The carefully rolled nature of sushi makes it ideal for starting snowballs, which is why it's commonly known as "snowman heart." Eat to the center of snow with today's Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of Japanese cuisine at Tomoya Japanese Bistro & Bar in Kitchener.

Tomoya Japanese Bistro & Bar serves up authentic Asian cuisine in a sleek, Zen-like interior. The classic menu includes favourites such as the chicken teriyaki ($13.95) and assorted tempura ($9.95) for fans of crunch-cocooned vegetables. Sushi lovers can get their uncooked-fish kick with eight-piece seaweed cylinders such as the rainbow roll ($9.95) and the west-coast California roll ($4.95). Chilly winter diners can silence stomach grumbling and teeth chattering in one fell swoop with the stone bowl ($9.95), a hot rock vessel filled with egg and assorted vegetables sizzling and snoozing atop a fluffy bed of rice. Carnivorous connoisseurs can opt for the stone bowl's meaty, overachieving sibling, the Korean-style, beef-topped bulgogi stone bowl ($12.95). To wash down the well-soy-sauced eats, Tomoya also serves Ramune, a specialty Japanese soft drink available in strawberry or cream soda flavours and sealed with its signature marble and kiss.