has been another “mmm” video from geoffmobile.com
filmed with a Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V and edited in Windows Live Movie Maker.

see you next time!
Geoff

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Pho Thai Son Vietnamese
373 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC, Canada
phone: (604) 875-6436

Pho Thai Son is recommended to me by my (dining) partner who is of Vietnamese descent. We enjoyed a delicious bowl of Seafood Rice Noodle Soup (it’s not exactly the same thing as Pho but is still served in a huge bowl with noodles and a yummy broth. the Seafood Rice Noodle soup has a cleaner tasting broth than the Pho, but it was really refreshing, invigorating and delicious!)

Shown in video:
-Interior of restaurant with dining patrons at lunch time.
-Vietnamese Salad rolls with shredded pork
-Fresh basil and bean sprouts, with a few Jalapeno peppers
-the Vietnamese Seafood Rice Noodle soup, stirring the noodles and all ready to eat!!

The food was really delicious, I highly recommend eating at Pho Thai Son on East Broadway in Vancouver BC Canada. It’s a 10 to 20 minute cab ride from downtown Vancouver BC Canada.

Shot with a Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V in full HD 1080i. For this video (mixed indoor and natural light) I set manual white balance calibrated against an 18% grey card that was angled halfway towards the window.