Monthly Archives: December 2014

Breakfast at Oliver’s Super Sandwiches

Posted on December 10, 2014 by stenoodie

For a quick breakfast in the morning, we stopped by Oliver’s Super Sandwiches one day to grab some western-style breakfast. This restaurant has an open concept and where you choose your order from the big display, order and pay at the counter, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged breakfast, breakfast combo, coffee, food blog, foodie, Fusilli in Tomato & Beef Brisket Soup, Honey Ham, Honey Ham & Cheese Croissant, Hong Kong, New Town Plaza Phase 1, Oliver's Super Sandwiches, Poached Eggs, restaurant review, sandwich, Sha Tin, Smoked Salmon on Farmer Bread with Cheese Sauce | Leave a comment

Cowman Restaurant (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 9, 2014 by stenoodie

On a Monday, we had afternoon tea at Cowman Restaurant. We chose this place over the soup noodles place next door since it looked more clean, spacious, and inviting. They had a loud sign that showed they had free wifi too so … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged afternoon tea set, Braised pig trotters with Nam Yu bean curd noodles, Chinese, Cowman Restaurant, 牛精佬牛丸大王, Fish Noodles, food blog, foodie, free wifi, HK-style cafe, Hong Kong, Mong Kok, Nam Yu, restaurant review, Satay Beef Bun, Seasonal Vegetables, Soy Street | Leave a comment

Crema Coffee (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by stenoodie

I had a bit of time to myself while in Tsim Sha Tsui so I selected a small restaurant after looking around the area and landed at Crema Coffee which is located down a small flight of stairs in an … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged cafe, Cake, Chocolate Truffle Cake, coffee, Crema Coffee, Dessert, food blog, foodie, free wifi, German Sausage with Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce, Hong Kong, lunch set, restaurant review, tomato soup, Tsim Sha Tsui, Western | 1 Comment

UCC Coffee Shop (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 7, 2014 by stenoodie

After our little dessert time at Honeymoon Desserts, we went to UCC Coffee Shop to indulge in their dinner time special. For only HKD $40 more, you could get unlimited food from their salad bar if you also order a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged All-you-can-fit-in-a-bowl-salad-bar, cafe, coffee specialty, Cuttlefish & Mushroom Risotto, fit on a bowl, food blog, foodie, Hong Kong, New Town Plaza Phase 1, restaurant review, salad bar, Sha Tin, Smoked Salmon Pizza, squid-ink sauce, tomato Borscht, UCC Coffee Shop, unlimited, Western | 3 Comments

Motives Custom Blend Foundation <3

Posted on December 6, 2014 by stenoodie

Short post today because life is happily getting in the way. Look what I got custom made for me today! A Motives custom blend foundation! Whee!! This goes on so smoothly and blends so PERFECTLY!

Posted in New Experiences | Tagged beauty, beauty advisor, custom blend, foundation, fun, how to achieve exact foundation for skin, make-up, match, Motives Cosmetics, Motives party, perfect colour, skin, tone | 1 Comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Gone, but not Forgotten

Posted on December 5, 2014 by stenoodie

This week’s theme “Gone, but not Forgotten” is difficult to apply to just a season or to a food item that I might have just finished and “miss”. This theme truly resonates with me about a person or living thing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged dogs, memories, postaday, weekly photo challenge | 15 Comments

Honeymoon Desserts (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by stenoodie

Honeymoon Desserts began its first shop in Sai Kung as a dessert shop that offered traditional desserts and modern “east-meets-west fusion” desserts. I remember going to the shop in Sai Kung many years ago after we had a delicious seafood … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Dessert, durian pancake, food blog, foodie, Honeymoon Desserts, Hong Kong, New Town Plaza Phase 1, restaurant review, Sha Tin, Thai Black Glutinous Rice with Toddy Palm in Vanilla Sauce, 满记甜品 | 2 Comments

Hainan Shaoye (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by stenoodie

The name of this restaurant, “Hainan Shaoye“, is actually made up of four Chinese characters where “Hai na” means “Southern China” and “shao ye” means “master”. The type of food in this restaurant is exactly that — it features food from … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Asian, Bak Kut Teh, Chinese, Curry Fish Head Stew, food blog, foodie, franchise, Hainan Chicken Rice Set, Hainan Shaoye, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Hong Kong, lunch, MSG-free, New Town Plaza, restaurant review, Sha Tin | 3 Comments

Blogger Media Preview Event at Han Ba Tang

Posted on December 2, 2014 by stenoodie

When I first received the invitation e-mail from Acorn Communications regarding this Blogger Media Preview Event at Han Ba Tang, I absolutely didn’t expect it to be so smoothly organized and cater to the bloggers so well with such delicious food. … Continue reading →

Posted in Complimentary Adventures, Food | Tagged "Live to 1000" Soju, 4862 Yonge Street, @hanbatang, @Han_Ba_Tang, Black Squid Ink Pasta, blogger media preview, bloggers, Chili Shrimp, event, food blog, foodie, fusion, ginseng soju, Han Ba Tang, Kalbi Taco, Kandy Crush, kimchi fries, Korean, media event, modern, North York, owner, Peach Beach, restaurant review, Soju, soju flights, Spicy Chicken with Fondue, Spicy Pork Taco, Spicy Seafood Soup, Spoon Pizza, Strawberry Inception, tapas, tasting, Toronto, Toronto bloggers, Yonge Street | 1 Comment

Xscaper Arts — escape room game [Defunct]

Posted on December 1, 2014 by stenoodie

Room escape games! ❤ Yesterday, I had the privilege of playing at Xscaper Arts yesterday with some friends. Xscaper Arts opened up in June of this year and is a live escape room game. These have been super popular ever … Continue reading →