Jul 25 2008

Cafe Zaiya Owner Dies in a Fire.

Published by Hinano at 10:30 am under Unsorted

I never thought I’d be using this phrase outside of my cynical jokes but it’s a sad day for Cafe Zaiya. :sad: The owner Hirokazu Sano, died in a flame that engulfed his house. By some twist of fate his wife and kids were on a vacation in Japan so they are safe. That’s too bad considering that Cafe Zaiya just opened up another store (Cafe Zest) in Midtown. One of my co-workers said he saw the man once during Zaiya’s after hours. :( That’s a shame, I hope this doesn’t change things for the way Zaiya is run, it’s one of my favorite Japanese places to eat.


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11 Responses to “Cafe Zaiya Owner Dies in a Fire.”

  1. # DSon 25 Jul 2008 at 11:25 am

    This is very sad news. My condolences to his family and the employees of Cafe Zaiya.

  2. # omoon 25 Jul 2008 at 11:27 am

    That sucks D:

    I’m glad they opened a new store because it’s freaking crowded in their other one. Too bad it’s still freaking far for my west side office-sitting butt to make reasonable lunch runs.

    And wth! 50% off! last weekend! Dang.

  3. # Hinanoon 25 Jul 2008 at 11:32 am

    omo> if you work in manhattan why don’t you ever have lunch with JP and I? Stop being a hikkikomori! :twisted:

  4. # Philipon 25 Jul 2008 at 12:11 pm

    It’s very sad news, indeed. My condolences to his family. I go there to enjoy their mochi donuts and cheese domes.

  5. # DSon 25 Jul 2008 at 12:17 pm

    Wow, you would get to see omo in real life! Take pictures!

  6. # Kabitzinon 25 Jul 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Make him cosplay.

  7. # bakanekoon 25 Jul 2008 at 7:05 pm

    Wait, you guys work at Manhattan? We should get together for lunch some days.

  8. # Hinanoon 25 Jul 2008 at 7:18 pm

    jp usually works on long island but he comes to the city usually at least once a week :)

  9. # Shiion 25 Jul 2008 at 11:56 pm

    He died in a fire. :sad: I need an emoticon to express how this makes me feel. :sad:

  10. # Arion 26 Jul 2008 at 10:36 am

    Oh no! I love Cafe Zaiya! That’s very sad. I also hope it doesn’t change the way it’s run there.

  11. # Nishion 26 Sep 2008 at 11:44 am

    Hi Hinano,

    I just found your blog randomly while searching for something I recently ate at Cafe Zaiya and was so sad to read this post - what horrible news. I have been a regular Cafe Zaiya customer for at least 6 years now and it’s one of my absolute favorite places to relax and read manga and talk to my friends - I can’t imagine life without my usual mornings there for coffee. I say we all enjoy a meal there in his honor! :)

    - Nishi
    http://www.nishimusic.com
    http://nishi.pitas.com

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