Noriki Tamura and his wife came to Vancouver from Tochigi, Japan with almost nothing but a dream of creating a world-class food stand. Together, they opened JAPADOG in 2005, a food stand serving Japanese-style hot dogs. They worked cold mornings and nights and slowly gained recognition from Vancouverites by word of mouth. 

Now in their 10th anniversary and boasting 10 locations in Vancouver and Los Angeles, I got a chance to catch up with JAPADOG's Noriki Tamura.