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		<title>Can you spare a dime? Can you spare a moment of your time?</title>
		<link>http://www.leonardchu.com/blog/index.php/2011/can-you-spare-a-dime-can-you-spare-a-moment-of-your-time/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=can-you-spare-a-dime-can-you-spare-a-moment-of-your-time</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m no saint. I&#8217;m not a bleeding-heart left-wing liberal. I don&#8217;t help everyone who asks for help. I do, however, have a soft spot for the homeless. Do you listen when they ask for spare change? Do you acknowledge them as people? Do you give anything? Do you ever have a conversation? Some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Return to Sushi Time &#8211; But Might Be My Last</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hadn&#8217;t been to Sushi Time at 325 Queen West since I was a university student many years ago. I remember enjoying that long-ago meal, but I don&#8217;t remember anything about the food itself. What I &#8211; and my friends who were there &#8211; definitely remember though is the way I ordered tons of small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning more about sake at Izumi (OSWSC)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education, truly learning something new, is one of life&#8217;s greatest pleasures. Thus, I found myself greatly enjoying another evening sip-n-learn session at the Ontario Springwater Sake Company (OSWSC, also known as Izumi, the brand name for their sake). The topic this time was Tasting Sake. On a bit of a sad note, I learned today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIXI Toronto Gets Better</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a bear of a time getting started with Bixi earlier this summer. Thankfully, my experience as a rider since then has been quite nice. The main thing about Bixi is that it&#8217;s convenient. Particularly for someone who doesn&#8217;t live downtown, Bixi bikes are a great way to get around downtown quickly, economically, and responsibly. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking with the Toji: What Makes The Sake Special</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a sucker and a stickler for quality. This applies across the board, and it is what draws me towards handcrafted, artisanal products. Toronto is lucky to have its own local sake brewery, the Ontario Spring Water Sake Company &#8211; whom you&#8217;ll know on the shelves under the Izumi brand. When a &#8220;sip&#8217;n learn&#8221; session came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revisiting Wow! Sushi &#8211; I still love the place</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow! Sushi is literally on my way back home from work, and I&#8217;ve been there a few times now. Each time I drop by, I sit at the sushi bar and order just a few a la carte items. I&#8217;m not there to fill up, I&#8217;m there to enjoy a small treat and to learn a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Review: Wow! Sushi &#8211; Unexpectedly Great Sushi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a big soft spot in my heart for small businesses, especially independent restaurants, who put their shingle up and offer a quality product or service. Particularly when it‘s something that I know something about, I can be picky, yet I am very enthusiastic when quality is placed first and the place does things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Thumbs Up for Tosho Knife Arts: Professional Knife Sharpening in Toronto</title>
		<link>http://www.leonardchu.com/blog/index.php/2011/big-thumbs-up-for-tosho-knife-arts-professional-knife-sharpening-in-toronto/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=big-thumbs-up-for-tosho-knife-arts-professional-knife-sharpening-in-toronto</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always been attracted to people who are passionate and driven to excel. That is what I find at Tosho, and it is always a pleasure to drop by and just chat with whomever happens to be in at the time. Sometimes it’s Olivia, sometimes it’s Ivan. Either way, I enjoy the conversation and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First AutoCross Experience: Rockin&#8217; a Toyota Echo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I drive a 2002 Toyota Echo. It&#8217;s not a sports car. It only produced 109hp when it was brand new, and although I treat the engine very well, it probably only produces around 100hp now that it&#8217;s over 8 years old. It&#8217;s not going to wow anyone&#8217;s socks off. Autocross is an racing event held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tosho Knife Arts: Toronto&#8217;s Newest Japanese Knife Store</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a new knife store in Toronto. It’s been around online for a while, but it has finally stepped over into the physical realm. It is Tosho Knife Arts at 602 Markham Road, right near Bathurst Station in the Honest Ed Village. I saw on Tosho’s website yesterday that the store is open now, so [...]]]></description>
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