Blackflash Magazine Launch
I know this is late notice, but Blackflash is launching it’s most recent issue at Sushiro, 9pm tonight. To get the crowd fired up we are playing Wii Sports as our favorite Saskatchewan art celebrity avatars! Sangria to benefit the magazine and $4.50 beers to benefit the good times.
JapaDog Benefit
I must consider the JapaDog benefit for the Canadian Red Cross a success! With the help of all our customers, Djs Kalon Beaudry and Janice Weber, soso and Maybe Smith, DJ Mitch Grier and DJ Ben Hettinga, Greg from the Sheaf, as well as a generous gift from Aman Saleh and his family, we were able to raise $1046.00. This was fun, lets do it again soon!
Sushi restaurant raising money for Haiti relief
READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE!
What do hot dogs and the Japanese have in common? Well, aside from Takeru Kobayashi, the infamous Japanese hot dog eating champion who eventually lost to a bear, not a whole lot springs to mind — that is, until recently.
Noriki Tamura, a Japanese street meat vendor who recently moved to Vancouver, started adding traditional sushi toppings to his dogs. The popularity of this juicy street snack, dubbed the Japa Dog, took off like a karate kicked Pokémon.
Todd Gronsdahl and Nathan McKinnon — owner and waiter respectively at Sushiro on Broadway Avenue — have crafted a weekly night of rock DJing, discount Japa Dogs and cheap beer as an homage to great music and the spicy comfort food rising from the streets of Vancouver.
The Suhiro website describes the process of how they create their unique version of the Japa Dog.
“(We) take one American tube steak, local Mennonite sausage, or tofu dog and lavish it with spicy mayo, bonito, nori, cheese, teriyaki sauce or daikon.”
Since the introduction of the event, Sushiro has become one of the only venues in Saskatoon to offer psychedelic and classic rock DJing.
In a peculiar move, Sushiro has actually teamed up with the Vinyl Diner for the event, and a number of records from the Diner will be on sale at each event. McKinnon admitted that it was somewhat difficult to inform the patrons of this newly added, unique feature.
“They are on a crate on the bar for sale at Sushiro. Not many people are looking through the crate yet, but I think that’s because they don’t yet realize that they are allowed to,” said McKinnon.
If this isn’t enough to have your mouth watering and your hand twitching over your wallet like Clint Eastwood and a hip-holster, for the rest of this month Sushiro will be giving all the profits from Japa Dog sales to a Haiti relief fund.
“Every dollar raised from the Japa Dogs and the four dollar beers goes to the Red Cross for Haiti relief until the end of January,” said McKinnon. “(The disaster) happened just as we were starting this night up again. I think Todd figured that it would be a good cause.”
The DJs are a revolving set, so if you are a regular at the event you will be able to pick out your favourites and attend on their particular night.
“It’s Kalon Beaudry and Janice Weber (who play in Friend’s Electric and Foggy Notions) this Thursday,” said McKinnon. “Colin Skrapek (Maybe Smith) and SoSo do a more hip hop inspired set and Mitch Grier (Ride Til Dawn) and Ben Hettinga do Rock and Soul.”
The Japa Dog combo with fries is $8. Rumours of tempura sweet potato fries are circulating, but were unfortunately absent from the menu when I ate there in December. On top of being an extremely tasty meal, cans of Great West Light are on sale for $4 during Japa Dog hours, Thursdays from 8 to 10 p.m.
- GREG REESE, Arts Editor
The Sheaf, 20 January 2010
Haitian Relief / Red Cross Fundraiser
Band Swap 2009
Band Swap is an annual fundraiser for the Saskatoon Crisis Nursery. Sushiro is happy to support this worthwhile and incredibly fun event! Read the Band Swap feature in the Sheaf and Planet S Magazine.
Bicycles for Humanity
Bicycles for Humanity is a nonprofit, grass roots organization that distributes free bicycles to people in Africa. By improving their mobility, Bicycles for Humanity endeavours to empower people to improve their quality of life. Sushiro hosted a very successful fundraiser dinner contributing to the fall campaign that raised over one thousand bicycles! Woot Woot!