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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Comfort Food at The Grotto Noodle House [Defunct]
I’ve been to the Grotto a number of times before (no, not THAT famous grotto 😉 ), but a noodle house in Markham that is actually designed to look like you’re eating in a grotto complete with walls made out … Continue reading
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Tagged 398 Ferrier Street, chicken wings, Crispy fried chicken wings with salt & pepper, egg noodle, Egg Noodles with Satay Sliced Lamb, food, food blog, foodie, fresh rice noodle, Fresh Rice Noodles with Lemongrass Oxtail, Fried Pig Intestines, fried pig's intestine, Grotto Noodle House, lemongrass oxtail, Markham, New Century Plaza, restaurant review, satay sliced lamb
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Breakfast at Sunset Grill (Richmond Hill)
Sunset Grill is an all-day breakfast place and I’ve never tried it even though it’s fairly ubiquitous.  Arriving at the Richmond Hill location on a sunny and gorgeous fall day on Saturday after a heavy Zumba session, we only had to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1500 Elgin Mills Road East, all day breakfast, breakfast restaurants in Richmond Hill, breakfast spots in Richmond Hill, cheap eats in Richmond Hill, Eggs Florentine, Eggs Florentine with home fries, Elgin Mills and 404 restaurants, excellent service, food blog, foodie, home fries, restaurant review, Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill brunch spots, Salmon Eggs Sunset, smoked salmon eggs benedict, Southwest Vegan Breakfast Hash, Sunset Grill, Sunset Grill reviews, Sunset Grill Richmond Hill, Sunset Omelette, swiss cheese, White Tuna Salad Sandwich
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Hush Restaurant, Bar & Patio
Tonight, after a mighty hard workout session, Holly, Steph, and I dropped into Hush Restaurant to have a bite to eat. Â Holly and I ended up splurging by ordering three courses of food, but it was such a lovely night … Continue reading
DiSCOVER. Trip to China. Day 7. July 22, 2013.
Today was fantastic! I didn’t think that it would top yesterday‘s fantastic events, but it did 🙂 Today, we went to the Terra Cotta Museum in Xi’an. Wow, it was so amazing. Our tour guide, Rose, was able to tell … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient City Wall, biking on city wall, China, Chinese performance, DiSCOVER 2013, Dumpling Feast, hand-rolled noodles, hot, knife-cut noodles, Mon Sheong, summer, Terra Cotta warriors, Terracotta Army, tourist, travel, Trip to China, Xi'an, Xi'an Museum, Xi'an subway system
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Ho Shin Tang — Korean Restaurant [Defunct]
Wow!  I loved this place!  I walked in at noon with my mom on a rainy Saturday and we were the first ones inside.  The place is modern, sleek, decorated with minimal pictures of food on the wall, clean, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged 328 Highway 7 E, black soybean sauce, food, food blog, foodie, grilled beef ribs, Ho Shin Tang, jajangmyun, jjamppong, kimchi, Korean cuisine, Korean food in Richmond Hill, Korean food uptown, Korean restaurant in Richmond hill, Korean side dishes, noodles, restaurant review, Richmond Hill, spicy seafood noodle soup
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Mooncakes
It’s that time of the year again — Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Â Or as some like to say, Happy Mooncake Day! Â It’s the time of year when Asians will celebrate the day the moon looks the biggest and brightest in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Festival, Lotus seed paste, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mooncake, Mooncake Festival
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Behind the Scenes at the Mon Sheong Telethon 2013
Last night, I had the opportunity to volunteer with the Mon Sheong Foundation at their annual telethon event.  Every year, Fairchild TV broadcasts a program that “enables the public to learn more about Mon Sheong’s efforts in long-term care services, … Continue reading